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Best-rated bars in East Austin, Austin

How it's ranked: the 13 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.

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Google ratings, weighted by review volume. Not Google Maps' own ranking.Updated September 25, 2026

Bars in East Austin, in short

The best-rated bars in East Austin, Austin, are papercut, Parley and Seven Spirits. papercut leads the list with 4.8 stars across 118 Google reviews. We looked at 13 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 13 on this list add up to 7,716 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6.

East Austin is number 2 of 4 neighborhoods in Austin for bars, with a score of 4.64. The best neighborhood in Austin for bars is Downtown (4.74).

Questions

What is the best bar in East Austin?

By this list, papercut: number 1 with 4.8 stars and 118 Google reviews. Next come Parley and Seven Spirits.

How is this ranking built?

How it's ranked: the 13 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.

Which other neighborhoods in Austin are good for bars?

  1. Downtown · 4.74 · #1 Edge Rooftop
  2. Zilker · 4.54 · #1 EX FILES
  3. South Congress · 4.46 · #1 The Continental Club

Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.

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