Guidebook for Austin

Melissa
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

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

Essentials

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

Drinks & Nightlife

World Cup/sports headquarters
246 locals recommend
Haymaker
2310 Manor Rd
246 locals recommend
World Cup/sports headquarters
Drinks and eats by the Mi Madre's family.
153 locals recommend
School House Pub
2207 Manor Rd
153 locals recommend
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 recommend
Whisler's
1816 E 6th St
561 locals recommend
Fancy cocktails and an East Side Kings Thais food trailer. Such a nice patio.
By now this place is a classic.
149 locals recommend
Shangri-La
1016 E 6th St
149 locals recommend
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 recommend
The Liberty
1618 East 6th Street
291 locals recommend
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 recommend
The White Horse
500 Comal St
672 locals recommend
You must go two-steppin'.
The name says it all. Sandwiches, trivia nights, etc.
193 locals recommend
Gourmands
2316 Webberville Rd
193 locals recommend
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 recommend
Weather Up
1808 E Cesar Chavez St
178 locals recommend
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 recommend
Longbranch Inn
1133 East 11th Street
45 locals recommend
Such a cozy neighborhood place for a drink.
This is now called the King Bee and I hear they have frozen drinks.
11 locals recommend
Legendary White Swan
1906 East 12th Street
11 locals recommend
This is now called the King Bee and I hear they have frozen drinks.

Shopping

Knowledgeable wine store.
48 locals recommend
East End Wines
1209 Rosewood Avenue
48 locals recommend
Knowledgeable wine store.
Such pretty things. Gift central.
75 locals recommend
take heart
1211 E 11th St
75 locals recommend
Such pretty things. Gift central.
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
31 locals recommend
East Austin Succulents
801 Tillery St
31 locals recommend
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
16 locals recommend
Tillery Street Plant Co.
801 Tillery St
16 locals recommend
Just in case you need a plant to take home.
Get your supplies here.
24 locals recommend
J & J Spirits
1131 E 11th St
24 locals recommend
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 recommend
Rosewood Neighborhood Park
2300 Rosewood Ave
12 locals recommend
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 recommend
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138 locals recommend
Outdoor happy hour, grocery shopping, whatever you want.
Sunday Farmer's market!
52 locals recommend
HOPE Farmers Market
52 locals recommend
Sunday Farmer's market!
Who needs tortillas in bulk?
6 locals recommend
El Milagro Tortilla
905 E 7th St
6 locals recommend
Who needs tortillas in bulk?
Need a haircut?
53 locals recommend
Birds Barbershop
2110 S Lamar Blvd
53 locals recommend
Need a haircut?
Bike shop and repairs.
30 locals recommend
Eastside Pedal Pushers
4607 Bolm Rd
30 locals recommend
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 recommend
Carver Branch, Austin Public Library
1161 Angelina St
13 locals recommend
The local library branch.