Guidebook for Austin

Erin
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Like Chick-Fil-A except they're open Sundays, serve booze, and don't hate gay people! Plus, they source way better quality meat and have much delicious food - try the spicy chicken sandwich 'superfly'!
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Flyrite Chicken Sandwiches
2129 E 7th St
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Like Chick-Fil-A except they're open Sundays, serve booze, and don't hate gay people! Plus, they source way better quality meat and have much delicious food - try the spicy chicken sandwich 'superfly'!
Cute little spot with decent vegetarian/vegan food. I recommend the veggie royale, the vegan BLT, or the potato leek omelette. Cheap mimosas, good coffee, very 'austin' vibes. Elijah Wood lives in this neighborhood and is spotted here frequently. OOOOOOoooooOOO!
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Bouldin Creek Cafe
1900 S 1st St
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Cute little spot with decent vegetarian/vegan food. I recommend the veggie royale, the vegan BLT, or the potato leek omelette. Cheap mimosas, good coffee, very 'austin' vibes. Elijah Wood lives in this neighborhood and is spotted here frequently. OOOOOOoooooOOO!
Fresh asian food specializing in vegetarian/vegan choices. Very good. Ask for things spicy! Add avocado to everything! (they have beer too!)
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Koriente
621 E 7th St
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Fresh asian food specializing in vegetarian/vegan choices. Very good. Ask for things spicy! Add avocado to everything! (they have beer too!)
Crazy little vegan/health restaurant nestled in the trees. Home to a yoga studio and a private school, with a strange almost cafeteria-like restaurant. They only serve one meal per day (set menu) but it's usually very good - and extremely healthy. No alcohol here. Very old school Austin.
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Casa de Luz Village
1701 Toomey Rd
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Crazy little vegan/health restaurant nestled in the trees. Home to a yoga studio and a private school, with a strange almost cafeteria-like restaurant. They only serve one meal per day (set menu) but it's usually very good - and extremely healthy. No alcohol here. Very old school Austin.
Great spot for vegetarian/vegan food in the heart of beautiful Hyde Park (oldest neighborhood in Austin)
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Mother's Cafe
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Great spot for vegetarian/vegan food in the heart of beautiful Hyde Park (oldest neighborhood in Austin)
Voted some of the best vegan food in town - coming out of a tiny food truck.
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The Vegan Yacht
2000 Southern Oaks Dr
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Voted some of the best vegan food in town - coming out of a tiny food truck.
This place is a butcher shop/salameria AND restaurant. Great selection of responsibly raised meats and hard to find craft beers.
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Salt & Time
1912 E 7th St
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This place is a butcher shop/salameria AND restaurant. Great selection of responsibly raised meats and hard to find craft beers.
One of the best restaurants in the city, hands down. Crazy fresh fish, beautifully crafted plates, and stellar service. Expensive, but worth it.
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Uchi
801 S Lamar Blvd
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One of the best restaurants in the city, hands down. Crazy fresh fish, beautifully crafted plates, and stellar service. Expensive, but worth it.
Chico's favorite restaurant in Austin. Delicious modern take on Thai food with a beautiful selection of Rieslings and Gewurztraminers to pair with it.
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Sway
1417 S 1st St
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Chico's favorite restaurant in Austin. Delicious modern take on Thai food with a beautiful selection of Rieslings and Gewurztraminers to pair with it.
One of the best ramen places in the country. Get the original and add brussels sprouts and an extra egg. Also, plan to take a nap afterwords.
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Ramen Tatsu-Ya
1234 S Lamar Blvd
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One of the best ramen places in the country. Get the original and add brussels sprouts and an extra egg. Also, plan to take a nap afterwords.
The less-talked about (but - shh! - actually preferred by some of our Japanese friends) ramen spot in town. Erin gets the spicy miso add avocado, but Chico prefers the shoyu with extra egg and bok choy.
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Daruma Ramen
5301 Airport Boulevard
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The less-talked about (but - shh! - actually preferred by some of our Japanese friends) ramen spot in town. Erin gets the spicy miso add avocado, but Chico prefers the shoyu with extra egg and bok choy.
BEST OYSTERS IN TOWN. flown in twice a day. check out their happy hour for $5 cocktails and oyster specials. cute little patio!
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Clark's Oyster Bar
1200 W 6th St
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BEST OYSTERS IN TOWN. flown in twice a day. check out their happy hour for $5 cocktails and oyster specials. cute little patio!
Thin crispy crust, amazing variety of delicious pizzas!
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East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood Ave
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Thin crispy crust, amazing variety of delicious pizzas!
Incredible burgers with amazing fries that you can dip in truffle aioli or chili con queso and BEEEEER and shakes...the list goes on...
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Hopdoddy Burger Bar
1400 S Congress Ave
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Incredible burgers with amazing fries that you can dip in truffle aioli or chili con queso and BEEEEER and shakes...the list goes on...
An Austin institution. Best NY style pizza in town.
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Home Slice Pizza
1415 S Congress Ave
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An Austin institution. Best NY style pizza in town.
Cocktails and a cute atmosphere with a FULL MENU UNTIL 2AM!!! And when I say cute atmosphere, I mean magical. Adorable old house spinning vinyl with a beautiful old wood bar. French food. Huge patio with lights in the summer, beautiful outdoor velvet tent in the winter. Do yourself a favor, spend a late night here.
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Justine's
4710 E 5th St
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Cocktails and a cute atmosphere with a FULL MENU UNTIL 2AM!!! And when I say cute atmosphere, I mean magical. Adorable old house spinning vinyl with a beautiful old wood bar. French food. Huge patio with lights in the summer, beautiful outdoor velvet tent in the winter. Do yourself a favor, spend a late night here.
One of our favorite spots to stop for a mid afternoon snack/drink/coffee. We love the goat cheese and pine nut salad, and we add chicken salad and pesto! At dinner, try the mushroom crepes, mussels or the coq au vin!
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Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th St
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One of our favorite spots to stop for a mid afternoon snack/drink/coffee. We love the goat cheese and pine nut salad, and we add chicken salad and pesto! At dinner, try the mushroom crepes, mussels or the coq au vin!
AMAZING Neapolitan pizza, beautiful appetizers, and a stunning wine list just down the street!
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Bufalina Pizza
2215 E Cesar Chavez St
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AMAZING Neapolitan pizza, beautiful appetizers, and a stunning wine list just down the street!
Our favorite coffee shop. Wonderful food, coffee, booze, and a cute atmosphere just down the street! Try their bagel and lox or breakfast tacos for breakfast, or at lunch their fish tacos and chips and guac! Beautiful patio.
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Cenote
1010 E Cesar Chavez St
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Our favorite coffee shop. Wonderful food, coffee, booze, and a cute atmosphere just down the street! Try their bagel and lox or breakfast tacos for breakfast, or at lunch their fish tacos and chips and guac! Beautiful patio.
Fresh seafood a short walk down the street!
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Mongers
4119 Guadalupe Street
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Fresh seafood a short walk down the street!
Breakfast! Only open 7-4. Classic diner experience, Austin style.
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Counter Cafe
1914 E 6th St
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Breakfast! Only open 7-4. Classic diner experience, Austin style.
Incredible BBQ - without the wait! (food truck)
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Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood Ave
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Incredible BBQ - without the wait! (food truck)
Amazing BBQ in our backyard! Just be prepared for the lines.... (food truck)
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La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St
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Amazing BBQ in our backyard! Just be prepared for the lines.... (food truck)
Best brisket in the world, period. But you will wait half a day to eat it.
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Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
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Best brisket in the world, period. But you will wait half a day to eat it.
One of the best new restaurants in town - locally sourced produce, all meat and seafood from Texas, EVERYTHING from scratch - bread, pasta, even the flour! ...and you can walk down Rainey street to all the bars after dinner. Must try: Cacio e Pepe and Carnitas
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Emmer & Rye
51 Rainey St
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One of the best new restaurants in town - locally sourced produce, all meat and seafood from Texas, EVERYTHING from scratch - bread, pasta, even the flour! ...and you can walk down Rainey street to all the bars after dinner. Must try: Cacio e Pepe and Carnitas
One of the best restaurants in town. Gotta try the parker house rolls!
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Odd Duck
1201 S Lamar Blvd
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One of the best restaurants in town. Gotta try the parker house rolls!
This taco truck serves some of the best (and cheapest) tacos in Austin. Traditional mexican street food made to order right in front of you from Yolanda Guerrero herself - the sweetest Abuela you will ever meet. Brush up on your Spanish before you hit this place if you want some good practice, and order the Carne Asada if she has it (she runs out of food through out the day, so she closes when she's out of too much stuff - best to see her before 2pm).
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Tacos Guerrero
96 N Pleasant Valley Rd
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This taco truck serves some of the best (and cheapest) tacos in Austin. Traditional mexican street food made to order right in front of you from Yolanda Guerrero herself - the sweetest Abuela you will ever meet. Brush up on your Spanish before you hit this place if you want some good practice, and order the Carne Asada if she has it (she runs out of food through out the day, so she closes when she's out of too much stuff - best to see her before 2pm).
Brewery and restaurant. Chorizo queso is AMAZING.
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Lazarus Brewing Co.
1902 E 6th St
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Brewery and restaurant. Chorizo queso is AMAZING.

Drinks & Nightlife

Dive bar with cheap drinks, pool, and the original East Side King food truck (try the Brussels sprouts, chicken, or beet fries!)
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The Liberty
1618 East 6th Street
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Dive bar with cheap drinks, pool, and the original East Side King food truck (try the Brussels sprouts, chicken, or beet fries!)
Gay bar with a sports bro vibe early in the evening, transitioning to a fun dance spot late at night. Drag show every Sunday night!!!
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Oilcan Harry's
211 W 4th St
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Gay bar with a sports bro vibe early in the evening, transitioning to a fun dance spot late at night. Drag show every Sunday night!!!
Dive bar with great bloody mary's, and espresso machine, and cool vibes. BYOV (Bring your own vinyl) night on Mondays!
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Rio Rita
1203 Chicon St
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Dive bar with great bloody mary's, and espresso machine, and cool vibes. BYOV (Bring your own vinyl) night on Mondays!
Chill dive bar to catch local bands
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HOTEL VEGAS
1502 E 6th St
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Chill dive bar to catch local bands
Chill dive bar to catch local bands
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Beerland
711 Red River St
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Chill dive bar to catch local bands
Great spot to check out touring bands and good local music
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The Sidewinder
715 Red River Street
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Great spot to check out touring bands and good local music
Best dive for cheap drinks and big pours downtown
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the side bar
602 E 7th St
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Best dive for cheap drinks and big pours downtown
One of our favorite venues in town - plus, an awesome LBGTQ club with solid DJs, fun dance nights, and great live shows.
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Cheer Up Charlies
900 Red River St
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One of our favorite venues in town - plus, an awesome LBGTQ club with solid DJs, fun dance nights, and great live shows.
Cheap drinks, punk rock karaoke, and pool right behind our house! Good bar food, too!
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Drinks Lounge
2001 E Cesar Chavez St
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Cheap drinks, punk rock karaoke, and pool right behind our house! Good bar food, too!
Cheap drinks, great bar food, and a huge patio to hang out with your dog a short walk from our house. Food is decent.
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Yellow Jacket Social Club
1704 E 5th St
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Cheap drinks, great bar food, and a huge patio to hang out with your dog a short walk from our house. Food is decent.
Incredible cocktails, a fun mezcal bar hidden upstairs, and home to East Side King Thai Kun food truck! (Amazing spicy thai food!)
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Whisler's
1816 E 6th St
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Incredible cocktails, a fun mezcal bar hidden upstairs, and home to East Side King Thai Kun food truck! (Amazing spicy thai food!)
Dive bar with an awesome patio, huge selection of whiskey, and home to Romanouska's Delicatessen food truck - try the strip loin or Ruben!
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Grackle
1700 E 6th St
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Dive bar with an awesome patio, huge selection of whiskey, and home to Romanouska's Delicatessen food truck - try the strip loin or Ruben!
Great cocktails and live music right behind our house! Also with Toaster (grilled cheese food truck on the patio) - try the Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Sandwich!
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Stay Gold
1910 E Cesar Chavez St
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Great cocktails and live music right behind our house! Also with Toaster (grilled cheese food truck on the patio) - try the Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Sandwich!
dive bar with SUPER cheap drinks (food truck via 313 Detroit style pizza out front!)
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Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th St
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dive bar with SUPER cheap drinks (food truck via 313 Detroit style pizza out front!)
Western/Texas themed bar with two stepping, live music, cheap drinks, and boatloads of hipsters
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The White Horse
500 Comal St
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Western/Texas themed bar with two stepping, live music, cheap drinks, and boatloads of hipsters
Connected to hotel vegas - usually has dancing on the weekends
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The Volstead Lounge
1500 E 6th St
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Connected to hotel vegas - usually has dancing on the weekends
#1 dance spot in town (inside and outside dance floors) - just be warned - DO NOT COME HERE SOBER. Trust me. Tuesday nights = TuesGAYZ (awesome)
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Barbarella
611 Red River St
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#1 dance spot in town (inside and outside dance floors) - just be warned - DO NOT COME HERE SOBER. Trust me. Tuesday nights = TuesGAYZ (awesome)
Great dive bar.
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Shangri-La
1016 E 6th St
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Great dive bar.
Great spot to check out touring bands and good local music
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Mohawk Austin
912 Red River St
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Great spot to check out touring bands and good local music
Swanky bar with a great atmosphere a block away - pretty good food too!
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Weather Up
1808 E Cesar Chavez St
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Swanky bar with a great atmosphere a block away - pretty good food too!

Parks & Nature

Historic, man-made swimming pool. Deep Eddy is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and features a bathhouse built during the Depression era by the Works Progress Administration. The pool began as a swimming hole in the Colorado River, became a resort in the 1920s, and is today a popular swimming pool operated by the City of Austin.
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Deep Eddy Municipal Pool
401 Deep Eddy Ave
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Historic, man-made swimming pool. Deep Eddy is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and features a bathhouse built during the Depression era by the Works Progress Administration. The pool began as a swimming hole in the Colorado River, became a resort in the 1920s, and is today a popular swimming pool operated by the City of Austin.
Secret swimming spot!
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Туин-Фолс
3918 S MoPac Expy
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Secret swimming spot!
Beautiful spot to enjoy Austin the way the locals do - hiding from the crowds and getting close to some water!
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Barton Creek Greenbelt Trailhead
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail
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Beautiful spot to enjoy Austin the way the locals do - hiding from the crowds and getting close to some water!
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
605 Azie Morton Rd
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Beautiful place to go for a walk.
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Ботанический сад Зилкер
2220 Barton Springs Rd
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Beautiful place to go for a walk.
The essential Austin summer spot. Lounge around on grassy slopes with big beautiful trees overlooking a huge natural spring fed pool. Take a dip in the freezing water to cool off, or swim laps if you're looking for exercise. Prepare yourself for some Austin gems like the dude who shows up every day in a thong speedo, and elderly women sunbathing topless.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
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The essential Austin summer spot. Lounge around on grassy slopes with big beautiful trees overlooking a huge natural spring fed pool. Take a dip in the freezing water to cool off, or swim laps if you're looking for exercise. Prepare yourself for some Austin gems like the dude who shows up every day in a thong speedo, and elderly women sunbathing topless.

Arts & Culture

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French Legation Museum
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Музей истории штата Техас Буллок
1800 Congress Ave
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Центр Гарри Рэнсома
300 W 21st St
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Художественный музей Джека С. Блэнтона
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
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Essentials

Our go-to for everything. Beer, wine, coffee, toiletries, frozen pizza, blocks of cheese, kale chips - they've got it. They also have a little restaurant, but it's not that great to be honest. Good if you're in a bind though!
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Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
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Our go-to for everything. Beer, wine, coffee, toiletries, frozen pizza, blocks of cheese, kale chips - they've got it. They also have a little restaurant, but it's not that great to be honest. Good if you're in a bind though!
Amazing beer and wine selection, and AWESOME food. Fun place to hear live music sometimes as well.
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Whip in
1950 S I-35 Frontage Rd
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Amazing beer and wine selection, and AWESOME food. Fun place to hear live music sometimes as well.
This is our local grocery store. In the process of being gentrified, so it doesn't have the best organic/specialty selection - but it's decent and close.
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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This is our local grocery store. In the process of being gentrified, so it doesn't have the best organic/specialty selection - but it's decent and close.
This place has EVERYTHING. An east side gem. Specialty groceries, food, booze, a patio, and a great atmosphere. Fun to grab a bite on the go, or stop and have a few beers. OPEN UNTIL 12AM! This is the original location. The new location is across the street from our house!
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Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
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This place has EVERYTHING. An east side gem. Specialty groceries, food, booze, a patio, and a great atmosphere. Fun to grab a bite on the go, or stop and have a few beers. OPEN UNTIL 12AM! This is the original location. The new location is across the street from our house!
Best corner store EVER. Craft beer, specialty sweets and snacks, local ice creams, and the nicest guys in town! Open until 12am
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East 1st Grocery
1811 E Cesar Chavez St
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Best corner store EVER. Craft beer, specialty sweets and snacks, local ice creams, and the nicest guys in town! Open until 12am

Entertainment & Activities

In case you need a little relaxation....donation based yoga classes all day every day - minimum donation is only $5 cash!
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Practice Yoga Austin
1103 E 6th St
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In case you need a little relaxation....donation based yoga classes all day every day - minimum donation is only $5 cash!
How to even explain the magic of the Alamo Drafthouse? Old timey movie theater with every other row removed - so that you have a table in front of you. Food and booze service all throughout the movie. And not just regular movies. All kinds of movie events. 80's movie quote alongs, musical sing alongs, themed dinners to go with Lord of the Rings...you name it, they've got it. They're all over town, but this location is the original.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
320 E 6th St
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How to even explain the magic of the Alamo Drafthouse? Old timey movie theater with every other row removed - so that you have a table in front of you. Food and booze service all throughout the movie. And not just regular movies. All kinds of movie events. 80's movie quote alongs, musical sing alongs, themed dinners to go with Lord of the Rings...you name it, they've got it. They're all over town, but this location is the original.