290 West Bar & Grill

290 West Bar and Grill sits along West Highway 290 in Austin inside a building with roots stretching back to around 1840, when it served as the Cedar Valley Post Office before the area was annexed into Austin. Today it operates as a live music bar and grill with a full bar and dance floor. The bar leans into an American roadhouse feel, with live music drawing a crowd and an affordable happy hour. For riders heading west out of Austin on 290, the historic building itself is as much a reason to stop as the drink menu.