Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Delicious food that is somewhat healthy if you want it to be! It gets crazy crowded so if you go I recommend going for actual breakfast rather than brunch. It’s all vegetarian but meat eaters love it too.
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Bouldin Creek Cafe
1900 S 1st StDelicious food that is somewhat healthy if you want it to be! It gets crazy crowded so if you go I recommend going for actual breakfast rather than brunch. It’s all vegetarian but meat eaters love it too.
This is a new Austin chain of Korean food with a sort of American influence. I like their rice bowls and people generally love their kimchi fries. It's more of an eatery than a restaurant (think nicer than Chipotle but not quite a restaurant). They also serve beer.
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Chi'Lantro
1509 S Lamar BlvdThis is a new Austin chain of Korean food with a sort of American influence. I like their rice bowls and people generally love their kimchi fries. It's more of an eatery than a restaurant (think nicer than Chipotle but not quite a restaurant). They also serve beer.
This is a brewery (but AirBNB insists it's a restaurant). This is a cool, hip place on the East side. There are a ton of other bars within walking distance to Lazarus.
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Lazarus Brewing Co.
1902 E 6th StThis is a brewery (but AirBNB insists it's a restaurant). This is a cool, hip place on the East side. There are a ton of other bars within walking distance to Lazarus.
I haven’t spent too much time here but I like the vibe and it’s generally popular.
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The Buzz Mill
1505 Town Creek DrI haven’t spent too much time here but I like the vibe and it’s generally popular.
My running group goes here every Saturday morning and before 9:30 it’s not too crowded. Good coffee and breakfast food.
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Cenote
1010 E Cesar Chavez StMy running group goes here every Saturday morning and before 9:30 it’s not too crowded. Good coffee and breakfast food.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a bar that serves massive doughnuts.
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Gourdough's Public House
209 W 5th StThis is a bar that serves massive doughnuts.
In addition to being a brewery, they serve great pizza and are less than 10 min from my apartment. Live music on some nights, so be sure to check their schedule.
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The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.
1305 W Oltorf StIn addition to being a brewery, they serve great pizza and are less than 10 min from my apartment. Live music on some nights, so be sure to check their schedule.
This is the only bar super close to my apartment. It’s legendary for being a gas station turned convenience store turned bar turned Indian restaurant turned music venue (it is currently all of those things except a gas station). It’s a 5ish min walk from my apartment and is very chill.
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Whip in
1950 S I-35 Frontage RdThis is the only bar super close to my apartment. It’s legendary for being a gas station turned convenience store turned bar turned Indian restaurant turned music venue (it is currently all of those things except a gas station). It’s a 5ish min walk from my apartment and is very chill.
This is 20-25 min from my apartment and is a gorgeous brewery. Like the kind of place you would want to have a wedding. The beer is so good. There’s one that’s a sour kept in a whisky barrel and it is probably the best beer I’ve tasted in my life. It’s a bit of a drive but worth it, especially since the city is super crowded this weekend. I think it’s near Hamilton pool but I could be wrong. They also serve pizza.
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Jester King
13187 Fitzhugh RdThis is 20-25 min from my apartment and is a gorgeous brewery. Like the kind of place you would want to have a wedding. The beer is so good. There’s one that’s a sour kept in a whisky barrel and it is probably the best beer I’ve tasted in my life. It’s a bit of a drive but worth it, especially since the city is super crowded this weekend. I think it’s near Hamilton pool but I could be wrong. They also serve pizza.
The Highball has so many fun things going on. Check out their website for more information but throughout the week they'll have great cover bands (to get you dancing), karaoke, trivia, and a veryyyyy inappropriate bingo night. It's right next to Alamo Drafthouse so it's perfect for a movie then night out.
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The Highball
1120 S Lamar BlvdThe Highball has so many fun things going on. Check out their website for more information but throughout the week they'll have great cover bands (to get you dancing), karaoke, trivia, and a veryyyyy inappropriate bingo night. It's right next to Alamo Drafthouse so it's perfect for a movie then night out.
Sightseeing
a park with lots of graffiti, about a 15 minute drive away, but it can get REALLY crowded on the weekends. I took some friends there in February and I literally could not drive up to it to drop them off because the traffic was so bad. I made them walk a bit and then found parking on Blanco St & W 10th, which wasn't too far of a walk for them to come back to my car.
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Graffiti Park at Castle Hill
1008 Baylor Sta park with lots of graffiti, about a 15 minute drive away, but it can get REALLY crowded on the weekends. I took some friends there in February and I literally could not drive up to it to drop them off because the traffic was so bad. I made them walk a bit and then found parking on Blanco St & W 10th, which wasn't too far of a walk for them to come back to my car.
Arts & Culture
This is the art museum on the UT campus. It's free for students or teachers.
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Musée d'Art Blanton
200 East Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardThis is the art museum on the UT campus. It's free for students or teachers.
Parks & Nature
This will probably be very crowded because it's all of a sudden crazy hot but it's definitely worth checking out. It's a pool that's fed by a natural spring and feels like a pool/lake hybrid. The entry fee is $3 for residents and maybe $8 for non-residents. They have never asked me for proof of residency so you can probably get away with saying you live here. My recommendation is to go to the entrance off of Azrie Morton Drive. It's a lot less crowded than the entrance on the inside of Zilker Park.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrThis will probably be very crowded because it's all of a sudden crazy hot but it's definitely worth checking out. It's a pool that's fed by a natural spring and feels like a pool/lake hybrid. The entry fee is $3 for residents and maybe $8 for non-residents. They have never asked me for proof of residency so you can probably get away with saying you live here. My recommendation is to go to the entrance off of Azrie Morton Drive. It's a lot less crowded than the entrance on the inside of Zilker Park.
Essentials
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdThis is the closest grocery store.
Target
2300 W Ben White BlvdThe happiest place on earth.
Entertainment & Activities
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar
1120 S Lamar Blvd