Restaurants / Hey Foodies, check out some of the best from Austinites!
- Blacks BBQ on Barton Springs
- ATX Cocina
- ABA
- 888 Pan Asian
- Bagels at Nervous Charlies
- Bakery/Brunch at Swedish Hill
- Chili at Texas Chili Parlor
- Coffee at Thunderbird and
- Civil Goat
- Easy Tiger Bakery and Beer
- Garden
- Elizabeth Street Café
- Fusion at Chi’Lantro
- Juan in a million
- Kerbey Lane Café
- Hula Hut
- Lamberts
- Mediterranean at Aba
- New American at Josephine’s
- Red Ash
- Pasta at Patrizi’s and
- Mandola’s
- Steak at ALC Steakhouse
- Oysters at Clark’s Oyster Bar
- Southern comfort food at
- Hoover’s
- Sway
- Red Ash
- Tacos at Rositas al Pastor
- The Grove
- The Peacock
- Vegan eats at Rebel Cheese and Wheatsville Co-op
- The Oasis on Lake Travis (picture above)
- Lick Honest Ice Cream
- Amy’s ice cream
Golf
- Falconhead Golf Club (less than 30 min west of Hotel Viata). Reach out to Mike Coleman to discuss plans.
Be an Austinite / Keep Austin Weird
- Sunset cruise (or walk) on Lady Bird Lake with Bat Watching at Congress Bridge
- Electric Bike City Tour, Hike-and-bike trails along the lake downtown
- UT Tower
- Stevie Ray Vaughan statue
- Waterloo Records & Waterloo Greenway
- Best Murals for pics - “My Butter Half”, “I love you so much”, and Greetings from Austin
- Austin City Limits (ACL Live @ Moody Theater) or any live music venue
- South Congress – shopping and walking
Hey, History Buffs...
- The Capital of Texas, State Capital Building
- The Bullock Texas State History Museum
- LBJ Presidential Library
- The Driskell Bar and Hotel, built in 1886 (Named one of the 10 Best Hotel Bars in America by USA Today and The Best Bar in Texas by Southern Living
Deep in the Heart of Texas / Day Trips from ATX
- Lake Travis
- Fredericksburg
- Barton Springs
- Texas Hill Country and LBJ Ranch Tour (National Park)
- Gruene Hall, Texas’ Oldest Dance Hall
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, book online time for hiking trip
- Texas BBQ Trails, BBQ until sell-out
- Luckenbach, where everybody is somebody
Texas Hill Country Wine Enthusiasts
- Williams Chris Winery
- Signor Winery
- Pedernales Cellars
- Hill Country Wine Shuttles
Distillery Tours
- Treaty Oak Distilling
- Dripping Springs Distilling – Small Batch Vodka
- Deep Eddy Vodka Tasking Room
- Half Day Hill Country Brewery & Distillery Shuttle Tower