Austin · Dinner with live music
Austin Restaurants with Live Music (for Grown-Ups)
Why choose between dinner and a band? In Austin you can have both at one table. These are the restaurants where the music is part of the meal.
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Dinner and a set
Geraldine's at Hotel Van Zandt
Hotel Van Zandt, Rainey St (4th floor)
A fourth-floor restaurant and stage above Rainey Street: modern Mexican cooking with Southern touches, and live flamenco, jazz, blues or soul from Thursday to Sunday, plus a Sunday jazz brunch.
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
2nd St & Guadalupe St
Barbecue with a sit-down dining room in the 1873 J.P. Schneider Store, and a swanky upstairs bar with a stage for local bands. A block from the Moody Theater.
Güero's Taco Bar
1412 S Congress Ave
Tex-Mex and margaritas in an old feed store, with free live music under the trees in the Oak Garden from Wednesday to Sunday.
Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
A honky-tonk dance hall and restaurant open since 1964. Two-step lessons run Wednesday to Saturday, 8 to 9 p.m., then the band takes over. All ages, all abilities.
Tip: Lessons are cash only; arrive half an hour early to park.
Dinner first, music next door
- Uchi, then the Saxon Pub: both on South Lamar.
- Lamberts, then the Elephant Room: a short walk downtown.
- Güero's, then the Continental Club: both on South Congress.
- Late show? Justine's in East Austin serves its full menu until midnight.
Uchi
801 S Lamar Blvd
Tyson Cole's non-traditional Japanese restaurant, the place that made Austin a sushi town. Go for the tasting menu or the omakase.
Justine's Brasserie
4710 E 5th St
A French brasserie in a 1937 East Austin bungalow: steak frites, escargot and onion soup, records playing, and the full menu until midnight. Austin's best late dinner.
Everything here was checked in September 2026. Line-ups, covers and hours change, so check the calendars before you go.
Questions people ask
Which Austin restaurants have live music?
Geraldine's at Hotel Van Zandt (Thursday to Sunday, plus a Sunday jazz brunch), Lamberts Downtown Barbecue's upstairs bar, Güero's Taco Bar's Oak Garden (Wednesday to Sunday, free) and the Broken Spoke dance hall.
Where can you have a late dinner in Austin after a show?
Justine's Brasserie in East Austin serves its full French menu until midnight.