Downtown Austin, Austin · restaurant
Austin’s first absinthe bar sits inside a long, narrow brick room on West 4th, pairing a serious absinthe program with a menu that feels closer to a French bistro than a Texas cocktail bar. Escargot in garlic herb butter, steak tartare, and duck confit mac and cheese anchor the food side, while the bar handles Sazeracs properly and pours a Death in the Afternoon that lives up to Hemingway’s warning.
Classic raw hand-cut beef tartare — a French bistro essential done right
Gruyère and Grana Padano mac with slow-cooked duck confit folded in
Classic French escargot in rich garlic herb butter — the real deal in Austin
Happy hour runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.