Restaurants
American
Forthright 35 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.1 mile)
Brunch until 1:30 PM; closed on Tuesday and Wednesday
Lucy’s Fried Chicken 2218 College Ave, Austin, TX 78704 (6 min Uber)
Asian
Bakeries
1886 Cafe & Bakery 604 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.5 mile)
In historic Driskill Hotel; Brunch every day 7:00 – 2:00; Very limited bakery.
Barbecue
Cooper’s 217 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 (0.3 mile)
EastSide Tavern 1510 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702 (5 min Uber)
Gebby’s BBQ Food Truck 80 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.4 mile)
More of a catering outfit.
Green Mesquite BBQ 1400 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (7 min Uber)
Good daily specials
Ironworks BBQ 100 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.2 mile)
Lambert’s 401 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.5 mile, 3 min Uber)
Upscale BBQ, lunch & dinner
Longhorn Barbecue Food Trailer 308 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 (0.3 mile)
Sandwiches, located by the Texas Toy Museum
Terry Black’s BBQ 1003 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (6 min Uber)
Real deal, but mostly sandwiches and meat by the pound.
Rollin’ Smoke 1501 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Walk-up window. Sandwiches and sides.
Stubb’s 801 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701 (5 min Uber)
Brazilian
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse 309 E 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.2 mile)
French
Hopfield’s 3110 Guadalupe St #400, Austin, TX 78705 (10-14 min Uber)
Lunch & Dinner
Justine’s 4710 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78702 (9 min Uber)
Le Café Crêpe 200 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 (2 min walk)
Breakfast, Lunch, Early Dinner
Monday thru Thursday – 7AM to 4PM
Friday and Saturday – 7AM to 9PM
Sunday – 8AM to 5PM
Peche 208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.6 mile, 3 min Uber)
German
Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden 79 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.4 mile, 2 min Uber)
Interesting apps, sausage on a bun, BBQ plates,
Scholz Garten 1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 (1.8 mile, 6 min Uber)
Schnitzel, brats, sandwiches. Oldest beer garden in the US.
Italian
Red Ash Colorado Tower, 303 Colorado St #200, Austin, TX 78701 (0.3 mile, 7 min walk)
Wood-fired grill
Japanese
Fukumoto 514 Medina St, Austin, TX 78702
Japanese bento boxes, tapas, and yakitori skewers
Maiko Sushi Lounge 311 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.7 mile, 5 min Uber)
Bento boxes at lunch; tempura and other entrees at lunch and dinner
Sushi Junai Omakase 315 Congress Ave #100, Austin, TX 78701
Tempura
Mediterranean
Mexican
El Alma 1025 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (1.1 mile, 6 min Uber)
Duck dishes, shrimp & crab relleno
Gabrielas Downtown 900 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702 (3 min Uber)
Micheladas Cafe y Cantina 333 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 (2 min walk)
Polvo’s 360 Nueces St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.7 mile, 4 min Uber)
Breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Extensive menu (including chile relleno and serve-yourself salsa bar
Veracruz All Natural 111 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.2 mile)
Tacos at a walk-up window at the LINE Hotel.
Miscellaneous
Gloria’s Latin Cuisine 300 W 6th St Ste. 100, Austin, TX 78701 (4 min Uber)
Salvadoran & Tex-Mex
Seafood
Cafe Blue Downtown Austin 340 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
Lunch & Dinner. Oyster bar & seafood (including fried oysters)
Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls 200 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 (0.2 mile, 2 min walk)
Thai
Mai Thai 207 San Jacinto Blvd #201, Austin, TX 78701 (0.1 mile, 1 min walk)
Lunch and Dinner
Events & Things to Do
Shopping
2nd Street District 214 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701 (0.4 mile)
Uncommon Objects (Antiques) 1602 Fortview Road Austin, TX 78704 (6 miles 9 min Uber)
Transportation
Galleries & Museums
Blanton Museum of Art (Modern Art) 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (2.2 miles, 7 min Uber)
LBJ Library 2313 Red River Street (2.2 miles, 6 min Uber)
Neill-Cochran House 304 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 (2.7 miles, 9 min Uber)
