512 DO AUSTIN

TACOS

  • Torchy’s ($)

  • Tacodeli ($)

  • Taco Joint ($)

  • Vera Cruz ($)- Migas Taco is a top 5 taco in country. Trailer on East Cesar Chavez.

  • Juan in a Million ($)

  • Fresas- drive through on Lamar, and a sit down with a more full menu on 1st street.

  • Taco Shack ($) - DANK

FOOD & DRINK

  • Hula Hut or Abel’s on the Lake ($)- Food with a view of the lake!!

  • Gourdoughs- DANK donuts, some sweet and some savory

  • Amy’s Icecream- local Austin ice cream spot

  • Juiceland- scattered everywhere, fancy juice and smoothies

  • Walton’s- Sandra Bullock’s restaurant, Brunch/Lunch cute aesthetic.

  • 24 Diner- open 24/7, American

  • Maudies- Mexican, quick

  • Food Trucks on Barton Springs- (1720 Barton Springs Rd, 78704)

  • Food Trucks and Eatery on 1stStreet

  • Chuy’s- Mexican on Barton Springs Road

  • Polvos- TexMEx on 1st

  • Rudy’s Barbeque- chain bbq in Austin, picnic/family style

  • La Barbeque- another bbq option, more expensive than Rudy’s

  • Easy Tiger

  • Elizabeth Street- $$ Vietnamese French fusion CUTE

  • Look Poke

  • Roku

  • Ra Sushi- good view of frostbank tower, aesthetic

  • Mango Mango- fancy Asian style dessert

  • Lucky Lab- coffee west campus

  • Medici- coffee shop, west campus

TO DO DAYTIME

  • Ladybird Hike & Bike Trail- park under the bridge by Austin Highschool!!

  • Barton Springs Pool & Zilker Park- right next to each other. Sand volleyball courts at Zilker, and also a lot of puppies. 

    • Auditorium Shores Dog Park- continue on the Zilker hike and bike trail if you want to play with even more puppies

    • SUP ATX- Stand up paddle boarding on Austin high side of trail

  • Mt. Bonnell- Really good view of Austin’s countryside 

  • South Congress- Vintage, thrift and random stores, a bunch of food and food trucks for a bite to eat. Gueros is good. Homeslice, Hopdoddy for more grease.  

  • Peter Pan Mini Golf- old mini golf spot of Austin, cute, fun and cheap

  • Alamo Drafthouse- movie theatre with dinner!! and a full drink menu!! 

  • Violet Crown- similar to Alamo Drafthouse but has more “smaller” films that wouldn’t be in chain movie theatres

  • Domain- shopping, food, everything you probably could think of! It’s like a mini city. Also some really swanky night clubs and dinner spots. 

  • CRAFT- $10 bucks for an hour of arts and crafts. 4260 East Cesar Chavez St. IN THE BACK!!!

  • Art of Ice cream Experience

  • Flashback Vintage- Thrift store on 1ststreet

  • Waterloo Records Store

  • Auditorium Shores- Great view of downtown Austin

NIGHTTIME

  • Hideout theatre- 9pm on weekend they do improv ensembles that you can go watch. Normally pretty funny or cringey. 

  • Ester’s Follies- one of Austin’s best comedy clubs, a little on the pricey side ($25) but totally worth it. Also right on east (dirty) sixth street ;)

  • Rainey Street- “House Style” bars, really fun!! 21+

    • Bangers (highly recommend)

    • Unbarlievable

    • Icenhaur’s

  • “Dirty” Sixth Street- Congress Ave to I-35

  • West Sixth- Nicer bars and clubs 21+

  • Broken Spoke- Country dance hall and bar, they also do country dance lessons

  • Cain and Abels- campus bar and food spot on the corner of 24thand Rio Grande, 21+

  • Shady Grove- restaurant that has live music on the weekends

  • New Movement- comedy club