Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Great food, biking distance, great happy hour, friendly staff!!
37 locals recommend
Porter
3715 South 1st Street
37 locals recommend
Great food, biking distance, great happy hour, friendly staff!!
Awesome for a quick and local drive through taco place - try the breakfast tacos!!
51 locals recommend
El Tacorrido
2316 S 1st St
51 locals recommend
Awesome for a quick and local drive through taco place - try the breakfast tacos!!
The original Chuy's!!!
412 locals recommend
Chuy's
1728 Barton Springs Rd
412 locals recommend
The original Chuy's!!!
Katie's favorite food truck - homemade pasta on site... amazing italian food.
182 locals recommend
Patrizi's
2307 Manor Rd
182 locals recommend
Katie's favorite food truck - homemade pasta on site... amazing italian food.
Austin's standby...
275 locals recommend
Torchy's Tacos
1311 South 1st Street
275 locals recommend
Austin's standby...
Local brewery - great grub.
98 locals recommend
Uncle Billy's Brewery & Smokehouse
1530 Barton Springs Rd
98 locals recommend
Local brewery - great grub.
Closest coffee, good vibes.
176 locals recommend
Summer Moon Coffee
3115 S 1st St
176 locals recommend
Closest coffee, good vibes.
Ask for a table outside and get a breathtaking city view.
170 locals recommend
El Alma
1025 Barton Springs Rd
170 locals recommend
Ask for a table outside and get a breathtaking city view.
Best subs - local place.
124 locals recommend
ThunderCloud Subs
2308 Lake Austin Blvd
124 locals recommend
Best subs - local place.
Best pizza in Austin - second only to pies straight out of Brooklyn.
791 locals recommend
Home Slice Pizza
1415 S Congress Ave
791 locals recommend
Best pizza in Austin - second only to pies straight out of Brooklyn.
Date night small plates - one of our favs.
82 locals recommend
Second Bar + Kitchen
200 Congress Ave
82 locals recommend
Date night small plates - one of our favs.
Delicious Neapolitan pizza with a good wine list.
180 locals recommend
Bufalina Pizza
2215 E Cesar Chavez St
180 locals recommend
Delicious Neapolitan pizza with a good wine list.
Holy cow this cheesesteaks are insane.
36 locals recommend
Wholly Cow Burgers
3010 S Lamar Blvd
36 locals recommend
Holy cow this cheesesteaks are insane.
Best sit down Italian.
12 locals recommend
La Traviata
314 Congress Ave
12 locals recommend
Best sit down Italian.
Best steaks in the city... they come at a price.
15 locals recommend
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
320 E 2nd St
15 locals recommend
Best steaks in the city... they come at a price.
Delicious, local, fast-food burgers. Late night too.
302 locals recommend
P. Terry's Burger Stand
404 S Lamar Blvd
302 locals recommend
Delicious, local, fast-food burgers. Late night too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Awesome local brewery that has good food and live music!
435 locals recommend
The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.
1305 W Oltorf St
435 locals recommend
Awesome local brewery that has good food and live music!
Our favorite neighborhood bar with delicious bbq from the food truck outside.
33 locals recommend
Bat Bar Austin
218 E 6th St
33 locals recommend
Our favorite neighborhood bar with delicious bbq from the food truck outside.
German biergarten and bakery - try the pretzels.
358 locals recommend
Easy Tiger
1501 E 7th St
358 locals recommend
German biergarten and bakery - try the pretzels.
The most intricate cocktails I've ever seen... a true experience.
14 locals recommend
CU29
720 Brazos St
14 locals recommend
The most intricate cocktails I've ever seen... a true experience.
Hipster central.
153 locals recommend
Cheer Up Charlies
900 Red River St
153 locals recommend
Hipster central.
Where to go to dance with hipsters.
153 locals recommend
Barbarella
611 Red River St
153 locals recommend
Where to go to dance with hipsters.
Voted best Honky Tonk in Texas. Quite an experience.
478 locals recommend
Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
478 locals recommend
Voted best Honky Tonk in Texas. Quite an experience.
Only if you're in the mood for a fancy bar and expensive drinks but this place is awesome.
78 locals recommend
W Austin
200 Lavaca St
78 locals recommend
Only if you're in the mood for a fancy bar and expensive drinks but this place is awesome.
Cool basement jazz club.
224 locals recommend
Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave
224 locals recommend
Cool basement jazz club.

Essentials

The local version of whole foods...
765 locals recommend
Central Market
4477 S Lamar Blvd
765 locals recommend
The local version of whole foods...
Standard grocery store... nothing exciting...
1667 locals recommend
H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
1667 locals recommend
Standard grocery store... nothing exciting...

Everything Else

Looks like a total dive... BUT IT'S BYOB and the best pedi ever... make an appointment for sure.
21 locals recommend
Great Nails & Spa
2911 S 1st St
21 locals recommend
Looks like a total dive... BUT IT'S BYOB and the best pedi ever... make an appointment for sure.

Sightseeing

Feel like your rubbing shoulders with oil barons of the early 1900s at this historic hotel. The chocolate cake in the cafe wins awards.
104 locals recommend
The Driskill In The Unbound Collection By Hyatt
604 Brazos St
104 locals recommend
Feel like your rubbing shoulders with oil barons of the early 1900s at this historic hotel. The chocolate cake in the cafe wins awards.
Closest local hiking trail with beautiful views.
531 locals recommend
Barton Creek Greenbelt
3755 South Capital of Texas Highway
531 locals recommend
Closest local hiking trail with beautiful views.
One of the coolest natural places I've ever seen.
318 locals recommend
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Rd 6026
318 locals recommend
One of the coolest natural places I've ever seen.