Best Comedy Club in Lake Austin Area

"Opened in 2007, the The Institution Theater is home to a great staff of teachers to help with improv, acting, comedy writing, and stand-up. Owner Tom Booker has worked with The Second City Theatre in Chicago, performed in off-Broadway productions, and helped write and direct films. The Institution Theater offers classes in each of these areas, with different levels of improv, comedy and film script writing, and stand-up classes."

"The venerable Velv, as it's known to habitués, started in 1988 as a stand-up offshoot of sketch/variety emporium Esther's Follies. Named after comic Kerry Awn's shecky alter ego Ronnie Velveeta, the club debuted in what had been Sixth Street's last strip joint (the Embassy Room) but now lives next door to Esther's, where it's been a sometimes thriving, sometimes struggling bastion of stand-up that's treasured by comics across the land as a tough room (on a recent trip to town, Louis C.K. tested new material here). Under the management of comedian Mario DiGiorgio, the Velv is enjoying a 21st century renaissance with hot local and touring acts setting the place on comedy fire."

"Also known as “The Velv,” this comedy club on Austin’s famous 6th Street was opened in March 1988. After seeing the success of Esther’s Follies, Michael Shelton purchased the closed down Embassy Room with a plan to create a new comedy club that was unlike any of the others in Austin. Comics like Jana Williams, Vanessa Kaufman, and Brian Malow were just a few of the many to perform stand-up routines in the early days of The Velveeta Room."

"The Hideout Theatre in Austin is well known for its improv productions. These productions are showcased Thursday-Sunday, featuring both independent performing groups and shows produced by The Hideout Theatre. This downtown club also offers several levels of improv classes for students from kids to adults during the week, as well as showcases for those who attend and want to show off their acting skills."

"12129 N Fm 620 Inside the Zach Theater North, Austin, TX 78750-1090+1 512-318-4992[email protected]https://www.comedysportzaustin.com/. Austin’s weekly live, competitive improv comedy show. It’s 100% made up on the spot, 100% clean and family-friendly, and 100% hilarious!"

"Located on East 5th Street in downtown Austin, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood is an elegant fine dining restaurant with a cocktail lounge called the V Lounge that features live jazz music. The restaurant is known for its fresh seafood which arrives daily, and its hand cut steaks which are aged for nearly a month before being served. The restaurant also has an oyster bar with oysters, sashimi, crab, shrimp, tuna, and a combination of lobster, shrimp, oysters, and lump crab."

"What it is instead is an exceptional restaurant serving up a sublime, inventive take on surf ‘n’ turf that may leave a rather sizeable hole in your budget, but is unlikely to leave you with any regrets in the process. For special occasions, few other restaurants in Austin can match the exceptional service, warmly inviting ambiance, award-winning wine list, contemporary décor, and banquet worthy fresh seafood."

"If you’re looking for an intimate venue to enjoy some seafood, wine, and jazz performances, then we definitely recommend Eddie V’s. This upscale restaurant features a cozy atmosphere while also offering patrons free WiFi access. Some delicacies on their menu include Kaluga Huso Petrossian caviar, Jumbo Lump crab cake, and Texas redfish."

"The gist: An open-concept kitchen, Texas Post Oak flame-grilled dishes, and a sexy wood-paneled private dining room combines for a much-needed excuse to get all dressed up. The food: Entrees off the grill include a (potatoless) Parisienne Gnocchi with scallops and a juicy pink Wagyu Eye of Ribeye with charred broccoli. The Tater Tots (not potatoless) are heaven—especially if you love cheese and black truffle (who doesn’t?)."

"Eager to bring the best of India to the foodies of Texas, Suprehbat stews, fries, and renders down dishes that are bound to leave your taste buds and spirits at an absolute high. All of the offerings on the Suprebhat menu burst with flavor and perfectly encapsulate India’s reputation as the cradle of spices. Aromatic and irresistible, all of the dishes are made with the goal of nurturing healthier eating habits like introducing a lot of grains and lentils into one’s diet."

"In 2003, the founder of 85°C Bakery Cafe, Mr. Cheng-Hsueh Wu, visited a cafe in a 5-star hotel. While enjoying gourmet pastries and drinks, he realized that the prices were set way too high for people to enjoy on a whim. From that moment, Mr. Wu has envisioned a cafe that provides premium coffee, bread, and cake at affordable prices."

"85C Bakery is nicknamed the “Starbucks of Taiwan” for good reason: there’s an array of bread like milk bread and soft brioches, sweet and savory pastries filled with red beans, ham, cheese, and chocolate, as well as European-style cakes and fun teas and boba teas. The pudding one is worth a try. The egg tarts are excellent as well."

"https://www.85cbakerycafe.com6929 Airport Blvd | 11301 Lakeline Blvd Suite 140. This bakery offers a large selection of delectable breads, sweet cakes, and seasonal treats. Their bread selection encompasses a wide variety of options from apple almond Danishes and multigrain blueberry bread to puff pastries."

"2159 S Lamar Blvd.| Fom Patika’s beginnings as a coffee cart in downtown Austin in 2010, owners Wigginton and Krupa founded their first brick and mortar at 2159 S Lamar in 2014 and grew to recently open a downtown Luncheonette on Congress Ave. in July 2019, serving a daily menu of craft coffee, breakfast, and lunch offerings."

"Located on the second level, our on-site Starbucks® offers America's favorite coffee beverages and tea specialties for your morning, afternoon and evening caffeine needs. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinnerDress code: CasualPhone: +1 512-494-8226"

"Have dinner and drinks on Rainey Street, a charming block of residential bungalows transformed into trendy eateries and bars. Sample the small plates at the award-winning Emmer & Rye, and stop in for an expertly made martini at Clive Bar. Be sure to check out Anthem, which bills itself as a Tex-Asian pub (with tiki drinks!). And see the newly expanded Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden, which added a three-story annex featuring a huge outdoor tap wall, 5,000 square feet of outdoor porches and a smokehouse equipped for whole hog barbecues."

"Rainey Street is a neighborhood of day-drinking and brunch, a trailer park of food trucks, and on Sunday’s a live cover band at Icenhauers. Rock Rose is a street of hookah bars, clubs, and restaurants in the middle of an outdoor shopping mall where people go to party away from the 6th street crowd."

"Rainey Street is a unique collection of houses turned bars. It’s great place to hang out, especially during the day time, and specifically on a Sunday. It’s filled with awesome spots, like Clive Bar (cocktails), Craft Pride (craft beer), Bangers (sausage and beer), and Bungalow (just a cool bar)."

"Completed in 1888 using sunset-red granite, Texas’ state capitol is the largest in the US, backing up the familiar claim that everything’s bigger hereabouts. Tasked with creating a bigger space for the state... Museum in UT & Central Austin"

"Capitol Building – straight Texas brownstone architecture If you’re around for a UT football game, try to go (or at least tailgate). There aren’t any pro sports in Austin, so UT is treated like a pro team."

"The Texas State Capitol, established in 1888, is the Texan seat of government. Found in downtown Austin, it is within range of many other tourist hotspots, eateries, and shopping districts."