5 of the Best Margaritas in Austin
These are the margaritas Austin bartenders make on purpose: real tequila, real mezcal, fresh lime, and one idea each. Matt's and Curra's still deserve their table; this list is for the next round.
The house margarita at a nationally ranked cocktail bar: Pueblo Viejo blanco, lime, agave, nothing to hide behind. Order the Oaxaca Old Fashioned second.
Mezcal, pineapple and coconut cream with a rum float, on a patio that fills by six. A local best-of fixture for years, and the regulars will tell you why.
Banhez espadín mezcal and Alma Finca with an oleo saccharum, on a menu that runs all the way up to an aged-tequila margarita for the table.
Watermelon-infused tequila with jalapeño in a converted East Sixth house. The one to order on the porch.
Vida mezcal, Pierre Ferrand curaçao and a grasshopper-salt rim at a mezcalería with a few hundred bottles behind the bar.
How we checked: Prices, dates and hours were checked against each business's own site on Sept 23, 2026. Where sources disagreed, we left the number out. If something's changed, tell us and we'll fix it.
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