Placeholder TIKI BAR

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Placeholder TIKI BAR

Bar · Town Lake

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96 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701

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Tiki bar with frozen cocktails, pizza, and patio  

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96 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701 Get directions

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96 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701 Get directions

+1 512 953 8469
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Downtown Austin Bar Placeholder Is Closing on Rainey in November - Eater Austin

"Downtown Austin tiki bar Placeholder is closing this weekend. Its last day will be on Saturday, November 4 at 96 Rainey Street. It’s hosting a final party, dubbed Last Call Luau, from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. with drinks and a DJ. This is part of the bar ownership team’s plan to demolish the physical building and construct something new, pending whether or not the Historic Landmark Commission allows it. The future plans for the address appear to be a new bar with two-stories called Palace Laundry." - Nadia Chaudhury

https://austin.eater.com/2023/11/1/23942125/placeholder-austin-bar-closing-downtown-rainey-street-palace-laundry
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Closed Austin Restaurants in 2023 - Eater Austin

"The tiki bar closed in early November because the owners plan on opening a new bar in the space pending demolition approval." - Nadia Chaudhury

https://austin.eater.com/23505728/austin-restaurants-closed-2023
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Placeholder Tiki Bar Review - Rainey Street - Austin - The Infatuation

"On a street where bars and restaurants swap out almost as often as we get oil changes, Placeholder Tiki Bar feels like an appropriately named spot. The drinks are pre-batched and served on draft—a ding for hardcore tiki enthusiasts, but probably best-suited for Rainey Street volumes—but they’re boozy, refreshing, and best-enjoyed on a picnic table under a grass hut on their back patio. photo credit: David Douglass" - Nicolai McCrary

https://www.theinfatuation.com/austin/reviews/placeholder-tiki-bar
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Austin Food Truck Song La Is Moving Into South Austin - Eater Austin

"Downtown Austin bar Alibi on 96 Rainey Street closed up shop on September 11. The address is now home to a new tiki bar called Placeholder, which quickly opened as of September 24. The cocktail focuses on classic drinks such as Mai Tais and Zombies, as well as two frozen options. Detroit-style pizza truck Via 313 remains parked at the bar." - Nadia Chaudhury

https://austin.eater.com/2021/10/28/22750787/song-la-taiwanese-food-truck-austin-moving-south-austin-thicket-november
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Rainey Street Bar Changes: Rainey Tavern, Clive Bar, The Alibi - Eater Austin

"The owner of Alibi, Jason Steward, wants to knock down the current 96 Rainey Street bungalow. He’s looking to replace the building with a two-story bar, as well as add updated landscaping and streetscape, as indicated by permitting currently in review by the city and according to Austin Business Journal." - Nadia Chaudhury

https://austin.eater.com/2019/11/19/20972965/rainey-street-bars-rainey-tavern-71-rainey-street-clive-alibi-expansions
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Di Lu

SerpAPI
The pizza place, Via 313 has pretty decent deep pan pizzas that is about the only food available past 0am. The tiki bar itself is really nicely decorated and the music is not overly loud, you could still hear each other without spitting on each other's face.

James O

SerpAPI
I went to the crawfish boil. The mud bugs were great. The specialty drinks are definitely at a high price of 15$ and they don't have the price visible anywhere. Nice environment to have a drink

Asia Lockwood

SerpAPI
Drinks are a bit high but regular for Rainey at I’d say. I forgot to mention the 15% discount for wearing a Hawaiian shirt last time I went! The Sunday crawfish offering keeps me coming back. Though the adorable tiki vibe and good music makes me stay.

Deyni Mejia-Zaccaro

SerpAPI
Super cute spot. Watching your bartender craft— cause he crafts, not just makes— your drink is a spectacle in itself. Lights it up on fire and all these things. Fun outdoor area.

Ryan Kelley

SerpAPI
Grab a cold beer or a fresh cocktail. Enjoy the playlist and large patios (yes, front and back)… Via313 Pizza truck on property to help with food cravings…

Ian Templeton

SerpAPI
This place is one of the older bars on Rainey, and it’s friendly staff, good atmosphere, and reasonably priced drinks reinforce that. It doesn’t come off as overly flashy or pretentious like some other bars and clubs on Rainey, and because of that it allows for a good drinking experience in one of Austin’s busiest and fastest growing nightlife neighborhoods. I’d definitely recommend this place to people who are looking for a cool bar on Rainey with good prices, very friendly staff, and good atmosphere!

Shaz Lynch

SerpAPI
Bartender when I stopped in on my last night in town was Mike and he was fantastic! Drinks were tasty and the pizza from the place out front was good too even if those dudes could take some classes in customer service (ahem). Anyways, on a Thursday evening in May the joint was positively tiki cool and with a lovely vibe to boot. Watch my video 📸

Seth Rich

SerpAPI
Visited Austin for the weekend and this was the first place I stopped on Rainey Street. Fun atmosphere, fast service, bartender Chris was awesome. Definitely worth checking out.