Guidebook for Austin

Mary
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

Home Slice Pizza has a great pizza and beer selection & is walking distance from the apartment. They have a togo window that is open late as well (3am on Fri & Sat!). http://homeslicepizza.com/
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Home Slice Pizza
1415 S Congress Ave
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Home Slice Pizza has a great pizza and beer selection & is walking distance from the apartment. They have a togo window that is open late as well (3am on Fri & Sat!). http://homeslicepizza.com/
This is my favorite coffee shop. It is a little bit of a walk from my house, but they make great espresso drinks.
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Once Over Coffee Bar
2009 S 1st St
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This is my favorite coffee shop. It is a little bit of a walk from my house, but they make great espresso drinks.
This place is pretty chill and has a decent drink selection with a nice small food menu.
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Bobo's Snack Bar
3850 Airport Boulevard
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This place is pretty chill and has a decent drink selection with a nice small food menu.
This is a great burrito place and pretty close to my apartment. Everything is really fresh and the burritos are HUGE.
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Freebirds World Burrito
515 S Congress Ave
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This is a great burrito place and pretty close to my apartment. Everything is really fresh and the burritos are HUGE.
This place will no doubt be packed. It is OK, but definitely not worth a long wait.
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Güero's Taco Bar
1412 S Congress Ave
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This place will no doubt be packed. It is OK, but definitely not worth a long wait.
This place is open 24-hours. It is not the best, but when you are drunk and hungry at 3am, it serves its purpose.
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La Mexicana Bakery
1924 S 1st St
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This place is open 24-hours. It is not the best, but when you are drunk and hungry at 3am, it serves its purpose.
This place is delicious. It has a wide variety of menu items and breakfast is served all day. It will be busy at normal eating times, but it is also open 24 hours. Try the magmud queso!
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Magnolia Cafe
1920 S Congress Ave
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This place is delicious. It has a wide variety of menu items and breakfast is served all day. It will be busy at normal eating times, but it is also open 24 hours. Try the magmud queso!
I hear the burgers are good here. The veggie burger is great though. They make it in house. Great milkshakes as well.
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P. Terry's Burger Stand
404 S Lamar Blvd
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I hear the burgers are good here. The veggie burger is great though. They make it in house. Great milkshakes as well.
One half bar, one half restaurant this place is a bit fancy but good.
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South Congress Cafe
1600 S Congress Ave
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One half bar, one half restaurant this place is a bit fancy but good.
This place is delicious. I highly recommend it, especially since Homeslice Pizza is always packed. The people that work there are really cool too.
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Southside Flying Pizza
2206 S Congress Ave
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This place is delicious. I highly recommend it, especially since Homeslice Pizza is always packed. The people that work there are really cool too.
I love this place & I think they are open till midnight. They have cheap food that is also delicious. Do not be surprised if your server speaks broken English though. But they are all super sweet.
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Taqueria Arandas
2448 S 1st St
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I love this place & I think they are open till midnight. They have cheap food that is also delicious. Do not be surprised if your server speaks broken English though. But they are all super sweet.
This place makes great one-of-a-kind tacos. I like the fried avocado myself.
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Torchy's Tacos
2809 S 1st St
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This place makes great one-of-a-kind tacos. I like the fried avocado myself.
This is a fancy Italian restaurant, but definitely worth it if you want to spend a bit more on food. Their wine list is great as well.
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Vespaio
1610 S Congress Ave
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This is a fancy Italian restaurant, but definitely worth it if you want to spend a bit more on food. Their wine list is great as well.
This is a vegetarian restaurant and coffee bar. It is one of my favorite places to eat. I take my meat eating friends there often and they love it.
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Bouldin Creek Cafe
1900 S 1st St
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This is a vegetarian restaurant and coffee bar. It is one of my favorite places to eat. I take my meat eating friends there often and they love it.

Everything Else

This place has great ice cream, if ice cream is your thing. It is an Austin original and they usually have very original combinations. I suggest checking it out, though lines are often long.
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Amys Ice Creams
1301 S Congress Ave
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This place has great ice cream, if ice cream is your thing. It is an Austin original and they usually have very original combinations. I suggest checking it out, though lines are often long.
This is a neat Austin original. If you need a haircut while you are in town, give this place a visit. I go here to get my hair done.
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Birds Barbershop
2110 S Lamar Blvd
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This is a neat Austin original. If you need a haircut while you are in town, give this place a visit. I go here to get my hair done.
I like to call this place the HEB of broken dreams... not sure why. But this is where you will find groceries near my place.
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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I like to call this place the HEB of broken dreams... not sure why. But this is where you will find groceries near my place.

Arts & Culture

This music venue and bar will no doubt be bumping during sxsw. They have great music and it is an Austin original.
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The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
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This music venue and bar will no doubt be bumping during sxsw. They have great music and it is an Austin original.
This is a neat coffee shop/music venue which also sells some food and alcohol. They have a nice out door patio as well. There will no doubt be music happening there.
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Flipnotics
1601 Barton Springs Road
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This is a neat coffee shop/music venue which also sells some food and alcohol. They have a nice out door patio as well. There will no doubt be music happening there.

Drinks & Nightlife

A dive bar that is located in the front of an apartment building, in the basement of an office building, basically below a parking garage. They have Karaoke every night.
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Ego's Bar
510 S Congress Ave
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A dive bar that is located in the front of an apartment building, in the basement of an office building, basically below a parking garage. They have Karaoke every night.
Named for the auto shop that used to occupy the same space, this neighborhood hangout has staked its place on SoCo. Enjoy eclectic array of comfort pub grub and beers.
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Doc's Motorworks
1123 South Congress Avenue
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Named for the auto shop that used to occupy the same space, this neighborhood hangout has staked its place on SoCo. Enjoy eclectic array of comfort pub grub and beers.
This is a bit away from all the madness of sxsw and kind of a dive as well.
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Crow Bar
3116 S Congress Ave
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This is a bit away from all the madness of sxsw and kind of a dive as well.
This is my favorite pub downtown. Fantastic beer selection and cozy environment.
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The Ginger Man Austin
301 Lavaca Street
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This is my favorite pub downtown. Fantastic beer selection and cozy environment.
This bar/German Bakery has a huge patio, great drinks and German pub food like pretzels and sausage.
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Easy Tiger
1501 E 7th St
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This bar/German Bakery has a huge patio, great drinks and German pub food like pretzels and sausage.
This is a chill bar that often gets crowded at night. They had a nice drink selection and a small but tasty bar menu. The grilled cheese sandwich is boss.
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Yellow Jacket Social Club
1704 E 5th St
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This is a chill bar that often gets crowded at night. They had a nice drink selection and a small but tasty bar menu. The grilled cheese sandwich is boss.

Essentials

This is a small grocery store within walking distance. It is a bit pricey, but they have basic groceries and some produce .
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FARM TO MARKET GROCERY
1718 S Congress Ave
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This is a small grocery store within walking distance. It is a bit pricey, but they have basic groceries and some produce .