Corpus Christi
The epitome of the Texas icehouse. Bring the kids for a burger, friends for a beer, or wander over after a game at Whataburger Field for live music (cover…
Must-see nightlife in Gulf Coast & South Texas
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Although it's not on the beach, it’s well worth visiting this microbrewery for its changing lineup of local brews. The sampler ($7) is 6oz pours of all…
Corpus Christi
We'd almost say it was trying to hard if it wasn't just. that. good. With nitro and cold brew on tap ($3) alongside more traditional espresso-based…
Corpus Christi
This gastropub's dinner menu is strong, the Sunday brunch menu is even better and the drink list is unbelievable. More than 60 beers and 30 scotch choices…
Corpus Christi Area
Out by the beach, this ramshackle bar (drinks from $3) is perfect for anyone aspiring to arrested development. Weekend fun includes belt-sander races and…
Corpus Christi Area
Come for the promise of microbrews (we love the Milk Stout, and IPA lovers will be impressed by the house option), stay for the gourmet burgers and pizzas…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
A picture-perfect cliché of the laid-back beach bar and restaurant, on the sand behind the Wanna Wanna Inn. Lounge barefoot beneath the palm-leaf parasols…
Corpus Christi Area
Somehow straddling the line between family restaurant and lively jukebox joint, Kody's is fun no matter which time of the day you visit. The food menu,…
Rio Grande Valley
Originally a tricycle that made the rounds at Laredo's market, the coffee is so popular that they've settled into a brick-and-mortar location. Espresso…
Galveston
This boisterous bar complex overlooking the gulf is the best of many competitors. The huge complex holds all sorts of rooms, including a bamboo-filled…
Corpus Christi Area
The town's 'oldest and friendliest' watering hole is filled with real local seadogs and characters both inside and out on the battered porch. It has…
Rio Grande Valley
With around 30 craft brews on tap at any given time (and more in bottles), Grain to Glass has made a mission of bringing the beer revolution to the Rio…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Spring-break central, Louie's serves a mere 3000 to 4000 every night. There are multiple stages, big-name rappers, a dance floor overlooking the water,…
Rio Grande Valley
This combination cafe-bar and Latin American-folklore preservation center has local artists' work for sale and daily live performances from 8:30pm. It…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Serving fresh baked goods from this location since 1941, Rao's has since evolved into a SE Texas chain with stores across the Golden Triangle and Houston…
Corpus Christi
Sort of like an extension of your living room…if only you were cooler and had better taste in music. The bar (21+) and restaurant (all ages) are open…
Galveston
This local icon brews up some excellent quaffs, including a refreshing half-wheat, half-barley beer (the Tiki Wheat), all served out of 11 taps on-site…
Rio Grande Valley
Named for the seven flags that have flown over Laredo, the long list of musical acts that pass through here in a given month seem to draw from all those…
Galveston
It's nothing fancy, just a range of homebrews on tap and bottles from around the state, but all told there's more than 100 beers and a small selection of…
Galveston
The small porch out front definitely represents the Daiquiri Time Out ethos, but head inside to find a cocktail bar that even bartenders from Houston…
Galveston
This combination pub and gallery space, built into a renovated 1869 office building, has a strong selection of wine and craft beers to sip while browsing…
Rio Grande Valley
In a land where miserable watery domestic beers rule, the over 40 taps here are like a vision, a glorious vision. On the edge of a modest arts district,…
Boomerang Billy's Beach Bar & Grill
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Behind the shambolic Surf Motel, this ultimate crash pad is one of the few bars right on the sand on the gulf side. To call it 'mellow' would sound a bit…
Coastal Plains
Though it's only open for seven hours a week, the Saturday beer garden and accompanying live music at Goliad Brewing gets great reviews from those that…
Galveston
Sitting on a spinning deck chair overlooking the gulf, you're just as likely to meet roughneck bikers as counter-culture dropouts, but the eclectic crowd…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Fresh ground coffee from a wide menu of styles, hot-from-the-oven bakery treats ($2-$9), and the attached fine-art photography gallery with nice prints of…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
The clichés start with the thatched roof over the deck, but that doesn't stop the mixed crowd of tourists and locals from cutting loose from before the…
Galveston
The de facto Strand District community center, this warehouse-based cafe serves fine espresso drinks and iced teas. Tables out front are great for people…
Corpus Christi
Fancy coffee with quality beans ($3 to $9) and natural juices ($8), a tasty selection of snacks and baked goods ($3 to $8), and a cozy dining room that's…
Coastal Plains
For a craft beer or fancy cocktail downtown, this is the go-to place, and the regular schedule of live music certainly doesn't hurt either. Try a flight…
Galveston
From a beer-garden-styled porch overlooking Strand St, order any of 50 or more beers off a regularly changing menu from around the world. Oh, and brings…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
The cheap, tasty Cajun dishes – and beer – are hugely popular (if not an entirely authentic flavor) with gregarious refinery workers getting off shift…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Clayton's bills itself as the biggest beach bar in Texas, and while we haven't seen them all, it's certainly the largest we can recall. There's live music…
Galveston
Built around an original 1880s antique bar from the Paris Opera House that was rediscovered in New York in the 30s. Don't be put off by the Irish Pub vibe…
Galveston
A long-time local bar featuring lots of live music and an easy-going crowd. There are open-mic nights on Wednesday and Thursday.
