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[title]Austin has drinking down to a science—patio drinking, day drinking, drinking at legendary dive bars and fancy cocktail bars and everything in between. But it takes a village to keep our city hydrated with quality cocktails, craft beer and wine. For the second year in a row, we're celebrating the city's top bars—and the people and cocktails behind them—at the Time Out Austin Bar Awards, where we'll honor the very best in the industry.
Below you'll find the four finalists from each of our 11 categories, all nominated by our panel of expert industry judges. On May 21, we'll be announcing the winners at our Bar Awards celebration—stay tuned for the results, and in the meantime, be sure to raise a glass to our talented lineup of bars, bar teams and cocktails.
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Bar of the Year: Sponsored by Milagro
Midnight Cowboy
The Roosevelt Room
Small Victory
Whisler's
Best Legacy Bar: Sponsored by Monkey Shoulder
Péché
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The Jackalope
Donn's Depot
Best Wine Bar: Sponsored by Segura Viudas
June's All Day
Aviary Wine & Kitchen
Winebelly
The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen
Best New Bar
Las Perlas
Academia
Nickel City
Seven Grand
Most Creative Drinks List
Whisler's
Garage
Midnight Cowboy
Academia
Best Restaurant Bar Program
Holy Roller
Kemuri Tatsu-ya
Olamaie
Otoko
Best Beer Bar
Hopfields
Wright Bros. Brew and Brew
Craft Pride
Easy Tiger
Best Bar Crew
Half Step
Firehouse Lounge
Nickel City
The Roosevelt Room
Best Specialty Bar
Las Perlas
Mezcalería Tobalá
Seven Grand
Techo Mezcaleria
Best Cocktail in Austin
Ginger Paloma at Half Step
Frozen Bee's Knees at King Bee Lounge
The Heretic at Holy Roller
Huli Pau! at The Roosevelt Room
Most Instagrammable Cocktail in Austin
Puff Puff Pass at Kemuri Tatsu-ya
Boozy Capri Sun at Green Light Social
Holy Mary at Freedmen's
Con Tiki Con Todo at ATX Cocina
2018 Panelists
Jayson Black
Mike Groener
Vance Henderson
Erin Kuschner
Tacy Rowland
Jaime Salas
Jessica Sanders
Travis Tober
Anastacia Uriegas