Roosevelt Room
DrinkDowntown#26 of 50

Roosevelt Room

Austin, Texas

Photo: The Roosevelt Room

Austin's most ambitious cocktail bar, and it delivers. The menu is organized by era — pre-Prohibition, Golden Age, Modern — and the bartenders treat each drink like a small performance. The room is dark, handsome, and serious in the best way. Come when you want a cocktail that makes you sit up a little straighter.

Insider tip

Order from the Pre-Prohibition section. The Martinez is flawless.

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