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The Iron Bear

Google (466) 4.5
Tripadvisor (12) 3.3
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The Iron Bear is praised as a friendly neighborhood gay bar with a fun atmosphere, great jukebox, and affordable drinks, and is noted for its involvement in the LGBT community. However, some visitors report negative experiences with aggressive patrons who seem to have connections with staff, and others feel they are not served equally due to perceived racism.

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Address
301 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
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Phone
+1 512-322-0026
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Website
theironbear.com
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Price Range
$$

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About this place The Iron Bear

The Iron Bear is Austin's bear bar, on West 6th Street a block from the Fourth Street gay bars downtown. It caters to bears, cubs, chasers and the leather crowd, with themed nights and community events, but the atmosphere is easy and anyone is welcome. It opens at 4pm on weekdays and 2pm at weekends, closing at 2am every night. Happy hour and weekend afternoons are good times to go if you want to talk; later at night it is busier and louder. Reviews are strong (about 4.5). Prices are mid-range for downtown Austin. Check the website for event nights.

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Opening Hours

Closed
Monday 16:00-02:00
Tuesday 16:00-02:00
Wednesday 16:00-02:00
Thursday 16:00-02:00
Friday 16:00-02:00
Saturday 14:00-02:00
Sunday 14:00-02:00

Features

LGBTQ+ Bears Leather/Fetish Leather Bar Bear nights Gay (mostly men) Chubs/Chasers Chill / Relaxed Local favorite Sex-positive Themed parties Cruisy atmosphere Card payments accepted Wheelchair accessible ♿

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4.5
★★★★★
466 reviews

Based on 466 Google reviews.

Matthew DeLeon
Matthew DeLeon Aug 2026
★★★★★

Through all of life ups and downs iron bear is always there! Al is the greatest bar tender/ therapist 😈

Styleby Cre
Styleby Cre Jul 2026
★★★★★

I always end up in some intresting places once I've been drinking and this just happens to be one of the places I stopped in. There was entertainment and cool people to chat with inside. Austin is always a vibe.

Jeremy Smith
Jeremy Smith Jul 2026
★★★★★
Daniel Bogard
Daniel Bogard Jul 2026
★★★★★

This is such a great bar. Friendly people and hot bartenders. Their food is actually pretty good for a bar! We went to the Iron Bear while staying in Austin. It was just down the block from our hotel on 6th Street.

Michael Allen
Michael Allen Jul 2026
★★★★★
Darren Moorehead
Darren Moorehead Jul 2026
★★★★★
Lindsey
Lindsey Jun 2026
★★★★★

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Last updated on 2 November 2026

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