2 Austin Bars Make Playboy's 'Best Bars' List

Austin, TX - Playboy magazine recently released its list of favorite bars and two Austin establishments make the list, according to a press release. Mean-Eyed Cat made the "Best Dive Bar" list while The Continental Club showed up on the list of "Best Bars."

Mean-Eyed Cat is located downtown on West Fifth. Chris Marshall, the bar's owner, named the establishment after a Johnny Cash song, according to the bar's website . It opened in 2004 and pays tribute to Cash and Marshall's own father.

Located on South Congress Avenue, The Continental Club has been called "the granddaddy of all local music venues." According to their website , Morin Scott opened the venue in 1957 as a private supper club. Current owner Steve Wertheimer took over in 1987 and refurbished the club.

According to a press release, writer Steve Garbarino and the Playboy staff visited bars, watering holes and dives from coast-to-coast crafting their list. In a Playboy article that comes out Friday, Garbarino explains why it's worth grabbing a seat at one of these establishments.

If you'd like to see Playboy's list of other top bars across the country, click here .