The Cavalier

"Cavalier’s steak night feels like a mistake. Someone didn’t talk to accounting when they decided to sell a New York strip topped with peach cilantro chimichurri and herb compound butter, all on a bed of fries for $25. The steaks arrive with a thick and well-seasoned crust, the fries are crispy, and the chimichurri brings everything together in a sweet, tangy way. The toppings might change every month or two, but the deal stays the same. Get to The Cavalier on a Thursday before their bookkeepers intervene. The Deal: NY strip with fries and rotating monthly toppings for $25" - nicolai mccrary

"A venue hosting the fourth annual Gumbo Fest with free tastings, a pop-up market, and live music." - Courtney E. Smith

"The East Austin bar’s daily happy hour comes with $2 off snacks like deviled eggs and Brussels sprouts, dollar-off specific draft beers and wines, $7 frozen cocktails, and $3 well drinks. It runs from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and then from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services." - Darcie Duttweiler

"The East Austin bar’s holiday pop-up this year takes its cues from Krampus, the spooky-scary Christmas figure. This means morbid and festive decor and themed cocktails. There’s a kickoff party on Thursday, December 12 at 8 p.m.; and then it runs through Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury

"In a lot of ways, The Cavalier is the perfect neighborhood pub, with plenty of parking, cheap drinks, and, perhaps most importantly, excellent wings. The wings at Cavalier are some of the biggest we’ve encountered—we asked if they came from a turkey, but they said no— and with some fun sauces like Twisted Tea BBQ and Jamaican Jerk, you can keep coming back to work your way through them all. We usually end up with the Korean BBQ—they’re sweet and sticky in all the right ways, with nice crispy edges that make them almost fun to eat. " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion