Guidebook for Marfa

Cat And Brian
Cat And Brian
Guidebook for Marfa

Drinks & Nightlife

We wish we'd gotten married when Capri was around... we would've gotten married here. Huge outdoor grounds with amazing cocktails. Get the Mexican in Paris... you won't regret it :-)
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The Capri
603 W San Antonio St
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We wish we'd gotten married when Capri was around... we would've gotten married here. Huge outdoor grounds with amazing cocktails. Get the Mexican in Paris... you won't regret it :-)
A lovely little wine/beer garden, a few blocks from our house. They have a big tepee in their garden, and great views of the night sky.
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Planet Marfa
200 S Abbot St
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A lovely little wine/beer garden, a few blocks from our house. They have a big tepee in their garden, and great views of the night sky.
A Marfa classic. Ty, the Lost Horse's owner, is a Marfa icon... you'll know him when you see him. Salsa Puedes, one of our favorite food trailers in Marfa serving tacos, is usually here.
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Lost Horse Saloon
306 E San Antonio St
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A Marfa classic. Ty, the Lost Horse's owner, is a Marfa icon... you'll know him when you see him. Salsa Puedes, one of our favorite food trailers in Marfa serving tacos, is usually here.

Food Scene

A good, reliable staple with bar food and a full restaurant, in the middle of town. #protip: go for happy hour, 4-6 every day.
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Hotel Saint George
105 S Highland Ave
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A good, reliable staple with bar food and a full restaurant, in the middle of town. #protip: go for happy hour, 4-6 every day.
The best, largest, affordable burritos you'll ever have from Ramona's kitchen. Remember to bring cash or check!
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Marfa Burritos
515 S Highland Ave
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The best, largest, affordable burritos you'll ever have from Ramona's kitchen. Remember to bring cash or check!
Such nice people, and fantastic pizza! You'll want to call ahead to make a reservation or make a pickup order. We recommend the margarhita pizza with some Clara or La Frontera beer from Big Bend Brewing Co.
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Pizza Foundation
305 S Spring St
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Such nice people, and fantastic pizza! You'll want to call ahead to make a reservation or make a pickup order. We recommend the margarhita pizza with some Clara or La Frontera beer from Big Bend Brewing Co.
A lovely little Euro-style breakfast and lunch place, run by a Swiss family. Order a waffle with their Swiss chocolate on top!!
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Squeeze Marfa
215 Highland St
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A lovely little Euro-style breakfast and lunch place, run by a Swiss family. Order a waffle with their Swiss chocolate on top!!
Our favorite restaurant, where all the pasta is made in-house and the burrata can't be beat. Share a few bottles of wine at the bar and take in the Marfa scene.
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Stellina
103 Highland St
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Our favorite restaurant, where all the pasta is made in-house and the burrata can't be beat. Share a few bottles of wine at the bar and take in the Marfa scene.
The best coffee in town, and lovely brunch items too: they have a rotating menu of toasts (don't knock it til you've tried it), oatmeal, quiche, and other locally-baked pastries.
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Do Your Thing Coffee
201 E Dallas St
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The best coffee in town, and lovely brunch items too: they have a rotating menu of toasts (don't knock it til you've tried it), oatmeal, quiche, and other locally-baked pastries.
Frama serves coffee too, but you should get your espresso fix at Do Your Thing a few blocks away. Hit up Frama for your mid-afternoon ice cream snack.
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Frama
120 N Austin St
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Frama serves coffee too, but you should get your espresso fix at Do Your Thing a few blocks away. Hit up Frama for your mid-afternoon ice cream snack.
A combination of Italy and Marfa: our favorite outdoor bodega! Great wine, amazing food.
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AL CAMPO wine garden & rustic bites
200 S Russell St
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A combination of Italy and Marfa: our favorite outdoor bodega! Great wine, amazing food.
Marfa's iconic Mediterranean food trailer. Get the Marfalafel.
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FOOD SHARK
909 W San Antonio St
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Marfa's iconic Mediterranean food trailer. Get the Marfalafel.

Arts & Culture

Donald Judd's famous works, including his iconic "Works in Concrete." Hours of different exhibits vary, but seeing the concrete blocks is possible every day. Walkable from our house! We recommend Robert Irwin's "Dawn to Dusk" exhibit, which is only open at specific times, but accessible on the outside at all hours.
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Chinati Foundation
1 Cavalry Row
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Donald Judd's famous works, including his iconic "Works in Concrete." Hours of different exhibits vary, but seeing the concrete blocks is possible every day. Walkable from our house! We recommend Robert Irwin's "Dawn to Dusk" exhibit, which is only open at specific times, but accessible on the outside at all hours.
Featuring rotating exhibitions from artists from around the world. Also Jay-Z usually sports his Ballroom Marfa trucker hat, available at the front desk.
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Ballroom Marfa
108 E San Antonio St
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Featuring rotating exhibitions from artists from around the world. Also Jay-Z usually sports his Ballroom Marfa trucker hat, available at the front desk.
You've heard of Prada Marfa... this is Target Marathon! Look for the Target logo on a tiny, old railroad maintenance shack. It's very easy to miss, so try to use Google Maps so you know when to stop.
Target Marathon
You've heard of Prada Marfa... this is Target Marathon! Look for the Target logo on a tiny, old railroad maintenance shack. It's very easy to miss, so try to use Google Maps so you know when to stop.

Essentials

Marfa's main supermarket, with almost everything you'll need. They do have organic options for most items, if you're interested!
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Porter's
712 State St
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Marfa's main supermarket, with almost everything you'll need. They do have organic options for most items, if you're interested!
A lovely little organic grocery store, with almost everything you'll need and a huge wine selection. It's like Whole Foods crammed into a corner store.
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The Get Go
208 S Dean St
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A lovely little organic grocery store, with almost everything you'll need and a huge wine selection. It's like Whole Foods crammed into a corner store.
Yes, it has a drive-thru
CELEBRATION LIQUOR MARFA
1309 W San Antonio St
Yes, it has a drive-thru
If no where else has it in Marfa, Dollar General probably does!
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Dollar General
501 E San Antonio St
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If no where else has it in Marfa, Dollar General probably does!
Blue Water has a wide selection of organic and natural groceries, more than what's available in Marfa. If you'd like a better food selection, and especially if you have any specific food allergies, you may want to come here!
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Blue Water Natural Foods Alpine Texas
Texas 118
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Blue Water has a wide selection of organic and natural groceries, more than what's available in Marfa. If you'd like a better food selection, and especially if you have any specific food allergies, you may want to come here!
Chances are if you need something and nowhere else in Marfa has it, it's here. True Value is a hardware store that also has a huge selection of homegoods, cleaners, etc, and is often our savior if we're in a pinch. Give them a call to see if they have what you need.
Morrison True Value Hardware
301 N 5th St
Chances are if you need something and nowhere else in Marfa has it, it's here. True Value is a hardware store that also has a huge selection of homegoods, cleaners, etc, and is often our savior if we're in a pinch. Give them a call to see if they have what you need.

Sightseeing

We've seen the lights many times. You'll have a 50% chance of seeing them... lower in the summer, higher in the winter. They're electromagnetic orbs, flaming/floating in the air, viewable from about 40 miles off via binoculars the viewing center has. Make sure it's pitch black when you go out!
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Marfa Lights Viewing Area
US 90
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We've seen the lights many times. You'll have a 50% chance of seeing them... lower in the summer, higher in the winter. They're electromagnetic orbs, flaming/floating in the air, viewable from about 40 miles off via binoculars the viewing center has. Make sure it's pitch black when you go out!
Of course you have to go here! It's a right of passage.
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Прада Марфа
14880 US-90
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Of course you have to go here! It's a right of passage.
If you're feeling adventurous, and have your passports handy, an afternoon visit to Ojinaga (known locally as "OJ") is a fun outing. Near the public square, we can recommend the local heladeria, dulceria, and restaurant Los Comales. The town is very small/quiet, with really nice people. It's of course helpful to know some Spanish. :-)
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Ojinaga
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If you're feeling adventurous, and have your passports handy, an afternoon visit to Ojinaga (known locally as "OJ") is a fun outing. Near the public square, we can recommend the local heladeria, dulceria, and restaurant Los Comales. The town is very small/quiet, with really nice people. It's of course helpful to know some Spanish. :-)

Parks & Nature

This is our favorite place to go hiking. Plenty of great trails, all under 5 miles long. Just 25 minutes away, a much shorter drive than Big Bend!
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Davis Mountains State Park Headquarters
Texas 118
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This is our favorite place to go hiking. Plenty of great trails, all under 5 miles long. Just 25 minutes away, a much shorter drive than Big Bend!
You have to go to a Star Party. It'll change your life.
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McDonald Observatory Visitors Center
3640 Dark Sky Dr
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You have to go to a Star Party. It'll change your life.
Have a swim in the natural spring! It's a great way to spend a hot day - or even a cold day, if you want to go and read a book by the water. Note: no pets allowed. :-(
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Штатный парк Балморреа
9207 TX-17
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Have a swim in the natural spring! It's a great way to spend a hot day - or even a cold day, if you want to go and read a book by the water. Note: no pets allowed. :-(
A great place for history - with some great hiking trails/bouldering!
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Национальный исторический парк Форт-Дэвис
1504 State St
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A great place for history - with some great hiking trails/bouldering!
One of our favorite hiking trails - a tiny slot canyon! Takes about 30-40 minutes to explore. You'll need to get a Big Bend Ranch State Park pass to go, available at park headquarters in Redford.
Closed Canyon Trail
Closed Canyon Trail
One of our favorite hiking trails - a tiny slot canyon! Takes about 30-40 minutes to explore. You'll need to get a Big Bend Ranch State Park pass to go, available at park headquarters in Redford.

Shopping

We once found a $200,000 tequila bar here, shaped like a revolver. You could store tequila bottles in the revolver's bullet chamber. This is reason enough for you to visit.
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Wrong Store
110 Highland St
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We once found a $200,000 tequila bar here, shaped like a revolver. You could store tequila bottles in the revolver's bullet chamber. This is reason enough for you to visit.
A great place for Marfa and Texas-y souvenirs.
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The Hotel Paisano
207 Highland St
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A great place for Marfa and Texas-y souvenirs.
Love, love, love this fashion-forward shop
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Freda
207 S Highland Ave
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Love, love, love this fashion-forward shop
Our favorite bookstore :-)
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Marfa Book Company
300 S Highland Ave
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Our favorite bookstore :-)
Tons of great candy, and western shirts!
Ranch Candy Marfa / Spare Parts
215 Highland St
Tons of great candy, and western shirts!
If we could buy all the boots and shirts in here... we would.
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Cobra Rock Boot Company
211 S Dean St
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If we could buy all the boots and shirts in here... we would.