Bars near UT, ranked by what they sell

33 bars and restaurants in West Campus, North Campus and on the Drag reported drink sales in the last twelve months, from $1.5 million at Mockingbird Saloon down to $910 at Chipotle.

1. Mockingbird Saloon2610 Guadalupe St · biggest month April 2026, $208,000$1.5 million
2. Tweedy’s2908 Fruth St · biggest month May 2026, $143,000$1.4 million
3. Victory Lap504 W 24th St Ste B · biggest month September 2026, $206,000$1.1 million
4. The Back Lot606 Maiden Ln · biggest month December 2025, $96,000$1 million
5. Cain & Abel’s907 W 24th St · biggest month April 2026, $122,000$901,000
6. The Hole in the Wall2538 Guadalupe St · biggest month March 2026, $113,000$893,000
7. Hopfields3110 Guadalupe St Ste 400A · biggest month December 2025, $76,000$807,000
8. Honey Moon624 W 34th St · biggest month May 2026, $81,000$793,000
9. Santa Rita Tex Mex Cantina1206 W 38th St Ste 4106 · biggest month September 2026, $68,000$527,000
10. 29th Street Ballroom2906 Fruth St · biggest month March 2026, $56,000$481,000
11. Dirty Martin’s2808 Guadalupe St · biggest month September 2026, $52,000$432,000
12. El Patio2938 Guadalupe St · biggest month August 2026, $42,000$415,000
13. Baretto Bistro1206B W 38th St Unit 1204 · biggest month May 2026, $33,000$355,000
14. Pluckers2222 Rio Grande St Ste D116 · biggest month April 2026, $35,000$332,000
15. Musashino Sushi Dokoro2905 San Gabriel St Ste 200 · biggest month August 2026, $37,000$325,000
16. Nori3208 Guadalupe St Ste B · biggest month May 2026, $28,000$292,000
17. 1972 Women’s Sports Pub2530 Guadalupe St · biggest month April 2026, $21,000$194,000
18. Salsa Limón3001 Guadalupe St · biggest month April 2026, $21,000$192,000
19. Cheba Hut3016 Guadalupe St Ste 200 · biggest month March 2026, $17,000$168,000
20. Via 3133016 Guadalupe St · biggest month May 2026, $15,000$157,000
21. Sammataro519 W 37th St · biggest month December 2025, $20,000$124,000
22. Cafe Hornitos Tex Mex3704 N Interstate 35 · biggest month January 2026, $9,000$91,000
23. Texas Union2301 Guadalupe St · biggest month December 2025, $11,000$88,000
24. Kerbey Lane Cafe2606 Guadalupe St · biggest month November 2025, $9,000$81,000
25. Niku 29609 W 29th St · biggest month October 2025, $17,000 · reported 8 of 12 months$54,000
26. Taqueria De Diez3023 Guadalupe St · biggest month September 2026, $45,000 · reported 1 of 12 months$45,000
27. Texas Toast Brunch & Burgers2801 Guadalupe St Ste 5B · biggest month December 2025, $9,000 · reported 6 of 12 months$44,000
28. The Counter Cafe603 W 29th St · biggest month May 2026, $4,000$36,000
29. Campus Hookah Lounge & Bar2714 Guadalupe St · biggest month January 2026, $8,000 · reported 6 of 12 months$25,000
30. Sao Paulo’s2809 San Jacinto Blvd · biggest month November 2025, $4,000$20,000
31. Cru Lounge Austin2716 Guadalupe St · biggest month July 2026, $6,000 · reported 3 of 12 months$19,000
32. The Cauldron2402 San Gabriel St · biggest month November 2025, $8,000 · reported 2 of 12 months$12,000
33. Chipotle2230 Guadalupe St · biggest month November 2025, $0$1,000

4 hotels near UT reported drink sales: The Otis and AC Hotel ($2.7 million), AT&T Hotel and Conference Center ($1.6 million), Hotel Ella ($663,000), and Moxy hotel bar ($311,000). A hotel’s number includes its restaurants, banquets and room service.

September 2026 was the biggest month, $1.97M across all 37 places, and July 2026 was the smallest, $1.19M. Victory Lap swings the most of the bigger bars: $206,000 in September 2026 and $24,000 in December 2025.

Against the twelve months before, 29th Street Ballroom grew the most, up 319%, from $115,000 to $481,000. Dirty Martin’s fell the most, down 28%, from $599,000 to $432,000.

The 49 places on East Sixth Street sold $62 million, against $18 million for all 37 places near UT. The biggest, Mala Fama, sold $5.9 million, about 4 times Mockingbird Saloon.

East Sixth Street: top 5 of 49

1. Mala Fama422 E 6th St$5.9 million
2. Comedy Mothership320 E 6th St$5.5 million
3. Mala Vida708 E 6th St$3.7 million
4. Chupacabra Cantina / Jackalope404 E 6th St$3.4 million
5. The Dead Rabbit204 E 6th St$3 million

West Sixth Street: top 5 of 32

1. Buford’s700 W 6th St$3.7 million
2. The Kimberly200 W 6th St Ste 100$3.4 million
3. The Hoffbrau613 W 6th St$3.2 million
4. Mayfair501 W 6th St # 300$2.8 million
5. Boa Steakhouse300 W 6th St Ste 100$2.5 million

Rainey Street: top 5 of 23

1. Victory Lap Rainey Street85 Rainey St$2.8 million
2. 75 1/2 Rainey Street75 1/2 Rainey St$2.7 million
3. Bungalow83 Rainey St$1.8 million
4. Augustine86 Rainey St$1.7 million
5. Emmer and Rye51 Rainey St$1.4 million

Moody Center reported $2.5 million in May 2026, its biggest month in this period. Every bar, restaurant and hotel near UT together sold $1.6 million that month.

The money a place took in for liquor, beer and wine, which every business with a Texas mixed beverage permit reports to the state Comptroller each month. Food isn’t included. A place that only sells beer and wine has a different permit and isn’t in the state’s list.

Checked November 12, 2026. Sales come from the monthly mixed beverage reports each permit holder files with the Texas Comptroller, October 2025 through September 2026, the latest twelve months with nearly every report in. The state lists the name on the permit, so a few places appear here under the name on the door. A place that opened, closed or filed late has fewer than twelve months.

• Texas Comptroller: Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts
• Texas Comptroller: mixed beverage taxes, questions and answers