The 17 Best Bars in Austin - Austin - The Infatuation

"Walking onto the patio at Yellow Jacket in East Austin feels like entering some haunted forest with scraggly barren trees jutting out from the earth every few feet. Except instead of being somewhere you want to escape, you’ll want to grab a drink and post up on the patio. Yellow Jacket is a dive bar through and through. But their kitchen seems to have missed the memo, which means that in addition to cheap drinks, you can order mezze boards, roasted sweet potatoes with curry masala mayo, and a ham and gruyere sandwich that will probably creep into your dreams somehow. On the weekends, you can even order off a special brunch menu." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion