Lala's South Pole
Bar · Cherry Creek ·
Year-round Christmas bar with festive decor, cocktails, and pizza
Year-round Christmas bar with festive decor, cocktails, and pizza
"For a spin on its usual yuletide decor, South Austin’s Lala’s South Pole embraces a Halloween-Christmas mashup all October with The Nightmare Before Christmas pop-up, layering fog, faux snow, and Burton-inspired whimsy over cocktails like Wormswort, Fog’s Breath, and Deadly Nightshade." - Darcie Duttweiler
"It’s Christmas all year long at Lala’s Little Nugget—a holiday-themed dive bar in Crestview that’s been operating since the 1970s—and now there’a a second location in South Austin dubbed “the South Pole.” Much like the original, expect lots of twinkly lights and festive decor, plus a menu made up of wintry classics, every month of the year. " - nicolai mccrary
"Austin’s famous Christmas-forever dive bar expanded into South Austin in mid-August. On deck’s its familiar kitschy holiday decor — lights, color schemes, neon — alongside cocktails and beers. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Lala’s South Pole, an outpost of the spirited year-round Christmas bar Lala's Little Nugget, looks like a ski chalet migrated from Park City to a random South Austin strip mall. With the help of homey wood paneling, wall-to-wall decor, and seasonal cocktails like the Yule Shoot Your Chai Out and the South Pole Sour, you can get all of the holiday festivity but none of the requisite family drama. There's also a window where you can order pizza, wings, salad, and more from Brooklyn Pie Co." - Matthew Jacobs
"I note that Lala’s South Pole is set to open Tuesday, August 13 at 3008 Davis Lane in the Cherry Creek neighborhood as the South Austin outpost of Austin’s all-things-Christmas dive bar; it will offer cocktails, beers, and select wines much like its northern counterpart. The southern location’s cocktail lineup includes Santa’s Little Helper (vodka, coffee liqueur, peppermint schnapps, espresso, chocolate bitters), the Spiced Manzana Pie (tequila, spiced cider, triple sec, lemon, all-spice salt), and the South Pole Sour (bourbon, amaretto, lemon, simple syrup, with a red wine float). I also note it will house a Brooklyn Pie Co. location serving pizza, calzones, and chicken wings, and its hours will be 3 p.m.–midnight Monday–Friday and noon–midnight Saturday–Sunday." - Nadia Chaudhury