Midnight Cowboy

Austin, Texas

A tarot-themed menu of fifteen-plus cocktails built with culinary ingredients behind an unmarked door with a doorbell labelled "Harry Craddock" on East Sixth Street. Forty-four seats inside, a patio that opens Thursday through Sunday, and a program that integrates food products into cocktail construction with a chef's eye for ingredient pairing. The speakeasy format, reservation required for the interior, walk-ins at the patio, creates an experience that rewards planning. Midnight Cowboy takes the Sixth Street address and inverts everything the strip is known for: quietude, precision, and intent.