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Austin recommendations

April 9, 2019•1,707 words

Some local recommendations from my colleagues in austin.

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Restaurant Name Category Area Remove Top Choices Reservation
Easy Tiger Sandwiches
    • Pretzel and beer cheese
    • Turkey sandwich
    		 Casual, no reservation
    Summer Moon Coffee Bar Coffee 1 near the Domain, 1 on S. 1st close to the office Lattes, they're known for their moon milk which they add instead of normal milk/soy to your lattes. Their moon milk recipe remains a mystery and is addicting. Wintermoon = iced latte. Summer moon = hot latte. Also, you can order the lattes with less moon milk because the moon milk is pretty sweet if you get a full moon. I usually get the half wintermoon :D
    Kome Sushi Airport Blvd East Everything
    La Condesa Tex Mex Downtown Order the three salsas. Accepts walk-ins, reservation encouraged
    Lambert's BBQ Downtown Wild Boar ribs. Accepts walk-ins, reservation encouraged
    Violet Taco Food Truck Downtown
    Chilantro Food Truck Downtown Kimchi Fries
    East Side King Food Truck Downtown Brussels sprouts Usually located next to bars so you can order drinks while you wait, as there can be a decent wait for food
    Turf and Surf Po'boy Tex Mex Downtown
    • Blackened shrimp and fish tacos
    		 Inside Lavaca St Bar which is great for watching sports (big tv screens)
    Swift's Attic Fusion Downtown
    • Edamame
    		 Accepts walk-ins, reservation encouraged
    Olamaie Southern Downtown
    • Order the biscuits (not on the menu)
    		 Accepts walk-ins but make a reservation in advance
    Fixe Southern Downtown
    Wu Chow Asian Downtown
    Italic Italian Downtown
    • Bolognese
    • Barrata
    		 Casual, accepts walk-ins
    Leaf Salad Downtown Casual, grab and go
    Stella San Jac New American Downtown
    Houndstooth Coffee Downtown
    • Check out their seasonal drinks
    Medici Coffee Downtown
    Therapy Coffee Downtown
    Juan Pelota Coffee Downtown
    Gus's Fried Chicken Southern Downtown
    • Cole slaw
    • Fried pickles
    • Fried green tomatoes
    • Chicken, of course.
    		 Casual, no reservations
    Second Bar & Kitchen New American Downtown
    • Burger
    • Pepperoni soup
    		 Accepts walk-ins but make a reservation in advance
    Whole Foods Grocery Store Downtown
    Trader Joe's Grocery Store Downtown
    24 Hr Diner Diner Downtown
    • Chicken and waffles
    Blender's and Bowls Acai Bowl Downtown
    • The OG
    • Beach Bowl
    		 Casual, grab and go (call in advance to avoid the wait)
    Irene's American/Brunch Downtown Weekend brunch - biscuit sandwiches Casual
    Le Politique French Downtown
    Lin Asian Bar Asian Downtown Dumplings, Dim Sum
    She's Not Here Asian Pacific Downtown
    Patika Coffee Downtown, South Lamar
    Via 313 Pizza Downtown-Rainey Casual, no reservation
    Geraldine's New American/Texan Downtown-Rainey
    G'raj Mahal Indian Downtown-Rainey REMOVE
    Koriente Korean/Healthy/Organic Downtown
    Bufalina Pizza East
    • Arugula/prossciutto pizza
    • Rotating appetizer cheese
    		 No reservations, gets very busy on weekends, small restaurant
    La Barbecue BBQ East Casual, no reservation and get ready for a wait (~3 hours)
    Franklin BBQ BBQ East Casual, no reservation and get ready for a wait (~4 hours)
    Micklethwait BBQ Food Truck East Brisket Frito Pie! Usually quick and always delicious
    Salt and Time Charcuterie East
    • Burger
    • Charcuterie is delicious
    		 Casual, no reservation, can be a slight wait due to a small restaurant size
    Licha's Cantina Mexican East
    Veracruz All Natural Tex Mex East
    • Migas tacos on corn tortilla
    		 Can be a long wait (~30 min) since many people have big orders
    Jacoby's Southern East
    • Don't fall for the mimosa carafe, worse deal than getting glasses
    Juniper Italian East
    Al Fico Italian East
    Cenote Breakfast coffee shop East
    • Delicious iced mocha
    • Breakfast burrito on point (chorizo + avocado)
    Blue Dahlia French East
    Salty Sow Gastropub East
    Patrizi's Italian East
    Cuvee Coffee East
    Bennu Coffee East
    Cherrywood Coffee Shop Coffee East
    Vintage Heart Coffee East iced lavender latte
    El Chilito Tex Mex East Casual
    Kemuri Tatsu-ya Japanese Smokehouse East
    Launderette New American East
    Justine's Brasserie French / Comfort East Steak frites
    Gemelli Ice Cream East
    Amy's Ice Cream Everywhere
    Juiceland Juice Everywhere
    • Originator
    Daily Juice Juice Everywhere
    • Subliminator
    Soup Peddler Juice/Soup Everywhere
    Dai Due New American Manor
    Star Seeds Cafe American Diner MLK 24 Hour Diner Casual
    Uchiko Sushi North Accepts walk-ins but make a reservation in advance, particularly for HH
    Republic of Sandwich Sandwich North
    Little Deli Sandwich North
    Tam Deli Vietnamese North
    Ramen Tatsu-ya Ramen North / South Congress
    Snooze Brunch North / South Lamar
    Emmer & Rye New American Rainey Street
    Uchi Sushi South Hotate roll (scallop) and take advantage of the happy hour weekdays (5-7pm). Accepts walk-ins but make a reservation in advance, particularly for HH
    Torchy's Tex Mex South Constant battle between Torchy's and Tacodeli, try it for yourself. Order the queso at Torchy's! Casual, no reservation
    Tacodeli Tex Mex South Constant battle between Torchy's and Tacodeli, try it for yourself. Casual, no reservation
    Polvo's Tex Mex South Huge food servings - don't eat too many chips in advance. No reservations, gets very busy on weekends
    Rudy's BBQ South Casual, no reservation and short wait
    Hey you gonna eat or what? Food Truck South
    Mighty Cone Food Truck South
    South Congress Cafe Cafe South REMOVE Carrot cake french toast. LONG LONG LONG wait times, be prepared.
    Lenoir French South
    • Pre fixe menu
    		 Accepts walk-ins but make a reservation in advance
    Hopdoddy Burger South
    • Queso and truffle fries
    • Primetime burger
    • Nutella shake
    		 Casual, no reservation, get ready for a <1 hr wait
    Odd Duck New American South
    • Farm to table, rotating menu
    • Great cocktails
    		 Accepts walk-ins but make a reservation in advance
    Vox Table New American South
    Elizabeth St Cafe French/Vietnamese South
    Sway Thai South
    • Mochi dessert
    Cafe No Se American South
    Valentina's BBQ South
    Radio Coffee South
    Lick Ice Cream South
    • Basil ice cream
    Home Slice Pizza South Congress
    • Pepperoni and mushroom pizza
    • Italian sub
    Tom's Coffee Shop Coffee South Congress
    Perla's Seafood South Congress
    Eberly New American South Lamar
    Super Thai Thai South Lamar Best Thai food I have found in Austin
    Pieous Pizza Pizza Southwest Best pizza I've had in the greater Austin area
    Spider House Coffee UT Campus
    Cow Tipping Creamery Ice Cream UT Campus
    Freedman's BBQ and Cocktails West Campus Brisket, pulled pork, sausage as good as Franklins
    Smoked beets and goat cheese
    Old Fashioned with Asian Bitters and Cube Ice. ($3 shots on whiskey wednesdays)    		 Bar and patio. walk-ins welcome. reservations accepted.
    Musashino Sushi Dokoro Sushi West Campus

    Hotels
    JW Marriott Downtown New, large hotel in the city
    Driskill Downtown Rumored to be haunted by ghosts, quintessential Austin hotel
    South Congress Hotel South Congress Not super close to the office
    Hotel Van Zandt Downtown-Rainey 20 Mins. walk from Austin 300 but close to a lot of restaurants
    Four Seasons Downtown Beautiful lawn behind the hotel, live music most nights at the bar
    W Hotel Downtown One of the best W's in the country
    Intercontinental Downtown Very close to the office

    Drinks and things

    Venue Type
    Domain Mall Shopping North
    The Goodnight Bowling North
    Alamo Drafthouse Movie Theatre Everywhere
    Violet Crown Movie Theatre Downtown
    Ego's Karaoke South
    SUP ATX Kayaking / SUP Downtown
    Segs Across the City Tour Downtown
    Continental Club Live Music South
    Broken Spoke Dancing South
    White Horse Tavern Dancing East
    Mohawk Live Music Downtown
    Cheer Up Charlies Live Music Downtown
    Austin Beerworks Brewery North
    Hops & Grain Brewery East
    Jester King Brewery West
    Live Oak Brewery East
    South Austin Brewery Brewery South
    Oasis Brewery South
    Independence Brewing Brewery South
    Adelbert's Brewery North
    Barton Springs Swimming South
    Greenbelt Hiking South
    Mount Bonnell Hiking North
    Graffiti Park Sightseeing Downtown
    Farmer's Markets Shopping Downtown
    Highball Karaoke South
    Blackheart Bars Downtown-Rainey
    Half Step Bars Downtown-Rainey
    Midnight Cowboy Bars Downtown
    Craft Pride Bars Downtown-Rainey
    Sidebar Dive Bars
    Don's Depot Dive Bars Downtown
    Violet Crown Social Club Dive Bars East
    Dirty Bill's Dive Bars Downtown
    Launderette New American East
    Whisler's Bars East
    Eastside Showroom Bars East
    Vulcan Gas Co. Bars East
    Whitehorse Bars East
    Stay Gold Bars East
    Craftsman Bars East
    Draught House Bars North
    ABGB Brewery South 2 2016 GABF Medal winners
    St. Elmo's Brewery South
    Mueller Weekend Farmers Market Shopping North-East

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