Guidebook for Austin

Marilyn
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

24/7 meals, American-style, reasonable prices, all-day breakfast with great pancakes. Dinner choices are standard and eclectic.
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Kerbey Lane Cafe
3003 S Lamar Blvd
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24/7 meals, American-style, reasonable prices, all-day breakfast with great pancakes. Dinner choices are standard and eclectic.
They have, hands-down, the best ribs, brisket, smoked turkey, green beans, and sides. They don't get the attention of some other fine BBQ joints, but we will choose them always.
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Green Mesquite BBQ
1400 Barton Springs Rd
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They have, hands-down, the best ribs, brisket, smoked turkey, green beans, and sides. They don't get the attention of some other fine BBQ joints, but we will choose them always.
Unless they have run out of items, they will have a delicious assortment of pastries, breads, and desserts. They do not have the capacity for big crowds, but plenty of folks go there.
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Moonlight Bakery
2300 S Lamar Blvd
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Unless they have run out of items, they will have a delicious assortment of pastries, breads, and desserts. They do not have the capacity for big crowds, but plenty of folks go there.
The menu is fascinating, there are other great joints nearby, the street is packed with artistic venues
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East Side King
2310 S Lamar Blvd
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The menu is fascinating, there are other great joints nearby, the street is packed with artistic venues
The Santa Fe Chicken Enchiladas are big as your face. This Chuy's has a 50's and Elvis theme. You'll not be bored staring at the decorations hanging everywhere. It's a popular venue but doable if you can avoid 6-7pm Fri and Saturdays. Lots of folks walk from Barton Springs Pool to Chuy's, then sink in the water afterward. Like stones. (Kidding)
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Chuy's
1728 Barton Springs Rd
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The Santa Fe Chicken Enchiladas are big as your face. This Chuy's has a 50's and Elvis theme. You'll not be bored staring at the decorations hanging everywhere. It's a popular venue but doable if you can avoid 6-7pm Fri and Saturdays. Lots of folks walk from Barton Springs Pool to Chuy's, then sink in the water afterward. Like stones. (Kidding)

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a brewery with an impressive assortment of IPAs, live music with no cover, and South Austin's best pizza. The beer garden is a gathering place for people and their pups. The ABGB is a faithful supporter of Austin animal rescue groups and brews a special IPA called APA (for Austin Pets Alive!).
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The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.
1305 W Oltorf St
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This is a brewery with an impressive assortment of IPAs, live music with no cover, and South Austin's best pizza. The beer garden is a gathering place for people and their pups. The ABGB is a faithful supporter of Austin animal rescue groups and brews a special IPA called APA (for Austin Pets Alive!).
This is a restaurant with homemade tortillas and the best caldo and chile rellenos in town. The outdoor bar serves up margaritas and beer, and a stage hosts beer garden music, especially Wednesday evenings starting at 6 or 7, sponsored by Sun Radio. Pay a $10 cover for the foundation underlying this homegrown solar radio station. On touristy South Congress Ave., try to avoid Saturday and Sunday shopping crowds.
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Güero's Taco Bar
1412 S Congress Ave
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This is a restaurant with homemade tortillas and the best caldo and chile rellenos in town. The outdoor bar serves up margaritas and beer, and a stage hosts beer garden music, especially Wednesday evenings starting at 6 or 7, sponsored by Sun Radio. Pay a $10 cover for the foundation underlying this homegrown solar radio station. On touristy South Congress Ave., try to avoid Saturday and Sunday shopping crowds.
Shhhh! Please don't spread the word too far! Monday nights are Marilyn's favorites at this Tex-Max restaurant. Order from the Happy Hour menu and wait for the show that starts around 7pm. Hear some of Austin's finest songwriters and guitarists with your chill Shiner Bock on the table. Really nice crowd, Old Austin scene. You get to go to bed early.
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El Mercado
1302 S 1st St
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Shhhh! Please don't spread the word too far! Monday nights are Marilyn's favorites at this Tex-Max restaurant. Order from the Happy Hour menu and wait for the show that starts around 7pm. Hear some of Austin's finest songwriters and guitarists with your chill Shiner Bock on the table. Really nice crowd, Old Austin scene. You get to go to bed early.

Sightseeing

Hike up the many steps to the top and see a view of Austin and the Hill Country. Don't climb over railings--it's a long way down!
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Гора Боннелл
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Hike up the many steps to the top and see a view of Austin and the Hill Country. Don't climb over railings--it's a long way down!
Be ready to search for parking, for this stretch of campy stores and restaurants can take a day to visit. Buy your cowboy boots, find an armadillo purse, eat pizza, hear some great music at the Continental Club, eat ice cream, and have your group's photo taken at the side of Jo's Coffee, at the "I love you SO much" mural. Allow several hours for the thrift shops and bars. You can walk to here from our guest room, but I wouldn't do it in hot weather, which can be any day.
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Южный Конгресс-авеню
South Congress Avenue
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Be ready to search for parking, for this stretch of campy stores and restaurants can take a day to visit. Buy your cowboy boots, find an armadillo purse, eat pizza, hear some great music at the Continental Club, eat ice cream, and have your group's photo taken at the side of Jo's Coffee, at the "I love you SO much" mural. Allow several hours for the thrift shops and bars. You can walk to here from our guest room, but I wouldn't do it in hot weather, which can be any day.

Arts & Culture

It has changing exhibits that give you insight into the iconic President from Central Texas. If you have time and a car, drive the hour or so west to Johnson City and the LBJ National Historic Park, ride a park van onto the LBJ ranch and watch the cowboys do their thing.
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Библиотека и музей Линдона Бейнса Джонсона
2313 Red River St
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It has changing exhibits that give you insight into the iconic President from Central Texas. If you have time and a car, drive the hour or so west to Johnson City and the LBJ National Historic Park, ride a park van onto the LBJ ranch and watch the cowboys do their thing.

Parks & Nature

Surely you are at our AirBnB because of Barton Springs? This spring-fed pool is fresh and wonderful year-round. The water temperature from the underground aquifer is a constant 68º. You can swim 1/8-mile in one length, so get your laps in. Swim with fishes and water birds and show off on the diving board. It is a constant joy for us and the soul of our City. Opens 5am-8am with no admission and again after 9pm. During the daytime the entrance fees vary, but from November-March 1 it is free all day.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
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Surely you are at our AirBnB because of Barton Springs? This spring-fed pool is fresh and wonderful year-round. The water temperature from the underground aquifer is a constant 68º. You can swim 1/8-mile in one length, so get your laps in. Swim with fishes and water birds and show off on the diving board. It is a constant joy for us and the soul of our City. Opens 5am-8am with no admission and again after 9pm. During the daytime the entrance fees vary, but from November-March 1 it is free all day.
Want to hike the nearby Greenbelt Trail. maybe wade or jump into some great swimming holes? Check out this website to see which swim holes have water in them: http://www.greenbeltnow.com/
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Barton Creek Greenbelt Trailhead
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail
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Want to hike the nearby Greenbelt Trail. maybe wade or jump into some great swimming holes? Check out this website to see which swim holes have water in them: http://www.greenbeltnow.com/