Texas bar-owner and muscle-bound hottie BRAD WOMACK is ABC's newest "bachelor" and he's only giving ET a private tour of his very own bachelor pad -- in this exclusive video!

"I live in downtown Austin in a loft that I absolutely love," he tells us. "Let me show you my very favorite piece -- it is the bar -- of course, the bar!"

The 34-year-old entrepreneur owns four bars in Austin -- the Chuggin' Monkey, the Marq, Uncle Flirty's and the Dizzy Rooster -- with his married brothers, but he says he wants to settle down with a woman who can also be his "best friend."

"I know that sounds cheesy!" he says. "I love beautiful women -- just like any guy does -- but I'm looking for a beautiful woman who can let her hair down or just wear a ball cap and go hang out."

He'll get his chance tonight at 9:30 on ABC, when the show's 11th edition premieres with 25 single ladies just itching to get a shot at him.

"I've watched every season," the Southern cutie confesses. "I hate to admit that. It's one of my favorite shows, so I'm very well-versed in 'The Bachelor.'"