Whether you’re heading to Austin for South by Southwest or ACL (or just for fun!), here’s a list of some of my personal favorite food recommendations. These are sorted by neighborhood: Near Downtown: La Condessa – my favorite mexican food & best guacamole Josephine House – pretty spot, good wine, dinner, brunch flagship Whole Foods – the Disneyland of Whole Foods-es SFC Downtown Farmers Market – Saturdays 9am to 1pm Snap Kitchen – for a quick & healthy meal to go. (vegan, gf, paleo options) South Lamar Area: Juiceland – veggie juices & smoothies Henri’s – tiny neighborhood spot – great food, cheese & wine East Side King – Paul Qui’s food trucks (although this one’s not a truck) Ramen Tatsu-ya – come hungry, vegan options P Terry’s – it’s like Austin’s In-N-Out Burger Odd Duck – Texas farm-to-table, lunch, brunch or dinner Uchi – yep, there’s good sushi in Texas Casa De Luz – vegan, macrobiotic, hippie & healing Lick Ice Cream – local ingredients, vegan options (try the vegan vanilla pear) House Wine – hidden wine gem, half-price wines on Sundays
South 1st Area: Bouldin Creek Cafe – vegetarian, vegan, fun, cheap Thai Fresh – casual Thai, coffee, vegan & gf desserts Elizabeth St. Cafe – vietnamese cute cafe that I frequent often Sway – upscale Thai but so good, love their patio Dolce Neve Gelato – best gelato in Austin, owned by two cute Italians Seventh Flag Coffee – good coffee, cute space Lenoir – 3 course local & seasonal menu (with veggie options!) (also check out Metier Cook’s Supply, next to Lenoir) South Congress: Hopdoddy – skip Shake Shack and go here (unless the line is long) South Congress Cafe – get the migas or carrot cake french toast for brunch Perla’s – mostly seafood, great vegetable sides, my favorite patio San Jose Hotel – favorite patio for drinks Joe’s Coffee – favorite spot to people watch
North: Taco Deli – everyone has their pick for best tacos – this is mine Peached Tortilla – one of my favorite trucks, turned restaurant Olamaie – southern food but delicious vegetable dishes too East: Veracruz All Natural – the 2nd place you should go for tacos. Launderette – farm to table, chic vibe, love having dinner here Justine’s – french food, near the airport – our fave late night post-flight bite East Side Show Room – a favorite for cocktails (& cool decor) Whistlers – for cocktails, late night bite from Thai Khun If you have favorites that I have missed, feel free to leave them in the comments! All photos taken from my Instagram account. Follow along to see where we’re currently eating!
