"Midnight Cowboy, housed in a former brothel, was one of Austin's first speakeasies. You’ll need a reservation to get in—it comes with a name that you’ll hit on the buzzer outside of an unmarked door with a little red light overhead. Inside, the long room looks like it was plucked directly out of the Prohibition era, complete with tufted leather booths, dark marble tables, and old wood flooring. Calling this a Dirty Sixth bar almost feels like cheating, until you step outside afterward and see tipsy people stumbling around in every direction. " - nicolai mccrary