Places to eat and things to See! (Click on the names to pull up a map.)  Recommendations from the locals and Food & Wine Magazine!!

Restaurants

Black's BBQ

Clay Pit (modern Indian food)

Crown and Anchor Pub

Things to do

Bullock History and Blanton Art Museums

Note :  On Thursdays The Blanton Museum is  Free!   On Thursdays, you will not need to pay admission, just check in at the Visitor Services desk before going to Austin.

Congress Avenue Bridge.  Come watch the Mexican Freetail bats come out.  Be there between 7:45 and 9 pm to see this amazing event!

LBJ Library

Franklin BBQ (closes at 3pm be prepared to WAIT!)

Hoffbrau Steakhouse 

Harry Ransom Center (Home to a Gutenberg Bible and one of the world's 1st known photographs.  Admission is free!

Zilker Park and Botanic Gardens and Barton Springs

Hopfields (Buzzy Gastropub with a Francophile Menu

Kerbey Lane (Unique Local Cafe)

Olamaie (Modern Southern Menu)

Pluckers Wing Bar

Posse East ( Game Day Taproom with American eats)

Scholz Garten (German Biergarten and Comfort Food)

Snarf's ( Unique Austin Sandwich Shop)

Suerte (Mexican Food )*Food and Wine Magazine Recommended

Terry Black's BBQ

Texas Chili Parlor

Threadgills (Comfort Food and Home Cooking)

Torchy's Tacos

Trudys (Casual Tex Mex )

Vino Vino (Wine Bar with New American Kitchen)