Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Great food, delicious breakfast!
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Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th St
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Great food, delicious breakfast!
Delicious, delicious brisket! Be ready for long lines, and go before you may get hungry, or your experience may not be as pleasant. Still, an Austin landmark.
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Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
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Delicious, delicious brisket! Be ready for long lines, and go before you may get hungry, or your experience may not be as pleasant. Still, an Austin landmark.
Food is wonderful, the place is really nice, good wine selection. Perfect for a nice dining out or a romantic dinner. Or when you feel like it.
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Justine's
4710 E 5th St
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Food is wonderful, the place is really nice, good wine selection. Perfect for a nice dining out or a romantic dinner. Or when you feel like it.
Really good pizza, and it delivers!
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Hoboken Pie
718 Red River St
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Really good pizza, and it delivers!
A vegan / vegetarian alternative within walking distance from our place.
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Counter Culture
2908 E Cesar Chavez St
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A vegan / vegetarian alternative within walking distance from our place.
Although not my favorite, it is an Austin landmark, well known for their huge breakfast plates, so either go very hungry or with a couple of friends! They also have breakfast tacos to go.
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Juan in a Million
2300 E Cesar Chavez St
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Although not my favorite, it is an Austin landmark, well known for their huge breakfast plates, so either go very hungry or with a couple of friends! They also have breakfast tacos to go.
Gourmet food in a trailer! I love their Brussels sprouts and fried beets.
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The Liberty
1618 East 6th Street
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Gourmet food in a trailer! I love their Brussels sprouts and fried beets.
Great margaritas! Their food is not bad, either.
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Takoba
1411 E 7th St
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Great margaritas! Their food is not bad, either.
The pretzels are amazing!
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Hi Hat Public House
2121 E 6th St
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The pretzels are amazing!
Great place to go for a healthy juice or smoothie.
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JuiceLand
1625 Barton Springs Rd
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Great place to go for a healthy juice or smoothie.
Another great vegetarian / vegan / healthy food venue. The tortilla soup is delicious, and the vegan tamales are awesome too.
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Mr. Natural
1901 E Cesar Chavez St
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Another great vegetarian / vegan / healthy food venue. The tortilla soup is delicious, and the vegan tamales are awesome too.
Coffee shop meets vintage store, a neighborhood favorite!
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Friends & Neighbors
2614 East Cesar Chavez Street
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Coffee shop meets vintage store, a neighborhood favorite!
A barbecue legend in Austin! Love the ribs.
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John Mueller Meat Co
2500 E 6th St
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A barbecue legend in Austin! Love the ribs.
Great bar on a very nice, tree shaded patio. I love the sweet potato with curry mayo and the goat cheese and beet sandwich. Yum! Sunday brunch is great, and they make a very good michelada.
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Yellow Jacket Social Club
1704 E 5th St
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Great bar on a very nice, tree shaded patio. I love the sweet potato with curry mayo and the goat cheese and beet sandwich. Yum! Sunday brunch is great, and they make a very good michelada.
New Orleans style restaurant, delicious breakfast option!
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Sawyer & Co
4827 E Cesar Chavez St
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New Orleans style restaurant, delicious breakfast option!
Great place for seafood, my favorite is the fish with grits. (Seriously, those grits are amazing!)
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Mongers
4119 Guadalupe Street
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Great place for seafood, my favorite is the fish with grits. (Seriously, those grits are amazing!)
Higher price restaurant, but the food is delicious. The patio overlooking the river is really nice, and makes it a great option for cocktails as well.
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Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
3235 E Cesar Chavez St
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Higher price restaurant, but the food is delicious. The patio overlooking the river is really nice, and makes it a great option for cocktails as well.
Cute little place, used to be the neighborhood laundromat. Nice cocktails, food is great. Try the crab toast (whatever it's called)!
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Launderette
2115 Holly St
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Cute little place, used to be the neighborhood laundromat. Nice cocktails, food is great. Try the crab toast (whatever it's called)!
Nice little cafe, good coffee and good ambiance.
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Counter Cafe
1914 E 6th St
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Nice little cafe, good coffee and good ambiance.
A cute little bakery, with vegan and gluten free options. Open in the mornings only.
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Capital City Bakery
2211 E Cesar Chavez St
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A cute little bakery, with vegan and gluten free options. Open in the mornings only.
great coffee!
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Cuvee Coffee Bar
2000 E 6th St
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great coffee!
Amazing Texas style barbecue. Delicious brisket!
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La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St
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Amazing Texas style barbecue. Delicious brisket!
Pretty good barbecue and brunch
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Pitchfork Pretty
2708 E Cesar Chavez St
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Pretty good barbecue and brunch
New York style pizza, open till late.
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Southside Flying Pizza
2206 S Congress Ave
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New York style pizza, open till late.
A must go! Japanese style barbecue place, small plates for sharing. Really really good!
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Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
2713 E 2nd St
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A must go! Japanese style barbecue place, small plates for sharing. Really really good!
Small sharing plates, kind of pricey, but very good food.
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Juniper
2400 E Cesar Chavez St
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Small sharing plates, kind of pricey, but very good food.
For breakfast tacos, look no further! This food trailer is right behind the house. Migas tacos are just amazing.
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Tacos Guerrero
96 N Pleasant Valley Rd
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For breakfast tacos, look no further! This food trailer is right behind the house. Migas tacos are just amazing.
Italian food with a changing menu. Everything I've had there has been delicious!
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Intero Restaurant
2612 E Cesar Chavez St
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Italian food with a changing menu. Everything I've had there has been delicious!

Everything Else

This social club is a great place to hear live Latin music and dance, dance, dance! They offer tango and salsa lessons as well.
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Esquina Tango
209 Pedernales St
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This social club is a great place to hear live Latin music and dance, dance, dance! They offer tango and salsa lessons as well.
First, they have chocolate croissants. Coffee is good, good sandwiches, good wine and beer selection, a nice place to go to lunch if you're downtown.
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Easy Tiger
1501 E 7th St
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First, they have chocolate croissants. Coffee is good, good sandwiches, good wine and beer selection, a nice place to go to lunch if you're downtown.
Local Farmer's market on weekends! Try The Gardener's Feast tamales, yum! (They may not be open during SXSW tho, as it is on the Fader Fort).
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HOPE Farmers Market
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Local Farmer's market on weekends! Try The Gardener's Feast tamales, yum! (They may not be open during SXSW tho, as it is on the Fader Fort).
Craving Mexican street food? These tacos will do the trick! Delicious tacos, and as close to the real thing as it gets!
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Veracruz All Natural Food Truck
2505 Webberville Road
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Craving Mexican street food? These tacos will do the trick! Delicious tacos, and as close to the real thing as it gets!
Local beer, they have a nice tap room.
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Blue Owl Brewing
2400 E Cesar Chavez St
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Local beer, they have a nice tap room.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice place to go for a beer, sandwiches are great and soup is served in bread! The artichoke and spinach dip is a favorite.
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Gourmands
2316 Webberville Rd
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Nice place to go for a beer, sandwiches are great and soup is served in bread! The artichoke and spinach dip is a favorite.
Neighborhood bar, good selection of beers and cocktails, you can go on your pjs if you want, very laid back. No parking, so bike or take a cab (or a 20 min walk if you wish, not too bad)
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Drinks Lounge
2001 E Cesar Chavez St
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Neighborhood bar, good selection of beers and cocktails, you can go on your pjs if you want, very laid back. No parking, so bike or take a cab (or a 20 min walk if you wish, not too bad)
Nice little neighborhood bar. Live music pretty much every day. I've never seen the same band there twice, and all of the bands I've listened to there have been amazing. The place has a nice patio outside. Right next to it there's a food trailer park with lots of food options.
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Stay Gold
1910 E Cesar Chavez St
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Nice little neighborhood bar. Live music pretty much every day. I've never seen the same band there twice, and all of the bands I've listened to there have been amazing. The place has a nice patio outside. Right next to it there's a food trailer park with lots of food options.
Another good option for cocktails, a little less casual than Drinks across the street.
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Craftsman
2000 E Cesar Chavez St
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Another good option for cocktails, a little less casual than Drinks across the street.
An Austin classic, and a house that found a new place after its original site turned into condos. Great place, locals favorite!
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Lustre Pearl East
114 Linden St
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An Austin classic, and a house that found a new place after its original site turned into condos. Great place, locals favorite!

Essentials

This HEB is the closest grocery store to the house. You can take bus 17 direction Levander Loop and it will leave you right in front of it. Don't forget to bring bags!
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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This HEB is the closest grocery store to the house. You can take bus 17 direction Levander Loop and it will leave you right in front of it. Don't forget to bring bags!
They have a nice selection of wine, deli meat and grab-and-go meals. The draft beer is very good, a good place to sit and work.
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Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
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They have a nice selection of wine, deli meat and grab-and-go meals. The draft beer is very good, a good place to sit and work.

Sightseeing

Hike and bike trail one block away from the house! Trail goes all the way downtown and beyond. Get on the bridge at Pleasant Valley for the most beautiful sunset view in Austin.
Holly Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park
2711 Canterbury St
Hike and bike trail one block away from the house! Trail goes all the way downtown and beyond. Get on the bridge at Pleasant Valley for the most beautiful sunset view in Austin.