Guidebook for Austin

Paige
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

A great spot in an old house right on Cesar Chavez, this cozy neighborhood coffee shop serves bagels, sandwiches, coffee, and beer and wine. Picnic tables with umbrellas on the front lawn.
379 localnici recomandă
Cenote
1010 E Cesar Chavez St
379 localnici recomandă
A great spot in an old house right on Cesar Chavez, this cozy neighborhood coffee shop serves bagels, sandwiches, coffee, and beer and wine. Picnic tables with umbrellas on the front lawn.
Quick, yummy, and cheap Korean food. Parking in the back.
75 localnici recomandă
Koriente
621 E 7th St
75 localnici recomandă
Quick, yummy, and cheap Korean food. Parking in the back.
Good pizza, and they sell by the slice. Great if you're in a hurry.
28 localnici recomandă
Spartan Pizza
1007 E 6th St
28 localnici recomandă
Good pizza, and they sell by the slice. Great if you're in a hurry.
Great food for meat-lovers, and a really interesting space. Fantastic cocktails.
288 localnici recomandă
Ah Sing Den
1100 E 6th St
288 localnici recomandă
Great food for meat-lovers, and a really interesting space. Fantastic cocktails.
Vegan restaurant with lots of gluten-free items as well.
139 localnici recomandă
Counter Culture
2908 E Cesar Chavez St
139 localnici recomandă
Vegan restaurant with lots of gluten-free items as well.
Lovely French cafe/restaurant with a very cozy indoor feel and a lovely patio in the back.
351 localnici recomandă
Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th St
351 localnici recomandă
Lovely French cafe/restaurant with a very cozy indoor feel and a lovely patio in the back.
I haven't been, but supposedly this place is amazing; people start lining up at 9am for lunch! UPDATE: Closed for renovations.
919 localnici recomandă
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
919 localnici recomandă
I haven't been, but supposedly this place is amazing; people start lining up at 9am for lunch! UPDATE: Closed for renovations.
One of my favorites. I have been going here for years, and the food and service never disappoint. Added bonus: many ingredients come from their own garden.
160 localnici recomandă
Eastside Café
2113 Manor Rd
160 localnici recomandă
One of my favorites. I have been going here for years, and the food and service never disappoint. Added bonus: many ingredients come from their own garden.
Delicious, gourmet pizza baked in a wood-burning oven, lovely atmosphere.
180 localnici recomandă
Bufalina Pizza
2215 E Cesar Chavez St
180 localnici recomandă
Delicious, gourmet pizza baked in a wood-burning oven, lovely atmosphere.
Yummy falafel and kebabs.
64 localnici recomandă
Kebabalicious
1311 E 7th St
64 localnici recomandă
Yummy falafel and kebabs.
Food truck open for breakfast and lunch. Try the migas taco!
314 localnici recomandă
Veracruz All Natural Food Truck
2505 Webberville Road
314 localnici recomandă
Food truck open for breakfast and lunch. Try the migas taco!
Excellent smoothies and juice.
519 localnici recomandă
JuiceLand
1625 Barton Springs Rd
519 localnici recomandă
Excellent smoothies and juice.
Delicious food, beautiful ambience, great service. For a splurge, you won't want to miss it. Reservations required.
99 localnici recomandă
Juniper
2400 E Cesar Chavez St
99 localnici recomandă
Delicious food, beautiful ambience, great service. For a splurge, you won't want to miss it. Reservations required.
Farm to table deliciousness. Beautiful ambience with outdoor seating as well. Might need a reservation, or could sit at the bar.
197 localnici recomandă
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
3235 E Cesar Chavez St
197 localnici recomandă
Farm to table deliciousness. Beautiful ambience with outdoor seating as well. Might need a reservation, or could sit at the bar.
A delicious Vietnamese food truck.
60 localnici recomandă
Saigon Le Vendeur
2601 E 7th St
60 localnici recomandă
A delicious Vietnamese food truck.
Delicious food, outdoor seating, walking distance of our house.
397 localnici recomandă
Launderette
2115 Holly St
397 localnici recomandă
Delicious food, outdoor seating, walking distance of our house.
Chinese restaurant that’s got a great vibe and yummy food and cocktails.
70 localnici recomandă
Old Thousand
1000 E 11th St
70 localnici recomandă
Chinese restaurant that’s got a great vibe and yummy food and cocktails.
Great brunch and dinner spot with seasonal, locally-sourced meals.
354 localnici recomandă
Hillside Farmacy
1209 E 11th St
354 localnici recomandă
Great brunch and dinner spot with seasonal, locally-sourced meals.
Yummy food, beautiful patio
522 localnici recomandă
Justine's
4710 E 5th St
522 localnici recomandă
Yummy food, beautiful patio
Great Argentinian food. Delicious coffee and pastries.
143 localnici recomandă
Buenos Aires Café
1201 E 6th St
143 localnici recomandă
Great Argentinian food. Delicious coffee and pastries.
Delicious bagels made fresh and available from a walk-up window.
88 localnici recomandă
Rockstar Bagels
1900 Rosewood Ave
88 localnici recomandă
Delicious bagels made fresh and available from a walk-up window.
Delicious pizza truck with gluten-free options, too!
372 localnici recomandă
Via 313 Pizza
10106 W 6th St
372 localnici recomandă
Delicious pizza truck with gluten-free options, too!
Thin crust pizza, outdoor seating.
321 localnici recomandă
East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood Ave
321 localnici recomandă
Thin crust pizza, outdoor seating.
Fantastic spot to get food because there are several delicious and high-quality restaurants (ramen, tacos, cheese, burgers, bakery, etc.) in a beautiful environment with both indoor and outdoor seating options. Could walk or bike from our place (one mile).
25 localnici recomandă
Fareground
111 Congress Ave
25 localnici recomandă
Fantastic spot to get food because there are several delicious and high-quality restaurants (ramen, tacos, cheese, burgers, bakery, etc.) in a beautiful environment with both indoor and outdoor seating options. Could walk or bike from our place (one mile).
Delicious, farm-to-table food. Pricey but worth it! Walkable or bikeable (1.3 miles).
31 localnici recomandă
Pitchfork Pretty
2708 E Cesar Chavez St
31 localnici recomandă
Delicious, farm-to-table food. Pricey but worth it! Walkable or bikeable (1.3 miles).
DEElicious Thai food, made to order in a food truck. Lovely courtyard with wooden picnic tables in the backyard of a bar.
46 localnici recomandă
DEE DEE - Northern Thai Street Food
4204 Menchaca Rd
46 localnici recomandă
DEElicious Thai food, made to order in a food truck. Lovely courtyard with wooden picnic tables in the backyard of a bar.
Excellent barbecue, still a pretty long line but not as long as Franklin's. Arrive around 10:30 if you want to avoid waiting for hours.
421 localnici recomandă
La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St
421 localnici recomandă
Excellent barbecue, still a pretty long line but not as long as Franklin's. Arrive around 10:30 if you want to avoid waiting for hours.

Everything Else

About a six-minute walk from our house, you will find a 10-mile long hike and bike trail on Ladybird Lake. A beautiful place to walk, jog, or take the kids to run around.
959 localnici recomandă
Lady Bird Lake
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
959 localnici recomandă
About a six-minute walk from our house, you will find a 10-mile long hike and bike trail on Ladybird Lake. A beautiful place to walk, jog, or take the kids to run around.
This is a great farmers market within walking distance from the house. Sundays, 11-2.
52 localnici recomandă
HOPE Farmers Market
52 localnici recomandă
This is a great farmers market within walking distance from the house. Sundays, 11-2.
Beautiful coworking space close to the house. $25 per day. Also home to a number of holistic wellness providers.
9 localnici recomandă
Soma Vida
9 localnici recomandă
Beautiful coworking space close to the house. $25 per day. Also home to a number of holistic wellness providers.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fabulous bar serving up fancy and delicious cocktails. Cozy inside and a beautiful patio/deck outside. No sign.
178 localnici recomandă
Weather Up
1808 E Cesar Chavez St
178 localnici recomandă
Fabulous bar serving up fancy and delicious cocktails. Cozy inside and a beautiful patio/deck outside. No sign.
A gastropub with gourmet sandwiches.
193 localnici recomandă
Gourmands
2316 Webberville Rd
193 localnici recomandă
A gastropub with gourmet sandwiches.
Lots of bars and eateries within walking distance.
395 localnici recomandă
East 6th Street
East 6th Street
395 localnici recomandă
Lots of bars and eateries within walking distance.
561 localnici recomandă
Whisler's
1816 E 6th St
561 localnici recomandă
Great spot for dancing and specialty cocktails.
102 localnici recomandă
The Volstead Lounge
1500 E 6th St
102 localnici recomandă
Great spot for dancing and specialty cocktails.
Honkey tonk bar, two stepping!
672 localnici recomandă
The White Horse
500 Comal St
672 localnici recomandă
Honkey tonk bar, two stepping!
Lots of bars and restaurants.
793 localnici recomandă
Rainey Street
Rainey Street
793 localnici recomandă
Lots of bars and restaurants.

Parks & Nature

A cool 68 degrees all year round, this is a must-do if you're in Austin in the summertime. You could easily spend the whole day. Beautiful grounds, great people watching, and a fantastic pool.
2454 localnici recomandă
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
2454 localnici recomandă
A cool 68 degrees all year round, this is a must-do if you're in Austin in the summertime. You could easily spend the whole day. Beautiful grounds, great people watching, and a fantastic pool.
Lovely park right in the city (near the airport) with lots of trails to explore and water for a refreshing dip if it's hot.
376 localnici recomandă
Parcul de stat McKinney Falls
5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy
376 localnici recomandă
Lovely park right in the city (near the airport) with lots of trails to explore and water for a refreshing dip if it's hot.
Beautiful hikes ~ you would never know you're in a city!
235 localnici recomandă
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trailhead
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail
235 localnici recomandă
Beautiful hikes ~ you would never know you're in a city!
Zilker Park has something for everyone -- huge playground and train, Barton Springs, Botanical gardens, and an enormous field for throwing the football or tossing the frisbee, or just exploring by foot.
1533 localnici recomandă
Parcul Metropolitan Zilker
2207 Barton Springs Rd
1533 localnici recomandă
Zilker Park has something for everyone -- huge playground and train, Barton Springs, Botanical gardens, and an enormous field for throwing the football or tossing the frisbee, or just exploring by foot.
Gorgeous, spring-fed pool. Great for swimming laps or just floating around.
322 localnici recomandă
Deep Eddy Municipal Pool
401 Deep Eddy Ave
322 localnici recomandă
Gorgeous, spring-fed pool. Great for swimming laps or just floating around.

Essentials

Convenience store close by, which stocks all the natural and organic provisions you could desire. Great hot food, too.
352 localnici recomandă
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
352 localnici recomandă
Convenience store close by, which stocks all the natural and organic provisions you could desire. Great hot food, too.
If you need groceries, this is the closest large grocery store.
1667 localnici recomandă
H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
1667 localnici recomandă
If you need groceries, this is the closest large grocery store.
289 localnici recomandă
Trader Joe's
211 Walter Seaholm Dr
289 localnici recomandă
1332 localnici recomandă
Whole Foods Market
525 N Lamar Blvd
1332 localnici recomandă
Pharmacy.
20 localnici recomandă
CVS
1105 North Interstate 35 Frontage Road
20 localnici recomandă
Pharmacy.

Sightseeing

Austin is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. Check out the Congress bridge at sunset to watch them head out for the night. A sight to behold!
286 localnici recomandă
Podul Congress Avenue
Congress Avenue
286 localnici recomandă
Austin is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. Check out the Congress bridge at sunset to watch them head out for the night. A sight to behold!
An amazing sight to see. Beautiful murals and graffiti art.
130 localnici recomandă
Galeria în aer liber HOPE
741 Dalton Lane
130 localnici recomandă
An amazing sight to see. Beautiful murals and graffiti art.
A nice climb and then beautiful views of the city and the Colorado River.
1082 localnici recomandă
Mount Bonnell
1082 localnici recomandă
A nice climb and then beautiful views of the city and the Colorado River.
110 localnici recomandă
Cathedral of Junk
4422 Lareina Dr
110 localnici recomandă
Austin's brand new library (as of November 2017) is amazing! Centrally located, incredible views, beautiful architecture, technology petting zoo, cozy nooks for working in a peaceful environment. Not to be missed!
148 localnici recomandă
Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library
710 W Cesar Chavez St
148 localnici recomandă
Austin's brand new library (as of November 2017) is amazing! Centrally located, incredible views, beautiful architecture, technology petting zoo, cozy nooks for working in a peaceful environment. Not to be missed!

Shopping

Great shopping, great food, great people watching.
447 localnici recomandă
South Congress Avenue
South Congress Avenue
447 localnici recomandă
Great shopping, great food, great people watching.
Upscale shopping downtown.
18 localnici recomandă
Second Street District
18 localnici recomandă
Upscale shopping downtown.
768 localnici recomandă
The Domain
11410 Century Oaks Terrace
768 localnici recomandă