Rainey Street in Austin has grown into a legitimate dining destination with several excellent brick-and-mortar restaurants offering real kitchens and sit-down (or structured patio) service. Here’s a complete, up-to-date list with short descriptions and direct links to their current menus. Emmer & Rye Located at 51 Rainey Street, Emmer & Rye is a Michelin-recognized (Green…
Barton Springs Road is where Austin goes to play outside. It’s the sunny, slightly chaotic stretch that connects South Congress energy with Zilker Park’s wide-open lawns and the legendary 68-degree waters of Barton Springs Pool. Whether you’re post-swim and starving, hunting live music with a cold beer, or just looking for the perfect patio, this…
What used to be a quiet stretch of pavement and classic honky-tonks has grown into a full-blown entertainment district where two-steppers and cocktail sippers happily share the same sidewalk. Condos now rise beside legendary dancehalls, patios buzz from happy hour straight through last call, and the soundtrack swings from fiddle-driven country to late-night indie sets.…
The West Campus neighborhood is located to the west of the University of Texas at Austin’s main campus north of downtown. It’s a bustling area filled with student housing, historic homes, restaurants, bars, bookshops, and music venues. Here are just a few of our choices for the Best of West Campus. Bordered to the east…
Austin is a city that is in love (maybe obsessed?) with brunch. Almost every restaurant in town offers some kind of weekend brunch menu. There are nearly 300 options in the downtown neighborhood alone! With so many to choose from, we thought it may be helpful to narrow the field. So here is our list…
After a day exploring Austin or playing on the lake, nothing beats a great food and drink stop, by road or boat, at one of the Best Lake Austin Waterfront Restaurants. Need a boat to get around? Check our Lake Austin Boat Rentals. Abel’s on the Lake Abel’s on the Lake is a prime spot…
Austin’s Lake Travis is the jewel of Texas’ Highland Lakes. Check out our best Lake Travis lakeside restaurants. All have great lake views, some are accessible by boat. The Oasis As the largest outdoor restaurant in Texas, The OASIS has earned the reputation as the Sunset Capital of Texas. Located on a cliff 450 feet…
Here is our list of the Best Austin Food Pub Tours. Austin’s most defining characteristic is certainly music, but great food is fast becoming a signature for this eclectic city. Locals and visitors alike can eat and drink your way through Austin’s best with these great Tour Companies. Austin Eats Food Tours Join Austin Eats…