One of the very best bars in Austin and definitely the best bar in the UT/The Drag area. Hole in the Wall rules! An Austin treasure.
I Always love the Hole in the wall for its amazing casual atmosphere and diverse bands and music. Always cool weekday happy hour shows as well as late night weekend headliners. Great place that has always kept up with the changing Austin scene and always room for new bands!
Hipster Hangout. This is cool local bar. Great alternative to the often very Greek scene at Cain & Abel's. Do check out the outdoor seating.
It's a nice historical place on the Austin landmark, I'm glad it's been around so long. The drinks themselves can be rather expensive for what they are, but they taste good. I'd recommend the "dirty" lemonade, it's a full glass made with lemons that get freshly squeezed in front of you. I got a rum and coke which was pretty good too, but it wasn't much for $5, and even though I nurse my drinks I finished it pretty quickly. They use a decent amount of ice. Also, if you're going to see the bands play, I'd recommend going AT LEAST an hour later than what the website says bc they did not start playing at 8 pm like advertised, it was around 9 pm that they started. If you're going to see a bigger band they might start more on time, but these were smaller bands with a much smaller crowd. Overall, I liked the atmosphere and added some stickers of my own to the sticker wall.
Best place for live music ever! Great staff, friendly, locals superior atmosphere for AUSTIN live music!
Songwriter’s Happy Hour is so special… a cool event that taps into the essence/history of the arts in Austin. Ethan Azarian is a genius. If you like left-of-center music/art, then check this out.
Great Hole in the wall bar and venue! I’d love to go back here for another concert. Definitely a dive bar, but this place has tons of personality, great selection of drinks and great service.
Saw Quinn Decker and the Limited Liability Corporation at Hole In The Wall. Fun venue. Nearby garage parking was easy.
Extremely biased opinion: worked here (twice) and met my husband here, but even if this little old bar hadn’t had such an impact on me personally and professionally, I would still rate it 5/5.
Authentic Austin bar with so much rich music history, awesome people working that really give a damn about the local music scene, not a douchebag in sight, great atmosphere, and a new band to discover every night.
If you want to know what Austin was like back in the day, go to HITW (and listen to Townes Van Zandt).
Lorena De La Cruz-Blackard
+5
The Hole in the Wall is an excellent bar to go and hang out with friends to listen to your favorite Austin- Texas bands, or discover new ones. They have a nice stage equipped with a good sound system.
The bar offers mix drinks, wine, beers and a friendly bartender.
The bar is located at the Drag, right across from the University of Texas at Austin. There is parking available on the street of you are lucky to find a spot, or at near by parking lots.
Good times!
Really cool place! Grab a drink and listen to music or just hangout and look around. The atmosphere is one of a kind. The people are nice.
Must be hipster or else. Totally cool place and I like the vibe but it seemed like if you didn't agree with the bar tender, you were out. Seems like a bad business model but if it works, it works
This place is ONE of a kind in the best way POSSIBLE!! Love this bar — have the best memories here and can’t wait for another 20 years!!
Make a reservation
Order online
Find the best restaurant in Austin
An error has occurred! Please try again in a few minutes