Sixth Street

(512) 524-2665

1900 E Sixth St (Congress Avenue)
Austin, TX 78701 30.2681 -97.7428

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Neighborhood: Downtown

Hours:

Mon-Fri 7am-12am

Sat 7am-1pm

Sun 8am-9pm

Parking:

Pay garage; Pay lot

Sixth Street

Sixth Street

What People Are Saying About Sixth Street

The Editor

Joshua Hinsdale

Citysearch

In Short – Austin's slick version of New Orleans' Bourbon Street is lined with dance clubs, bars, pool halls, restaurants, comedy clubs and live-music venues. There are tons of bars, which specialize in everything from frozen drinks, shots and beer, to reggae, country and punk rock. Restaurant choices include local favorites like The Hideout and Roppolo's Pizza. Expect a melting pot of folks--college kids, professionals, teenyboppers, punks, Leslie and tourists--all out looking for a good time.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/15/08

Sixth Street Tips

by cgibson2

Unless you are in a UT fraternity or sorority, a lot of the bars with a Sixth Street address are pretty lame (one exception off the top of my head is The Jackalope). Check out the bars along Red River for a more interesting experience. However, on Friday and Saturday nights, the police block Sixth St. to cars, and people can just hang out in the middle of the street. This is a sight to see, so I recommend walking down Sixth St. during these times, for pure entertainment value.

Also, whatever you do, DO NOT eat Roppolo's pizza. This is quite possibly the worst pizza in the United States. This should be fairly obvious upon sight of it, but I too have reluctantly purchased a plastic-y looking slice of cheese at 1:00 am, just because there are almost no places to get food late at night downtown.

If you find yourself really needing some food, you are MUCH better off walking to the Onion pizza place at 116 W. 5th (not far the center of Sixth St. mayhem). Or just ask some locals where you can find the guy selling the authentic Chicago style hot dogs out of his trailer. Trust me on this.

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/17/08

Question

by meezy281

Do you know if you have to be 21 to go to the clubs on 6th street or do they let people in that are 18?

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/14/04

Great!...on the right night

by dn1012

I've been to 6th street MANY MANY times...and I can tell you that on the right night, its a great place to go, but if you go on a night when not many people are out or when UT is on a break, it just doesn't seem as fun, now if you are slightly older, you might enjoy 4th street a little more, its just a litttle more laid back and the bars are still nice with some good music!

  • Pros: Fun People, Good Bartenders, Music
  • Cons: , some slow bartenders, bums

The Details on Sixth Street

Know Before You Go:

Sixth Street is blocked off on weekends during big events and holidays, such as New Year's, Halloween and the Old Pecan Street Festival.

Parking:

The biggest challenge is finding parking. Unless you know some secret spots, plan to spend $5$10.

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