zingcityguides: 2010

South Side

Buenos Aires Café (South location)

| 2414 South First St, at Oltorf St W, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: www.buenosairescafe.com

| Phone: 512.441.9000

| Email: info@buenosairescafe.com

| Hours—

Monday: Breakfast 9-11am, Lunch 11am-3pm

Tues-Thurs: Breakfast 9-11am, Lunch 11am-3pm, Dinner 6-9:30pm

Fri-Sat: Breakfast 9-11am, Lunch 11am-3pm, Dinner 6-10pm

Sunday: CLOSED

South Congress Café

| Chic stronghold on South Congress. The posole rocks.

| 1600 South Congress Ave, at Milton St E, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: http://www.southcongresscafe.com/home.asp

| Phone: 512.447.3905

| Hours—

Brunch: Sat-Sun 9am-4pm, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

Dinner: Daily 5pm-10ish

Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 2-7pm

Vespaio Restaurant

| 1610 S Congress Ave, at Monroe St E, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: http://www.austinvespaio.com/vespaio/vespaio.html

| Phone: 512.441.6100

| Fax: 512.441.7746

| Hours—

Tues-Fri: 5:30-10:30pm, bar opens at 5pm

Saturday: 5-10:30pm, bar opens at 5pm

Sun-Mon: 5:30-10:30pm, bar opens at 5pm

Enoteca Vespaio

| Great light brunch destination on South Congress. The deli selections are plentiful, fresh, and of superb quality.

| 1610 S Congress Ave, at Monroe St E, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: http://www.austinvespaio.com/enoteca/contact.html

| Phone: 512.441.7672

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm

Sunday: 10am-3pm brunch, closed at night

Woodland

| Cool New Appalachian-inspired diner/café with a “woodland” theme. Pies are their specialty, even the savory ones.

| 1716 S Congress Ave, at W 17^th St, Austin, TX 78701

| Website: http://www.woodlandaustin.com/info/

| Phone: 512.441.6800

| Hours—

Lunch: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm

Dinner: Mon-Sun 5-11pm

Brunch: Sunday 10am-3pm

Happy Hour: Mon 5-7pm, Tues-Sat 2-6pm

Hey Cupcake!

| One of the unique Austin feature is the outdoor trailer park/truck stop dining. This was the first directly across from the main area of south Congress. They only do cupcakes, but there’s reason for that. Go for the Michael Jackson— it’s white and black.

| 1600 Block of S Congress, across from Vespaio, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.heycupcake.com/story.html

| Phone: 512.476.CAKE

| Hours—

Tues-Thurs: 12-9pm

Friday: 12-10pm

Sunday: 12-9pm

Monday: CLOSED

Uchi

| 801 South Lamar, near Juliet St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://uchiaustin.com/index.html

| Phone: 512.916.4808

| Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 5-10pm

Fri-Sat: 5-11pm

Torchy's Tacos at the South Austin Trailer Park & Eatery

| One of many to make up this trailer park of Austin’s version of fast food eating delights. Especially nice once the weather has cooled and you can fully enjoy the late fall sun.

| 1311 S 1^st St, at Gibson St W, Austin, TX (Wrong add)

| Website: http://torchystacos.com/

| Phone: 512.366.0537

| Hours—

Mon-Wed: 7am-10pm

Thurs-Fri: 7am-11pm

Saturday: 8am-11pm

Sunday: 8am-10pm

Flip Happy Crepes

| 400 Jessie St, at Butler Rd, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.fliphappycrepes.com/

| Phone: 512.552.9034

| Hours—

Mon-Tues: CLOSED

Wed-Fri: 10am-2:30pm

Saturday: 9am-3pm

Sunday: 10am-2pm

Habanero Mexican Café

| Local favorite— don’t forget to buy the amazing praline and other homemade dulce de lece desserts as you pay.

| 501 W Oltorf, btw S 1^st St and Durwood St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://habanerocafe.com/

| Phone: 512.416.0443

| Hours—

Sun-Mon: 7am-3pm

Tues-Thurs: 7am-5pm

Fri-Sat: 7am-9pm

Guero’s Taco Bar

| This South Congress establishment has a music program and is known for its salsas, Muy Texas!

| 1412 S Congress Ave, at Elizabeth St W, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: http://www.guerostacobar.com/

| Phone: 512.447.7688

| Hours—

Mon-Fri: 11am-11pm

Sat-Sun: 8am-11pm

Zach Scott Theatre

| Smaller venue: think Off-Broadway for Off-Broadway shows that are traveling.

| 1510 Toomey Road, near Jessie St, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: http://www.zachtheatre.org/

| Phone: 512.476.0541

Peter Pan Mini-Golf

| This is an awesome celebration of a long forgotten sport— mini-golf. Colored balls, crooked putters, loop-to-loops, ski jumps and two 18-hole courses before you get to really skee ball the no return 18.

| 1207 Barton Springs Rd, near Lee Barton Dr, Austin, TX

| Website: not listed

| Phone: 512.472.1033

| Hours— not listed

TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls

| It’s real and it’s better than the MTV reality show, but it is seasonal— who knew?

| Mailing address: P.O. Box 49256, Austin, TX 78765

| Website: http://www.txrd.com/

| Phone: not listed

Texas Rollergirls

| Address: not listed

| Website: http://www.txrollergirls.com/

| Phone: not listed

| Email: tickets@txrollergirls.com

Umlauf Sculpture Park

| 605 Robert E Lee Rd, off Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.umlaufsculpture.org/

| Phone: 512.445.5582

| Hours—

Wed-Fri: 10am-4:30pm

Sat-Sun: 1-4:30pm

Mon-Tues: CLOSED

Closed Jan 1^st, July 4^th, Thanksgiving, Dec 24^th, Dec 25^th, Dec 31^st

Allens Boots

| 1522 South Congress Ave, at Elizabeth St E, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.allensboots.com

| Phone: 512.447.1413

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm

Sunday: 12-6pm

South Congress Avenue Shopping

| This strip of shopping has plenty of vintage, plus good coffee and eating establishments. Anyplace you hit will be good, but I’ve listed a few of my greatest hits.

| South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704

Big Top Candy Shop

| Old-school candy shop, complete with a soda jerk and every candy imaginable, this “eyes are bigger than your stomach” shop even has ice cream and gelato!

| 1706 S Congress Ave, at E 17^th St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.myspace.com/bigtopcandyshop

| Phone: 512.462.2220

| Hours— “open til we close”

Uncommon Objects

| The best of the South Congress vintage boutiques, this is really a “thrifting” bonanza with an emphasis on objects and furniture, rather than clothing.

| 1512 S Congress Ave, at Elizabeth St W, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.uncommonobjects.com/

| Phone: 512.442.4000

| Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 11am-7pm

Fri-Sat: 11am-8pm

Friends of Sound Records

| 1704 S Congress, at Milton St W, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.friendsofsound.com/

| Phone: 512.447.1000

| Hours—

Sunday: 12-8pm

Monday-Thursday: 11am-8pm

Friday-Saturday: 11am-9pm

Prototype Vintage Design

| Prototype has divided up the vintage clothing from the furniture, which is nice for true pickers. I’ve found incredible stuff here— don’t miss.

| 1700 1/2 South Congress, at Milton St E, Austin, TX

| Website: http://prototypevintagedesign.com/?page_id=65

| Phone: 512.447.7686

| Hours—

Daily 11am-7pm

Goodwill (South Lamar)

| The Goodwills are particularly good in Austin and worth rummaging through. They also have specials hidden behind the glass—don’t miss those specials, they are the big kahunas!

| 2800 South Lamar Blvd, at Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.austingoodwill.org/crs/locations/1222.html

| Phone: 512.442.8802

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm

Sunday: 11am-7pm

Office Depot

| 2101 S Lamar Blvd, at Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704

| Website: http://www.officedepot.com

| Phone: 512.442.0480

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 8am-9pm

Sunday: 10am-7pm

Hotel San Jose

| 1316 South Congress Ave, btw Gibson St W and James St W, Austin

| Website: http://www.sanjosehotel.com/#

| Phone: 512.852.2350

Hotel Saint Cecilia

| 112 Academy Dr, at Congress Ave, Austin, TX

| Website: http://hotelsaintcecilia.com/#/about/

| Phone: 512.852.2400

| Email: reservations@hotelsaintcecilia.com

Other

34^th Street Café and Catering

| Excellent American fare. Save room for dessert! Laura’s favorite is the Coconut Cake.

| 1005 West 34th Street, at N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78705

| Website: www.34thstreetcafe.com

| Phone: 512.371.3400

| Hours—

Lunch: Mon-Sat 11am-4pm

Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 5-7pm

Dinner: Mon-Thurs 5:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm

Pok-e-Jo’s Smokehouse, Inc.— 4 Austin Locations

| Website: http://www.pokejos.com

| Hours: Daily 11am-9pm

Parmer Lane Location:

| 2121 W Parmer Lane, at Lamplight Village Ave

| Phone: 512.419.0434

Great Hills Location:

| 9828 Great Hills Trail, btw Research Blvd and Jollyville Rd

| Phone: 512.338.1990

Hancock Center Location:

| 1000 E 41^st St, near Red River St, in Hancock Shopping Center

| Phone: 512.302.1200

Brodie Oaks Location:

| 4109 Capital of Texas Highway

| Phone: 512.440.0447

Jeffrey’s

| Still rockin’, this is Austin’s oldest upscale restaurant. The Happy Hour and Bar have a great menu which is much more reasonable. This is W’s favorite Austin haunt.

| 1204 West Lynn, at W 12^th, Austin TX

| Website: http://jeffreysofaustin.com/index.html

| Phone: 512.477.5584

| Hours—

Mon-Thurs: 6-10pm

Fri-Sat: 5:30-10:30pm

Sunday: 6-9:30pm

Bar opens at 5pm daily

Zoot Restaurant

| 11715 Bee Caves Road, at Resaca Blvd, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.zootrestaurant.com/

| Phone: 512.477.6535

| Hours—

Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm

Happy Hour: 3-7pm daily

Dinner: Sun-Thurs 5:30-9pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm

Brunch: 10:30am-3pm every Sunday

Paggi House

| 200 Lee Barton Drive, at W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.paggihouse.com/index.php

| Phone: 512.473.3700

| Hours—

Mon-Thurs: 5-10pm

Fri-Sat: 5-11pm

Sunday Brunch Buffet: 11am-3pm

Sunday Night: 5-10pm

Kerbey Lane Café— 4 Austin Locations

| Website: http://www.kerbeylanecafe.com

| Hours: 24/7

Central Location

| 3704 Kerbey Lane, btw W 35^th St and Old W 38^th St

| Phone: 512.451.1436

South Location

| 2700 South Lamar Blvd, at Dickson Dr

| Phone: 512.445.4451

Northwest Location

| 13435 Hwy 183 N Ste 415

| Phone: 512.258.7757

UT Location:

| 2606 Guadalupe St, near Hume Pl

| Phone: 512.477.5717

Mean-Eyed Cat Bar

| Walk the Line in this converted chain saw chop shop. It sports a Johnny Cash theme and jukebox, they only serve queso and only sometimes, but it has a pool table and an outdoors of sorts. Drive too fast and you’ll drive by.

| 1621 W 5^th St, at W Lynn St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.themeaneyedcat.com/index.html

| Phone: 512.472.6326

| Hours—

Mon-Thurs: 5pm-2am

Weekends: 2pm-2am

Zocalo Café

| 1110 West Lynn, btw W 11 ½ St and W 12^th St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.zocalocafe.com/

| Phone: 512.472.TACO

| Hours—

Mon-Sun: 11am-10pm

Maudie’s Tex-Mex— 5 Austin Locations

| Website: http://www.maudies.com/

Maudie’s Café

| 2608 W 7^th, off Lake Austin Blvd

| Phone: 512.473.3704

| Hours—

Mon-Sun: 8am-10pm

Maudie’s Too

| 1212 S Lamar Blvd, at Lamar Square Dr

| Phone: 512.440.8088

| Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 9am-10pm

Fri-Sat: 9am-10:30pm

Maudie’s North Lamar

| 10205 N Lamar Blvd, at Masterson Pass

| Phone: 512.832.0900

| Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 8am-9:30pm

Fri-Sat: 8am-10pm

Maudie’s Hacienda

| 9911 Brodie Ln, at W Slaughter Ln

| Phone: 512.280.8700

| Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 8am-9:30pm

Friday: 8am-10:30pm

Saturday: 8am-10pm

Maudie’s Milagro

| Davenport Village

| 3801 N Capital of TX Hwy, at Carry Back Ln

| Phone: 512.306.8080

| Summer Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 9am-10pm

Fri-Sat: 9am-10:30pm

Chuy’s (Arbor Trails)

| Where Jenna and Barbara got busted, and close to Peter Pan Mini Golf.

| 4301 W William Cannon, near Brush Country Rd, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.chuys.com/#/austin

| Phone: 512.899.2489

| Hours—

Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm

Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm

Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 4-7pm

El Chile Café y Cantina— 3 Austin Locations

| Only Mexi place to provide serapes for its outdoor patrons in winter

| Website: http://www.elchilecafe.com/

Downtown Location

| 918 Congress Ave, at W 9^th St

| Phone: 512.291.3120

| Hours—

Mon: 11am-3pm Lunch

Tues-Fri: 11am-10pm

Sunday: closed

Eastside Location

| 1809 Manner Rd, btw Salina St and Chicon St

| Phone: 512.457.9900

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 11am-10pm

Sunday: 11am-9pm

Brunch: Sat-Sun 11am-3pm

Happy Hour: Mon-Frie 4pm-7pm

Northwest Location

| 3435 Greystone, near Shadow Hill Dr

| Phone: 512.284.7863

| Hours—

Mon-Thurs: 11am-2pm Lunch, 5-9pm Dinner

Fri-Sun: 11am-10pm

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema— 4 Austin Locations

| All the Alamos show a great selection of independent movies, including The Ritz in the heart of 6^th St. And you can have dinner and drinks while taking in the flicks. Check website for ongoing special features, like Weird Wednesday, Austin Air Guitar, Master Pancake.

| Website: http://www.drafthouse.com/main/contact.php

Lake Creek

| 13729 Research Blvd, at Hymeadow, Austin, TX

| Phone: 512.219.8135

South Lamar

| 1120 S Lamar Blvd, at Gibson St W, Austin, TX

| Phone: 512.707.8262

Village

| 2700 W Anderson Ln, at Northcross Dr, Austin, TX

| Phone: 512.459.7090

The Ritz

| 320 E 6^th St, at Old Pecan St

| Phone: 512.476.1320

Round Rock Express at the Dell Diamond

| Minor League Baseball—small vicinity, cool park, cheap seats, even a swimming pool in Right Field for the kids to cool off. Seasonal.

| 3400 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, at Harrell Pkwy, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.roundrockexpress.com/

| Phone: 512.255.2255

| Fax: 512.255.1558

| Email: info@rrexpress.com

Austin Duck Adventures

| This amphibious truck-boat leads a tour of both downtown and Lake Austin. Off-duty firemen actually parlay the locale’s history. And it includes a duck . . .plus a fun way to get out on the lake.

| 300 Pressler, off W 5^th St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.austinducks.com/index.html

| Phone: 512.477.5274

| Fax: 512.345.5323

| Regular Schedule—

Mon-Tues: 2pm

Wed-Fri: 11am & 2pm

Sat-Sun: 11am, 2pm, & 4pm

| Summer Schedule—

Mon-Fri: 11am & 2pm

Saturday: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, & 4pm

Sunday: 11am, 2pm, & 4pm

Austin Steam Train Association

| 401 E Whitestone Blvd., Ste A-103, near Quest Pkwy, Cedar Park, TX 78613

| Website: http://www.austinsteamtrain.org/index.html

| Phone: 512.477.8468

| Fax: 512.477.8633

| Great to book during the wild flower spring.

Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Sanctuary

| A must during wildflower season, but has some fun and educational programming that keeps it interesting. Learning is cool . . .

| 4801 La Crosse Ave, South of Snapdragon Dr, Austin, TX

| Website: www.wildflower.org

| Phone: 512.232.0100

Texas Monarch Watch

| Only during October but one of nature’s best delights . . .

| Website: http://www.texasento.net/fall_peak.htm

| October for Fall migration

Barton Springs Swimming Pool

| This is where you go if you are too hot and you dig swimming or if you dig ‘50s government recreational structures.

| 2101 Barton Springs Road, in Zilker Park, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/bartonsprings.htm

| Phone: 974.9331

| Hours vary by season, see website for details

Deep Eddy Pool

| Coldest swimming in Austin, but it’s small.

| 401 Deep Eddy Ave, between Mopac and Exposition, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.deepeddy.org/pool.html

| Phone: not listed

Mt Bonnell (hiking)

| It’s not a real hike— more like a 7-minute cardio followed by a 15-minute cool down walk. So take the stairs up and walk the long way down. The view is worth it.

| 3800 Mt Bonnell Drive, in Mt Bonnell Park, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.austincityguide.com/content/mt-bonnell-austin.asp

Zilker Metropolitan Park

| 2100 Barton Springs Road, near Lou Neff Rd, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zilker/

Duncan Park

| 900 W 9^th St, at West Ave, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=242

| Phone: 512.974.6700

Republic Square Park

| 422 Guadalupe St, at W 4^th St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?&parkId=320

| Phone: 512.974.6700

Town Lake/ Ladybird Lake Trail

| West Riverside Dr, near Congress Ave, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?&parkId=350

Catbird Paper

| 900 W 29^th St, at Pearl St, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.catbirdpaper.com

| Phone: 512.436.8506

| Hours—

Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm CST

Lammes Candies— 4 Austin Locations

| Website: https://lammes.com

| Hours— not listed

Airport Blvd

| 5330 Airport Blvd, at Bruning Ave

| Phone: 512.453.2899

Lakeline Mall

| 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr #F17, near Pecan Park Blvd, Cedar Park

| Phone: 512.918.1885

Barton Creek Square Mall

| 2901 Capital of Texas Hwy, near Walsh Tarlton Ln

| Phone: 512.327.5261

Lamar Village

| 1000 West 38th Street, at Lamar Blvd

| Phone: 512.458.1885

The Domain

| A little more high-end mall shopping, i.e. the only Neiman’s in Austin (Check out the Nieman’s Art Collection with its own audio tour as an aside— it’s well worth it). Diesel, The Loft, along with a host of other high-end retail and restaurants, along with a residential aspect that is the new prototype for new developments.

| 11410 Century Oaks Terrace, Suite 210, at Esperanza Cross, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.simon.com/Mall/?id=1207

| Phone: 512.795.4230

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 10am-9pm

Sunday: 12-6pm

Room Service Vintage

| 107 E North Loop Blvd, off Ave F, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.roomservicevintage.com/

| Phone: 512.451.1057

| Hours—

Daily 11am-7pm

Prime Outlets San Marcos

| For those who want a deal on real designer goods, this is the place to go, although it’s halfway to San Antonio. Stores include Restoration Hardware, Lacoste, Ferragamo, Barney’s New York, Etro, Gucci, Fendi, Furla, Loro Piana, Nieman’s Last Call, 7 for All Mankind. The store is organized around a theme park décor, which is meant to invoke Venice’s San Marco Square.

| 3939 IH-35 South #900, San Marcos, TX

| Website: http://www.primeoutlets.com/locations/san-marcos.aspx

| Phone: 512.396.2200

| Hours—

Mon-Sat: 10am-9pm

Sunday: 10am-7pm

Uptown Modern

| 5453 Burnet Rd, at Adams Ave, Austin, TX

| Website: http://www.uptownmodernaustin.com/home

| Phone: 512.452.1200

| Hours— not listed

Antique Marketplace