The Broken Spoke Austin

3201 South Lamar Blvd, Austin , Texas, United States - Phone: 512-442-6189
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    94 reviews 7 travel blogs 7 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Dam, Bar/club, Country western bar, Dance club/disco, Other

    Popularity

    6of 197 attractions in Austin

Related BlogsThe Broken Spoke Austin

  • 1

    Honky tonk heaven

    20 photos

    ... , we finally found out that this is the term for a bar with a license, dance floor and live music (particularly country music). The Broken Spoke is 'the last of the true Texan dance halls and darn sure proud of it’ (quote from the owner) and looked ...

  • 2

    Keep Austin Weird

    4 photos

    ... , when the waiter says it's spicy, he means, "I'll just leave the pitcher of water on the table." After dinner, we went to the Broken Spoke which claims to be the only true and last honky tonk dance hall in Texas. All I can say is we had great fun, but ...

  • 3

    Honky Tonk och vintage i Austin

    5 photos

    ... 'rnklar himmel, 24 grader och lätt bris känns kvällarna här helt magiska! Torsdag kväll var vi ett gäng till "The Broken Spoke" och dansade till Honky-tonk. Stämningen var på topp och cowboy-klackarna slog i taket. Det var nog det närmaste jag ...

  • 4

    Clean hot healthy Austin

    8 photos

    ... do the job of at least breaking Crystal´s waters. A brisk walk around the lake (70 plus degrees) and stonking lunch at the original Whole Foods (amazing healthy supermarket/food emporium). Oh yeah we stopped by the Broken Spoke (one for Ange´s ...

  • 5

    Where's country at?

    10 photos

    ... bar (cowboy hat worn by Willie Nelson).  Several old gumball machines and signed photographs of famous people (Roy Rogers). The Broken Spoke is a Texas treasure.  It dates back to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (way before our time).  ...

  • 6

    Austin

    3 photos

    ... 8pm I left the bats and drove to the Broken Spoke. I am not one for going to bars by myself. But I had read about the Broken Spoke and it sounded like nothing we have at home, so I decided to go—I knew I’d be annoyed with myself later if I ...

  • 7

    A Cyclist's Guide to Bar Bands and Street Eats

    22 photos

    ... the oncoming lane as he burnt rubber in pursuit of his next violator, hopefully not a cyclist.   Two-steppin’ at the Broken Spoke I was thrilled that learning the two-step was much easier than learning the rumba or the cha-cha and within ten ...