Back Lot

Back Lot

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Neighborhood Bar with drafts and cocktails featuring local brewers and distilleries and a great selection of bourbons and whiskey.

Games, late night, community and Wayside food truck. Neighborhood Bar with draft beer and cocktails featuring local brewers and distillers. Food truck, games, late-night and community.

06/02/2026

🎯 Back Lot Dart Tournament today!

Starts at 7pm

Featuring $3 cans:

🍺 Corona Premium
🍺 Corona Sunbrew
🍺 Modelo Oro
🍺 Pacifico

Prizes for the winners!

🍻 See you there?

06/01/2026

We’ve got just what you need:

🍺 Draft beer
🥤 NA drinks
🍸 Cocktails
🥃 Cheap wells
🎶 Good jukebox
🎯 Darts
🎱 Pool
🐕 Patio

Start the week off right and come hang out with us.🍻

Photos from Back Lot's post 05/18/2026

It’s the final countdown to vote as the best dive bar in Austin 🍻

If you haven’t already, get your vote in by 11:59pm TODAY.

05/16/2026

Come hang out at your favorite bar…
And vote for us while you’re at it?

Link in bio and stories! 🍻

Photos from Back Lot's post 05/14/2026

Happy 76th Birthday to one of the all time greats 🎂 We got Stevie in the jukebox, queue him up! 🎶

Photos from Back Lot's post 05/13/2026

It’s time to vote again! ’s “Best of Austin” 2026 is here — cast your vote for Back Lot under the Nightlife / Dive Bar category.

Link in profile and stories 🔗🍻

Photos from Back Lot's post 05/05/2026

It’s Cinco de Mayo AND Dart Tournament today!

🎯 Competition starts at 7pm

Tournament sponsored by our friends at and

Cheap prices on:

Dos Equis and Estrella Jalisco drafts

Modelo Especial cans

Corona bottles

And your favorite tequilas

See you there! 🍻

Photos from Back Lot's post 05/03/2026

A blonde and a brunette are hanging out in a dark, local, dive bar with cheap beer, a good jukebox, a pool table and a patio. Little do they know it is the place where they will find each other and fall in love.

We are honored to have been a backdrop to this love story and truly wish the newlyweds every happiness ♥️

Photos from Back Lot's post 04/29/2026

Happy 93rd birthday to the legend 🍻 We’ll be sure to queue up plenty of Shotgun Willie in the Back Lot jukebox to celebrate! 🎶

We got bubbles in our beer and whiskey flowing at the bar today!

Photos from Back Lot's post 04/07/2026

Dart Tournament tonight sponsored by

We’ll be featuring Hi Sign’s Eastside Pilsner 🍺

Come grab a beer and throw a few darts.

🎯 7pm start

Swag for the players, prizes for the winners!

04/07/2026

Happy National Beer Day 🍻

Come join the team at Back Lot!

03/24/2026

Spring has sprung! ☀️

If you need decompress from SXSW, St. Paddy’s Day, and spring break, stop by your favorite neighborhood dive.

Good tunes, cold beer, cheap drinks, and friendly faces! 🍻

03/05/2026

We are honored to have received the prestigious “This is One of Doug’s Favorite Bars” from a few years ago.

His stickers appear proudly in our bar and we definitely feel it’s high praise 🍻

03/03/2026

Back Lot Dart Tournament tonight! Sponsored by our friends at . We’ll be featuring:

🍻 Carl Kolsch and the newly released Dry Cider, both on draft!

🎯 Starts at 7pm

Swag for the players and prizes for the winners!

Photos from Back Lot's post 03/02/2026

Congrats to our sister bar for making ’s list of “Best Day Drinking Spots” in Austin 🍻

It’s also a pretty great place to grab a bite and a nightcap!

02/22/2026

It’s February in Austin and a cold front just moved in. You know what that means… time to celebrate National Margarita Day! 🍋‍🟩🍹

As always, we’ve got classic rocks and frozen margaritas for $6. Hope to see you today!

02/12/2026

Thanks to for putting this ‘Drinks in ATX Decision Chart’ together and including us! 🍻

You could also draw a straight line to Back Lot if it makes things easier 😄

02/03/2026

Back Lot Dart Tournament today 2/3 @ 7pm! Our sponsor is and we’ll be featuring:

🥃 Sazerac Rye Old Fashioned

Swag for the players and prizes for the winners!

01/27/2026

Back to normal hours today! 3pm — 2am

Cheers to reopening and reuniting with your bar family 🍻

01/26/2026

Out of safety for our late-night customers and staff, Back Lot will be closed one more day (Monday 1/26). ❄️ We’ll be back to normal hours tomorrow (Tuesday 1/27)…

Or we better be because we’re running out of cold weather movies to reference 😂

Stay safe and we’ll see y’all tomorrow!

01/25/2026

The ice still has a grip on the city of Austin ❄️ Back Lot will be closed again today (Sunday 1/25). Stay safe and warm! We’ll keep y’all updated on when we’ll be open again.

01/24/2026

Back Lot will be closed today (Saturday 1/24) due to inclement weather 🥶 Everyone stay safe and watch this space for Sunday hours!

Oh and be careful of icy roads and bear attacks…

01/06/2026

First Back Lot Dart Tournament of 2026 is tonight! Our sponsor is and we’ll be featuring $4 Yuengling drafts 🍻

🎯 Starts at 7pm

🎯 Swag for the players and prizes for the winners!

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Address


606 Maiden Lane
Austin, TX
78705

Opening Hours

Monday 3pm - 2am
Tuesday 3pm - 2am
Wednesday 3pm - 2am
Thursday 3pm - 2am
Friday 3pm - 2am
Saturday 3pm - 2am
Sunday 3pm - 2am