Best of Austin®

Best Restaurant Jazz Outside of New Orleans

Ms. B's Authentic Creole Restaurant

Besides what may be the finest Creole dining in town, the second location of this Pflugerville-born restaurant has created a weekend jazz haven in the revitalized heart of Downtown's Eastside. While Brenda "Ms. B" McGowan (who occasionally moonlights as a waitress in her own restaurant) first offers her floor to Big Easy musicians who have taken refuge in Austin while their neglected home continues to be neglected, anyone who can play is welcome. The restaurant may close at 10pm, but the music keeps pumping for another couple of hours – and is a stone's throw away from nearby joints like the Longbranch and the Victory Grill and close to both Red River and Sixth Street.