Brett & Val’s Guide to Austin

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Brett & Val’s Guide to Austin

Food scene

NYT-featured elevated taqueria & one block away!
78 locals recommend
Nixta Taqueria
2512 E 12th St
78 locals recommend
NYT-featured elevated taqueria & one block away!
Roastery & one of our top 3 coffee spots in town.
201 locals recommend
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
1111 Chicon St
201 locals recommend
Roastery & one of our top 3 coffee spots in town.
Wine bar & restaurant by NYC restaurant scene transplants
30 locals recommend
Birdie's
2944 East 12th Street
30 locals recommend
Wine bar & restaurant by NYC restaurant scene transplants
Pair it with a brew from Zilker Brewing — they're right next to each other!
8 locals recommend
Spicy Boys
1701 East 6th Street
8 locals recommend
Pair it with a brew from Zilker Brewing — they're right next to each other!
Good pastries & tacos, too.
28 locals recommend
Try Hard Coffee Roasters
1115 E 11th St
28 locals recommend
Good pastries & tacos, too.
Award-winning, elevated interior Mexican cuisine. Don't miss the suadero tacos or the lentils.
151 locals recommend
Fried and True Food Truck
1308 E 6th St
151 locals recommend
Award-winning, elevated interior Mexican cuisine. Don't miss the suadero tacos or the lentils.
An Austin OG
169 locals recommend
Tamale House East
1707 E 6th St
169 locals recommend
An Austin OG
10-min walk
8 locals recommend
EL TIGRE COFFEE
1204 Salina St
8 locals recommend
10-min walk
Soups, sandwiches & smoothies. A local original.
133 locals recommend
Soup Peddler Real Food & Juice Bar
501 W Mary St
133 locals recommend
Soups, sandwiches & smoothies. A local original.
Roastery & coffee shop in our top 3
127 locals recommend
Flat Track Coffee
1619 E Cesar Chavez St
127 locals recommend
Roastery & coffee shop in our top 3
Great cocktails, pastries & bites. Good for any time of day.
152 locals recommend
Sour Duck Market
1814 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
152 locals recommend
Great cocktails, pastries & bites. Good for any time of day.
Excellent tacos. Try the grilled fish and la reyna!
314 locals recommend
Veracruz All Natural Food Truck
2505 Webberville Road
314 locals recommend
Excellent tacos. Try the grilled fish and la reyna!
Fresh-brewed beer & tacos. What could be better?
227 locals recommend
Lazarus Brewing Co.
1902 E 6th St
227 locals recommend
Fresh-brewed beer & tacos. What could be better?
Roaster & coffee shop in our top 3!
81 locals recommend
Greater Goods Coffee Roasting Co.
160 E 5th St
81 locals recommend
Roaster & coffee shop in our top 3!
Great & cheap beer on tap. Try the vegan taco w beans, avo & pickled cabbage!
352 locals recommend
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
352 locals recommend
Great & cheap beer on tap. Try the vegan taco w beans, avo & pickled cabbage!

Sightseeing

Perhaps a little cactus souvenir to take with you?
16 locals recommend
Tillery Street Plant Co.
801 Tillery St
16 locals recommend
Perhaps a little cactus souvenir to take with you?
Great waterside trail around Ladybird Lake (which is really a river).
60 locals recommend
Ladybird Lake & Bike Trail
2 Robert T Martinez Jr St
60 locals recommend
Great waterside trail around Ladybird Lake (which is really a river).
A great place to start on the Boggy Creek Trail
St David's Foundation Community Garden
2907 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
A great place to start on the Boggy Creek Trail
The crown jewel of Austin. Not to be missed. Check their website for hours first, as they do have seasonal cleanings.
2454 locals recommend
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
2454 locals recommend
The crown jewel of Austin. Not to be missed. Check their website for hours first, as they do have seasonal cleanings.