Kelly's Irish Pub
Bar · Dawson
519 W Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704
Highlights
Authentic Irish pub with great fish & chips, Guinness
Authentic Irish pub with great fish & chips, Guinness
"Kelly’s sets the gold standard for fish and chips in Austin. The cod is well-seasoned, the beer batter is light and crunchy, the Irish pub-style fries don’t take soggy for an answer, and the small cup of sweet peas is the perfect sidekick. This South Austin spot does things about as close as you’ll find to a pub in Dublin, so it’s only right to grab a Guinness while you’re at it." - nicolai mccrary
"Kelly’s is an intimate spot that feels like it was plucked out of a small town in Ireland, but with longtime Austin residents lined up at the bar to remind you where you are. They’re open all day on Christmas, serving up the usual menu of pub food, including excellent shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, and Irish stew." - nicolai mccrary
"Irish bars are fairly rare in Austin, so when a new one opens in a previously-lacking neighborhood, the local response tends to be pretty joyful. Kelly’s Irish Pub set up shop on West Oltorf Street in 2022, and in just a couple of short years, South Austin has fallen in love with its satisfying Irish stew, fried shepherd’s pie rice balls, and enormous Irish breakfast plates. And because Kelly’s takes its only-Irish-pub-in-South-Austin status seriously, it pours a mean pint of Guinness." - Taylor Tobin
"By far one of Austin’s best Irish bars is luckily found in South Austin in the Dawson neighborhood. Kelly’s is all about Guinness, Irish whiskeys, Irish coffees (regular and frozen), and boilermakers, rounded out with a classic Irish pub food menu. It’s so Irish that oh-so-Irish singers/musicians Niall Horan and Hozier watched a rugby game at the bar. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services." - Nadia Chaudhury
"This pub took over the former Winebelly spot in the Dawson neighborhood with perfectly poured Guinness pints and Irish coffees. Food-wise there are amazing fish and chips and other Irish dishes. Even better: the bar is wholly Irish approved since Irish musicians Niall Horan and Hozier watched rugby there in 2023. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services." - Darcie Duttweiler
