Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Go for happy hour, if you can (Monday-Friday 3:30pm-6:30pm right now, but check anyway, as it's been known to change) for great deals ($5 burgers and cocktails). Good food and milkshakes and beer, oh my!
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Hopdoddy Burger Bar
1400 S Congress Ave
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Go for happy hour, if you can (Monday-Friday 3:30pm-6:30pm right now, but check anyway, as it's been known to change) for great deals ($5 burgers and cocktails). Good food and milkshakes and beer, oh my!
There are several locations, and Amy's is pretty iconic in Austin. Delicious desserts and a nice atmosphere.
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Amys Ice Creams
1301 S Congress Ave
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There are several locations, and Amy's is pretty iconic in Austin. Delicious desserts and a nice atmosphere.
This is a cheap, divey little bar and restaurant with decadent sandwiches and soups (in a bread bowl, with all homemade breads). It's a good one.
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Gourmands
2316 Webberville Rd
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This is a cheap, divey little bar and restaurant with decadent sandwiches and soups (in a bread bowl, with all homemade breads). It's a good one.
Cute restaurant and bakery with great food and drinks including espresso and alcohol. It's small, but has a great patio if the weather's nice.
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Elizabeth Street Cafe
1501 S 1st St
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Cute restaurant and bakery with great food and drinks including espresso and alcohol. It's small, but has a great patio if the weather's nice.
Coffee shop with a huge, lovely outdoor space that serves beer and wine, and has lots of events going on in the evenings. Everything from live music (Bluegrass Mondays) to TV showings (currently Twin Peaks). It's also a great spot to work/study/read during the weekdays, and they have great food trucks out back.
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Radio Coffee & Beer
4204 Menchaca Rd
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Coffee shop with a huge, lovely outdoor space that serves beer and wine, and has lots of events going on in the evenings. Everything from live music (Bluegrass Mondays) to TV showings (currently Twin Peaks). It's also a great spot to work/study/read during the weekdays, and they have great food trucks out back.
Good, solid food and they're open 24/7 (the sign actually says 24/8...) A nice, comfortable hang, although it can be busy on weekends
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Magnolia Cafe
1920 S Congress Ave
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Good, solid food and they're open 24/7 (the sign actually says 24/8...) A nice, comfortable hang, although it can be busy on weekends
Vegetarian food that's so good our carnivorous family even likes it. They can also make any and everything vegan on request. Try the soy-rizo and/or the pecan tamales. Yum!
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Bouldin Creek Cafe
1900 S 1st St
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Vegetarian food that's so good our carnivorous family even likes it. They can also make any and everything vegan on request. Try the soy-rizo and/or the pecan tamales. Yum!
Great lattes- try the "summer moon"(hot) or "winter moon"(iced)- the "moon milk" is sweet and delicious and a secret recipe. You can specify how sweet you'd like it as well. They also have pastries all the time and breakfast tacos in the mornings.
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Summer Moon Coffee
3115 S 1st St
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Great lattes- try the "summer moon"(hot) or "winter moon"(iced)- the "moon milk" is sweet and delicious and a secret recipe. You can specify how sweet you'd like it as well. They also have pastries all the time and breakfast tacos in the mornings.
Great BBQ (seriously some of the best in town) without the wait of Franklin's
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La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St
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Great BBQ (seriously some of the best in town) without the wait of Franklin's

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice little divey spot. Fairly cheap drinks, a pool table and nice patio. They usually also have food trucks around.
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Crow Bar
3116 S Congress Ave
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Nice little divey spot. Fairly cheap drinks, a pool table and nice patio. They usually also have food trucks around.

Shopping

My favorite grocery store near the house. HEB is a great company started and based in Texas, and they'll have everything you need. This one is open late and early (6am-1am)!
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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My favorite grocery store near the house. HEB is a great company started and based in Texas, and they'll have everything you need. This one is open late and early (6am-1am)!
Also known as the "Hula Hu." Great little convenience store behind the house with a wide selection of things including LOTS of great beer and wine at regular store prices. Super convenient for little things.
Stop & Shop Grocery
4901 South 1st Street
Also known as the "Hula Hu." Great little convenience store behind the house with a wide selection of things including LOTS of great beer and wine at regular store prices. Super convenient for little things.

Entertainment & Activities

One of the last "Honky Tonks" in town. They have live music and two-step dancing most nights of the week. It's a real Texas experience in the heart of the city.
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Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
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One of the last "Honky Tonks" in town. They have live music and two-step dancing most nights of the week. It's a real Texas experience in the heart of the city.
See a film (or other event, such as a sing-a-long or quote-a-long of your favorites) at the Alamo Drafthouse. There are 6 ADs in town, and they're all good, but South Lamar is my personal favorite. Here you can have a full menu of food and drinks (including alcohol) delivered to your seat while you watch a movie. Also, there is a curated "pre-show" of clips rather than Coca-Cola commercials before the show. Enjoy!
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar
1120 S Lamar Blvd
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See a film (or other event, such as a sing-a-long or quote-a-long of your favorites) at the Alamo Drafthouse. There are 6 ADs in town, and they're all good, but South Lamar is my personal favorite. Here you can have a full menu of food and drinks (including alcohol) delivered to your seat while you watch a movie. Also, there is a curated "pre-show" of clips rather than Coca-Cola commercials before the show. Enjoy!
Here you can rent kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards to go out on Lady Bird Lake (formerly known as Town Lake) and see the sights of the downtown skyline and even catch the bats under the Congress bridge.
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Rowing Dock
2418 Stratford Dr
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Here you can rent kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards to go out on Lady Bird Lake (formerly known as Town Lake) and see the sights of the downtown skyline and even catch the bats under the Congress bridge.