Michael's Guidebook

Michael
Michael's Guidebook

Food Scene

I take my family here for awesome food, cool scene, and great little outdoor space. Near lots of cool bars, but closer than "dirty 6th" bar scene.
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Tamale House East
1707 E 6th St
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I take my family here for awesome food, cool scene, and great little outdoor space. Near lots of cool bars, but closer than "dirty 6th" bar scene.
So close for lunch. Don't bother with any of the stuff in the bigger food truck park across the street. This is way better. Authentic, unassuming, in a parking lot, and amazing. Real Eastside Awesome.
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Tacos Guerrero
96 N Pleasant Valley Rd
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So close for lunch. Don't bother with any of the stuff in the bigger food truck park across the street. This is way better. Authentic, unassuming, in a parking lot, and amazing. Real Eastside Awesome.
Get a rotisserie chicken, a frozen margarita, and those frozen custards are pretty damn good too. It was a tire shop where I used to get my tires changed, now it's got a nice back yard for a chill session
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Lou’s
1900 E Cesar Chavez St
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Get a rotisserie chicken, a frozen margarita, and those frozen custards are pretty damn good too. It was a tire shop where I used to get my tires changed, now it's got a nice back yard for a chill session
Legit place, and favorite in Austin for many many moons. Vegetarian heaven.
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Mr. Natural
1901 E Cesar Chavez St
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Legit place, and favorite in Austin for many many moons. Vegetarian heaven.
So good, so so so good. You probably want to call to see about reservations or prepare to wait a bit.
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Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
2713 E 2nd St
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So good, so so so good. You probably want to call to see about reservations or prepare to wait a bit.
You're probably gonna wait in line, but it is worth it
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Ramen Tatsu-Ya
1234 S Lamar Blvd
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You're probably gonna wait in line, but it is worth it
great French cuisine and drinks, sexy cool atmosphere. Perfect for a date night. One of my favorite places.
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Justine's
4710 E 5th St
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great French cuisine and drinks, sexy cool atmosphere. Perfect for a date night. One of my favorite places.
Worth the wait. Every bit as good as the more famous Franklin's. There will be a wait.
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La Barbecue
2401 E Cesar Chavez St
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Worth the wait. Every bit as good as the more famous Franklin's. There will be a wait.
Burgers, custard dipped in chocolate, classic.
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Sandy's Hamburgers
603 Barton Springs Rd
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Burgers, custard dipped in chocolate, classic.
Great place with a gigantic outdoor space and awesome baked goods, including delicious pretzels to go with your beer.
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Easy Tiger
1501 E 7th St
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Great place with a gigantic outdoor space and awesome baked goods, including delicious pretzels to go with your beer.
Gotta check this place out. Classic Austin weird and tasty.
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JuiceLand
1625 Barton Springs Rd
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Gotta check this place out. Classic Austin weird and tasty.
I usually get a French 75 with my dinner. This place is fantastic. The place used to be a burger joint called Arkies, lots of history in the space. Love this spot.
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Sawyer & Co
4827 E Cesar Chavez St
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I usually get a French 75 with my dinner. This place is fantastic. The place used to be a burger joint called Arkies, lots of history in the space. Love this spot.
The name says it all. This place is old Austin
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Quality Seafood Market
5621 Airport Blvd
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The name says it all. This place is old Austin
Has that authentic vibe. I said Hi to Lyle Lovett there once. He didn't hear me.....
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Quack's 43rd Street Bakery
411 E 43rd St
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Has that authentic vibe. I said Hi to Lyle Lovett there once. He didn't hear me.....
We love this place. Excellent beer and food. The outdoor space is fantastic as well. The pretzels are big and delicious. The owner is a Bavarian Prince, so you know..
Koko’s Bavarian
We love this place. Excellent beer and food. The outdoor space is fantastic as well. The pretzels are big and delicious. The owner is a Bavarian Prince, so you know..
Unique and delicious. This place is really cool and popular
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OMG Squee
4607 Bolm Rd
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Unique and delicious. This place is really cool and popular
part surreal Disney ride, part fancy restaurant, part rainforest café. totally over the top wacky Tiki experience. we love everything the tatsu-ya people do, and this place is weird, wild and so much fun
Tiki Tatsu-Ya
part surreal Disney ride, part fancy restaurant, part rainforest café. totally over the top wacky Tiki experience. we love everything the tatsu-ya people do, and this place is weird, wild and so much fun
Lynn, the owner, is the best. She is old school Austin at it's finest. The Lynn's trailer is tucked away and shared a space with an art gallery called Mass, which is also run by some buddies of ours. Check out Lynn's for a yummy breakfast and help support really cool folks making really good food. Lynn's is the kind of place they're talking about with the Keep Austin Weird slogan.
Lynny's
Lynn, the owner, is the best. She is old school Austin at it's finest. The Lynn's trailer is tucked away and shared a space with an art gallery called Mass, which is also run by some buddies of ours. Check out Lynn's for a yummy breakfast and help support really cool folks making really good food. Lynn's is the kind of place they're talking about with the Keep Austin Weird slogan.

Bar/Drinks/Music

Cool bar in walking distance.
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Drinks Lounge
2001 E Cesar Chavez St
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Cool bar in walking distance.
Cool scene, convenient, great place for night life.
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Yellow Jacket Social Club
1704 E 5th St
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Cool scene, convenient, great place for night life.
You buy a glass and they fill it free. This place uses the loophole some places do to work around a quirk in the law. You leave with the glass if like. The beer is all something called sour mash, it's very good but a little different. You can sample lots of different ones.
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Blue Owl Brewing
2400 E Cesar Chavez St
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You buy a glass and they fill it free. This place uses the loophole some places do to work around a quirk in the law. You leave with the glass if like. The beer is all something called sour mash, it's very good but a little different. You can sample lots of different ones.
Bakery, good food, nice outdoor space.
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Sour Duck Market
1814 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Bakery, good food, nice outdoor space.
If you're gonna do dirty 6th, go here. This is where I used to hang if I was going to 6th, and I used to be cool before kids/old once
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Casino El Camino
517 E 6th St
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If you're gonna do dirty 6th, go here. This is where I used to hang if I was going to 6th, and I used to be cool before kids/old once
Old school music venue.
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The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
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Old school music venue.
Classic Music Venue
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Saxon Pub
1320 S Lamar Blvd
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Classic Music Venue
My Buddy told me that when he was growing up (long ago) this was on the edge of town. Half way to the boonies. Bring your dancing boots and cowboy hat.
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Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
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My Buddy told me that when he was growing up (long ago) this was on the edge of town. Half way to the boonies. Bring your dancing boots and cowboy hat.
Cool scene, cool people
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Kinda Tropical
3501 E 7th St
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Cool scene, cool people

Sightseeing

We take our family on walks here all the time. We love the hike and bike!
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Ann And Roy Butler Hike And Bike Trail
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We take our family on walks here all the time. We love the hike and bike!
The water is cold, perfect for hot days... the water IS cold. Very cool, young's, olds, hips, squares, students, everyone in Austin loves Barton Springs. Must go.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
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The water is cold, perfect for hot days... the water IS cold. Very cool, young's, olds, hips, squares, students, everyone in Austin loves Barton Springs. Must go.
You need to get tickets ahead of time. The view of the city is amazing! https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://universityunions.utexas.edu/food-fun/tower-tours&ved=2ahUKEwjXif_s2OvyAhUQHs0KHVP8CfgQFnoECCYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0a6ZSqQ1uYE37hVClJZx1n
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UT Tower
110 Inner Campus Drive
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You need to get tickets ahead of time. The view of the city is amazing! https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://universityunions.utexas.edu/food-fun/tower-tours&ved=2ahUKEwjXif_s2OvyAhUQHs0KHVP8CfgQFnoECCYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0a6ZSqQ1uYE37hVClJZx1n
Texas state history is fascinating! This is a quality museum
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Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress Ave
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Texas state history is fascinating! This is a quality museum
Fine Texas livin' right here. Bring your bathing suit .
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Krause Springs
424 Co Rd 404
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Fine Texas livin' right here. Bring your bathing suit .
cool art place in a beautiful setting
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The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria
3809 W 35th St
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cool art place in a beautiful setting
Awesome, classic spot. Super fun times, but bring a hat and a bunch of water! It gets hot out there on the lake, but totally worth it.
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Zilker Park Boat Rentals
2101 Andrew Zilker Rd
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Awesome, classic spot. Super fun times, but bring a hat and a bunch of water! It gets hot out there on the lake, but totally worth it.
Bring your own beer. I suggest Real Ale fireman's 4 or a Pearlsnap, or hell, a good ole American Bud. Putt putt and byob go well together.
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Peter Pan Mini Golf
1207 Barton Springs Rd
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Bring your own beer. I suggest Real Ale fireman's 4 or a Pearlsnap, or hell, a good ole American Bud. Putt putt and byob go well together.
You'll need a car to get there, but this is a beautiful park in Texas Hill Country. Spring time is a great time to drive out there and see the wild flowers in the way.
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Pedernales Fallsin osavaltionpuisto
2585 Park Rd 6026
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You'll need a car to get there, but this is a beautiful park in Texas Hill Country. Spring time is a great time to drive out there and see the wild flowers in the way.
This is a very beautiful place to enjoy gardens Texas plants and learn about native plants. Michael built the Gazebo/library there!
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Ave
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This is a very beautiful place to enjoy gardens Texas plants and learn about native plants. Michael built the Gazebo/library there!
Take a drive to see this cute, but growing, little town. It has some nice shops and restaurants along a beautiful creek. Go swim in Blue Hole or Jacobs Well. Wimberley is really a cool place!
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Wimberley
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Take a drive to see this cute, but growing, little town. It has some nice shops and restaurants along a beautiful creek. Go swim in Blue Hole or Jacobs Well. Wimberley is really a cool place!

Shopping

Boots boots and more boots.
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Cavender's Boot City
8809 Burnet Rd
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Boots boots and more boots.
Pet a bunny, buy a goat, get some hardware, or a hat. Need hay, wasp spray, or a new training harness for the horse? This is a country general store slowly getting eaten by a growing city. Still has its soul tho
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Callahan's General Store
501 S Hwy 183
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Pet a bunny, buy a goat, get some hardware, or a hat. Need hay, wasp spray, or a new training harness for the horse? This is a country general store slowly getting eaten by a growing city. Still has its soul tho
Really nice selection of very nice boots and Texas gear.
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Allensin saappaat
1522 S Congress Ave
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Really nice selection of very nice boots and Texas gear.