some austin recommendations


  •  ramen tatsua - solid, very comforting ramen through a window. order online

  •  veracruz all natural taco (at radio coffee) - their migas taco often gets best breakfast taco in town

  •  if you want a more texas taco, the burnt ends taco at tyson's tacos

  •  in general, google reviews knows whats up with tacos in austin and you can trust any broken down looking food truck with 4.3+ stars lol

  •  kome sushi, for lunch it is a good deal for very high quality fish

  •  mickelthwaite bbq in east austin is killer, unfortunately has been "discovered" tho i'm told you can order online now and save some wait

  •  been hearing great things about kerlin bbq, haven't eaten there yet

  •  honestly same deal, if a bbq truck has got a good rating it means it slaps

  •  people like killa wasi, a peruvian / texan food truck (have not tried it)

  •  kinda tropical is a very hip eastside bar in an old gas station but the food is solid and the drinks are fun, i like the paloma, big patio

  •  hai ky is a forgettable vietnamese place but the #101 on their menu slays

  •  el alma is near barton springs and their duck mole enchilladas are killer, you could take em to go in the park

  •  easy tiger is an outdoor beer garden and bakery (one downtown and one north)

  •  spider house .... is more a destination than a real recommendation, especially right now, but there has never been a patio like it

  •  justine's - fancy french place with lots of outdoor space so it might be okay rn depending on how they're doing tables? steak frites are very solid

  •  i love the butterfly bar, a bar outside a weirdo theatre, but again, even though outdoors.. 

  •  texas keeper cider is a very beautiful cider house out in the country, outside

  •  lots, lots of outdoor breweries and distilleries if they're the type, can send more recs, but again idk if i'd like to push that kind of thing right now

  •  barton springs, yes even in the winter, worth a sit even if you don't dip

  •  hamilton springs pool if you can get a visit slot

  •  pedernales state park

  •  bats are mostly gone for the year but you might catch the winter permanent population (relatively very small) under congress bridge at sunset

  •  if you're a kayaking type, the kayak rentals on lady bird lake are a fun afternoon

  •  barret's coffee is my favorite roastery in town, all service right now is through the window

  •  the buzz mill's coffee is only okay, but they're 24 hours and have a big outside

  •  civil goat coffee is *really* far from bastrop (its near where i grew up) but they do have a goat on premises (a lot of people ride bikes or motorcycles to there because it is off the big highway loop)

  •  juiceland is the local juice chain and honestly they're worth it even though they're like $7. all service is through the window even in normal times

aw this made me homesick !!