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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

The Phoenix Saloon

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Live Music, Hot Chili, Cold Beer! Originally established in 1871, The Phoenix Saloon was the first bar in Texas to serve women.
(1839)

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 process 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.

11/01/2026

Tonight you won’t want to miss Phoenix Saloon!

10/30/2026

Clever Name Band Tonight! 9pm…

10/30/2026

Elisa Maria 5-7pm today!

10/29/2026

10/27/2026

SATURDAY DRINK SPECIALS!

You won’t want to miss our fun drinks this Saturday ONLY!

Live music and DJ after party?? Yes please!

10/26/2026

New fall/winter hours.

Bar hours:
Sunday-Thursday: 12:00-12:00
Friday: 11:00-12:00
Saturday: 11:00-1:00am

Kitchen hours:
Sunday-Thursday: 12:00-9:00pm
Friday-Saturday: 11:00-10:00pm

Come in and try our famous chili and grab a drink!

10/25/2026

Hosting a potluck, and looking to wow the party??

Now selling chili by the gallon or half gallon! Sold with a side of corn bread, and smiles!

Please call to place your order at (830)643-1400

We can’t wait to hear from you 😉

10/24/2026

Tonight! We have a special humdinger of a party on down soul and funk spectacular with the one and only former Soul Sessions man MUSTARD!!

10/24/2026

Tomorrow night 10/26 at 9pm!

10/24/2026

Live music tonight at 8:30pm!

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

Website

http://www.thephoenixsaloon.com/

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