Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood AveTakeout/delivery pizza, and slices - the best!
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
1111 Chicon StNew 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.
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Mi Madre's Restaurant
2201 Manor RdBreakfast 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.
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El Chile Cafe y Cantina
1900 Manor RdGood 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.
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El Chilito
2219 Manor RdGo-to take-out tacos. There's also a location on East 7th Street.
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th StYou already know about this place, right?
Rockstar Bagels
1900 Rosewood AveBagels by a really truly rock star.
Meet your girlfriends and eat tartines (open- faced sandwiches).
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Blue Dahlia Bistro
1115 E 11th StMeet your girlfriends and eat tartines (open- faced sandwiches).
Hillside Farmacy
1209 E 11th StTake your date and wear your hippest duds.
Cherrywood Coffeehouse
1400 E 38th 1/2 StLive music, good food, bring the kids
Takoba
1411 E 7th StFriendly (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.
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Cenote
1010 E Cesar Chavez StBring your iPad. And there's wine/beer. And a juice bar. And such good food.
Bennu Coffee
2001 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdStudy up.
Dai Due
2406 Manor RdBest new restaurant in Austin in 2014? Some say it is.
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
1905 S 1st StCupcakes and way way more.
They grow lots of their own food in the garden out back. A parents-in-town-for-brunch classic.
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Eastside Café
2113 Manor RdThey 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.
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Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood AveWhen 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!
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Three Little Pigs
6507 Burnet RdAmazing 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.
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Austin Daily Press
1900 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdTake-out and delivery of fabulous sandwiches - everything made in-house.
Galloway's Sandwich Shop
1914 E 12th StSoul food.
Salty Sow
1917 Manor RdSmall plates and great cocktails. Kinda date-y.
El Sapo
900 West 10th StreetWho wants green chile on their burger? I do.
Hoover's Cooking
2002 Manor RdCan't leave Texas without having chicken fried steak!
Thunderbird Coffee
2200 Manor RdI wrote my master's thesis here.
Salt & Time
1912 E 7th StButcher shop and sandwich place.
Everyone says this Top Chef winner's place is amazing. I can't afford to actually eat there.
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Kuneho
1600 East 6th StreetEveryone 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.
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Cisco's Restaurant
1511 E 6th StDon't come for the food (except the delicious biscuits with squeeze bottle 'butter') but do come for the ambiance.
Buenos Aires Café
1201 E 6th StGet some empanadas.
Licha's Cantina
1306 E 6th StFancy Mexican with stuff like huitlacoche.
laV Restaurant and Wine Bar
1501 East 7th StreetNew and beautiful and fancy.
Counter Cafe
1914 E 6th StBrunch/lunch spot.
Cuvee Coffee Bar
2000 E 6th StHaven't actually been here yet...
Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop
2305 E 7th StThe tortillas here are delicious.
El Azteca Restaurant
2600 East 7th StreetGoat-eating time!
El Sunzal Restaurant
642 Calles StCentral American food.
This pizza here is so good. Sit-down place, always with a wait.
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Bufalina Pizza
2215 E Cesar Chavez StThis pizza here is so good. Sit-down place, always with a wait.
Justine's
4710 E 5th StFrench food in an old house. Popular joint and deservedly so.
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
3235 E Cesar Chavez StI haven't been here yet...
Taco-Mex
2944 East 12th StreetBecause you can't have enough taco joints.
Nubian Queen Lola's
Soul food from the original.
Essentials
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez StWine, beer, sandwiches, salads
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdThe closest big grocery store.
MLK Food Store
2915 E Martin Luther King Jr BlvdGood beer selection at this convenience store.
Drinks & Nightlife
Haymaker
2310 Manor RdWorld Cup/sports headquarters
School House Pub
2207 Manor RdDrinks and eats by the Mi Madre's family.
Fancy cocktails and an East Side Kings Thais food trailer. Such a nice patio.
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Whisler's
1816 E 6th StFancy cocktails and an East Side Kings Thais food trailer. Such a nice patio.
Shangri-La
1016 E 6th StBy 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.
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The Liberty
1618 East 6th StreetDive-y bar with the original East Side Kings food trailer our back. Yummy beet fries and pork buns.
The White Horse
500 Comal StYou must go two-steppin'.
Gourmands
2316 Webberville RdThe name says it all. Sandwiches, trivia nights, etc.
Best cocktails in town (special ice!). PLus my friend Kristine is the chef and manager.
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Weather Up
1808 E Cesar Chavez StBest cocktails in town (special ice!). PLus my friend Kristine is the chef and manager.
Longbranch Inn
1133 East 11th StreetSuch a cozy neighborhood place for a drink.
This is now called the King Bee and I hear they have frozen drinks.
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Legendary White Swan
1906 East 12th StreetThis is now called the King Bee and I hear they have frozen drinks.
Shopping
East End Wines
1209 Rosewood AvenueKnowledgeable wine store.
take heart
1211 E 11th StSuch pretty things. Gift central.
East Austin Succulents
801 Tillery StJust in case you need a plant to take home.
Tillery Street Plant Co.
801 Tillery StJust in case you need a plant to take home.
J & J Spirits
1131 E 11th StGet your supplies here.
Everything Else
Chestnut Pocket Park
2207 E 16th StPlayscape and splashpad.
Pool, splashpad, tennis courts, playscape , fields.
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Rosewood Neighborhood Park
2300 Rosewood AvePool, splashpad, tennis courts, playscape , fields.
Lott Pocket Park
1174 Curve StPlayscape and splashpad.
in.gredients
Outdoor happy hour, grocery shopping, whatever you want.
HOPE Farmers Market
Sunday Farmer's market!
El Milagro Tortilla
905 E 7th StWho needs tortillas in bulk?
Birds Barbershop
2110 S Lamar BlvdNeed a haircut?
Eastside Pedal Pushers
4607 Bolm RdBike shop and repairs.
Estrada's Cleaners & Tuxedo
2618 E 7th StNeed some dry cleaning done?
Carver Branch, Austin Public Library
1161 Angelina StThe local library branch.