Guidebook for Austin
Essentials
Great local co-op where you can get fresh and organic food.
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Wheatsville Food Co-Op
3101 Guadalupe StGreat local co-op where you can get fresh and organic food.
Your standard big box grocery store with all the standard works.
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdYour standard big box grocery store with all the standard works.
Small, neighborhood food shop with basics, plus a small selection of prepared food and beer. Nice outdoor patio.
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Small, neighborhood food shop with basics, plus a small selection of prepared food and beer. Nice outdoor patio.
Everything Else
Neighborhood liquor store with a good selection of wine, beer, and -- of course -- spirits.
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J & J Spirits
1131 E 11th StNeighborhood liquor store with a good selection of wine, beer, and -- of course -- spirits.
Shopping
Grab a snack, a taco, soap, bread, salad, ice cream and more. Classic one-stop-shop with 27 beers on tap and a surprising selection of wine.
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Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez StGrab a snack, a taco, soap, bread, salad, ice cream and more. Classic one-stop-shop with 27 beers on tap and a surprising selection of wine.
Local items, global items, and everything in between. They have lovely small gifts and takeaways. Always worth a quick stop.
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1211 E 11th StLocal items, global items, and everything in between. They have lovely small gifts and takeaways. Always worth a quick stop.
Drinks & Nightlife
Longbranch Inn
1133 East 11th StreetComfy neighborhood dive bar.
Neighborhood bar with great drinks, fantastic pizza, open late. What's not to love.
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King Bee Lounge
1906 E 12th StNeighborhood bar with great drinks, fantastic pizza, open late. What's not to love.
Interesting cocktails and tasty food and a lively environment, all with a classic schoolhouse bell tower in the center.
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School House Pub
2207 Manor RdInteresting cocktails and tasty food and a lively environment, all with a classic schoolhouse bell tower in the center.
Corner bar vibe with nice patio, beer, and rotating whiskey of the day.
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The Wheel
1902 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdCorner bar vibe with nice patio, beer, and rotating whiskey of the day.
Skylark Lounge
2039 Airport BlvdA little of Austin weird.
Food Scene
Hyper-local and open 24 hours. Great to have nearby. Warning: it's not a boutique coffee house, it's a straight-forward, old school shop.
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Bennu Coffee
2001 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdHyper-local and open 24 hours. Great to have nearby. Warning: it's not a boutique coffee house, it's a straight-forward, old school shop.
A great stop for quick tacos -- breakfast and otherwise.
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El Chilito
2219 Manor RdA great stop for quick tacos -- breakfast and otherwise.
Awesome sandwiches and salads that you can have delivered to the bar next door (The Wheel). Seriously awesome food.
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Austin Daily Press
1900 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdAwesome sandwiches and salads that you can have delivered to the bar next door (The Wheel). Seriously awesome food.
This place is amazing -- if you eat meat. It's an old-school dinner club meets new-school farm to table restaurant meets a neighborhood hangout. Stop in for a small bite and local wine or go all-in with dinner and dessert.
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Dai Due
2406 Manor RdThis place is amazing -- if you eat meat. It's an old-school dinner club meets new-school farm to table restaurant meets a neighborhood hangout. Stop in for a small bite and local wine or go all-in with dinner and dessert.
Contigo
2027 Anchor LnClassic Austin experience. The patio is perfection.
It's tiny and amazing. Great coffee place started by a local in a burgeoning little part of the east side.
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Fleet Coffee Co
2427 Webberville RdIt's tiny and amazing. Great coffee place started by a local in a burgeoning little part of the east side.
Arts & Culture
I personally am not a presidential library person and yet, I find this place super cool. I have brought more than one family member there and found myself wandering around. The architecture and scenery is awesome, plus the exhibits are often pretty interactive to captivate even the most wandering minds.
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LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River StI personally am not a presidential library person and yet, I find this place super cool. I have brought more than one family member there and found myself wandering around. The architecture and scenery is awesome, plus the exhibits are often pretty interactive to captivate even the most wandering minds.