Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Shopping

They have a great selection of cheeses and offer cheese making classes.
91 locals recommend
Antonelli's Cheese Shop
4220 Duval St
91 locals recommend
They have a great selection of cheeses and offer cheese making classes.

Food Scene

Good american-style plates
141 locals recommend
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
4206 Duval St
141 locals recommend
Good american-style plates
This is a great little hang-out for a small sandwich, glass of wine, coffee or gelato.
80 locals recommend
Dolce Vita
80 locals recommend
This is a great little hang-out for a small sandwich, glass of wine, coffee or gelato.
Good Tex-Mex food
96 locals recommend
Julio's Cafe
4230 Duval St
96 locals recommend
Good Tex-Mex food
Good vegetarian restaurant
146 locals recommend
Mother's Cafe
146 locals recommend
Good vegetarian restaurant
Cool little Italian diner
91 locals recommend
ASTI Trattoria
408 E 43rd St
91 locals recommend
Cool little Italian diner
This little cafe and bakery is loved by the whole city. It has some great gluten-free options on the menu.
197 locals recommend
Quack's 43rd Street Bakery
411 E 43rd St
197 locals recommend
This little cafe and bakery is loved by the whole city. It has some great gluten-free options on the menu.
This is such a cool little place! It offers fresh juices, shots, smoothies, cleanses and vegan meals right along side vintage records and all-natural gelato. Very funky and good!
519 locals recommend
JuiceLand
1625 Barton Springs Rd
519 locals recommend
This is such a cool little place! It offers fresh juices, shots, smoothies, cleanses and vegan meals right along side vintage records and all-natural gelato. Very funky and good!
My all-time favorite restaurant and rated one of the best in the world.
309 locals recommend
Uchiko
4200 N Lamar Blvd
309 locals recommend
My all-time favorite restaurant and rated one of the best in the world.
My all-time favorite restaurant and rated one of the best in the world.
688 locals recommend
Uchi
801 S Lamar Blvd
688 locals recommend
My all-time favorite restaurant and rated one of the best in the world.
Great Vietnamese food and French bakery items
426 locals recommend
Elizabeth Street Cafe
1501 S 1st St
426 locals recommend
Great Vietnamese food and French bakery items
The most perfect Italian gelato! Light, but flavorful and interesting flavors. The three owners are all from Italy and chose Austin to open their first shop in the US.
120 locals recommend
Dolce Neve Gelato
1713 S 1st St
120 locals recommend
The most perfect Italian gelato! Light, but flavorful and interesting flavors. The three owners are all from Italy and chose Austin to open their first shop in the US.
Amazing tacos! They close at 3pm.
247 locals recommend
Tacodeli
4200 N Lamar Blvd
247 locals recommend
Amazing tacos! They close at 3pm.
Great sandwiches and lunch plates!
17 locals recommend
34th Street Cafe
1005 W 34th St
17 locals recommend
Great sandwiches and lunch plates!
They are tea specialists and also have a fantastic, healthy, vegetarian and gluten-free-friendly lunch and dinner menu. Their desserts and pastries are also spectacular!
28 locals recommend
The Steeping Room
4400 N Lamar Blvd
28 locals recommend
They are tea specialists and also have a fantastic, healthy, vegetarian and gluten-free-friendly lunch and dinner menu. Their desserts and pastries are also spectacular!
This little bar and restaurant serves classy plates and home-brewed beers and other interesting drinks.
74 locals recommend
Hopfields
3110 Guadalupe St
74 locals recommend
This little bar and restaurant serves classy plates and home-brewed beers and other interesting drinks.
Great Italian food and great location for exploring downtown.
15 locals recommend
Numero28
452 W 2nd St
15 locals recommend
Great Italian food and great location for exploring downtown.
Original Mexican food and great atmosphere. Another great place to stop in while exploring downtown.
191 locals recommend
La Condesa
400 W 2nd St
191 locals recommend
Original Mexican food and great atmosphere. Another great place to stop in while exploring downtown.
Good barbecue! Let them know you're a rookie ;-)
62 locals recommend
Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q
3914 N Lamar Blvd
62 locals recommend
Good barbecue! Let them know you're a rookie ;-)
A family-run, authentic Colombian food restaurant. We love the Pollo Guisado, the tropical fruit juices and Tres Leches cake.
55 locals recommend
Casa Colombia
2409 E 7th St
55 locals recommend
A family-run, authentic Colombian food restaurant. We love the Pollo Guisado, the tropical fruit juices and Tres Leches cake.
This is a fun little Spanish tapas bar.
91 locals recommend
Barlata
1500 S Lamar Blvd
91 locals recommend
This is a fun little Spanish tapas bar.
A great quiet oasis for sipping coffee, reading, working, or just looking at Lake Austin.
371 locals recommend
Mozart's Coffee Roasters
3825 Lake Austin Blvd
371 locals recommend
A great quiet oasis for sipping coffee, reading, working, or just looking at Lake Austin.
Good, fresh Mexican restaurant and it takes you to one of Austins most quaint and historic neighborhoods.
106 locals recommend
Zocalo Cafe
1110 W Lynn St
106 locals recommend
Good, fresh Mexican restaurant and it takes you to one of Austins most quaint and historic neighborhoods.
Great French food with a nice outdoor patio and an exciting wait staff.
522 locals recommend
Justine's
4710 E 5th St
522 locals recommend
Great French food with a nice outdoor patio and an exciting wait staff.
The Jacoby family has an integrated farm to table concept that's hyper local.
197 locals recommend
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
3235 E Cesar Chavez St
197 locals recommend
The Jacoby family has an integrated farm to table concept that's hyper local.
Barbecue in the country
480 locals recommend
Salt Lick BBQ
18300 Farm to Market Rd 1826
480 locals recommend
Barbecue in the country
Great Spanish food
32 locals recommend
BULLFIGHT
4807 Airport Boulevard
32 locals recommend
Great Spanish food
It's amazing!
120 locals recommend
Café No Sé
1603 S Congress Ave
120 locals recommend
It's amazing!
It's very good, authentic Neopolitan pizza
70 locals recommend
Bufalina Due
6555 Burnet Rd
70 locals recommend
It's very good, authentic Neopolitan pizza

Essentials

Very convenient for fresh produce and the essentials.
291 locals recommend
Fresh Plus Grocery
1221 W Lynn St
291 locals recommend
Very convenient for fresh produce and the essentials.
Great for ALL your grocery shopping and more.
1667 locals recommend
H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
1667 locals recommend
Great for ALL your grocery shopping and more.
This is a community cornerstone. It offers organic groceries, ready-made meals, cooking classes, free live music Thursday-Sunday, a restaurant, playground, and a park and walking trail.
765 locals recommend
Central Market
4477 S Lamar Blvd
765 locals recommend
This is a community cornerstone. It offers organic groceries, ready-made meals, cooking classes, free live music Thursday-Sunday, a restaurant, playground, and a park and walking trail.

Everything Else

Public tennis and basketball courts, a playground and a wading pool in the summer.
38 locals recommend
Shipe Neighborhood Park
4400 Avenue G
38 locals recommend
Public tennis and basketball courts, a playground and a wading pool in the summer.
Nearest US Post Office
39 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
4300 Speedway
39 locals recommend
Nearest US Post Office
Public Golf Course
22 locals recommend
Hancock Recreation Center
811 E 41st St
22 locals recommend
Public Golf Course

Arts & Culture

The Elisabet Ney Museum is the former studio and portrait collection created by 19th century sculptor Elisabet Ney. https://www.austintexas.gov/Elisabetney
77 locals recommend
Elisabet Ney Museum
304 E 44th St
77 locals recommend
The Elisabet Ney Museum is the former studio and portrait collection created by 19th century sculptor Elisabet Ney. https://www.austintexas.gov/Elisabetney
An Austin-weird movie theater with fun previews before each show and unusual shows featuring sing-alongs and quote-alongs of movie classics. They offer a full food menu and service during the show.
770 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar
1120 S Lamar Blvd
770 locals recommend
An Austin-weird movie theater with fun previews before each show and unusual shows featuring sing-alongs and quote-alongs of movie classics. They offer a full food menu and service during the show.
Another eat-in movie theater that's more intimate, classy and shows more indie films.
347 locals recommend
Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th St
347 locals recommend
Another eat-in movie theater that's more intimate, classy and shows more indie films.
Great exhibits
644 locals recommend
The Blanton Museum of Art
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
644 locals recommend
Great exhibits
Very interesting park and art
235 locals recommend
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
605 Azie Morton Rd
235 locals recommend
Very interesting park and art

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Thai fusion
349 locals recommend
Sway
1417 S 1st St
349 locals recommend
Great Thai fusion
Country music and dancing
478 locals recommend
Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
478 locals recommend
Country music and dancing
Great live music
815 locals recommend
The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
815 locals recommend
Great live music
Filled with fun bars and restaurants!
793 locals recommend
Rainey Street
Rainey Street
793 locals recommend
Filled with fun bars and restaurants!

Sightseeing

A beautiful building and historic site. The free hourly tours are very interesting.
1119 locals recommend
Texas Senate
1200 Congress Ave
1119 locals recommend
A beautiful building and historic site. The free hourly tours are very interesting.
A fun and interesting stroll, especially on the first Thursday of every month.
650 locals recommend
South Congress
650 locals recommend
A fun and interesting stroll, especially on the first Thursday of every month.
Wow! These are some fantastic views of the city while getting a good walk in as well.
71 locals recommend
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk
71 locals recommend
Wow! These are some fantastic views of the city while getting a good walk in as well.
Definitely a strange attraction, but that's why you're in Austin.
110 locals recommend
Cathedral of Junk
4422 Lareina Dr
110 locals recommend
Definitely a strange attraction, but that's why you're in Austin.
A nice escape from the city hustle and bustle.
429 locals recommend
Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Rd
429 locals recommend
A nice escape from the city hustle and bustle.
Fly a kite, kick the soccer ball around, hit the volleyball or just lounge, this is a good place to be lazy or active.
1533 locals recommend
Zilker Metropolitan Park
2207 Barton Springs Rd
1533 locals recommend
Fly a kite, kick the soccer ball around, hit the volleyball or just lounge, this is a good place to be lazy or active.
Open all year around, this natural (very cold) spring welcomes swimmers and sunbathers.
2454 locals recommend
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
2454 locals recommend
Open all year around, this natural (very cold) spring welcomes swimmers and sunbathers.
Peacocks!
178 locals recommend
Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve
3505 W 35th St
178 locals recommend
Peacocks!
Regardless of your political views, this library and museum is fascinating. It takes you through this period of history along side LBJ's life.
240 locals recommend
LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River St
240 locals recommend
Regardless of your political views, this library and museum is fascinating. It takes you through this period of history along side LBJ's life.
A great panoramic view of the hill country and downtown.
1082 locals recommend
Mount Bonnell
1082 locals recommend
A great panoramic view of the hill country and downtown.
Learn about the largest urban bat community in the US and see them swarm out at dusk.
131 locals recommend
Statesman Bat Observation Center
305 S Congress Ave
131 locals recommend
Learn about the largest urban bat community in the US and see them swarm out at dusk.