Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Awesome, pretty café with extensive, delicious menu, beer, wine, juice bar. Regular spot for coworking, with lots of outdoor seating. A favorite spot.
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Cenote
1010 E Cesar Chavez StAwesome, pretty café with extensive, delicious menu, beer, wine, juice bar. Regular spot for coworking, with lots of outdoor seating. A favorite spot.
Pretty great tacos (carnitas are a favorite), lunch and dinner plates, generous portions for reasonable price. Dine in if you're not picky about cleanliness. :)
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La Fruta Feliz
3124 Manor RdPretty great tacos (carnitas are a favorite), lunch and dinner plates, generous portions for reasonable price. Dine in if you're not picky about cleanliness. :)
Awesome cafe with large beer selection, fantastic, homemade kolaches featuring local brisket and sausage inside, with vegan options as well. DELISH! Great place to hang out, some nights they have music. Less than a 10-minute walk away.
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Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches
3220 Manor RdAwesome cafe with large beer selection, fantastic, homemade kolaches featuring local brisket and sausage inside, with vegan options as well. DELISH! Great place to hang out, some nights they have music. Less than a 10-minute walk away.
Great for working remotely, chilling out, limited menu, full bar, happy hour M-F, right across from the lake and park at Mueller.
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Halcyon
218 W 4th StGreat for working remotely, chilling out, limited menu, full bar, happy hour M-F, right across from the lake and park at Mueller.
Limited but solid menu, great drinks, awesome place to hang out when the weather's nice. All outdoor seating, some covered. Less than a 20-minute walk away.
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Contigo
2027 Anchor LnLimited but solid menu, great drinks, awesome place to hang out when the weather's nice. All outdoor seating, some covered. Less than a 20-minute walk away.
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
1905 S 1st StFancy cupcakes, vegan cupcakes, yum
Mysteriously under the radar BBQ spot with a full bar. Their herbed pork ribs are some of the best I've had here, in my opinion, and the other stuff isn't too shabby either. Sides are tweaked by the chef, not straightforward, and slightly "fancy." Whiskey of the month is $5 at all times and $3 during happy hour. Tons of whiskey, full bar, incredible old building, beautiful bar, and decent outdoor area. They run out of BBQ towards the end of the night. Parking is really tough, so this would be a great one to Lyft to...and take advantage of that special whiskey.
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Freedmen's
Mysteriously under the radar BBQ spot with a full bar. Their herbed pork ribs are some of the best I've had here, in my opinion, and the other stuff isn't too shabby either. Sides are tweaked by the chef, not straightforward, and slightly "fancy." Whiskey of the month is $5 at all times and $3 during happy hour. Tons of whiskey, full bar, incredible old building, beautiful bar, and decent outdoor area. They run out of BBQ towards the end of the night. Parking is really tough, so this would be a great one to Lyft to...and take advantage of that special whiskey.
Yum. Good drinks, food, on East 6th near clubs. It does fill up so consider a reservation.
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Licha's Cantina
1306 E 6th StYum. Good drinks, food, on East 6th near clubs. It does fill up so consider a reservation.
Great 24-hour restaurant with delicious cocktails, southern fare, salads, and brunch. Gets busy at mealtime.
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24 Diner
600 N Lamar BlvdGreat 24-hour restaurant with delicious cocktails, southern fare, salads, and brunch. Gets busy at mealtime.
Fried chicken tacos, oh my god. This location has a full bar. Yummy stuff.
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Torchy's Tacos
2809 S 1st StFried chicken tacos, oh my god. This location has a full bar. Yummy stuff.
Parks & Nature
Swimming! It's a bit chilly but it's gorgeous and you get used to it. An absolute must for any visit to Austin. Fresh spring water! Open until 10pm, night swimming when it's hot out is incredible.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrSwimming! It's a bit chilly but it's gorgeous and you get used to it. An absolute must for any visit to Austin. Fresh spring water! Open until 10pm, night swimming when it's hot out is incredible.
Zilker Metropolitan Park
2207 Barton Springs RdAmazing swimming hole, official park so there's a small fee to get in. TOTALLY worth the 45-min drive out of town. They also have a beautiful butterfly garden with giant wind chimes, waterfalls. Bliss out. Swim with turtles. Absolutely edenic.
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Krause Springs
424 Co Rd 404Amazing swimming hole, official park so there's a small fee to get in. TOTALLY worth the 45-min drive out of town. They also have a beautiful butterfly garden with giant wind chimes, waterfalls. Bliss out. Swim with turtles. Absolutely edenic.
Awesome art installation is there right now, by Patrick Dougherty. Go check it out before it falls apart!
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პისის რაიონის პარკი
1100 Kingsbury StAwesome art installation is there right now, by Patrick Dougherty. Go check it out before it falls apart!
Sightseeing
Cool, folk art tower built by artist in his own backyard. Drive by anytime and poke your head in. $5 donation, totally worth supporting his crazy vision.
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Cathedral of Junk
4422 Lareina DrCool, folk art tower built by artist in his own backyard. Drive by anytime and poke your head in. $5 donation, totally worth supporting his crazy vision.
Arts & Culture
Harry Ransom Center
300 W 21st StGreat photo collection, worth checking out
ბულოკის ტექსასის სახელმწიფო ისტორიული მუზეუმი
1800 Congress AveThe name is self-explanatory!
Fantastic exhibitions cover not just LBJ's presidency but anything going on during that late 1960s-early 1970s era in politics, music, television, culture. Awesome building, too.
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LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River StFantastic exhibitions cover not just LBJ's presidency but anything going on during that late 1960s-early 1970s era in politics, music, television, culture. Awesome building, too.
Drinks & Nightlife
Awesome venue with international scene, always something interesting going on, funky decor, great backyard.
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Sahara Lounge
1413 Webberville RdAwesome venue with international scene, always something interesting going on, funky decor, great backyard.
Awesome honky tonk with variety in crowd and bands. It's not all country. They also host rockabilly, New Orleans, and weirdo bands. Great taco truck on the patio. Always a great time. Take a two-stepping or zydeco dance class if you're so inclined!
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The White Horse
500 Comal StAwesome honky tonk with variety in crowd and bands. It's not all country. They also host rockabilly, New Orleans, and weirdo bands. Great taco truck on the patio. Always a great time. Take a two-stepping or zydeco dance class if you're so inclined!
Good drinks, friendly bartenders, you can order food from the nearby joint that's really good (from vegan to meat lover options), low-key vibe, great patio. I love this place.
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The Wheel
1902 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdGood drinks, friendly bartenders, you can order food from the nearby joint that's really good (from vegan to meat lover options), low-key vibe, great patio. I love this place.
Blues isn't always my thing, but I love this place anyway. Great neighborhood joint a few blocks walk away. Fun crowd, great bands and backyard, a must. Music starts relatively early, around 8pm. They also have a legendary weekend brunch with live music.
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Skylark Lounge
2039 Airport BlvdBlues isn't always my thing, but I love this place anyway. Great neighborhood joint a few blocks walk away. Fun crowd, great bands and backyard, a must. Music starts relatively early, around 8pm. They also have a legendary weekend brunch with live music.
Favorite dive bar with frozen margaritas in the city. East Side, usually pretty mellow, some nights with live music. A great spot for chilling outdoors.
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Hard Luck Lounge
3526 E 7th StFavorite dive bar with frozen margaritas in the city. East Side, usually pretty mellow, some nights with live music. A great spot for chilling outdoors.
Awesome beer-and-wine-only bar with limited food menu. Great backyard, neighborhood feeling. Cool, cool spot.
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Kinda Tropical
3501 E 7th StAwesome beer-and-wine-only bar with limited food menu. Great backyard, neighborhood feeling. Cool, cool spot.
Great blues and R&B club with old-timey vibes and an upstairs, more quiet second bar.
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C-Boys Heart and Soul
2008 S Congress AveGreat blues and R&B club with old-timey vibes and an upstairs, more quiet second bar.
Entertainment & Activities
Awesome art-house theater with something for everyone. Film festivals, shorts, events, horror, art house, foreign, kitschy...they've got it all! And a full bar, some snacks. Great spot. A friend recently spotted Willie Nelson leaving a show here, no lie!
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AFS Cinema
6259 Middle Fiskville RdAwesome art-house theater with something for everyone. Film festivals, shorts, events, horror, art house, foreign, kitschy...they've got it all! And a full bar, some snacks. Great spot. A friend recently spotted Willie Nelson leaving a show here, no lie!
Indie, arty theater downtown with limited food menu and full bar.
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Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th StIndie, arty theater downtown with limited food menu and full bar.
Rock climbing gym with yoga, free climbing (as in no harness)! Cool local spot.
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Austin Bouldering Project
979 Springdale RdRock climbing gym with yoga, free climbing (as in no harness)! Cool local spot.
Essentials
Huge grocery store with great international section, cheap produce. Not the place to go if you're Whole Foodsie.
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Fiesta Mart, LLC
3909 N I- 35 Service RdHuge grocery store with great international section, cheap produce. Not the place to go if you're Whole Foodsie.
Small, organic, expensive local market with limited selection of groceries, and coffee bar with some food options. Really nice staff and great outdoor seating with occasional events (trivia night, etc.)
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in.gredients
Small, organic, expensive local market with limited selection of groceries, and coffee bar with some food options. Really nice staff and great outdoor seating with occasional events (trivia night, etc.)
H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd