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The Perfect Weekend in Austin

A night out on Rainey Street

  • Pizza and Wine at Bufalina
  • Wine on-tap at L’Estelle House
  • Drinks at Clive, Half-Step, Lucille
  • Live music at Blackheart
  • Explore the house parties and check-out Container Bar
  • Grub Banger’s late-night menu

Daytime fun in South Austin

  • Tacos at Torchy’s Trailer Park
  • Swimming at Barton Springs Pool or stand up paddle boarding on Lady Bird Lake
  • Shopping on South Congress: Allens Boots, Uncommon Objects, Stag, Service Menswear, Kendra Scott
  • Burgers at Hopdoddy or snacks at June’s All Day
For night 2, options are grouped by proximity.

Option A – A night out on the East Side

  • Outdoor dining at Thai-Kun or La Barbecue
  • Craft cocktails at Whisler’s
  • Two-stepping at White Horse
  • Live music at Hotel Vegas
  • Craft cocktails at Ah Sing Den (formerly East Side Show Room)
  • Late-night detroit style pizza at Via 313 (next to Violet Crown)

Option B – A night out in South Austin

  • Pre-dinner drinks at Gibson or Eberly
  • Dinner reservation at Uchi or Odd Duck
  • Live music at Continental Club or C-Boy’s Heart & Soul
  • Late-night new york style pizza at Home Slice

Option C – A night out in West Austin

  • Pre-dinner drinks at The Cloak Room
  • Dinner reservation at Ranch 616
  • Two-stepping at Rattle Inn
  • Giant Jenga at Kung Fu
  • Ring Toss at The Dogwood
  • Late-night chicken and waffles at 24 diner

Option D – A night out on East Sixth (Avoiding the dirty parts)

  • Dinner and a movie at the Alamo Ritz
  • Craft cocktails at Midnight Cowboy
  • Drinks at the Driskill Bar
  • Late-night kimchi fries at Chi-Lantro

Daytime fun in West Austin

  • Breakfast at Counter Cafe
  • Shopping at Waterloo Records
  • Amy’s Ice Creams
  • People watching at Whole Foods Lamar
  • B-Cycle bike share on the Trail
  • Shop high end active-wear at Outdoor Voices
  • Seafood at Clark’s Oyster Bar or feast on the holy trinity at Freedmen’s Barbecue

Whiskey & BBQ Slider Happy Hour

Freedmen’s Bar has a great happy hour special Tues-Fri 4-7pm.

  • $5 Brisket Sliders (They also offer pulled pork but I recommend brisket)
  • $3 Whiskey of the Month

Pictured below is the Glenfiddich 12 yr and the Holy Trinity (Brisket, Sausage, Pork Ribs). I was a little hungry.

Freedmen's $3 Whiskey + Holy Trinity

Check Freedmen’s calendar for the Whiskey of the Month

Freedmen’s is a laid-back lounge, beer garden, and smokehouse serving barbecue and retro-inspired cocktails in an historic Austin building located west of the University of Texas.

Torchy’s Sacred Menu

Seven secret menu items from the popular taco joint.

  • Missionary-Style Green Chili Pork: carnitas, pickled onions, guacamole, jack cheese and cilantro, topped with chipotle sauce and wrapped in a flour and corn two-tortilla tandem.
  • Jack of Clubs: fried egg and grilled potatoes with black beans, tortilla strips and cheese; all topped with cilantro, sour cream and Torchy’s Diablo sauce.
  • The Hipster: panko-breaded fried tuna, with bacon, green chilies, and black beans; topped with cilantro and cotija cheese, and served on a flour tortilla with avocado sauce.
  • The Mad Cow: skirt steak with black beans and corn; topped with jack cheese, cilantro and ranch.
  • Trailer Park Hillbilly Style: Torchy’s gauche standby is made even trashier with chorizo and chopped bacon atop the usual fried chicken tender with green chilies, queso and ranch, served on a flour tortilla.
  • Ace of Spades: Jalapeno sausage link and grilled brisket topped with a fried egg, green chile queso, cotija cheese, sour cream, more cheese and Diablo sauce, served on a flour tortilla
  • The Matador: Chopped brisket and grilled jalapeno topped with pickled onions, jack chees, avocado, sour cream and cilantro with tomatillo sauce on a corn tortilla.

Amy’s Ice Cream Over Lamar

Servers at the Amy’s on 6th street next to waterloo will throw your ice cream across lamar to another server trying to catch it in a cup on the other side. Ask your server for his best trick. Also, if you are in town in June don’t miss the annual trick olympics.