Melita's Colorful Guide to Austin

Melita
Melita's Colorful Guide to Austin

Food Scene

24 hour Austin favorite. Best carrot cake ever.
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Magnolia Cafe
1920 S Congress Ave
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24 hour Austin favorite. Best carrot cake ever.
Homemade tortillas make this a gem for breakfast tacos in South Austin. Try the machacado and migas tacos on flour tortillas. Delicious!
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Casa Maria
4327 S 1st St
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Homemade tortillas make this a gem for breakfast tacos in South Austin. Try the machacado and migas tacos on flour tortillas. Delicious!
Eat their fantastic BBQ outside - BYOB, or check our their wine bar. Yum!
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Salt Lick BBQ
18300 Farm to Market Rd 1826
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Eat their fantastic BBQ outside - BYOB, or check our their wine bar. Yum!
One of my all-time favorite Austin restaurants - especially for amazing beef dishes and desserts! Reina, the owner, is wonderful!
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Buenos Aires Café
1201 E 6th St
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One of my all-time favorite Austin restaurants - especially for amazing beef dishes and desserts! Reina, the owner, is wonderful!
Great spot for breakfast or lunch meetings. Free wifi, and kid friendly. Also, lots of gourmet groceries and pre-made meals to go.
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Central Market
4477 S Lamar Blvd
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Great spot for breakfast or lunch meetings. Free wifi, and kid friendly. Also, lots of gourmet groceries and pre-made meals to go.
Funky Brit-inspired tea shop with breakfast, lunch, and fish & chips on Fridays. Check their hours as they are closed on random days.
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Full English
2000 Southern Oaks Dr
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Funky Brit-inspired tea shop with breakfast, lunch, and fish & chips on Fridays. Check their hours as they are closed on random days.
Great BBQ and live music venue right downtown. I love the fried okra!
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Stubb's Bar-B-Q
801 Red River St
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Great BBQ and live music venue right downtown. I love the fried okra!
15-20 minute drive to our family's favorite Italian eatery where you can dine outside on their lovely patio close to a playscape. This is the best affordable Italian food outside of Italy. We love the bocce ball court, too!
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Mandola's Italian
4301 W William Cannon Dr
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15-20 minute drive to our family's favorite Italian eatery where you can dine outside on their lovely patio close to a playscape. This is the best affordable Italian food outside of Italy. We love the bocce ball court, too!

South Park Meadows Food

5 minute drive from Casa de Colores. Some places have outdoor dining and access to the awesome playscape. Most have delivery and take-out as well.
Delivery, take-out, or dine in/outside! Only a 5-minute drive to SouthPark Meadows for this vegetarian-friendly yummy, healthy Asian food. Plus easy access to the playscape and Amy's Ice Cream.
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Mama Fu's Asian House
9600 S I-35 Frontage Rd
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Delivery, take-out, or dine in/outside! Only a 5-minute drive to SouthPark Meadows for this vegetarian-friendly yummy, healthy Asian food. Plus easy access to the playscape and Amy's Ice Cream.
Awesome ice cream - an Austin favorite.
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Amy's Ice Creams
1012 W 6th St
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Awesome ice cream - an Austin favorite.
Good burger & sports bar. Easy access to the playscape for the kids.
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Waterloo Ice House Southpark Meadows
9600 S I-35 Frontage Rd
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Good burger & sports bar. Easy access to the playscape for the kids.
H-E-B: The Oaks Slaughter and South Congress Best grocery store in or out of Texas! They have a bakery/totilleria, wine/beer, flowers/balloons, pharmacy, and a great kitchen aisle.
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H-E-B
5800 W Slaughter Ln
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H-E-B: The Oaks Slaughter and South Congress Best grocery store in or out of Texas! They have a bakery/totilleria, wine/beer, flowers/balloons, pharmacy, and a great kitchen aisle.
Delicious coffee in the area - on South Congress north of Slaughter. Vision Coffee Trailer (512) 554-6810 https://goo.gl/maps/rQmHa1CrozV3XBuv9
Vision Coffee Trailer
1601 Barton Springs Road
Delicious coffee in the area - on South Congress north of Slaughter. Vision Coffee Trailer (512) 554-6810 https://goo.gl/maps/rQmHa1CrozV3XBuv9
Coffee truck - 10 minute drive from Casa de Colores.
stellar coffee co. ate
7800 South 1st Street
Coffee truck - 10 minute drive from Casa de Colores.
Local Austin business that is now in 11 states! (Obama visited the original Torchy's and had the Democrat, Independent, and Republican tacos.) We have a new location in our neighborhood north of the H-E-B! Buzzy chain serving Mexican street-food-style tacos and drinks in inventive varieties, including for breakfast.
Torchy's Tacos
8601 South Congress Avenue
Local Austin business that is now in 11 states! (Obama visited the original Torchy's and had the Democrat, Independent, and Republican tacos.) We have a new location in our neighborhood north of the H-E-B! Buzzy chain serving Mexican street-food-style tacos and drinks in inventive varieties, including for breakfast.
This is hands-down some of the best Indian food I've eaten in North America or Europe.
Jaipur Palace - Austin
9900 I-35
This is hands-down some of the best Indian food I've eaten in North America or Europe.

Everything Else

Closet urgent care facility. This is where our family goes after hours.
Austin Regional Clinic: ARC Southwest
1807 W Slaughter Ln
Closet urgent care facility. This is where our family goes after hours.
Great chiropractor at a very reasonable price ($19/visit, or $49 for 4 visits) - walk-ins welcome. They have saved my back and hips many times!
The Joint Chiropractic
9500 S I-35 Frontage Rd
Great chiropractor at a very reasonable price ($19/visit, or $49 for 4 visits) - walk-ins welcome. They have saved my back and hips many times!

Essentials

CVS and Walgreen's are both close by. There is also a CVS in the Target at South Park Meadows.
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CVS Pharmacy
9500 S I-35 Frontage Rd
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CVS and Walgreen's are both close by. There is also a CVS in the Target at South Park Meadows.

Arts & Culture

Closest movie theater with lots of options - especially new releases.
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Cinemark Southpark Meadows
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Closest movie theater with lots of options - especially new releases.
The Alamo is an Austin favorite, and certainly a house favorite. Eat, drink, and be merry (silently) while watching a whole range of movie options. Book seats in advance & arrive 30 minutes early!
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Slaughter Lane
5701 W Slaughter Ln
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The Alamo is an Austin favorite, and certainly a house favorite. Eat, drink, and be merry (silently) while watching a whole range of movie options. Book seats in advance & arrive 30 minutes early!
A fantastic art museum - kid and adult friendly. Check out the hopping B Scene events they host once a month.
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Художественный музей Джека С. Блэнтона
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
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A fantastic art museum - kid and adult friendly. Check out the hopping B Scene events they host once a month.

Drinks & Nightlife

An intimate cocktail lounge in the heart of downtown, Austin.3 unique bar experiences. Live music every night, you’ll get the real Austin experience.
Tellers Austin
607 Trinity St
An intimate cocktail lounge in the heart of downtown, Austin.3 unique bar experiences. Live music every night, you’ll get the real Austin experience.
Local brewery nearby. Stay safe and take a ride share.
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Thirsty Planet Brewing Company
8201 South Congress Avenue
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Local brewery nearby. Stay safe and take a ride share.
Local brewery nearby. Stay safe and take a ride share.
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Last Stand Brewing SoCo [NOT YET OPEN]
7601 South Congress Avenue
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Local brewery nearby. Stay safe and take a ride share.
Jazz, jazz and more jazz. A hole-in-the-wall jazz spot in downtown Austin.
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Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave
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Jazz, jazz and more jazz. A hole-in-the-wall jazz spot in downtown Austin.
AKA The Far Out Lounge & Stage 8504 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745 Buzzy alfresco venue offering food trucks, 2 bars & picnic tables, plus a stage for live music.
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Nicolaza's
8504 S Congress Ave
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AKA The Far Out Lounge & Stage 8504 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745 Buzzy alfresco venue offering food trucks, 2 bars & picnic tables, plus a stage for live music.
Great outdoor venue for music with and bar, food truck, and fire pits.
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Moontower Saloon
10212 Menchaca Rd
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Great outdoor venue for music with and bar, food truck, and fire pits.
Food and drink all outdoors with a creek running through it and fire pits!
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Armadillo Den
10106 Menchaca Road
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Food and drink all outdoors with a creek running through it and fire pits!

Outdoor fun

10 minutes drive if you need a break from the city noise, take a walk or enjoy a picnic at the Onion Creek Greenbelt. 555-acre regional park with an off-leash dog policy, pond & recreation trails for hiking & walks.
Onion Creek Greenbelt Trail
Onion Creek Greenbelt Trail
10 minutes drive if you need a break from the city noise, take a walk or enjoy a picnic at the Onion Creek Greenbelt. 555-acre regional park with an off-leash dog policy, pond & recreation trails for hiking & walks.
Swimming hole and waterfall - need we say more? Sometimes it is busy, so go online to book a ticket for entry.
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Штатный парк Маккинни-Фоллс
5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy
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Swimming hole and waterfall - need we say more? Sometimes it is busy, so go online to book a ticket for entry.