"The team behind Drinks Lounge and Little Drinks Lounge has created a tiny empire of laid-back neighborhood bars across Austin, and Drinks Backyard is no exception. It’s a little south of the airport on 183, so you probably won’t stumble upon it by mistake unless you’re heading out to the COTA racetrack. But once you make it over, you’ll see a small indoor bar connected to a massive backyard with more picnic tables than you can count and a 20-foot screen playing sports, movies, or whatever else the staff throws on for the day. The cocktails are cheap, and it’s home to a couple of food trucks serving BBQ and pizza, making it that much harder to find a reason to leave." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"The team behind Drinks Lounge and Little Drinks Lounge has created a tiny empire of laid-back neighborhood bars across Austin, and Drinks Backyard is no exception. It’s slightly south of the airport on 183, which means you probably won’t stumble upon it by mistake—but it’s a nice stop if you find yourself near COTA. There’s a small indoor bar connected to a massive backyard with more picnic tables than you can count and a 20-foot screen playing sports, movies, or whatever else the staff throws on. The cocktails are cheap, and it’s home to Nocco’s Napoletana and Smokin’ Brew-B-Q for pizza and barbecue. " - nicolai mccrary
"East Austin bar Drinks Lounge has not one but two bars south of the river. The newer addition to the family is this far south Austin bar with, per the name, a huge outdoor area, plus cocktails, beers, and food trucks like pizza spot Nocco’s Napoletana and barbecue joint Smokin’ Brew-B-Q. Find a similar drinks menu at its vibey Dawson neighborhood bar Little Drinks Lounge with a pool table, pizza, and a deep love of records. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury
"The Drinks Lounge bar family expanded into Pilot Knob with this very outdoors bar with lots of drinks and food trucks (Smokin’ Brew-B-Q and Nocco’s Napoletana) at hand." - Erin Russell, Nadia Chaudhury
"The new Pilot Knob bar from the Drinks Lounge team includes boozy hot drinks. Find similar options at their other bars (Drinks Lounge on East Cesar Chavez and Little Drinks on South Congress). There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury