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"It’s always Christmas at Lala’s—complete with festive lights, drink specials, and little elves hanging from the ceiling that dance when you open the restroom doors—so you can keep the celebrations going long after the season has passed. Still, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s feels especially merry here. It’s a strip-mall dive bar in Brentwood, so don’t expect anything fancy—just a good holiday atmosphere, all the time. There’s also a second location called Lala’s South Pole—fittingly, in South Austin—with the same year-round theme." - nicolai mccrary