9. The Highball
The Hightail reopened after 18 months of renovations, along with the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, offering new capabilities. The star of the cocktail lounge is its karaoke rooms, which hold as many as 22 people. The rooms have themes such as the Joysticks room with a Nintendo motif and the Black Lodge, a tribute to the David Lynch TV show Twin Peaks. The space has hosted musical events, trivia nights, and corporate meetings, and it offers audiovisual capacities as well as a 12- by 18-foot stage. The entire lounge holds as many as 50 guests, and the patio holds about 50. The patio can be booked on its own or in conjunction with the lounge.