Sunday, September 20, 2026, 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM · Modern Bar, Rainey Street, Austin
Modern Bar unveils Memento Mori, a new mixed-media textile piece by artist Steef Crombach, with doors at 4pm and the unveiling at 6pm. An artist Q&A follows the reveal.
Every cocktail pushes into experimental territory at a $20 price point, where drinks like a Penthouse Paloma with tomato water and milk chips or a Golden Hour Martini finished with bergamot caviar feel more like tasting-menu courses than bar orders. A neon-lit backroom with DJs splits off from a more restrained front lounge, creating two distinct moods under one roof. The rotating menu quietly redefines what a high-volume Rainey Street bar can actually execute.
Earl Grey-infused tequila with key lime sherbet air and aloe — tropical and weird in the best way
Irish whiskey Manhattan with shiitake butter, PX sherry, and cherry cordial.
Tequila with tomato water, guava sherbet, strawberry aperitif, milk chip garnish.
Olive oil gin, lacto-fermented peach, apricot brandy, bergamot caviar.