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Last edited May 2022. Based on this wiki compiled by Austin Clojure in 2016.

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Food & Drinks

General

Food Trucks

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  • Kebabalicious - Turkish style wraps; halal menu options
  • Barton Springs Picnic - A Trailerpark of Trailers. South of the river in Barton Springs Park.
  • Arlo's - vegan comfort food
  • My Thai Mom - small truck, at 1006 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
  • Madras Dhaba - Indian food truck in East Austin with veggie and non-veg fare
  • Rainey Street - Food trucks, bars, mostly active on weekends. Near the river, walkable from downtown.
  • The Vortex - Manor Road, east of campus. Outdoor seating, homemade pasta and Italian dishes at Patrizi’s food truck and cocktails at Butterfly Bar; live music and theatre performances.
  • Garbo's - Lobster rolls (Temporarily closed as of 2022)

BBQ

  • Cooper's - Downtown, Large variety of meats, neat indoor seating.
  • Stubb’s - Downtown. Barbecue restaurant with live music venue in back
  • Lambert's - Downtown. Pricey, but delicious gourmet BBQ.
  • Iron Works - Good BBQ, downtown
  • Black’s Barbecue - barbecue meats, sides, desserts with indoor and outdoor seating. North Guadalupe Street, accessible from campus by bus.
  • The Salt Lick - Driftwood (30 minute drive), Epic open pit BBQ in the heart of beautiful Central Texas hill country.
  • The Salt Lick - Round Rock location - 30 min drive straight up 35 then take a right at RR. Come in the Spring and eat BBQ and see a RR Express Triple-A baseball game right beside Salt Lick.

Tex-Mex

  • Iron Cactus - Downtown, Great Fajitas and Margaritas!
  • Chupacabra Cantina - Downtown, Tasty tacos and beverages.
  • Chuys - driveable, Great drinks and make sure you get the creamy jalapeno salsa!

Breakfast

U.S.

  • Hoover’s Cooking - southern fare (fried chicken and catfish, po’ boys, desserts). Manor Road, east of campus

International

  • Aster’s - Ethiopian restaurant. Northeast of campus, about 10-15 minutes by bus or 5-10 minutes by rideshare.
  • Casa Colombia - Colombian fare with full bar and aguas frescas. East Austin.
  • El Chile Cafe y Cantina - Mexican cuisine. Manor Road, East Austin.
  • Mi Madre’s - Mexican food with rooftop mezcal bar Techo behind
  • Ramen Tatsu-Ya - modern take on Ramen and Japanese dishes. East Austin.

Great food and beverages

  • Eureka! - Downtown, Burgers, Beer and 45 Whiskeys. Prides itself on scratch made food. They even make their own ketchup!
  • B.D. Rileys - Downtown, Irish Pub and Restaurant, Corned Beef, Beer, Whiskey
  • Central Market Cafe - Local grocery store with a nice casual cafe that caters to all dietary needs. Lots of free samples in the store too.
  • Gus's Fried Chicken - Downtown. Awesome fried chicken!
  • Fareground Austin - several food, coffee, and cocktail options in an underground foodcourt space in the heart of downtown

Vegetarian/Vegan

Pizza

Kosher

  • List of kosher places in Austin
  • H.E.B. Kosher Store, 7025 Village Center, 512-502-8445 (Hot sandwiches and catering available)
  • Randall's - Kosher Bakery, 5311 Balcones Dr. (Fresh bagels, Pastries and cakes)

Other

  • Wheatsville Co-op - grocery store with prepared food section and outdoor eating area

Unique places

Drinks

  • Crown and Anchor - bar open late with burgers, fries, vegetarian options; walking distance from north side of UT campus
  • Easy Tiger East Side - A bakery, coffee shop and beer garden. Calm patio for weekday breakfast; more lively beergarden for weekend brunch.
  • Rainey Street - By the river, walkable from downtown. A dozen or so bars all in a row.
  • Schoolhouse Pub - English and American pub fare. On Manor Road in East Austin.
  • Hopfield’s - French cuisine and bar with indoor and outdoor seating

Coffee

  • Lucky Lab - coffee shop with outdoor seating space walking distance from west side of campus
  • Houndstooth - Downtown. Excellent coffee, some of the best in town.
  • Fleet - Slight trip. Previous evangelist from Cuvee, a local roaster, opens up his own shop serving Madcap, Olympia and other specialty roasters. Features a drink including fruity pebbles along with excellent espresso and filter coffees.
  • Buzzmill - coffee shop on East Side with food and cocktails; stays open late; indoor and outdoor seating

Music

  • Elephant Room - Jazz, About 3 blocks from the Hilton.
  • Saxon Pub - Driveable/rideshare/bus, classic Austin place; great sound; lively; many popular acts play here
  • Antone's - Home of the Blues
  • 6th Street, many bars up and down this street play live music.

Sights and Things to Do

Austin Places (year-round)

Austin Places (December)

Places to visit on UT campus

Events

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Shopping

Theatre

Getting around Austin

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