Guidebook for Austin

Sammi
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Epoch is my favorite local coffee hangout. Plays great music, friendly staff, indoor and outdoor seating, and open 24 hours a day. It's on North Loop close to fun vintage and funky shops.
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Epoch Coffee
221 W N Loop Blvd
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Epoch is my favorite local coffee hangout. Plays great music, friendly staff, indoor and outdoor seating, and open 24 hours a day. It's on North Loop close to fun vintage and funky shops.
Authentic, good, inexpensive Mexican food. Small restaurant. Friendly staff.
Casita Guanajuato
1519 W Anderson Ln
Authentic, good, inexpensive Mexican food. Small restaurant. Friendly staff.
Has a nice bar, too. Really nice steak and seafood restaurant. You can make reservations, but you don't have to. Bar has booths you can have meals at, too.
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Bartlett's
2408 W Anderson Ln
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Has a nice bar, too. Really nice steak and seafood restaurant. You can make reservations, but you don't have to. Bar has booths you can have meals at, too.
Four blocks from the house. Great sandwiches and NY style pizza. Friendly place. Has picnic tables. Is in a small shopping center with a small independent grocery store that's been there since the 50s. BYOB.
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Little Deli & Pizzeria
7101 Woodrow Ave
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Four blocks from the house. Great sandwiches and NY style pizza. Friendly place. Has picnic tables. Is in a small shopping center with a small independent grocery store that's been there since the 50s. BYOB.
Within walking distance from the house. Good ramen with a Texas twist on some menu items.
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Michi Ramen
6519 N Lamar Blvd
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Within walking distance from the house. Good ramen with a Texas twist on some menu items.
Four blocks from house. Great BBQ. Best ribs in town. Indoor and outdoor seating.
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Stiles Switch BBQ
6610 N Lamar Blvd
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Four blocks from house. Great BBQ. Best ribs in town. Indoor and outdoor seating.
The original Threadgills on North Lamar. Easy walk from the house. Great homestyle southern cooking. Everything is good. Drinks and beers, too. (This is where Janis Joplin performed when she was in college at UT in the early 60s.)
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Threadgill's
6416 N Lamar Blvd
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The original Threadgills on North Lamar. Easy walk from the house. Great homestyle southern cooking. Everything is good. Drinks and beers, too. (This is where Janis Joplin performed when she was in college at UT in the early 60s.)
Local homemade ice cream store. Locations around town. This one on Burnet Road is a short distance from our house. Great ice cream. Friendly staff. Has a burger joint (Phil's Ice House) attached to this location. And a kid friendly playground. Has indoor and outdoor seating.
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Amys Ice Creams
1301 S Congress Ave
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Local homemade ice cream store. Locations around town. This one on Burnet Road is a short distance from our house. Great ice cream. Friendly staff. Has a burger joint (Phil's Ice House) attached to this location. And a kid friendly playground. Has indoor and outdoor seating.

Shopping

Funky vintage shop. Fun things to look at and great finds to pick up and take home with you! Other funky shops and vintage along same block.
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Room Service Vintage
117 N Loop Blvd E
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Funky vintage shop. Fun things to look at and great finds to pick up and take home with you! Other funky shops and vintage along same block.
Very Austin. Funky. Hides, horns. Taxidermy stuff and other strange finds. Check it out!
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The Corner Shoppe
8425 Burnet Rd
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Very Austin. Funky. Hides, horns. Taxidermy stuff and other strange finds. Check it out!
Funky thrift store that supports an important local charity, Project Transitions. Has some great finds in the store. Next door to the LIttle Deli and Pizzeria, so it can be a fun all-in-one-location afternoon. Four blocks from the house.
Top Drawer Crestview
7101 Woodrow Ave
Funky thrift store that supports an important local charity, Project Transitions. Has some great finds in the store. Next door to the LIttle Deli and Pizzeria, so it can be a fun all-in-one-location afternoon. Four blocks from the house.
Funky vintage shop on North Loop along a block with other fun, funky shops. The proprietor of this shop has a great eye for good vintage clothes. Not to be missed.
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Ermine Vintage
106 N Loop Blvd E
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Funky vintage shop on North Loop along a block with other fun, funky shops. The proprietor of this shop has a great eye for good vintage clothes. Not to be missed.

Drinks & Nightlife

"The Best Little Beer Joint in Texas!" Great bar and live music spot. Small dance floor. Don't miss Chicken Shit Bingo on Sunday afternoons. Starts at 4pm. A classic.
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Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon
5434 Burnet Rd
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"The Best Little Beer Joint in Texas!" Great bar and live music spot. Small dance floor. Don't miss Chicken Shit Bingo on Sunday afternoons. Starts at 4pm. A classic.
Fun and funky. Has an outdoor patio out back. Check it out. Along the neat North Loop block with vintage and funky shops.
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Workhorse Bar
100 N Loop Blvd E
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Fun and funky. Has an outdoor patio out back. Check it out. Along the neat North Loop block with vintage and funky shops.
It's Christmas 365 days a year at Lala's. Check it out! Great neighborhood bar.
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Lala's Little Nugget
2207 Justin Ln
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It's Christmas 365 days a year at Lala's. Check it out! Great neighborhood bar.

Parks & Nature

The jewel in the violet crown that is Austin. The best public pool in the world. It's a natural spring fed creek that's been made into a pool. Cold water year round. Open year round. Beautiful place to rest on the hill for an afternoon and take a cold dip to cool you off.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
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The jewel in the violet crown that is Austin. The best public pool in the world. It's a natural spring fed creek that's been made into a pool. Cold water year round. Open year round. Beautiful place to rest on the hill for an afternoon and take a cold dip to cool you off.
Lovely. Great place to spend an afternoon. Barton Springs is on the edge of Zilker Park. Very nice park.
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Городской парк Зилкера
2207 Barton Springs Rd
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Lovely. Great place to spend an afternoon. Barton Springs is on the edge of Zilker Park. Very nice park.
Lovely park. Quiet getaway. Peacocks roam the yard. Pretty for pictures.
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Парк и заповедник Мейфилд
3505 W 35th St
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Lovely park. Quiet getaway. Peacocks roam the yard. Pretty for pictures.

Essentials

Small specialty grocery store for most anything. Has a good wine selection, sweets, artisan ice creams. 10 min walk from house. (The store is owned by my neighbors, so I like to promote their business.)
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Dia's Market
812 Justin Ln
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Small specialty grocery store for most anything. Has a good wine selection, sweets, artisan ice creams. 10 min walk from house. (The store is owned by my neighbors, so I like to promote their business.)
Small independent grocer who's been in the neighborhood since the 50s. (It used to be a Minimax, but has recently changed hands and is now an "Arlan's." They have a beer cave with a very large selection of beers and wine.
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Arlan's Market
7108 Woodrow Ave
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Small independent grocer who's been in the neighborhood since the 50s. (It used to be a Minimax, but has recently changed hands and is now an "Arlan's." They have a beer cave with a very large selection of beers and wine.
Barbershop and hair salon for both women and men. Great staff and fun little throwback in a great little shopping center. Check out the neighborhood mural along Woodrow Ave behind the shopping center. In same center as Little Deli and Top Drawer Thrift Shop.
Crestview Barber Shop
7113 Woodrow Ave
Barbershop and hair salon for both women and men. Great staff and fun little throwback in a great little shopping center. Check out the neighborhood mural along Woodrow Ave behind the shopping center. In same center as Little Deli and Top Drawer Thrift Shop.
Nice large grocery store and pharmacy. Has anything you need.
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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Nice large grocery store and pharmacy. Has anything you need.
It's a good one. Uses "wet clean" process, not drycleaning solutions. Better for fabrics and YOU.
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EcoClean
4012 N Lamar Blvd
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It's a good one. Uses "wet clean" process, not drycleaning solutions. Better for fabrics and YOU.

Sightseeing

Nice hike up a lot of steps to see a lovely view of the city and Lake Austin. Requires climbing a lot of steps, so be prepared. Totally worth it. Great view and can be a nice romantic spot for couples. Friendly family spot, too.
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Гора Боннелл
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Nice hike up a lot of steps to see a lovely view of the city and Lake Austin. Requires climbing a lot of steps, so be prepared. Totally worth it. Great view and can be a nice romantic spot for couples. Friendly family spot, too.

Arts & Culture

Great exhibits. Nice space. Downtown. You can take the 801 bus (at corner of Lamar and Justin Lane) downtown and be there in about 30 minutes.
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The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center
700 Congress Ave
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Great exhibits. Nice space. Downtown. You can take the 801 bus (at corner of Lamar and Justin Lane) downtown and be there in about 30 minutes.