Megan’s guidebook
Food scene
Great outdoor patio (with misters for the summer heat). Service and atmosphere is casual but food and drinks are by one of the best chefs in Austin. Walkable from the AirBnB.
152 locals recommend
Sour Duck Market
1814 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdGreat outdoor patio (with misters for the summer heat). Service and atmosphere is casual but food and drinks are by one of the best chefs in Austin. Walkable from the AirBnB.
James Beard award winning Chef and part of the east Austin “Taco Mafia” . You may even run into a celebrity or two…
78 locals recommend
Nixta Taqueria
2512 E 12th StJames Beard award winning Chef and part of the east Austin “Taco Mafia” . You may even run into a celebrity or two…
Great weekend brunch spot - former food trailer turned into modern casual hip brunch / lunch spot
132 locals recommend
Paperboy
1203 E 11th StGreat weekend brunch spot - former food trailer turned into modern casual hip brunch / lunch spot
Local favorite with consistently good food - everything from brunch to dinner, biscuits and gravy to oysters rockefeller. Fun outdoor patio with bistro feel. Be sure to stop by Take Heart next door, a nicely curated gift shop.
11 locals recommend
Hillside Farmacy
1209 East 11th StreetLocal favorite with consistently good food - everything from brunch to dinner, biscuits and gravy to oysters rockefeller. Fun outdoor patio with bistro feel. Be sure to stop by Take Heart next door, a nicely curated gift shop.
Local market with a bar with beer and wine, outdoor seating, great breakfast tacos not to be missed. Love spending weekend mornings on the patio.
352 locals recommend
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez StLocal market with a bar with beer and wine, outdoor seating, great breakfast tacos not to be missed. Love spending weekend mornings on the patio.
Don't miss out on as many opportunities as you can get for breakfast tacos. El Chilito has some of the best, with a funky outdoor walk up restaurant.
302 locals recommend
El Chilito
2219 Manor RdDon't miss out on as many opportunities as you can get for breakfast tacos. El Chilito has some of the best, with a funky outdoor walk up restaurant.
Designer restaurant and food tucked into the Holly neighborhood which borders Town Lake (aka Lady Bird Lake).
397 locals recommend
Launderette
2115 Holly StDesigner restaurant and food tucked into the Holly neighborhood which borders Town Lake (aka Lady Bird Lake).
If you are feeling adventurous, and like daring your friends to try things like "squid marinated in its own guts", TRY THIS PLACE. Its fun, but you may be standing in line for a while to get in.
151 locals recommend
Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
2713 E 2nd StIf you are feeling adventurous, and like daring your friends to try things like "squid marinated in its own guts", TRY THIS PLACE. Its fun, but you may be standing in line for a while to get in.
For a more special night out with home cooked favorites and outdoor seating along the creek. Still in the neighborhood but a little farther out, worth the Uber ride.
197 locals recommend
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
3235 E Cesar Chavez StFor a more special night out with home cooked favorites and outdoor seating along the creek. Still in the neighborhood but a little farther out, worth the Uber ride.
Bars
Cool bar with outdoor seating, one of many, but its one of my favorites for its character.
561 locals recommend
Whisler's
1816 E 6th StCool bar with outdoor seating, one of many, but its one of my favorites for its character.
Sightseeing
Its iconic - go for a walk, start at the bridge and work your way south. Be sure to make the following stops along the way (perhaps not in this order): Yeti store, Hotel San Jose for a drink by the pool, Austin Motel gift shop, Jo's Coffee for a photo op, Gueros, Hotel South Congress (another drink?), Stag, Continental Club, Amy's Ice Cream (mexican vanilla...)
447 locals recommend
South Congress Avenue
South Congress AvenueIts iconic - go for a walk, start at the bridge and work your way south. Be sure to make the following stops along the way (perhaps not in this order): Yeti store, Hotel San Jose for a drink by the pool, Austin Motel gift shop, Jo's Coffee for a photo op, Gueros, Hotel South Congress (another drink?), Stag, Continental Club, Amy's Ice Cream (mexican vanilla...)