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The bathroom at Juniper.
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13 Austin Restaurant Bathrooms That You’ll Want to Instagram

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The bathroom at Juniper.
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Bathroom selfies can be a serious matter for some, and tons of Austin bars and restaurants are feeding into the frenzy. With creative wallpaper, art, and even furniture, dedicated selfie-seekers are spending inordinate amounts of time near the loo.

Austin’s very well-designed restaurant bathrooms offer a wide variety of backdrops for every kind of Instagram aesthetic. There’s a graffiti-ed bedtime story at Arlo Grey, elegant bathrooms of Eberly, the eclectic train station bathroom of Donn’s Depot, and loads of disco balls. What follows are the restaurant spots where people are bathroom ‘gramming most frequently. Luckily for all of us in Austin, most people are leaving the toilet out of it.

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Honey Moon Spirit Lounge

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The kitschy-elegant Heritage New American restaurant’s bathroom is on the same level as the rest of the space. There are fun mirror-tiled walls and ceilings, plus a pink wallpaper featuring giant seabirds.

Donn's Depot

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It’s not a true visit to the Clarksville dive bar if you don’t take a photo within the eclectic bathroom of the former train station space, especially from the little nook.

最喜歡的披薩

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It’s a straight-up disco party within the bathrooms of the Queens, New York-pegged downtown pizza restaurant.

Taquero Mucho

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Much like all of the Gabriela’s Group restaurants, the downtown taco spot’s restroom is done up in a very pink aesthetic, like the reflective cherry-print wallpaper, bunches of pink disco balls, and the pink neon poop emoji.

Irene’s

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The shiny wallpaper and available furniture at thedowntown Austin restaurantmean there are many options for posing.

The shiny bathrooms at Irene’s
The shiny bathrooms at Irene’s
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Codependent Cocktails + Coffee

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The downtown cafe and bar’s bathroom features a very space-age-looking mirror with lights perfect for selfies.

Arlo Grey

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The bathrooms at Line Austin Hotel restaurantArlo Greyfeature the Korean version of Cinderella playing over the loudspeakers, with the English translation spray painted on the walls. Chef Kristen Kishexplainedthat her mother read the story to her when she was young.

The bathroom wall at Arlo Grey
The bathroom wall at Arlo Grey
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Suerte

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Whether the M.C. Escher-like city print or the bright, tropical flamingo print, the colorful wallpapers at thelauded East Austin Mexican restaurantis worth capturing.

The tropical wallpaper at Suerte
The tropical wallpaper at Suerte
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Kitty Cohen's

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Many, many selfies have been taken with the bright pink flamingo wallpaper at this’70s-themed bar(in fact, Kitty Cohen’s once held a selfiefundraiserfor Safe). Completing the room are sensual pictures of Burt Reynolds and a pinup model as well as the miniature chandelier hanging overhead.

Eberly

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Of course one of Austin’smost beautifully designed restaurantsdoesn’t scrimp on the bathroom decor, which has a dark blue-and-gold color scheme, and neat vacancy lightbulbs.

Juniper

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時髦由Cravotta內飾設計,洗澡rooms atJuniperfollow the restaurant’s color palette in shades of blue and grey. Each has a unique look thanks to some handmade wallpapers and custom-designed frames.

la Barbecue

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Much like the Holly barbecue restaurant’s whole vibe, the bathrooms are bright and loud and fun and retro. There are vibrant colorful murals courtesy of artists Xavier Schipani in one and Zuzu in the other.

Little Drinks Lounge

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Explore the South Congress bar’s bathroom walls covered with album/record covers and concert posters.

Honey Moon Spirit Lounge

The kitschy-elegant Heritage New American restaurant’s bathroom is on the same level as the rest of the space. There are fun mirror-tiled walls and ceilings, plus a pink wallpaper featuring giant seabirds.

Donn's Depot

It’s not a true visit to the Clarksville dive bar if you don’t take a photo within the eclectic bathroom of the former train station space, especially from the little nook.

最喜歡的披薩

It’s a straight-up disco party within the bathrooms of the Queens, New York-pegged downtown pizza restaurant.

Taquero Mucho

Much like all of the Gabriela’s Group restaurants, the downtown taco spot’s restroom is done up in a very pink aesthetic, like the reflective cherry-print wallpaper, bunches of pink disco balls, and the pink neon poop emoji.

Irene’s

The shiny wallpaper and available furniture at thedowntown Austin restaurantmean there are many options for posing.

The shiny bathrooms at Irene’s
The shiny bathrooms at Irene’s
Erin Russell/Eater Austin

Codependent Cocktails + Coffee

The downtown cafe and bar’s bathroom features a very space-age-looking mirror with lights perfect for selfies.

Arlo Grey

The bathrooms at Line Austin Hotel restaurantArlo Greyfeature the Korean version of Cinderella playing over the loudspeakers, with the English translation spray painted on the walls. Chef Kristen Kishexplainedthat her mother read the story to her when she was young.

The bathroom wall at Arlo Grey
The bathroom wall at Arlo Grey
Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin

Suerte

Whether the M.C. Escher-like city print or the bright, tropical flamingo print, the colorful wallpapers at thelauded East Austin Mexican restaurantis worth capturing.

The tropical wallpaper at Suerte
The tropical wallpaper at Suerte
Erin Russell/Eater Austin

Kitty Cohen's

Many, many selfies have been taken with the bright pink flamingo wallpaper at this’70s-themed bar(in fact, Kitty Cohen’s once held a selfiefundraiserfor Safe). Completing the room are sensual pictures of Burt Reynolds and a pinup model as well as the miniature chandelier hanging overhead.

Eberly

Of course one of Austin’smost beautifully designed restaurantsdoesn’t scrimp on the bathroom decor, which has a dark blue-and-gold color scheme, and neat vacancy lightbulbs.

Juniper

時髦由Cravotta內飾設計,洗澡rooms atJuniperfollow the restaurant’s color palette in shades of blue and grey. Each has a unique look thanks to some handmade wallpapers and custom-designed frames.

la Barbecue

Much like the Holly barbecue restaurant’s whole vibe, the bathrooms are bright and loud and fun and retro. There are vibrant colorful murals courtesy of artists Xavier Schipani in one and Zuzu in the other.

Little Drinks Lounge

Explore the South Congress bar’s bathroom walls covered with album/record covers and concert posters.

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