Start a Warehouse District tour on the northwest corner of Colorado and Third. Here you'll see Ringside at Sullivan's and Sullivan's beyond it. The former is a jazz lounge and it adjoins the latter, an upscale steakhouse. Continue going north and to the left you'll see Imperia, an Asian restaurant and sushi bar. The Aveda Salon is on the corner at 311 Colorado. Turn the corner, going left at Fourth, and pass the Aveda salon and the cutting-edge Dick Clark architectural firm. Next up, at 211 West Fourth, is Oil Can Harry's, one of the oldest and most popular gay bars in town. This bar actually predates the development of the Warehouse District. QUA Bottle Club is a cocktail lounge at 213. Rain on 4th at 217B West Fourth is another gay bar. 214 West is a bar and restaurant with food-and-drink pairings.
Cross Fourth Street and head north. Be careful climbing the steep concrete steps at the northeast corner--they can be troublesome if you've been drinking. Halcyon Coffee Bar is at 218 West Fourth. Turn right, go down the steps and up some more and at 214 you'll find Fado Irish Pub, a very jolly spot with Guinness on tap and tasty pub grub. Saba Blue Water Café at 208 is a bar and restaurant that specializes in Caribbean and Latin American dishes. Just east of Saba, turn north and go downstairs to Cedar Street Courtyard, a martini bar. The outdoor section has a stage for live bands, while the indoor lounges are on the basement level to the north and south. Go back up the stairs and turn east to Truluck's Seafood restaurant on the corner at 400 Colorado.
Proceed north. The VICCI dance club is at 410 Colorado on the left. Pass the red brick office building and make a left onto Fifth Street. The Lucky Lounge at 209 A West Fifth is laid back and intimate, while the Red Fez at 209 B is an Arabic-themed lounge with belly dancing and hookah pipes. Antone's at 213 is one of the best-known blues clubs in the country.
Turn left and go south down Lavaca. Pass the entrance of the alley behind Antone's and you'll see Hog Island Italian Deli on the left. What you won't see is the entrance. You can either order your food through the window or enter through the Lavaca Street Bar at 405 Lavaca. Beyond this, at the corner, is the side entrance to Halcyon. Just inside this entrance is 4th Street Tobacco, a cigarette counter with a cigar humidor off to one side.
Go back outside, step carefully down those stairs, turn west and cross Lavaca. Turn north, passing Antro, a Latin-themed club at 301 West Fifth and on to Whisky Bar at 303, which is known for its DJs. Rainbow Cattle Company, a cowboy-themed gay bar, is next door. The Plaza Lofts on Republic Square is on the corner of West Fifth and Guadalupe.
Backtrack and go east down West Fifth, crossing Lavaca and Colorado. The highly popular Kenichi sushi bar sits on the southeast corner of Fifth and Colorado, at 419 Colorado. Pass Maria Maria La Cantina and move on to Pangaea, an exotic lounge at 409 Colorado. Starlite restaurant is at 407. Next up is a parking lot that is often the site of a pizza cart. Descend another flight of stairs, and go south. Off to the east at 117 West Fourth is The Spaghetti Warehouse, a family-friendly Italian restaurant that has been at that location for decades, while at the southeast corner of West Fourth and Colorado is Six Lounge, a club owned by Lance Armstrong.
