Violet Crown Social Club

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East 6th has gotten louder over the years, but Violet Crown Social Club still keeps things at a volume where you can hear your friends. The patio is the main draw, and weekday happy hour from 5 to 7pm sweetens the deal with 50¢ off wells and beers, plus $2 Lone Stars.

Two dollar Lone Stars on a patio in East Austin is about as honest as happy hour gets. No complicated menu, no fourteen-ingredient cocktails. Just cold beer at dive bar prices in a space that actually feels like a neighborhood bar rather than a concept.

Violet Crown Social Club happy hour pulls the kind of East Austin crowd that's been coming here since before the street changed. It's casual, it's cheap, and the patio is one of the better outdoor setups on this stretch. Sometimes that's all you need.