re: things to do in Austin?

Veracruz for breakfast tacos, only don’t get the miga’s, get al pastor instead...go to the one on Caesar Chavez...there is a bbq truck next door that you can get delicious brisket kolaches while you wait for your tacos.

Head to Rainey, find a bar, get drunk, find a food truck...repeat.

If the weather is nice head to Treaty Oak.

Stroll down 6th street once to say you did it, that's the only reason I can think of anyone over the age of 18 going there.

Well 6th Street is many things.

There's West 6th, Dirty 6th, and East 6th.

Head out to Oasis Brewing to watch the sunset over Lake Travis.

No it is not legal but nobody really gives a shite, just don’t be an arse about it.

ETA: seeing above is interesting. Didn’t know that. Cool.

There is some really terrible advice in this thread

I'm going in June and used this thread for guidance. What would you suggest and what is the terrible advice?

Despite being relatively close to the coast there aren’t a lot of great seafood places. Perlas is good. They probably have the best oyster selection in town. Trendy spot, you may need reservations depending on day/time.

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Yeah, putting the actual "good advice" would be more helpful than just shitting on what everyone else has said

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welcome to your first day in Austin

Just got back last night. Did just about everything we wanted to but missed a few things.

Stayed at The Catherine in an air BNB with a great view of downtown and river. Great location to hit all the hot spots. We did a 3 day BCycle subscription, which made it really easy to get to everything in the city without ubering everywhere, and it's easier to take stuff in when biking.

Did the following:

Lunch at LaBBQ: Fantastic, everything was really good, especially the fatty brisket, ribs, and chipotle sausage. Getting there gave us a tour of Cesar Chavez neighborhood

Dinner at Perla's: Also very good, right in the S Congress strip. Didn't get to sit outside, but still a very cool scene and really good food. I had the redfish, the lady had the grouper. Got their version of oysters rockefeller and those were also a hit

Rainey St: An easy walk from our place. Really loved the scene down there. Very cool, organic stretch of bars to check out. A couple food truck parks with great options. This is a must for those visiting.

Barton Springs: Really cool setup. You have to sneak your booze, which we did. There were also burrs in the grass, but we just wore our sandals. Decent amount of folks going topless. Water was cold.

Dinner at Fixe: Didn't sit outside here either, but the place was really nice and the food was fantastic. She had a seafood dish that I can't recall and I had the duck.

6th St: We were meeting friends on E 6th, so we walked the "dirty" portion but didn't stop. Seemed interesting, but almost a bit too much. E 6th had a lot of cool places. We stopped at Yellow Jacket and a few others.

ABGB: Stopped by for a couple beers. Cool place with a nice outdoor area. Pizza looked good and they had live music inside.

Salt Lick in Driftwood: A couple locals we talked to lowered my expectations, but we really liked it. The ribs we super good, brisket was solid, sausage very good. Sides were underwhelming.

Tubing the Guadalupe: Went through Texas State Tubes, and this was my favorite thing we did all weekend. Really pretty float, tons of people out there having a good time, but everyone was super nice. Half the fun was listening to and chatting up the other folks out there.

Torchy's Tacos: This was a last minute thing the morning of our last day. The breakfast tacos were solid. I'd have liked to try a few other places for more tacos and queso (Matt's El Rancho didn't happen).

Overall a really cool vibe down there, lots of unique neighborhoods, limited chain stores and restaurants, which I love. A surprising amount of natural water that you can access. No surprise it's still blowing up. I could count 8 construction cranes from the view on my balcony. I also noticed that virtually every bar/restaurant outdoor area was kind of the same. Fortunately I love the big/old trees with strings of lights scene. String lights were EVERYWHERE. Also, there was less of a country scene than I expected. Was looking for some good original country and cover bands or performers.

A couple pictures:

View from our balcony


Plate at LaBBQ (this came up to $80)


Walking through the park toward Rainey St looking back at the Congress Bridge with all the people waiting on the bats. Our place is in the background.


Barton Springs Pool


ABGB


ABGB from the outdoor area looking toward the rest of the beer garden.


Pit at the Salt Lick


Second plate at Salt Lick...burnt ends and ribs