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The 11 Best Local Seafood Restaurants In Austin (For 2024!)

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 22, 2023
Best Seafood In Austin

Let’s get to it: does Austin even have good seafood? That depends on who you’re asking. If you look at the quality, variety, and availability of fresh seafood restaurants in Austin, especially compared to what was available in this city just 10 years ago, you’ve got to admit: Austin is a pretty good city for…

Hiking In Austin: The 15 Best Trails (With Maps!)

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 22, 2023
Violet Crown Trail

When you’re ready to lace up your hiking shoes and get out to enjoy nature, use this guide to get a bit of inspiration for some fun hiking trail in Austin! Austin is a very outdoorsy city with lots of great hiking trails. Ask anyone who lives here and they’ll tell you that the terrain…

A Map Of The BEST Local Food At The Austin Airport (ABIA)

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 22, 2023
Austin Bergstrom International Airport

Whether you have a long layover (ugh) or you just need a quick bite of food at the Austin Airport, you’re in luck: ABIA has TONS of local Austin restaurants! Since we have a reputation of being a foodie city, you’d better believe that the airport has worked hard to provide some of the best…

15 Best Breakfast Spots In North Austin

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 22, 2023
Pancakes at Kerbey Lane | breakfast spots in north Austin

Are you an early riser who loves to start your day with a big, delicious breakfast? Or do you hit the snooze button a million times and HATE actually getting out of bed? No matter what type of morning person you are (or aren’t…), if you’re awake and you’re hungry, you’re probably looking for the…

What Is There To Do In April In Austin? 

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 22, 2023
Go to a farmers market

Sure, it’s not quite the crazy month of march when SXSW hits Austin. And it’s not the beautiful fall months when you can experience warm afternoons and ACL Festival. But spring in Austin is an AWESOME time to live in/visit this city, and there are tons of things to do in April in Austin. Here…

The Best Austin Hotels With Pools (2024)

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 21, 2023
The LINE Hotel Pool in Austin

With record-breaking weather and more triple digits temps in the future, Austin is officially scorching. If you want to make it through the summer (and have fun doing it), plan on visiting one of these awesome hotel pools in Austin. Whether you’re visiting and looking for the best Austin hotels with pools, or you’re a…

24 Great Spots For Easter Brunch In Austin (2024)

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 20, 2023
Forthright Cafe

Easter is coming up soon! Have you made your brunch plans? If you’re planning to do an easter brunch in Austin 2023, make sure you book reservations as early as possible. Restaurants fill up so fast for Easter brunch reservations!  Here are 24 great options for a beautiful Easter Brunch in Austin. Some of these…

Austin Bats: Here’s Exactly How To See Them!

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 17, 2023
How to see the bats in Austin

  The Austin Bats are the largest urban colony of bats in the WORLD! So yes, if you’re visiting Austin Texas, you absolutely must go see the bats emerging from the Congress bridge. It’s actually very, very cool. What’s the best way to see the Austin bats?  It’s pretty simple. They sleep all day under…

Best Restaurants In West Austin (With Map)

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 15, 2023
Ling Wu Asian Restaurant | best west Austin restaurants

Yes, downtown Austin and east Austin are probably where you’ll find the biggest clusters of award-winning Austin restaurants. And also (yes), west Austin, from Westlake to Lakeway to Bee Caves, and even closer to the city like Tarrytown and Rollingwood, has lots of residents. So where are all the west Austin restaurants?? Actually, there are…

15 Fun West Austin Coffee Shops

By Kelsey Kennedy | March 14, 2023
The best west Austin coffee shops

West Austin is a beautiful, resident-filled section of Austin that has rolling hills, views of downtown, and lots of gorgeous hiking and boating opportunities. Do you know what else it has? Good coffee shops! Yep. Just a few years ago, you could hardly find any locally-owned west Austin coffee shops. It was all big-name brands…

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