Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Gourmands
2316 Webberville RdAmazing sandwich shop!
Amazing french restaurant, go there for happy hour or brunch. Make sure to sit in the garden!
351 locals recommend
Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th StAmazing french restaurant, go there for happy hour or brunch. Make sure to sit in the garden!
Hillside Farmacy
1209 E 11th StA very popular brunch and dinner spot!
Saigon Le Vendeur
2601 E 7th StAmazing vietnamese sandwiches! So good :)
A cute hip coffee shop right around the corner from the cottage :)
201 locals recommend
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
1111 Chicon StA cute hip coffee shop right around the corner from the cottage :)
Another great coffee shop, no wifi so go there for good conversation.
160 locals recommend
Cuvee Coffee Bar
2000 E 6th StAnother great coffee shop, no wifi so go there for good conversation.
Veracruz All Natural Food Truck
2505 Webberville RoadAmazing taco shop. My favorite tacos in Austin.
One of my favorite french restaurants in Austin. An amazing chic vibe, try their mussels!
522 locals recommend
Justine's
4710 E 5th StOne of my favorite french restaurants in Austin. An amazing chic vibe, try their mussels!
Nubian Queen Lola's
A home grown cajun spot. Amazing food!
Bennu Coffee
2001 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd24-hour coffee shop
La Condesa
400 W 2nd StA higher end interior Mexican restaurant. Amazing food.
Sputnik
1300 East 6th StreetGreat cheeseburgers and beer.
Salt & Time
1912 E 7th StA butcher and restaurant. Great breakfasts.
East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood AveThe best pizza in east Austin!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great cocktail bar just around the corner from my house. Amazing food truck in the back!
561 locals recommend
Whisler's
1816 E 6th StGreat cocktail bar just around the corner from my house. Amazing food truck in the back!
The Liberty
1618 East 6th StreetLow key beer bar with great with in the back.
Longbranch Inn
1133 East 11th StreetLocal dive bar, been around for years and years!
My favorite bar in Austin. Learn how to two-step with a real cowboy there.
672 locals recommend
The White Horse
500 Comal StMy favorite bar in Austin. Learn how to two-step with a real cowboy there.
A fun outdoor bar, try their white sangria. Connected to a theatre.
145 locals recommend
The Butterfly Bar Austin
2307 Manor RdA fun outdoor bar, try their white sangria. Connected to a theatre.
Essentials
An upscale neighborhood grocery store with beer, tacos, and fancy brands of food.
352 locals recommend
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez StAn upscale neighborhood grocery store with beer, tacos, and fancy brands of food.
Large grocery store if you want to spend more time cooking than eating out. They have everything!
1667 locals recommend
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdLarge grocery store if you want to spend more time cooking than eating out. They have everything!
Arts & Culture
Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th StAmazing movie theatre full of independent films.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
320 E 6th StMost famous cinema in Austin. Check it out!
The Blanton Museum of Art
200 East Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardA great fine arts museum on UT campus.
Shopping
An amazing gift shop full of handmade designs and lots of imports from Japan.
75 locals recommend
take heart
1211 E 11th StAn amazing gift shop full of handmade designs and lots of imports from Japan.
BookPeople
603 N Lamar BlvdMy favorite book store in Austin!
Sightseeing
Must go if you come to Austin! An amazing swimming hole.
2454 locals recommend
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrMust go if you come to Austin! An amazing swimming hole.