The Phoenix Saloon

The Phoenix Saloon Live Music, Hot Chili, Cold Beer! Originally established in 1871, The Phoenix Saloon was the first bar in Texas to serve women.
(1844)

It had a beer garden with a bell in a tree for service (as it would besmirch a lady's reputation to enter the bar). There was an alligator pit and badger fights, live music on Saturday nights, and a parrot on a perch inside the front door taught to say “Have you paid your bill!?” in German. In 1894, proprietor of the back room cafe (William Gebhardt) invented chili powder (devising the first proce

ss to crush and dry fresh chilis). Prohibition closed the Phoenix Saloon in 1918 (though for a couple more years the basement served as an illicit brewery, with tunnels cut to run the drink out under the streets of downtown). In 1922, the building was expanded into its present configuration. Turned into a department store (with a refrigerated water fountain that was always proudly nonracial and unsegregated), it remained little changed into the 1990s. In March 2010 (after 2 years of bruising renovation), the Phoenix rose again as an historic Texas bar, chili parlor and live music venue. To date, The Phoenix Saloon has been featured on The Food Network and The Travel Channel's 'Food Paradise'. It has also been voted "Best Bar in New Braunfels" and "Best Live Music Venue" in New Braunfels. The Phoenix Saloon has hosted bands such as Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Hayes Carll, Jesse Dayton, The Derailers, Alejandro Escovedo, Fastball, Billy Joe Shaver, Shinyribs, Tejas Brothers, Two Tons of Steel and Dale Watson.

06/08/2026

06/07/2026

Zoe Allan Band!!!

06/05/2026

After the GAME!!!!!!

06/05/2026

Zoe Allan Band to follow!!!

🎸 Live Music 🍔 Great Food 🍹 Ice-Cold Drinks 🤠 Historic Saloon Vibes 🎉 Good Times All Month Long
06/03/2026

🎸 Live Music 🍔 Great Food 🍹 Ice-Cold Drinks 🤠 Historic Saloon Vibes 🎉 Good Times All Month Long

So much fun to be had this week!!
06/03/2026

So much fun to be had this week!!

06/03/2026
06/03/2026

Two Step Wednesday TONIGHT from 7-8!!! Spurs After!!!

06/02/2026

Summer Specials! All day Sunday-Thursday All Summer Long! $3 Wells & Domestic Drafts, $4 Domestic Bottles!!

Come out and enjoy the game with super cheap drinks ALL DAY LONG! GO SPURS!
06/01/2026

Come out and enjoy the game with super cheap drinks ALL DAY LONG! GO SPURS!

Grab a drink, claim your spot, and get ready for an afternoon with Kadence Kenney featuring great tunes and good vibes S...
06/01/2026

Grab a drink, claim your spot, and get ready for an afternoon with Kadence Kenney featuring great tunes and good vibes Sunday from 2-5!

06/01/2026

Phoenix Summer Specials # # ALL DAY Sunday thru Thursday $3 Wells and Domestic Drafts $4 Domestic Bottles ALL SUMMER LONG!!!

06/01/2026
If you're looking for a band that delivers great music, nonstop fun, and a show packed with personality, this is one you...
05/31/2026

If you're looking for a band that delivers great music, nonstop fun, and a show packed with personality, this is one you won't want to miss!

Let’s Go Spurs!! Then the great Trevor Underwood!!
05/30/2026

Let’s Go Spurs!!
Then the great Trevor Underwood!!

Address

193 W San Antonio Street
New Braunfels, TX
78130

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 12am
Tuesday 11:30am - 12am
Wednesday 11:30am - 12am
Thursday 11:30am - 12am
Friday 11:30am - 12am
Saturday 11:30am - 1am
Sunday 12pm - 12am

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