Guidebook for Austin

Melissa
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Takeout/delivery pizza, and slices - the best!
321 locals raden deze aan
East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood Ave
321 locals raden deze aan
Takeout/delivery pizza, and slices - the best!
New lovely coffee place.
201 locals raden deze aan
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
1111 Chicon St
201 locals raden deze aan
New lovely coffee place.
Breakfast tacos for over 20 years. A Sunday morning hung-over favorite in grad school and now a Sunday morning family favorite.
180 locals raden deze aan
Mi Madre's Restaurant
2201 Manor Rd
180 locals raden deze aan
Breakfast tacos for over 20 years. A Sunday morning hung-over favorite in grad school and now a Sunday morning family favorite.
Good sit-down Mexican = margaritas! Have the Chilango margarita or a michelada.
141 locals raden deze aan
El Chile Cafe y Cantina
1900 Manor Rd
141 locals raden deze aan
Good sit-down Mexican = margaritas! Have the Chilango margarita or a michelada.
Go-to take-out tacos. There's also a location on East 7th Street.
302 locals raden deze aan
El Chilito
2219 Manor Rd
302 locals raden deze aan
Go-to take-out tacos. There's also a location on East 7th Street.
You already know about this place, right?
919 locals raden deze aan
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
919 locals raden deze aan
You already know about this place, right?
Bagels by a really truly rock star.
88 locals raden deze aan
Rockstar Bagels
1900 Rosewood Ave
88 locals raden deze aan
Bagels by a really truly rock star.
Meet your girlfriends and eat tartines (open- faced sandwiches).
351 locals raden deze aan
Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th St
351 locals raden deze aan
Meet your girlfriends and eat tartines (open- faced sandwiches).
Take your date and wear your hippest duds.
354 locals raden deze aan
Hillside Farmacy
1209 E 11th St
354 locals raden deze aan
Take your date and wear your hippest duds.
Live music, good food, bring the kids
250 locals raden deze aan
Cherrywood Coffeehouse
1400 E 38th 1/2 St
250 locals raden deze aan
Live music, good food, bring the kids
Friendly (but not great) Mexican food with a great patio
176 locals raden deze aan
Takoba
1411 E 7th St
176 locals raden deze aan
Friendly (but not great) Mexican food with a great patio
Bring your iPad. And there's wine/beer. And a juice bar. And such good food.
379 locals raden deze aan
Cenote
1010 E Cesar Chavez St
379 locals raden deze aan
Bring your iPad. And there's wine/beer. And a juice bar. And such good food.
Study up.
223 locals raden deze aan
Bennu Coffee
2001 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
223 locals raden deze aan
Study up.
Best new restaurant in Austin in 2014? Some say it is.
263 locals raden deze aan
Dai Due
2406 Manor Rd
263 locals raden deze aan
Best new restaurant in Austin in 2014? Some say it is.
Cupcakes and way way more.
132 locals raden deze aan
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
1905 S 1st St
132 locals raden deze aan
Cupcakes and way way more.
They grow lots of their own food in the garden out back. A parents-in-town-for-brunch classic.
160 locals raden deze aan
Eastside Café
2113 Manor Rd
160 locals raden deze aan
They grow lots of their own food in the garden out back. A parents-in-town-for-brunch classic.
When you don't want to wait 4 hours for Franklin BBQ, come here and eat amazing sausage from a trailer.
215 locals raden deze aan
Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood Ave
215 locals raden deze aan
When you don't want to wait 4 hours for Franklin BBQ, come here and eat amazing sausage from a trailer.
Amazing pork-heavy menu from a trailer in the parking lot of East End Wines - get a bottle to go with dinner!
13 locals raden deze aan
Three Little Pigs
6507 Burnet Rd
13 locals raden deze aan
Amazing pork-heavy menu from a trailer in the parking lot of East End Wines - get a bottle to go with dinner!
Take-out and delivery of fabulous sandwiches - everything made in-house.
111 locals raden deze aan
Austin Daily Press
1900 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
111 locals raden deze aan
Take-out and delivery of fabulous sandwiches - everything made in-house.
Soul food.
Galloway's Sandwich Shop
1914 E 12th St
Soul food.
Small plates and great cocktails. Kinda date-y.
381 locals raden deze aan
Salty Sow
1917 Manor Rd
381 locals raden deze aan
Small plates and great cocktails. Kinda date-y.
Who wants green chile on their burger? I do.
56 locals raden deze aan
El Sapo
900 West 10th Street
56 locals raden deze aan
Who wants green chile on their burger? I do.
Can't leave Texas without having chicken fried steak!
163 locals raden deze aan
Hoover's Cooking
2002 Manor Rd
163 locals raden deze aan
Can't leave Texas without having chicken fried steak!
I wrote my master's thesis here.
251 locals raden deze aan
Thunderbird Coffee
2200 Manor Rd
251 locals raden deze aan
I wrote my master's thesis here.
Butcher shop and sandwich place.
151 locals raden deze aan
Salt & Time
1912 E 7th St
151 locals raden deze aan
Butcher shop and sandwich place.
Everyone says this Top Chef winner's place is amazing. I can't afford to actually eat there.
79 locals raden deze aan
Kuneho
1600 East 6th Street
79 locals raden deze aan
Everyone says this Top Chef winner's place is amazing. I can't afford to actually eat there.
Don't come for the food (except the delicious biscuits with squeeze bottle 'butter') but do come for the ambiance.
90 locals raden deze aan
Cisco's Restaurant
1511 E 6th St
90 locals raden deze aan
Don't come for the food (except the delicious biscuits with squeeze bottle 'butter') but do come for the ambiance.
Get some empanadas.
143 locals raden deze aan
Buenos Aires Café
1201 E 6th St
143 locals raden deze aan
Get some empanadas.
Fancy Mexican with stuff like huitlacoche.
198 locals raden deze aan
Licha's Cantina
1306 E 6th St
198 locals raden deze aan
Fancy Mexican with stuff like huitlacoche.
New and beautiful and fancy.
16 locals raden deze aan
laV Restaurant and Wine Bar
1501 East 7th Street
16 locals raden deze aan
New and beautiful and fancy.
Brunch/lunch spot.
211 locals raden deze aan
Counter Cafe
1914 E 6th St
211 locals raden deze aan
Brunch/lunch spot.
Haven't actually been here yet...
160 locals raden deze aan
Cuvee Coffee Bar
2000 E 6th St
160 locals raden deze aan
Haven't actually been here yet...
The tortillas here are delicious.
86 locals raden deze aan
Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop
2305 E 7th St
86 locals raden deze aan
The tortillas here are delicious.
Goat-eating time!
9 locals raden deze aan
El Azteca Restaurant
2600 East 7th Street
9 locals raden deze aan
Goat-eating time!
Central American food.
11 locals raden deze aan
El Sunzal Restaurant
642 Calles St
11 locals raden deze aan
Central American food.
This pizza here is so good. Sit-down place, always with a wait.
180 locals raden deze aan
Bufalina Pizza
2215 E Cesar Chavez St
180 locals raden deze aan
This pizza here is so good. Sit-down place, always with a wait.
French food in an old house. Popular joint and deservedly so.
522 locals raden deze aan
Justine's
4710 E 5th St
522 locals raden deze aan
French food in an old house. Popular joint and deservedly so.
I haven't been here yet...
197 locals raden deze aan
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
3235 E Cesar Chavez St
197 locals raden deze aan
I haven't been here yet...
Because you can't have enough taco joints.
22 locals raden deze aan
Taco-Mex
2944 East 12th Street
22 locals raden deze aan
Because you can't have enough taco joints.
Soul food from the original.
23 locals raden deze aan
Nubian Queen Lola's
23 locals raden deze aan
Soul food from the original.

Essentials

Wine, beer, sandwiches, salads
352 locals raden deze aan
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
352 locals raden deze aan
Wine, beer, sandwiches, salads
The closest big grocery store.
1667 locals raden deze aan
H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
1667 locals raden deze aan
The closest big grocery store.
Good beer selection at this convenience store.
27 locals raden deze aan
MLK Food Store
2915 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
27 locals raden deze aan
Good beer selection at this convenience store.

Drinks & Nightlife

World Cup/sports headquarters
246 locals raden deze aan
Haymaker
2310 Manor Rd
246 locals raden deze aan
World Cup/sports headquarters
Drinks and eats by the Mi Madre's family.
153 locals raden deze aan
School House Pub
2207 Manor Rd
153 locals raden deze aan
Drinks and eats by the Mi Madre's family.
Fancy cocktails and an East Side Kings Thais food trailer. Such a nice patio.
561 locals raden deze aan
Whisler's
1816 E 6th St
561 locals raden deze aan
Fancy cocktails and an East Side Kings Thais food trailer. Such a nice patio.
By now this place is a classic.
149 locals raden deze aan
Shangri-La
1016 E 6th St
149 locals raden deze aan
By now this place is a classic.
Dive-y bar with the original East Side Kings food trailer our back. Yummy beet fries and pork buns.
291 locals raden deze aan
The Liberty
1618 East 6th Street
291 locals raden deze aan
Dive-y bar with the original East Side Kings food trailer our back. Yummy beet fries and pork buns.
You must go two-steppin'.
672 locals raden deze aan
The White Horse
500 Comal St
672 locals raden deze aan
You must go two-steppin'.
The name says it all. Sandwiches, trivia nights, etc.
193 locals raden deze aan
Gourmands
2316 Webberville Rd
193 locals raden deze aan
The name says it all. Sandwiches, trivia nights, etc.
Best cocktails in town (special ice!). PLus my friend Kristine is the chef and manager.
178 locals raden deze aan
Weather Up
1808 E Cesar Chavez St
178 locals raden deze aan
Best cocktails in town (special ice!). PLus my friend Kristine is the chef and manager.
Such a cozy neighborhood place for a drink.
45 locals raden deze aan
Longbranch Inn
1133 East 11th Street
45 locals raden deze aan
Such a cozy neighborhood place for a drink.
This is now called the King Bee and I hear they have frozen drinks.
11 locals raden deze aan
Legendary White Swan
1906 East 12th Street
11 locals raden deze aan
This is now called the King Bee and I hear they have frozen drinks.

Shopping

Knowledgeable wine store.
48 locals raden deze aan
East End Wines
1209 Rosewood Avenue
48 locals raden deze aan
Knowledgeable wine store.
Such pretty things. Gift central.
75 locals raden deze aan
take heart
1211 E 11th St
75 locals raden deze aan
Such pretty things. Gift central.
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
31 locals raden deze aan
East Austin Succulents
801 Tillery St
31 locals raden deze aan
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
16 locals raden deze aan
Tillery Street Plant Co.
801 Tillery St
16 locals raden deze aan
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
Get your supplies here.
24 locals raden deze aan
J & J Spirits
1131 E 11th St
24 locals raden deze aan
Get your supplies here.

Everything Else

Playscape and splashpad.
Chestnut Pocket Park
2207 E 16th St
Playscape and splashpad.
Pool, splashpad, tennis courts, playscape , fields.
12 locals raden deze aan
Rosewood Neighborhood Park
2300 Rosewood Ave
12 locals raden deze aan
Pool, splashpad, tennis courts, playscape , fields.
Playscape and splashpad.
Lott Pocket Park
1174 Curve St
Playscape and splashpad.
Outdoor happy hour, grocery shopping, whatever you want.
138 locals raden deze aan
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138 locals raden deze aan
Outdoor happy hour, grocery shopping, whatever you want.
Sunday Farmer's market!
52 locals raden deze aan
HOPE Farmers Market
52 locals raden deze aan
Sunday Farmer's market!
Who needs tortillas in bulk?
6 locals raden deze aan
El Milagro Tortilla
905 E 7th St
6 locals raden deze aan
Who needs tortillas in bulk?
Need a haircut?
53 locals raden deze aan
Birds Barbershop
2110 S Lamar Blvd
53 locals raden deze aan
Need a haircut?
Bike shop and repairs.
30 locals raden deze aan
Eastside Pedal Pushers
4607 Bolm Rd
30 locals raden deze aan
Bike shop and repairs.
Need some dry cleaning done?
Estrada's Cleaners & Tuxedo
2618 E 7th St
Need some dry cleaning done?
The local library branch.
13 locals raden deze aan
Carver Branch, Austin Public Library
1161 Angelina St
13 locals raden deze aan
The local library branch.