AUSTIN, TX

  • EAT: LA MEXICANA BAKERY, Unassuming, family-owned bakery serving Mexican pastries & cakes plus breakfast & lunch eats 24/7.

  • EAT: DEE DEE/RADIO COFFEE & BEER, DEE DEE Thai truck is tucked behind the Radio Coffee & Beer lot. Check out Dee Dee for spicy Northern Thai food and wash it down with kombucha at Radio Coffee & Beer.

  • EAT: COOPER'S OLD TIME PIT BBQ, If you want to avoid the lines of the Austin institution Franklins BBQ, check out Cooper's to be satisfy cravings for BBQ novices.

  • EAT: EMMER & RYE, Dim sum, heirloom grains & whole-animal butchery at a small-plates specialist with a garden. SkyHouse, 51 Rainey St #110, Austin, TX 78701

  • EAT: ELIZABETH STREET CAFE, Cool Vietnamese fusion cafe. https://elizabethstreetcafe.com/

  • EAT: MATT'S EL RANCHO, Tex Mex in Texas. mattselrancho.co

  • EAT: ATX COCINA, Great for lunches on served only on Friday; enjoy the same dinner menu without the hefty price tag. http://atxcocina.com/

  • EAT: ARLO GREY, Monday Dinner, fancy dinner. https://www.thelinehotel.com/austin/food-drink/

  • EAT: EASY TIGER, German sausages, easy snack food. https://www.easytigerusa.com/

  • EAT: TYSON TACOS, Staple in Austin, TX. http://www.tysonstacos.com/

  • DRINK: THE LINE HOTEL ROOFTOP BAR, Check out the roof top bar inside THE LINE Hotel to enjoy the views of the river and sip on the negronis with the natural breeze.

  • SNACK: SALTY SOW, http://www.saltysow.com/

  • BUY: THOMS MARKET, Picnic stuff for the sculpture garden. https://www.thomsmarket.com/

  • BUY: UNCOMMON OBJECTS, Great place to browse and window shop; expensive thrifting but great values on the minerals/crystals scatted throughout the shop. http://www.uncommonobjects.com/

  • GO: UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN AND MUSEUM, https://www.umlaufsculpture.org/

  • LBTQ: CHEER UP CHARLIE'S, Two blocks north of Elysium, Cheer Up Charlie’s is a queer hipster heaven. 900 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

  • LGBTQ, OIL CAN HARRY'S, Depending on the night, you might walk in on a drag show, a strip show, or something tamer, like bingo. 211 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

  • LBTQ: RAIN, ** Better for out of towners. Outside, patrons can chill and chat on the back patio, where two additional bars serve decently-priced cocktails and beer. 217 W 4th St

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