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Food scene
A cute French Bistro style restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great food and an even more impressive wine selection! Happy hour is the move, with 25% off between 3-6pm, and 50% all bottles of bubbles on Mondays. Occasional celebrity sightings.
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June's
1722 S Congress AveA cute French Bistro style restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great food and an even more impressive wine selection! Happy hour is the move, with 25% off between 3-6pm, and 50% all bottles of bubbles on Mondays. Occasional celebrity sightings.
Tasty New York style pizza. Can grab a slice or the whole pie, dine in or to go - unfortunately they don’t deliver, but DoorDash can fill that gap if you need.
Our favorite: Whole pie, extra crispy, with eggplant and hot cherry peppers
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Home Slice Pizza
1415 S Congress AveTasty New York style pizza. Can grab a slice or the whole pie, dine in or to go - unfortunately they don’t deliver, but DoorDash can fill that gap if you need.
Our favorite: Whole pie, extra crispy, with eggplant and hot cherry peppers
Super delicious BBQ! A collaboration between two award winning chefs - Aaron Franklin of Franklin BBQ and Tyson Cole of Uchi - there’s no way to go wrong at Loro. Reservations are not available in advance, and while there’s often a wait for dinner on the weekends, the line tends to move swiftly, and cocktails are served in the courtyard while you wait. Super delicious!
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Loro
2115 S Lamar BlvdSuper delicious BBQ! A collaboration between two award winning chefs - Aaron Franklin of Franklin BBQ and Tyson Cole of Uchi - there’s no way to go wrong at Loro. Reservations are not available in advance, and while there’s often a wait for dinner on the weekends, the line tends to move swiftly, and cocktails are served in the courtyard while you wait. Super delicious!
Fantastic asian spot for dine in or take out. Three separate kitchens with three separate head chefs - Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese - all manner of asian cuisine is offered and executed well.
While there are too many favorite dishes to mention, the whole Peking Duck is impossibly good. Occasionally hosts live music performances to boot.
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1618 Asian Fusion
1618 E Riverside DrFantastic asian spot for dine in or take out. Three separate kitchens with three separate head chefs - Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese - all manner of asian cuisine is offered and executed well.
While there are too many favorite dishes to mention, the whole Peking Duck is impossibly good. Occasionally hosts live music performances to boot.
Busy taco spot serving delicious fare. Patio available if you’d like to eat there, or a short walk to the river side if you’d prefer to take them to go and take in the views.
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Taco Joint
2809 San Jacinto BlvdBusy taco spot serving delicious fare. Patio available if you’d like to eat there, or a short walk to the river side if you’d prefer to take them to go and take in the views.
Austin has some really great sushi, and Neighborhood Sushi has been our go-to. While it isn’t as expensive or exclusive as some of the super high-end spots in town like Otoko and Uchi, it’s still a relatively spendy meal if you’re in the mood for a treat.
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Neighborhood Sushi
1716 S Congress AveAustin has some really great sushi, and Neighborhood Sushi has been our go-to. While it isn’t as expensive or exclusive as some of the super high-end spots in town like Otoko and Uchi, it’s still a relatively spendy meal if you’re in the mood for a treat.
Great food truck serving BBQ and the fixings. Open until they sell out (and they do sell out!); the meat is super tasty but the main draw is their Mac and Cheese. It’s incredible!
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Rollin Smoke BBQ
1108 E 6th StGreat food truck serving BBQ and the fixings. Open until they sell out (and they do sell out!); the meat is super tasty but the main draw is their Mac and Cheese. It’s incredible!
Great local coffee spot! Some have declared it the best coffee in Austin, but that debate rages on. Well made coffee, plus tea, kombucha, and some tasty snacks available. Can sip there - inside or in the courtyard - or take it to go.
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Mañana
1603 S Congress AveGreat local coffee spot! Some have declared it the best coffee in Austin, but that debate rages on. Well made coffee, plus tea, kombucha, and some tasty snacks available. Can sip there - inside or in the courtyard - or take it to go.
Great wine spot specializing in natural wine! Room to sit indoors or out to enjoy your wine, or to take a bottle to go. Serving espresso as well.
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The Meteor
2110 S Congress AveGreat wine spot specializing in natural wine! Room to sit indoors or out to enjoy your wine, or to take a bottle to go. Serving espresso as well.
Another natural wine bar, located over on East 6th. Lots of great, funky, harder to find wines, and a lively scene.
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LoLo
1504 E 6th StAnother natural wine bar, located over on East 6th. Lots of great, funky, harder to find wines, and a lively scene.
Great local brewery with a couple of locations in Austin. Brew Master Cosimo Sorrentino is an award winning brewer, adding something very special to Austin’s booming beer scene.
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Lazarus Brewing Co.
1902 E 6th StGreat local brewery with a couple of locations in Austin. Brew Master Cosimo Sorrentino is an award winning brewer, adding something very special to Austin’s booming beer scene.
Sightseeing
The Bat Tours are so cool, and a fun way to see Austin from the water. Nightly at sunset, 1.5 million bats take flight, making gorgeous patterns in the sky.
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Capital Cruises
208 Barton Springs RdThe Bat Tours are so cool, and a fun way to see Austin from the water. Nightly at sunset, 1.5 million bats take flight, making gorgeous patterns in the sky.