Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Exceptional, small, expensive, well crafted meals. Close to the treehouse. Make a reservation.
135 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Foreign & Domestic
306 E 53rd St
135 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Exceptional, small, expensive, well crafted meals. Close to the treehouse. Make a reservation.
Coffee shop with great wifi and even better people watching. Some days are more crowded then others. Grab a drink, then browse the nearby vintage shops, record shop, skateboard shop, etc.
151 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Epoch Coffee
221 W N Loop Blvd
151 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Coffee shop with great wifi and even better people watching. Some days are more crowded then others. Grab a drink, then browse the nearby vintage shops, record shop, skateboard shop, etc.
Local ice cream shop, several locations and absolutely delicious. Our closest location is on Guadalupe just north of 34th.
397 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Amys Ice Creams
1301 S Congress Ave
397 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Local ice cream shop, several locations and absolutely delicious. Our closest location is on Guadalupe just north of 34th.
A favorite and prized local Mexican joint. Cash only, family-run, delicious. Try the roasted chicken or the chickens enchiladas with salsa verde.
96 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Julio's Cafe
4230 Duval St
96 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A favorite and prized local Mexican joint. Cash only, family-run, delicious. Try the roasted chicken or the chickens enchiladas with salsa verde.
Amazing cheese shop in Hyde Park. Approachable staff, plenty of samples for whatever you ask about, and in a great location with many local fave restaurants/bakeries/shops. (Quacks bakery, Mothers veggie restaurant, Asti modern Italian, Dolce Vita wine and cheese/dessert bar, Hyde Park Grill, etc., Fresh Plus grocery.)
91 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Antonelli's Cheese Shop
4220 Duval St
91 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Amazing cheese shop in Hyde Park. Approachable staff, plenty of samples for whatever you ask about, and in a great location with many local fave restaurants/bakeries/shops. (Quacks bakery, Mothers veggie restaurant, Asti modern Italian, Dolce Vita wine and cheese/dessert bar, Hyde Park Grill, etc., Fresh Plus grocery.)
Superb food, and oddly you can also do drive-thru (only in Austin). Solid menu, wine and beer.
33 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Sala and Betty
5201 Airport Blvd
33 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Superb food, and oddly you can also do drive-thru (only in Austin). Solid menu, wine and beer.
Want to impress your date and eat one of the best meals of your life, or sit at a bar and people watch? Go to Justine's with a full wallet. French bistro with an amazing scene, great bar, people watching.
522 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Justine's
4710 E 5th St
522 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Want to impress your date and eat one of the best meals of your life, or sit at a bar and people watch? Go to Justine's with a full wallet. French bistro with an amazing scene, great bar, people watching.
Think of it like the carnival of food and music venues, with a little bit of everything and a superb, casual, laid back, whatever attitude. One of the best places to chill and drink a beer in Austin. Check out all the different venues WITHIN this venue. The ballroom is an indoor music venue, and there are also outdoor music stages. The inside is a loud restaurant/bar, the outside is a rambling restaurant (enter on Fruth Street) with great garden seating alongside their own tattoo parlor and several independent food trucks. Smaller outdoor seating near the ballroom entrance on 29th street with its own dedicated food truck.
176 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Spider House Ballroom
2906 Fruth St
176 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Think of it like the carnival of food and music venues, with a little bit of everything and a superb, casual, laid back, whatever attitude. One of the best places to chill and drink a beer in Austin. Check out all the different venues WITHIN this venue. The ballroom is an indoor music venue, and there are also outdoor music stages. The inside is a loud restaurant/bar, the outside is a rambling restaurant (enter on Fruth Street) with great garden seating alongside their own tattoo parlor and several independent food trucks. Smaller outdoor seating near the ballroom entrance on 29th street with its own dedicated food truck.
Solid lunch place on the east side, near other great shops, restaurants, bars, etc. on 11th street.
351 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th St
351 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Solid lunch place on the east side, near other great shops, restaurants, bars, etc. on 11th street.
Old school, classic, classy oyster bar. Great for lunch, and anytime.
246 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Clark's Oyster Bar
1200 W 6th St
246 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Old school, classic, classy oyster bar. Great for lunch, and anytime.
Incredible restaurant. Great for dates, close friends and family, business meetings and dinners. Expect to eat amazing food. Not cheap, but worth the price.
263 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Dai Due
2406 Manor Rd
263 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Incredible restaurant. Great for dates, close friends and family, business meetings and dinners. Expect to eat amazing food. Not cheap, but worth the price.
Stylish, very clean and slick, excellent coffee and assorted bev.
186 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Houndstooth Coffee
4200 N Lamar Blvd
186 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Stylish, very clean and slick, excellent coffee and assorted bev.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bear selection, delicious burger + fries, dark yet friendly interior.
Classic dive bar near UT, with locals, students, UT alums, seminarians, awesome owner, good grub at great prices, cheap pitchers, lots of beer on tap, and plenty of TVs if you want to watch the game. Super casual, indoor and outdoor seating.
12 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Posse East
2900 Duval St
12 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Classic dive bar near UT, with locals, students, UT alums, seminarians, awesome owner, good grub at great prices, cheap pitchers, lots of beer on tap, and plenty of TVs if you want to watch the game. Super casual, indoor and outdoor seating.
105 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Workhorse Bar
100 N Loop Blvd E
105 (рекомендации местных жителей)

Shopping

Our favorite vintage store. Clothes, furniture, knickknacks, magazines, boots, costume jewelry, textiles. It's the big boy on the block, and we always find something special here.
71 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Room Service Vintage
117 N Loop Blvd E
71 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Our favorite vintage store. Clothes, furniture, knickknacks, magazines, boots, costume jewelry, textiles. It's the big boy on the block, and we always find something special here.
Vintage clothing store. Owner is superb at helping you find something special, from high end to cheap and cheerful. We've found exceptional dresses here for important art world events in Europe (think 1940s evening dresses, vintage heels). Women and mens. Also, lots of sunglasses and great jewelry/accesories.
Big Bertha's Paradise
112 N Loop Blvd E
Vintage clothing store. Owner is superb at helping you find something special, from high end to cheap and cheerful. We've found exceptional dresses here for important art world events in Europe (think 1940s evening dresses, vintage heels). Women and mens. Also, lots of sunglasses and great jewelry/accesories.
The Powell's of Austin, TX. Several stories of books, great and informed staff. Walk over to the mothership of Whole Foods after making your book purchases for some yummy food samples and a great beer sample/bar.
146 (рекомендации местных жителей)
BookPeople
603 N Lamar Blvd
146 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Powell's of Austin, TX. Several stories of books, great and informed staff. Walk over to the mothership of Whole Foods after making your book purchases for some yummy food samples and a great beer sample/bar.
Small and perfectly curated shop with local, handmade products and small items from Japan. We often browse while waiting for lunch at Blue Dhalia, and I usually bring something home or buy a gift for a friend. Crafts, textiles, cards, soaps, jewelry, ceramics, pictures....
75 (рекомендации местных жителей)
take heart
1211 E 11th St
75 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Small and perfectly curated shop with local, handmade products and small items from Japan. We often browse while waiting for lunch at Blue Dhalia, and I usually bring something home or buy a gift for a friend. Crafts, textiles, cards, soaps, jewelry, ceramics, pictures....

Parks & Nature

MUST DO when you come to Austin. Even if you don't get in the perennial 68 degree water, come sit on the grass and watch the world go by in this crystal blue pool. Spring-fed natural pool with its own species of gecko.
2454 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
2454 (рекомендации местных жителей)
MUST DO when you come to Austin. Even if you don't get in the perennial 68 degree water, come sit on the grass and watch the world go by in this crystal blue pool. Spring-fed natural pool with its own species of gecko.

Everything Else

Need your hair cut/colored/did for a big event? Call Urban Betty. They have a talented assortment of hair dressers to help you, and scrumptious products for your hair.
Urban Betty Salon 38th
1206 W 38th St
Need your hair cut/colored/did for a big event? Call Urban Betty. They have a talented assortment of hair dressers to help you, and scrumptious products for your hair.