Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Fantastic tacos and an ace ordering protocol. Order online (at the "Webberville" location) and your tacos will likely be ready by the time you finish walking over there. Pick up or eat under the trees at picnic tables there. Several other food trucks + Desnudo Coffee make for a festive atmosphere.
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Veracruz All Natural Food Truck
2505 Webberville RoadFantastic tacos and an ace ordering protocol. Order online (at the "Webberville" location) and your tacos will likely be ready by the time you finish walking over there. Pick up or eat under the trees at picnic tables there. Several other food trucks + Desnudo Coffee make for a festive atmosphere.
Local butcher shop also serving lunch, dinner, & weekend brunch. Great local food.
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Salt & Time
1912 E 7th StLocal butcher shop also serving lunch, dinner, & weekend brunch. Great local food.
Just everything on the menu is delicious. A little pricier than our other options but festive and worth it. Leisurely lunch under the front canopy is lovely.
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Launderette
2115 Holly StJust everything on the menu is delicious. A little pricier than our other options but festive and worth it. Leisurely lunch under the front canopy is lovely.
When you need a quick dinner of protein, Kebabalicious has your back. Sometimes live music on the back porch, too.
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Kebabalicious
1311 E 7th StWhen you need a quick dinner of protein, Kebabalicious has your back. Sometimes live music on the back porch, too.
Great Texas barbecue. Check their website for hours. Go early and expect a line. Get the brisket.
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La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez StGreat Texas barbecue. Check their website for hours. Go early and expect a line. Get the brisket.
Food truck serving up breakfast tacos with fluffy eggs and veggies. Tucked away on an alley, it's a little more of a secret than Veracruz All Natural. Picnic tables. We especially like the Migas and the Machaca tacos!
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Granny's Tacos
1401 E 7th StFood truck serving up breakfast tacos with fluffy eggs and veggies. Tucked away on an alley, it's a little more of a secret than Veracruz All Natural. Picnic tables. We especially like the Migas and the Machaca tacos!
Izakaya with a Texas flavor: small plates of delicious smoked, cooked, and raw foods. Try the smoked duck breast and the sticky rice tamale. Ramen, too.
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Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
2713 E 2nd StIzakaya with a Texas flavor: small plates of delicious smoked, cooked, and raw foods. Try the smoked duck breast and the sticky rice tamale. Ramen, too.
Austin used to be a real miss when it comes to good Italian food. Il Brutto has lots of seating and we loved all the dishes we tried there, from pastas to lamb to snapper to a really excellent semifreddo. A pleasant surprise! Also, nice patio tables under the live oak tree out front.
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Il Brutto
1601 E 6th StAustin used to be a real miss when it comes to good Italian food. Il Brutto has lots of seating and we loved all the dishes we tried there, from pastas to lamb to snapper to a really excellent semifreddo. A pleasant surprise! Also, nice patio tables under the live oak tree out front.
So seriously good. You might experience a line, but service is fast and friendly.
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Ramen Tatsu-Ya
1234 S Lamar BlvdSo seriously good. You might experience a line, but service is fast and friendly.
Want creative, delicious food, perfect wine pairings, and service that makes you feel taken care of? Set just slightly away from the loud Rainey Street bars, Emmer & Rye is the place for a celebratory, relaxing dinner or shared dinner with a few friends.
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Emmer & Rye
51 Rainey StWant creative, delicious food, perfect wine pairings, and service that makes you feel taken care of? Set just slightly away from the loud Rainey Street bars, Emmer & Rye is the place for a celebratory, relaxing dinner or shared dinner with a few friends.
Slightly splurge-y but really delicious all-house-made Mexican food. Nice drinks, and a menu of winners. Don't miss the sweet corn esquites.
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Suerte
1800 E 6th StSlightly splurge-y but really delicious all-house-made Mexican food. Nice drinks, and a menu of winners. Don't miss the sweet corn esquites.
Ezov
Israeli classics and "twists". Delicious and spluge-y, with friendly service.
In the mood for a slice—but a real good slice—and don’t feel like a reservation or a long wait? Walk over to Palm for great pizza, salads, and wine list. (It’s Bufalina’s little sister.) Paper plate service at picnic tables on the covered porch. Easy and sublime. The chef’s salad is a must!
Palm Pizza
In the mood for a slice—but a real good slice—and don’t feel like a reservation or a long wait? Walk over to Palm for great pizza, salads, and wine list. (It’s Bufalina’s little sister.) Paper plate service at picnic tables on the covered porch. Easy and sublime. The chef’s salad is a must!
Drinks & Nightlife
Our own neighborhood honky tonk, the White Horse serves up great twangy music with a friendly crowd and plenty of room to dance. Go early for two step lessons, or just swirl around at your own pleasure. Bomb Tacos in the yard serves up great Mexican fare to go with your Modelo.
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The White Horse
500 Comal StOur own neighborhood honky tonk, the White Horse serves up great twangy music with a friendly crowd and plenty of room to dance. Go early for two step lessons, or just swirl around at your own pleasure. Bomb Tacos in the yard serves up great Mexican fare to go with your Modelo.
Most Texas-y bar in Austin, the Driskill bar envelops you in horsehide and western art. Very comfy place to sit back and enjoy a cocktail away from the fray of 6th Street.
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The Driskill
217 Congress AveMost Texas-y bar in Austin, the Driskill bar envelops you in horsehide and western art. Very comfy place to sit back and enjoy a cocktail away from the fray of 6th Street.
Sightseeing
Take a free tour of our state capitol—larger than the U.S. Capitol, don't ya know. Ask about the whispering spot underneath the dome.
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Texas Senate
1200 Congress AveTake a free tour of our state capitol—larger than the U.S. Capitol, don't ya know. Ask about the whispering spot underneath the dome.
This sweet, small historic property gives you a good idea of early Austin, when France sent an ambassador (albeit once they wanted to get rid of) to the Republic of Texas. Tours and small museum.
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French Legation Museum
This sweet, small historic property gives you a good idea of early Austin, when France sent an ambassador (albeit once they wanted to get rid of) to the Republic of Texas. Tours and small museum.
The bats are thickest between March and November. Go before sundown and enjoy watching the streams of bats leaving their homes under the bridge to feed on insects along the lakeshore. A very cool sight. Enjoy it from the top of the bridge (on Congress) or cross the bridge to the little park at the foot of the bridge on south side of the river.
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Ponte da Avenida Congresso
Congress AvenueThe bats are thickest between March and November. Go before sundown and enjoy watching the streams of bats leaving their homes under the bridge to feed on insects along the lakeshore. A very cool sight. Enjoy it from the top of the bridge (on Congress) or cross the bridge to the little park at the foot of the bridge on south side of the river.
Might sound strange, but our new Central Library is a fabulous place to pop into, or to while away a few hours. Head to the screened reading porches (kids' level and adult level) for comfy reading in the sunshine above Lady Bird Lake. Rooftop terrace is great, and there's a nice cafe on ground level. Austin's newest gem!
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Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library
710 W Cesar Chavez StMight sound strange, but our new Central Library is a fabulous place to pop into, or to while away a few hours. Head to the screened reading porches (kids' level and adult level) for comfy reading in the sunshine above Lady Bird Lake. Rooftop terrace is great, and there's a nice cafe on ground level. Austin's newest gem!
Parks & Nature
Stroll, jog, or bike on the Hike & Bike Trail along Lady Bird Lake. Nice shade on hot days, nice birds and rowing teams to watch in wintertime. Take it west toward downtown for nice city views, or to see the bats under Congress Ave. Bridge.
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Lady Bird Lake
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike TrailStroll, jog, or bike on the Hike & Bike Trail along Lady Bird Lake. Nice shade on hot days, nice birds and rowing teams to watch in wintertime. Take it west toward downtown for nice city views, or to see the bats under Congress Ave. Bridge.
Entertainment & Activities
Comfy & elegant movie theater with bar and small menu of food. We like the front row seats, which are giant recliners with ottomans.
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Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th StComfy & elegant movie theater with bar and small menu of food. We like the front row seats, which are giant recliners with ottomans.
Essentials
Royal Blue Grocery
609 Congress AveNearly every grocery you need (including wine and beer), a short walk away.
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Whole Foods Market
525 N Lamar BlvdNearly every grocery you need (including wine and beer), a short walk away.
Small urban Target with housewares, clothes, groceries, and a CVS pharmacy inside.
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Target
2300 W Ben White BlvdSmall urban Target with housewares, clothes, groceries, and a CVS pharmacy inside.
Getting Around
B-cycle is our local bikeshare. Download the app and check for the nearest bikes to you. There are a few in the neighborhood.
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Austin B-cycle Station
499 E 4th StB-cycle is our local bikeshare. Download the app and check for the nearest bikes to you. There are a few in the neighborhood.