Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Great local restaurant and bar with an exceptional list of micro-brews on tap. Great to get away (southwest) during traffic times.
28 locals recommend
Hyde Park Bar & Grill Westgate
4521 West Gate Blvd
28 locals recommend
Great local restaurant and bar with an exceptional list of micro-brews on tap. Great to get away (southwest) during traffic times.
If you're looking for a well-cooked American meal, this is the place to hunker down.
780 locals recommend
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
1400 S Congress Ave
780 locals recommend
If you're looking for a well-cooked American meal, this is the place to hunker down.
A staple.
279 locals recommend
South Congress Cafe
1600 S Congress Ave
279 locals recommend
A staple.
The less-busy version of the famous northern location.
478 locals recommend
Magnolia Cafe
1920 S Congress Ave
478 locals recommend
The less-busy version of the famous northern location.
Pizza. Good pizza.
791 locals recommend
Home Slice Pizza
1415 S Congress Ave
791 locals recommend
Pizza. Good pizza.
The best coffee in downtown.
495 locals recommend
Jo's Coffee
1300 S Congress Ave
495 locals recommend
The best coffee in downtown.
It's what you want, want you need: BBQ by the pound.
919 locals recommend
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
919 locals recommend
It's what you want, want you need: BBQ by the pound.
It's there. Right across the street.
254 locals recommend
Starbucks
1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd
254 locals recommend
It's there. Right across the street.

Drinks & Nightlife

Your neighborhood dive bar. Made famous in a country song by a local musician.
31 locals recommend
Horseshoe Lounge
2034 South Lamar Boulevard
31 locals recommend
Your neighborhood dive bar. Made famous in a country song by a local musician.
A classy bar where you can order a French 77 and not feel out of place.
152 locals recommend
The Highball
1120 S Lamar Blvd
152 locals recommend
A classy bar where you can order a French 77 and not feel out of place.

Essentials

Not quite Whole Foods, but Farmer's Market style groceries.
165 locals recommend
Sprouts Farmers Market
4006 S Lamar Blvd
165 locals recommend
Not quite Whole Foods, but Farmer's Market style groceries.
An Austin co-cop grocery staple, so I couldn't leave it out...but it'd be better of me to label this as sightseeing or tourism. Good luck, I warned you.
337 locals recommend
Wheatsville Food Co-Op
3101 Guadalupe St
337 locals recommend
An Austin co-cop grocery staple, so I couldn't leave it out...but it'd be better of me to label this as sightseeing or tourism. Good luck, I warned you.

Arts & Culture

BYOB mini golf..what more could you want?
201 locals recommend
Peter Pan Mini Golf
1207 Barton Springs Rd
201 locals recommend
BYOB mini golf..what more could you want?

Everything Else

Costume shop. Fun to peruse.
87 locals recommend
Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds
1506 S Congress Ave
87 locals recommend
Costume shop. Fun to peruse.
The best local municipal you've ever played at. It's busy with youngin's due to the investments from the middle-upper class that live in the area, but great to play nine holes at the end of the day.
51 locals recommend
Lions Municipal Public Golf Course
2901 Enfield Rd
51 locals recommend
The best local municipal you've ever played at. It's busy with youngin's due to the investments from the middle-upper class that live in the area, but great to play nine holes at the end of the day.
If you shoot scratch, give Falconhead a try. Beautiful, challenging course with rolling hills in a mixed development area.
17 locals recommend
Falconhead Golf Club
15201 Falcon Head Blvd
17 locals recommend
If you shoot scratch, give Falconhead a try. Beautiful, challenging course with rolling hills in a mixed development area.