Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
El Chilito
2219 Manor RdGreat tacos! This is my favorite breakfast taco in the neighborhood.
This spot is just at the end of the street and is an easy breakfast spot with a coffee shop feel!
250 locals recommend
Cherrywood Coffeehouse
1400 E 38th 1/2 StThis spot is just at the end of the street and is an easy breakfast spot with a coffee shop feel!
El Chile Cafe y Cantina
1900 Manor RdThis Mexican style restaurant has great margaritas!
Salty Sow
1917 Manor RdLove the Duck Fat Fries here! Good spot for happy hour too!
This is a food truck located outside the Vortex theater that serves up great pasta! Outdoor seating and typically has a little bit of a line to order, but great pasta!
182 locals recommend
Patrizi's
2307 Manor RdThis is a food truck located outside the Vortex theater that serves up great pasta! Outdoor seating and typically has a little bit of a line to order, but great pasta!
This is our favorite unique Austin spot! Great food, but can be busy so we recommend making reservations! If you are a tequila drinker, the Ranch water is a staple!
60 locals recommend
Ranch 616
616 Nueces StThis is our favorite unique Austin spot! Great food, but can be busy so we recommend making reservations! If you are a tequila drinker, the Ranch water is a staple!
Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches
3220 Manor RdAwesome Kolaches!!
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a great neighborhood bar with TVs for sports games, a patio, and sandwiches with appetizers!
246 locals recommend
Haymaker
2310 Manor RdThis is a great neighborhood bar with TVs for sports games, a patio, and sandwiches with appetizers!
Lazarus Brewing Co.
1902 E 6th StGreat brewery vibe on the east side! Yummy street tacos too!
Historic old hotel on 6th street! One of my favorite spots to grab a cocktail in the hotel bar!
60 locals recommend
The Driskill
217 Congress AveHistoric old hotel on 6th street! One of my favorite spots to grab a cocktail in the hotel bar!
Great spot to watch football! Also, this is on "West 6th" where there is a strip of many bars.
41 locals recommend
Little Woodrow's
520 W 6th StGreat spot to watch football! Also, this is on "West 6th" where there is a strip of many bars.
Whisler's
1816 E 6th StIf you like mezcal, be sure to check out the all-mezcal bar upstairs!
Entertainment & Activities
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mueller
1911 Aldrich StGreat movie theater nearby!
Arts & Culture
This is a children's museum nearby and is a great place to take the kiddos!
272 locals recommend
Thinkery
1830 Simond AveThis is a children's museum nearby and is a great place to take the kiddos!
How often are you staying this close to a Presidential Library?!
240 locals recommend
LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River StHow often are you staying this close to a Presidential Library?!
This library just opened in 2017 and was named by TIME as one of the World's Greatest Places in 2018: http://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2018/
148 locals recommend
Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library
710 W Cesar Chavez StThis library just opened in 2017 and was named by TIME as one of the World's Greatest Places in 2018: http://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2018/
This museum on the University of Texas Campus has the largest and most comprehensive collection of art in Central Texas
644 locals recommend
The Blanton Museum of Art
200 East Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardThis museum on the University of Texas Campus has the largest and most comprehensive collection of art in Central Texas
Full of Texas history and has an IMAX theater!
593 locals recommend
Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress AveFull of Texas history and has an IMAX theater!
Essentials
There is also an HEB on 41st in the Hancock Center that Google maps may say is closer, but the Mueller HEB is much nicer and worth the short extra distance!
1667 locals recommend
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdThere is also an HEB on 41st in the Hancock Center that Google maps may say is closer, but the Mueller HEB is much nicer and worth the short extra distance!
This is a smaller liquor store right by HEB, for a bigger variety, we recommend Total Wine!
53 locals recommend
Twin Liquors
1801 E 51st StThis is a smaller liquor store right by HEB, for a bigger variety, we recommend Total Wine!
Parks & Nature
This is the biggest and most popular park in the Central Austin area! Great views of downtown - this is where Austin City Limits Music Festival is held!
1533 locals recommend
Zilker Metropolitan Park
2207 Barton Springs RdThis is the biggest and most popular park in the Central Austin area! Great views of downtown - this is where Austin City Limits Music Festival is held!
Very popular place to go hiking - You can google guides to find the access point that best fits what you want to do!
235 locals recommend
Barton Creek Greenbelt Trailhead
Barton Creek Greenbelt TrailVery popular place to go hiking - You can google guides to find the access point that best fits what you want to do!
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrNear Zilker Park an iconic Austin spot!