El Cockfight
Bar · Downtown
121 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78701
Highlights
Rooftop bar with tequila, mezcal, and great downtown views
Rooftop bar with tequila, mezcal, and great downtown views
"This Downtown mezcal and tequila bar brings the spirit of Oaxaca to Austin. Inspired by Mexico City’s La Condesa neighborhood, the bar serves Oaxacan-style cocktails crafted with freshly squeezed juices and homemade bitters. Enjoy daily happy hour, live music, and a rotating frozen cocktail flight featuring tequila and mezcal blends — perfect for imbibing on the expansive rooftop patio." - Darcie Duttweiler
"The team behind Red Headed Stepchild and Mama Dearest applied their adult humor touches to this downtown bar focused on tequila and mezcal. See: the huge neon sign boasting of the “world’s greatest cock.” That same wit extends to the playfully named drinks, such as the the cold-brew-and-mezcal drink made with Ojo de Tigre, or the Mezcalada. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Clara Wang
"A downtown bar that opened in April 2023 and was part of a recent wave of new mezcal-focused openings across the city." - Clara Wang
"Joining the quickly growing scene of Downtown rooftop bars, El Cockfight is from the team behind the Downtown speakeasy, Red Headed Stepchild and East Austin bar, Mama Dearest. Much like their other concepts, novelty and shock value play a little role in the themes here, so don’t be surprised to walk by a large neon sign flashing the words “World’s greatest c*ck” while you sip on drinks like the cold brew-and-mezcal “Whorechata” or the “Pinche Gringo” made with sotol and midori. Despite all that, El Cockfight makes a pretty solid margarita, and the view (and breeze) from the second story are hard to beat on a warm Austin evening. " - nicolai mccrary
"I was told that Bear Hug Hospitality, which oversees the East Fifth bar El Cockfight, prioritizes creating a memorable experience rather than just selling drinks, and that the first step in that is maintaining a safe space customers can trust; owner Brett Vance conveyed this sentiment in the context of broader safety efforts such as the city’s Sip Safely initiative." - Nadia Chaudhury
