Honky Tonk
Bars & Nightlife
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5434 Burnet Rd Building B, Austin, TX 78756, USA Get directions
A honky-tonk on Burnet Road puts you in the middle of Austin's live-music tradition, where the country and Western swing tends to start early and the dance floor fills with two-steppers of every skill level. Expect a casual, come-as-you-are room built around the band rather than the décor, with cold beer and the kind of regulars who'll happily show a newcomer the basic steps.
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