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Best-rated bars in Zilker, Austin
How it's ranked: the 12 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.
Zilker, Austin
Bars · Top 10 by Google rating, weighted by review volume.
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Bars in Zilker, in short
The best-rated bars in Zilker, Austin, are EX FILES, Postino South Lamar and Saxon Pub. EX FILES leads the list with 4.8 stars across 227 Google reviews. We looked at 12 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 10 on this list add up to 7,217 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5.
Zilker is number 3 of 4 neighborhoods in Austin for bars, with a score of 4.54. The best neighborhood in Austin for bars is Downtown (4.74).
Questions
What is the best bar in Zilker?
By this list, EX FILES: number 1 with 4.8 stars and 227 Google reviews. Next come Postino South Lamar and Saxon Pub.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 12 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?
- Downtown · 4.74 · #1 Edge Rooftop
- East Austin · 4.64 · #1 papercut
- South Congress · 4.46 · #1 The Continental Club
Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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