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Restrooms
Tired of boring public restrooms? So are we. As the hunt began for the best bathrooms in all of East Austin, we found that mod prints, unique materials, and creative ideas abound in the most unsuspecting places. WORDS BY SOMMER BRUGAL PHOTO BY SHELBY BELLA
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KITTY COHEN'S
Suerte
Suerte combines Mexican flavors with Austin flare. The food and beverage offerings are bound to impress, but it’s the beautiful wallpaper donning the restrooms that landed this East Austin newcomer on our list of favorites. The ladies’ room is lined with purple and red flowers, greenery, and pink flamingos. The men’s room, however, displays colorful rooftop patios with checkered floors and an array of plants and shrubs. Each will have you lingering in the restroom, admiring the intricate designs.
suerteatx.com | 1800 E 6th Street
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Native Hostel
This unique business is a highclass hostel, bar, and restaurant. The space is trendy, which further enhances the spot’s incredibly niche market, so it’s no surprise the restrooms offer that same stylish flare. Simple in design, the modern minimalism, paired with contemporary tile, brings life to what would 32 EASTside | Spring/Summer 2018
otherwise be a fairly dark room.
nativehostels.com | 807 E 4th Street
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Alamo Drafthouse
Alamo Drafthouse Mueller offers delicious meals, local drafts, and a high-quality movie watching experience. It’s a triple threat that boasts success. But when sleek restrooms are added to the mix, it’s a combination that can’t be beat. The restrooms are unisex, with each stall separated by actual walls. There isn’t a door to the room itself, so it feels more like a large, open corridor that everyone shares. While the long hand washing basin becomes a modern sink, patrons can enjoy the busy tile patterns on the wall that give the space a vibe that’s modern with classic Hollywood embellishments.
drafthouse.com | 1911 Aldrich Street
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Kitty Cohen’s
Walking into the women’s bathroom at Kitty Cohen’s, patrons find more at eastsideatx.com
are confronted with bold, bright colors and walls covered with pink flamingos. It’s a defining, memorable image. However, it’s the large portrait of Burt Reynolds that anchors the room. Created as a patio bar to celebrate “rebel women,” Kitty Cohen’s quirky restroom décor perfectly complements the bar’s theme and vacay inspirations.
kittycohens.com | 2211 Webberville Road
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The Butterfly Bar
The dimly lit, almost dark restroom sets The Butterfly Bar apart from the other mainly brightly colored restrooms on our list. Dark curtains separate each stall, which to some may seem ineffective: an intrusion waiting to happen. But in our opinion, the dark, simple patterned curtains simply add to the theatrical, artistic community of The Vortex that lives at the bar’s patio.
butterflybaraustin.com | 2307 Manor Road
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L’Oca d’Oro
L’Oca d’Oro stands out with its simple, yet quirky, bathroom tile that lines the walls from the floor up. White tile hexagons offer a clean background while black tiles are situated to create small florets around the room. The comfy sophisticated touches are a perfect set for the classic Italian fare being served by the kitchen. Not to mention, all the restrooms are unisex, and each has ample space.
locadoroaustin.com | 1900 Simond Avenue