Austin Guide Book

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Austin Guide Book

Food Scene

Famous tacos al pastor.
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Rosita's Al Pastor
1801 E Riverside Dr
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Famous tacos al pastor.
Birria, tacos, & quesotacos.
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La tunita 512
2400 Burleson Road
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Birria, tacos, & quesotacos.
Local barrel aged Texas whiskeys.
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Still Austin Whiskey Co
440 E St Elmo Rd
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Local barrel aged Texas whiskeys.
Roman style pizza, wine, coffee, & bikes.
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The Meteor
2110 S Congress Ave
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Roman style pizza, wine, coffee, & bikes.
Cocktails & fusion.
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1618 Asian Fusion
1618 E Riverside Dr
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Cocktails & fusion.
Locally made sake. Flights available.
Texas Sake
440 East Saint Elmo Road
Locally made sake. Flights available.
New-school Texas BBQ; beef cheeks, smoked beets, califlower burnt ends, etc.
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Leroy And Lewis Barbecue
5621 Pickle Rd
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New-school Texas BBQ; beef cheeks, smoked beets, califlower burnt ends, etc.
Large space w/ outdoor dining, food trucks.
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Meanwhile Brewing Company
3901 Promontory Point Dr
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Large space w/ outdoor dining, food trucks.
Excellent family-run Thai food outside the city. Try the boat noodles and fish cakes.
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Little Thailand
4315 Caldwell Ln
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Excellent family-run Thai food outside the city. Try the boat noodles and fish cakes.
Famous Tex meets Mex BBQ.
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Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ
308 Menchaca Rd
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Famous Tex meets Mex BBQ.
All sorts of Mexican street eats.
Sabor Tapatio
5604 South Congress Avenue
All sorts of Mexican street eats.
High-end inventive sushi, famous in Texas.
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Uchi
801 S Lamar Blvd
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High-end inventive sushi, famous in Texas.
Interesting downtown dim sum spot.
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QI Austin: Modern Asian Kitchen
835 West 6th Street
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Interesting downtown dim sum spot.
Old east-side tamale and tex-mex joint.
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Tamale House East
1707 E 6th St
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Old east-side tamale and tex-mex joint.
BBQ!
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La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St
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BBQ!
BBQ w/ a line!
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Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
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BBQ w/ a line!
BBQ.
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Kerlin BBQ
2207 E Cesar Chavez St
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BBQ.
Family-run tex-mex with famous breakfast dishes.
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Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop
2305 E 7th St
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Family-run tex-mex with famous breakfast dishes.
Upscale taqueria: duck carnitas, tuna tostado, etc.
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Nixta Taqueria
2512 E 12th St
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Upscale taqueria: duck carnitas, tuna tostado, etc.
Thai ice creams, mostly coconut based.
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Gati Coconut Milk Ice Cream
1512 Holly St
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Thai ice creams, mostly coconut based.
Out of the city but nationally-famous wild/sour beer venue on a ranch w/ beers, wines, ciders, pizza, and lots of room for kids to run wild.
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Jester King
13187 Fitzhugh Rd
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Out of the city but nationally-famous wild/sour beer venue on a ranch w/ beers, wines, ciders, pizza, and lots of room for kids to run wild.
Downtown sour beer destination.
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Blue Owl Brewing
2400 E Cesar Chavez St
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Downtown sour beer destination.
Japanese-Texan.
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Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
2713 E 2nd St
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Japanese-Texan.
A Chihuahuan-method of taco preparation by guys from Mexico City; w/ elotes.
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Discada
1319 Rosewood Ave
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A Chihuahuan-method of taco preparation by guys from Mexico City; w/ elotes.
Russian restaurant decorated to the gills w/ artifacts from the old country; vodka shot complementary.
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Russian House
307 E 5th St
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Russian restaurant decorated to the gills w/ artifacts from the old country; vodka shot complementary.
Historic BBQ spot on the east side.
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Sam's BBQ
2000 E 12th St
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Historic BBQ spot on the east side.
Soul food.
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Roland's
1311 Chestnut Ave
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Soul food.
Meat-centric dining house.
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Dai Due
2406 Manor Rd
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Meat-centric dining house.
Beer & towering (tens of stories off the lake) views of Lake Travis which is awesome at sunset. (Much better choice than the mediocre tex-mex at similarly named "the oasis" in same complex.)
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Oasis Texas Brewing Company
6650 Comanche Trail
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Beer & towering (tens of stories off the lake) views of Lake Travis which is awesome at sunset. (Much better choice than the mediocre tex-mex at similarly named "the oasis" in same complex.)
Best pizza in Austin: wood-fired out of a truck.
Sammataro
2907 East 12th Street
Best pizza in Austin: wood-fired out of a truck.
Locations around town. Famous Detroit-style pizza.
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Via 313 Pizza
10106 W 6th St
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Locations around town. Famous Detroit-style pizza.
Hipster tropical bar w/ pool & lots of outdoor seating.
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Kitty Cohen's
2211 Webberville Rd
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Hipster tropical bar w/ pool & lots of outdoor seating.
Staple bar w/ food truck behind.
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The Liberty
1618 East 6th Street
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Staple bar w/ food truck behind.
Hip cocktail spot.
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The Roosevelt Room
307 W 5th St
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Hip cocktail spot.
Underground jazz bar.
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Elephant Room
315 Congress Ave
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Underground jazz bar.
Semi-private cocktail lounge; i.e. make reservation on their app.
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Here Nor There
612 Brazos St
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Semi-private cocktail lounge; i.e. make reservation on their app.
So many beers, old German tavern.
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Draught House Pub & Brewery
4112 Medical Pkwy
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So many beers, old German tavern.
On weekends they do banana-leaf style service lunches (eat with your hands).
Kumar's Austin
15803 Windermere Dr
On weekends they do banana-leaf style service lunches (eat with your hands).
Coffee and beer w/ food trucks.
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The Buzz Mill
1505 Town Creek Dr
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Coffee and beer w/ food trucks.
Family-run old-school joint with tacos and lunch specials.
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Habanero Cafe
501 W Oltorf St
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Family-run old-school joint with tacos and lunch specials.
Coffee, drinks, and food; reverse happy hour late night.
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Better Half Coffee & Cocktails
406 Walsh St
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Coffee, drinks, and food; reverse happy hour late night.
Inventive, very good smaller-plate locally-sourced food.
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Barley Swine
6555 Burnet Rd
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Inventive, very good smaller-plate locally-sourced food.
One of the city's better pho places.
Phở Phong Lưu
11800 Dessau Road
One of the city's better pho places.
Middle-eastern w/ plentiful spread of dessert specialities especially their baklava.
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Peace Bakery
11220 N Lamar Blvd
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Middle-eastern w/ plentiful spread of dessert specialities especially their baklava.
Food truck w/ fresh house-made pastas.
ARTIPASTA
7800 South 1st Street
Food truck w/ fresh house-made pastas.
Bagels: ingredients shipped in from NYC.
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Nervous Charlie's
5501 N Lamar Blvd
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Bagels: ingredients shipped in from NYC.
James beard nominee for bbq; excellent sides.
Distant Relatives
3901 Promontory Point Drive
James beard nominee for bbq; excellent sides.
Texas monthly's number two spot for bbq 2021.
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Interstellar BBQ
12233 Ranch Rd 620 N
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Texas monthly's number two spot for bbq 2021.
in our humble opinion, best from scratch Indian food in area.
Rock N Grill - Indian Cuisine and Bar
1702 North Mays Street
in our humble opinion, best from scratch Indian food in area.
Indian street food.
Bombay Street Food
13775 Research Boulevard
Indian street food.
excellent Thai; duck larb is a hidden heavy hitter.
Ros Niyom Thai
2000 S I-35 Frontage Rd
excellent Thai; duck larb is a hidden heavy hitter.
Thai truck; ask for seasonal specials.
Kiin Di
1901 South Lamar Boulevard
Thai truck; ask for seasonal specials.
franklin's bbq + uchi collaboration
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Loro
2115 S Lamar Blvd
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franklin's bbq + uchi collaboration
best sichuan in city.
House of Three Gorges
8557 Research Boulevard
best sichuan in city.
hip Peruvian spot, lots of outdoor seating, cocktails.
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Llama Kid - Peruvian Food
4620 East Cesar Chavez Street
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hip Peruvian spot, lots of outdoor seating, cocktails.
Peruvian, excellent ceviche mixto.
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Lima Criolla
6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd
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Peruvian, excellent ceviche mixto.
porchetta sandwiches
Meat & Bread
360 Nueces Street
porchetta sandwiches
Peking duck.
Bamboo House Austin
Peking duck.

Sightseeing

Hiking & swimming at the falls; minutes from the city.
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麥金尼瀑布州立公園
5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy
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Hiking & swimming at the falls; minutes from the city.
Fossils, bonsai, rocks, crystals, etc. etc. all from Mr. Chen.
Bonsai Garden of Texas
2392 State Hwy 71
Fossils, bonsai, rocks, crystals, etc. etc. all from Mr. Chen.
Spring-fed freezing cold pool...very famous.
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巴頓泉市政泳池
2201 William Barton Dr
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Spring-fed freezing cold pool...very famous.
If Barton Springs Pool too busy, head across the river: both spring-fed pool and treated pool.
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Deep Eddy Municipal Pool
401 Deep Eddy Ave
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If Barton Springs Pool too busy, head across the river: both spring-fed pool and treated pool.
Beautiful park out in Hill Country w/ falls, swimming area, and camping. Book ahead online.
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佩德納萊斯瀑布州立公園
2585 Park Rd 6026
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Beautiful park out in Hill Country w/ falls, swimming area, and camping. Book ahead online.
Lots of locations to access trails and swimming spots along this creek in West Austin.
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Bull Creek Greenbelt Trail
Bull Creek Greenbelt Trail
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Lots of locations to access trails and swimming spots along this creek in West Austin.
Peacocks and trails!
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Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve
3505 W 35th St
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Peacocks and trails!
Not much of a climb (there's stairs) but people like the spot and the view's ok.
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Mount Bonnell
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Not much of a climb (there's stairs) but people like the spot and the view's ok.
Large lawns w/ ancient pecan trees, lake access for swimming, and usually a younger crowd.
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Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park
614 N Commons Ford Rd
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Large lawns w/ ancient pecan trees, lake access for swimming, and usually a younger crowd.
Large-scale art installations around a historical villa on the lakefront; artist workshops and cottages.
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The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria
3809 W 35th St
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Large-scale art installations around a historical villa on the lakefront; artist workshops and cottages.
Wildflowers, native plants, and trails.
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Ave
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Wildflowers, native plants, and trails.
Art museum on campus.
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布蘭頓美術館
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
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Art museum on campus.
BYOB mini-golf.
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彼得潘迷你高爾夫
1207 Barton Springs Rd
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BYOB mini-golf.
Access just down the street; miles of walking and biking trail around Lady Bird (old-school Austin: Town) Lake. Places rent kayaks, canoes, and paddle-boards up and down the river.
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The Boardwalk at Lady Bird Lake
1820 S Lakeshore Blvd
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Access just down the street; miles of walking and biking trail around Lady Bird (old-school Austin: Town) Lake. Places rent kayaks, canoes, and paddle-boards up and down the river.
Performing arts center: in the summer there are often outdoor concerts.
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The Long Center for the Performing Arts
701 W Riverside Dr
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Performing arts center: in the summer there are often outdoor concerts.
Nudist Beach.
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嬉皮谷公園
7000 Comanche Trail
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Nudist Beach.
Music & club; around for a long time. South Congress.
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The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
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Music & club; around for a long time. South Congress.
A good hour and a half outside Austin known for its massive pink granite dome towering over the Hill Country. Beautiful views. Close to Cooper's BBQ in Llano (excellent) and the German settlement and now tourist town of Fredericksburg.
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Enchanted Rock Summit
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A good hour and a half outside Austin known for its massive pink granite dome towering over the Hill Country. Beautiful views. Close to Cooper's BBQ in Llano (excellent) and the German settlement and now tourist town of Fredericksburg.
Famous swimming hole. Make reservations early.
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Jacobs Well
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Famous swimming hole. Make reservations early.

Neighborhoods

Lots of bars and restaurants...parking can be a challenge so plan ahead or take alternate transportation.
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Rainey Street
Rainey Street
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Lots of bars and restaurants...parking can be a challenge so plan ahead or take alternate transportation.
Walking district just south of downtown w/ shops, restaurants, bars, and music venues.
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South Congress
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Walking district just south of downtown w/ shops, restaurants, bars, and music venues.
Adjacent to downtown. Access to Lady Bird Lake.
Riverside
Adjacent to downtown. Access to Lady Bird Lake.
Younger & hip nightlife. Many bars & restaurants.
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East 6th Street
East 6th Street
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Younger & hip nightlife. Many bars & restaurants.
Weekend party: streets closed to traffic. Bars tend to the "party" crowd.
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West 6th Street
West 6th Street
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Weekend party: streets closed to traffic. Bars tend to the "party" crowd.
North of campus. Mix of residential, student housing, bars, and new restaurants.
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North Loop IBIZ District
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North of campus. Mix of residential, student housing, bars, and new restaurants.

City/town information

BBQ: Smitty's Market, Kreuz Market, Chisholm Trail BBQ, & Black's Barbecue. W/ an architecturally interesting courthouse & a history of many movies being shot within the town.
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Lockhart
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BBQ: Smitty's Market, Kreuz Market, Chisholm Trail BBQ, & Black's Barbecue. W/ an architecturally interesting courthouse & a history of many movies being shot within the town.
German settlement w/ drinking on streets, lots of German food and shops; access to many Hill Country destinations.
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Fredericksburg
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German settlement w/ drinking on streets, lots of German food and shops; access to many Hill Country destinations.
Historic river town. Water park. Close to San Antonio and Six Flags.
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New Braunfels
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Historic river town. Water park. Close to San Antonio and Six Flags.
Bastrop State Park. Pine forests.
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Bastrop
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Bastrop State Park. Pine forests.
2 hours from Austin on I-35. If you need recommendations for the city for food, sight-seeing, or night-life just message us.
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San Antonio
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2 hours from Austin on I-35. If you need recommendations for the city for food, sight-seeing, or night-life just message us.