Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Very popular neighborhood cafe with live music. A 5 minute walk up Lafayette!
250 residents recomanen
Cherrywood Coffeehouse
1400 E 38th 1/2 StVery popular neighborhood cafe with live music. A 5 minute walk up Lafayette!
Easy Tiger
1501 E 7th StBakery/restaurant/bar. Beer cheese!
Eastside Café
2113 Manor RdTry Elaine's Blue Plate Special, but you can't go wrong here.
Haymaker
2310 Manor RdGood bar and menu and close by!
Contigo
2027 Anchor LnRelaxed ranch-to-table dining and drinking, and very close by!
THE Place to go for 24 hour down home eats at a good price on South Congress.
478 residents recomanen
Magnolia Cafe
1920 S Congress AveTHE Place to go for 24 hour down home eats at a good price on South Congress.
La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez StGreat barbecue in an East Austin food trailer
Food truck that gets outstanding local reviews for barbecue without the long lines of Franklin's. Close by!
215 residents recomanen
Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood AveFood truck that gets outstanding local reviews for barbecue without the long lines of Franklin's. Close by!
Mr. Natural
1901 E Cesar Chavez StNot your regular vegetarian restaurant. Mmm.
The University location of a popular local chain, offering tasty Tex-Mex and seafood, plus great drink specials.
72 residents recomanen
Trudy's Texas Star
409 W 30th StThe University location of a popular local chain, offering tasty Tex-Mex and seafood, plus great drink specials.
Hoover's Cooking
2002 Manor RdDown home cooking just down the street!
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th StThe best-rated BBQ in town, with the lines to prove it!
Drinks & Nightlife
A friendly honky tonk with fine bartenders, good looking people, awesome bands! And check out the incredible Bomb Tacos at the food trailer on the patio.
672 residents recomanen
The White Horse
500 Comal StA friendly honky tonk with fine bartenders, good looking people, awesome bands! And check out the incredible Bomb Tacos at the food trailer on the patio.
Great Yelp reviews-a solid dive bar in far east Austin. Reasonable prices, live music-and the Lady Luck Food Trailer.
36 residents recomanen
Hard Luck Lounge
3526 E 7th StGreat Yelp reviews-a solid dive bar in far east Austin. Reasonable prices, live music-and the Lady Luck Food Trailer.
Great selection of bars and resaurants. Take Chicon St. south then west on Holly. Avoid IH 35!
793 residents recomanen
Rainey Street
Rainey StreetGreat selection of bars and resaurants. Take Chicon St. south then west on Holly. Avoid IH 35!
An Austin live music institution right there on South Congress.
815 residents recomanen
The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress AveAn Austin live music institution right there on South Congress.
Antone's
305 E 5th StAustin's Home of the Blues is back-at a new downtown location!
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
801 Red River StIndoors and outdoors music venue, plus BBQ!
South Austin coffee house/cafe, plus a much-loved live music lounge with bar.
91 residents recomanen
Strange Brew
South Austin coffee house/cafe, plus a much-loved live music lounge with bar.
One-2-One Bar
1509 S Lamar BlvdGreat music lineup and a friendly bar. 1509 S. Lamar.
Live bands, friendly place and good boot-scootin'. South Lamar has The Spoke, Saxon Pub and One-to-One Bar!
478 residents recomanen
Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar BlvdLive bands, friendly place and good boot-scootin'. South Lamar has The Spoke, Saxon Pub and One-to-One Bar!
Saxon Pub
1320 S Lamar BlvdExcellent line-up every night of the week.
Essentials
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdNew grocery store in the Mueller neighborhood. Extremely well-stocked.
The closest HEB food store is just on the other side of IH 35-without getting on that dreaded highway!
1667 residents recomanen
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdThe closest HEB food store is just on the other side of IH 35-without getting on that dreaded highway!
The closest grocery store to our house offers a big variety of goods & foods, appealing to the many members of the international community living and visiting in Austin.
49 residents recomanen
Fiesta Mart, LLC
3909 N I- 35 Service RdThe closest grocery store to our house offers a big variety of goods & foods, appealing to the many members of the international community living and visiting in Austin.
Shopping
A popular Sunday Farmer's Market by the Mueller Lake just north of us!
167 residents recomanen
Mueller Farmers' Market
2006 Philomena StA popular Sunday Farmer's Market by the Mueller Lake just north of us!
Book People is our independent book store, and the largest independent bookstore in Texas. Highly recommended!
146 residents recomanen
BookPeople
603 N Lamar BlvdBook People is our independent book store, and the largest independent bookstore in Texas. Highly recommended!
Parks & Nature
Nearby new neighborhood development with a nice lake for walking and bird watching, and lots of stores, mostly the usual suspects, plus some locally owned stores and restaurants.
220 residents recomanen
Parc del llac Mueller
4550 Mueller BlvdNearby new neighborhood development with a nice lake for walking and bird watching, and lots of stores, mostly the usual suspects, plus some locally owned stores and restaurants.
A fine place for a run or stroll around the lake. The new boardwalk is easiest accessed from S. Lakeshore Blvd (not East Riverside like the map shows.)
71 residents recomanen
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk
Lady Bird Lake BoardwalkA fine place for a run or stroll around the lake. The new boardwalk is easiest accessed from S. Lakeshore Blvd (not East Riverside like the map shows.)
Parks are along Lake Travis for boating, skiing, sailing, windsurfing and swimming. The "lake" is 65 miles long!
151 residents recomanen
Lake Travis
Parks are along Lake Travis for boating, skiing, sailing, windsurfing and swimming. The "lake" is 65 miles long!
Barton Creek Greenbelt
3755 South Capital of Texas HighwayNice hiking trail and swimming spots along the way.
Paddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing and hiking, right in the center of town!
959 residents recomanen
Lady Bird Lake
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike TrailPaddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing and hiking, right in the center of town!
Arts & Culture
UT shows off its treasures. Millions of rare books, manuscripts, photos and thousands of works of art. So much to see they are rotated. Check for current exhibits online. At 300 West 21st Street.
127 residents recomanen
Harry Ransom Center
300 W 21st StUT shows off its treasures. Millions of rare books, manuscripts, photos and thousands of works of art. So much to see they are rotated. Check for current exhibits online. At 300 West 21st Street.
Renaissance to 21st century American paintings, Latin American art, plus Greek and Roman sculpture. Look online for the current exhibits.
644 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art Blanton
200 East Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardRenaissance to 21st century American paintings, Latin American art, plus Greek and Roman sculpture. Look online for the current exhibits.
It's all things Texas, plus an IMAX theatre.
593 residents recomanen
Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress AveIt's all things Texas, plus an IMAX theatre.
Sightseeing
It's a race track and also one of Austin's biggest outdoor music venues.
346 residents recomanen
Circuit of The Americas
9201 Circuit of the Americas BlvdIt's a race track and also one of Austin's biggest outdoor music venues.