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ABA SEER Fall Meeting 2012 Austin, TX Restaurant and Shopping Guide SUGGESTIONS FOR AUSTIN Breakfast & Brunch Downtown: 24 Diner, http://24diner.com/ 600 N. Lamar, 512-472- 5400.

1 ABA SEER Fall Meeting 2012 Austin, TX Restaurant and Shopping Guide SUGGESTIONS FOR AUSTIN Breakfast & Brunch Downtown: 24 Diner, N. Lamar, Great diner-style breakfast and comfort food, drinks, etc. Open 24/7. Next door to Waterloo Records. Austin Java, W. 2nd St., Café and coffee shop at City Hall in the Second Street District. Opens at 7 a.m., 8 a.m. on weekends. Counter Café, N. Lamar Blvd., Funky, crowded diner. Breakfast served all day. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Frank, hotdogscoldbeer.com, W. 4th and Colorado, Good Sunday brunch. Try the chicken-fried antelope steak. Lamberts,lambertsaustin.com 401 W. 2nd St., Great Sunday brunch in the Second Street District. Reservations advised on busy weekends. Get a table in the courtyard in good weather. Max s Wine Dive, San Jacinto St., Sunday brunch. House specialty is El Muerte. Manuel s, Congress Avenue, Sunday brunch with live music. Annie s Café & Bar, Congress Ave., , Modeled after sidewalk cafés of Europe, breakfast daily, eggs, omelets, pastries; 7:30 am M-F, 8:30 am Saturday, 9:30 Sunday. (A Mary Favorite) Walton s Fancy and Staple, West Sixth Street, , breakfast M-S 7am, Sunday 8 am

Austin Java, www.austinjava.com 1206 Parkway (at 12th and N. Lamar), 512-476-1829 The original local coffee house, with breakfast at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on weekends.

Wide variety with a uniquely Austin flavor. Threadgill s World Headquarters, www,threadgills.com/index.php 301 W.

Great diner-style breakfast and comfort food, drinks, etc. Open 24/7. Next door to Waterloo Records. Counter Café, www.countercafe.com, 626 N. Lamar Blvd., 512-708-8800 Funky, crowded diner.

haddingtonsrestaurant.com W. 6th St. and Nueces, 512-992-0204 New gastro-pub (duck meatloaf, etc.) in the growing Sandra Bullock restaurant empire. Jo s Coffee, www.joscoffee.com/downtown/josdowntown.

2 Austin Java, Parkway (at 12th and N. Lamar), The original local coffee house, with breakfast at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on weekends. Mansion at Judge s Hill, 1900 Rio Grande, Elegant Sunday brunch in a prim-and-proper atmosphere. Coat and tie. Magnolia Café 1920 South Congress & 2304 Lake Austin Blvd. Wide variety with a uniquely Austin flavor. Threadgill s World Headquarters, www,threadgills.com/index.php 301 W. Riverside, Sunday buffet starting at 10 am as part of their regular Sunday Gospel Brunch. Casual Lunch and/or Dinner 24 Diner, N. Lamar, Great diner-style breakfast and comfort food, drinks, etc. Open 24/7. Next door to Waterloo Records. Counter Café, N. Lamar Blvd., Funky, crowded diner. Breakfast served all day. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Frank, W. 4th and Colorado, Good Sunday brunch. Try the chicken-fried antelope steak. Haddington s, W. 6th St. and Nueces, New gastro-pub (duck meatloaf, etc.) in the growing Sandra Bullock restaurant empire. Jo s Coffee, W. 2nd St., Coffee shop in the Second Street District with good sandwiches and light meals. Lamberts, W. 2nd St., Great Sunday brunch in the Second Street District. Reservations advised on busy weekends. Get a table in the courtyard in good weather. Leaf, W. 2nd St., Fresh salads with your choice of ingredients, made to order, in the Second Street District. Malaga, W. 2nd St., Tapas in the Second Street District. Good lunch special in most seasons. Reservations desirable at night..

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, www.moonshinegrill.com, serves up innovative down-home cooking in a casual atmosphere, steeped in Austin, Texas' historic Waterloo Compound.

3 Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, serves up innovative down-home cooking in a casual atmosphere, steeped in Austin, Texas' historic Waterloo Compound. 303 Red River Street Austin, TX 78701, (512) Ranch 616, 616 Nueces, , South Texas Style Icehouse, reservations accepted (A Kinnan Favorite) Wahoo s Fish Tacos, 509 Rio Grande St., Great lunch hangout with excellent fish or shrimp tacos and Mexican beer. Good guacamole Perla s Seafood & Oyster Bar, S. Congress Ave., fresh oysters and premium seafood in a casual setting with an open kitchen. Annie s Café & Bar, Congress Ave., , Modeled after sidewalk cafés of Europe, Wide lunch selection in casual, upbeat atmosphere; large selection of salads and pastries; 7:30 am M-F, 8:30 am Saturday, 9:30 Sunday. Parkside, 301 W. 6 th St., known for oyster selection, raw seafood bar and seasonal menu; dinner only; reservations recommended (A Kinnan Favorite) Eastside Café, Manor Road, , an eclectic and tasty mix of food, from cheesburgers to grilled fish, to vegetarian entrees; many of the vegetables come from the on site garden (A Mary favorite) Aires Café, E. 6th St., Excellent Argentine fare, especially the empanadas. Cipollina, West Lynn, Comfortable neighborhood bistro in the Clarksville area with great food. Clay Pit, Guadalupe St., Contemporary Indian cuisine. Enoteca Vespaio, S. Congress, Cozy Italian-style deli with very creative paninis, pizzas and other dishes. In the South Congress District. Justine s, 4710 E. 5th St., French bistro fare in far East Austin. Won honorable mention in Texas Monthly s 10 best new restaurants for Steak tartare is excellent. So are house wines. Reasonably priced.

South Austin Trailers 1601 S. Congress and 1311 S. First Street. Home to some of Austin s famous trailer eateries. Some favorites include The Mighty Cone on South Congress and Torchy s on South First.

, 512-451-5440 Depression-era gas station that Threadgill turned into a music mecca, made famous by Janis Joplin when she was a UT student. Now a restaurant. Get the chicken-fried steak.

4 South Austin Trailers 1601 S. Congress and 1311 S. First Street. Home to some of Austin s famous trailer eateries. Some favorites include The Mighty Cone on South Congress and Torchy s on South First. Big with locals. Kenneth Threadgill s, N. Lamar Blvd., Depression-era gas station that Threadgill turned into a music mecca, made famous by Janis Joplin when she was a UT student. Now a restaurant. Get the chicken-fried steak. (A Mary Favorite) South Congress Café, South Congress Ave, Trattoria Sagra, , 1610 San Antonio, a mix of Old World and contemporary Italian fare, with many vegetables and herbs locally grown, reservations accepted. Hyde Park Bar & Grill, , 4206 Duval Street, Wide variety and serious desserts. Café Josie, 1200 West 6 th Street, , lunch and dinner, reservations accepted, cuisine of the Americas, Z-Tejas, W. 6th St., Local Austin chain specializing in Southwestern fare, including this location near the West End. Barbecue Iron Works Barbecue, Red River, Good barbecue right Downtown. County Line, Two Austin locations on the hill (6500 Bee Cave Road, ) or on the lake (5203 FM 2222, ); founded in 1975 at a former speakeasy (now on the hill ); on the hill has great views from the deck Kreuz Market, N. Colorado, Lockhart, minute drive to Lockhart, the barbecue capital of Texas. Louie Mueller s Barbecue, 206 W. 2nd St., Taylor minute drive to one of the storied barbecue venues in Texas.

Prepare for the crowds. Smitty s Market,www.smittysmarket.com 208 S. Commerce St.

Great barbecue and tons of atmosphere, starting with the line at the backdoor. Southside Market,www.southsidemarket.

, Elgin, 512-281-4650 -- 30 minute drive northeast of Austin to the new store on the highway to Houston, which is missing

Locally famous for their hot gut sausage, only now they call it hot sausage so they don t offend anyone.

, 512-542-9670 Gourmet Mexican food from a Dallasbased chain. Actually quite good. Garrido s, www.garridosaustin.

Won attention in Wall Street Journal article on Austin food scene and honorable mention in Texas Monthly s 10 best new

com 310 Congress Ave., 512-472-7555 Not Tex-Mex, but regional Mexican cooking from the interior of Mexico. Angie s,www.

5 Salt Lick, FM 1826, Driftwood, minute drive into the Hill Country for family-style meals. Prepare for the crowds. Smitty s Market, 208 S. Commerce St., Lockhart, minute drive to Lockhart and Kreuz s original location. They still use the original pits. Great barbecue and tons of atmosphere, starting with the line at the backdoor. Southside Market, U.S. 290 W., Elgin, minute drive northeast of Austin to the new store on the highway to Houston, which is missing the charm of the old one. Locally famous for their hot gut sausage, only now they call it hot sausage so they don t offend anyone. Mexican Food Cantina Laredo, W. 3rd St., Gourmet Mexican food from a Dallasbased chain. Actually quite good. Garrido s, Nueces St., Upscale tacos and Mexican food. Won attention in Wall Street Journal article on Austin food scene and honorable mention in Texas Monthly s 10 best new restaurants in El Alma s Restaurant e Bar, 1025 Barton Springs Road, wonderful Mexican food. Manuel s, Congress Ave., Not Tex-Mex, but regional Mexican cooking from the interior of Mexico. Angie s, E. 7th St., Tex-Mex eatery in East Austin. Homemade corn tortillas. Traditional Tex-Mex. Guero s, S. Congress, Hip taco bar in the South Congress District, popular with the South Austin and UT crowd. Zandunga Mexican Bistro, E. 11th St., New place on the east side that became one of our favorites after our first meal there. Try the Aguacate Relleno. Matt s El Rancho, South Lamar Boulevard, founded in 1952, and celebrating 60 years in 2012.

Hula Hut, www.hulahut.com, 3825 Lake Austin Blvd., 512-476-4852, Uniquely Austin, located on Lake Austin (you can boat in if you like), with a unique Tiki-Mex cuisine. Nuevo Leon, 1501 E.

com, family operated restaurant featuring interior Mexican cuisine, outside of downtown in Westlake Keith s favorite Fine Dining (reservations recommended) Bess Bistro, www.bessbistro.com 500 W.

, 512-499-0300 -- Contemporary Mexican food at a stylish venue. Named to Texas Monthly s 10 best new restaurants for 2009. Quattro Gatti Ristorante, www.quattrogattiaustin.com 908 Congress Ave.

6 Hula Hut, Lake Austin Blvd., , Uniquely Austin, located on Lake Austin (you can boat in if you like), with a unique Tiki-Mex cuisine. Nuevo Leon, 1501 E.6 th Street, , family owned and operated Tex-Mex, reservations accepted. Las Palomas, 3201 Bee Cave Road, , family operated restaurant featuring interior Mexican cuisine, outside of downtown in Westlake Keith s favorite Fine Dining (reservations recommended) Bess Bistro, W. 6th St., Sandra Bullock s homage to Southern food. Recent menu favored Cajun and Creole. La Condesa, 400 W. 2nd St., Contemporary Mexican food at a stylish venue. Named to Texas Monthly s 10 best new restaurants for Quattro Gatti Ristorante, Congress Ave., Very nice whitetablecloth Italian restaurant downtown. Good veal, pasta, pizza. Sullivan s Steakhouse, Colorado St., Great steaks and upscale atmosphere. Burgers in the bar are excellent. They serve late. Perry s Steakhouse, 114 West 7 th Street, , located in historic Norwood Tower and featuring patio seating, fine steaks in an upscale atmosphere, reservations a must Trio, in the Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Focused on steak, seafood and wines with views of Lady Bird Lake Hudson s on the Bend, RR 620 N., minute drive into the Hill Country for fine dining that features Texas game. Pricey but worth it.

Olivia, www.olivia-austin.com/ 2043 S. Lamar Blvd., 512-804-2700 Excellent nouvelle cuisine with fresh ingredients grown out back.

uchiaustin.com/ 801 S. Lamar Blvd., 512-916- 4808 -- Great Asian fusion at what some call Austin s top restaurant. Get advance reservations or expect to dine very early. Uchiko, www.uchiaustin.com/uchiko 4200 N.

Congress, 512-441-6100 White table-cloth Italian restaurant in the South Congress District. Fancy sibling of Enoteca Vespaio, next door. Drinks Trattoria Lisina, www.trattorialisina.

Austin Belmont, www.thebelmontaustin.com/index.cfm 305 W. 6th St., 512-457-0300 Wonderful rooftop bar for drinks and/or a meal in good weather. Driskill Bar, www.driskillgrill.com/dining.

, 512-474-5911 For a change from today s hip young Austin, have drinks in the mezzanine bar of the Driskill, the grand hotel built by a 19th Century cattle baron and once LBJ s Austin hangout.

7 Olivia, S. Lamar Blvd., Excellent nouvelle cuisine with fresh ingredients grown out back. Reservations advised since Bon Appetite named it one of the 10 best new U.S. restaurants for 2009 and it was highlighted in a Wall Street Journal article about the Austin food scene. Uchi, S. Lamar Blvd., Great Asian fusion at what some call Austin s top restaurant. Get advance reservations or expect to dine very early. Uchiko, N. Lamar Blvd., Equally outstanding Asian fusion at this Uchi spin-off. Also requires advance reservations. Vespaio, S. Congress, White table-cloth Italian restaurant in the South Congress District. Fancy sibling of Enoteca Vespaio, next door. Drinks Trattoria Lisina, FM 150 West, Driftwood, Texas, Casual, familyowned restaurant, with delicious Italian cuisine, located on the grounds of the Mandola Estate winery in Driftwood, outside of Austin Belmont, W. 6th St., Wonderful rooftop bar for drinks and/or a meal in good weather. Driskill Bar, Brazos and West 6th St., For a change from today s hip young Austin, have drinks in the mezzanine bar of the Driskill, the grand hotel built by a 19th Century cattle baron and once LBJ s Austin hangout. Mulberry, Nueces Street, Small dishes for lunch and dinner at a highly rated restaurant in the Austin Restaurant Guide. The Cedar Door, Brazos, Austin, Texas 78701, , draft beers from tocal breweries and other local spirits, Trifecta, Third and Nueces. Star Bar, 600 W. 6 th St., , convenient, with many specials and a casual atmosphere, great patio

Oasis, www.oasis-austin.com 6550 Comanche Trail, 512-266-2442 -- Drinks at sunset, overlooking Lake Travis. In good weather, one of the great places in Austin for a sunset view. Prepare for crowds.

com 320 E. 6th St., 512-476-1320 Independent film theater in the Sixth Street District. Food and adult beverages served. Amy s Ice Cream,www.amysicecreams.com 1012 W. 6th St., 512-480-0673 Wonderful local ice cream store in the West End, around the corner from Waterloo Records and 24.

8 Oasis, Comanche Trail, Drinks at sunset, overlooking Lake Travis. In good weather, one of the great places in Austin for a sunset view. Prepare for crowds. Scholz Garten, San Jacinto Blvd., Old political hangout with an outdoor beer garden. Shopping and Services Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Ritz), E. 6th St., Independent film theater in the Sixth Street District. Food and adult beverages served. Amy s Ice Cream, W. 6th St., Wonderful local ice cream store in the West End, around the corner from Waterloo Records and 24. Antone s, W. 5th St., One of Austin s premier live-music venues. Reserved seat tables for four available. Austin Farmer s Market, W. 4th between San Antonio and Guadalupe Streets (in Republic Square), Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Great produce, bakery items, etc. Austin Wine Merchant, W. 6th St., Great local wine store with beer and liquor. Book People, 603 N. Lamar Blvd., Quintessential independent locally owned book store in the West End. Frequent stop on authors tours. Cathy s Cleaners, W. 3rd St., Same-day service Hatbox, 115 E. 6th St., Wonderful store with men s and women s hats, especially Western style. La Zona Rosa, W. 4th St., One of Austin s great live music venues, Mellow Johnny s, Nueces St., Lance Armstrong s bicycle and coffee shop. Patagonia Austin, 316 Congress Ave., Latest U.S. store opened by the outdoor-wear manufacturer. Pricey but look for sales.

Royal Blue Grocery, www.royalbluegrocery.com, 512-476-5700, various locations downtown Great neighborhood grocery. Some prepared foods for take-out. Eastside pizzas are great.

violetcrowncinema.com Waterloo Records,www.waterloorecords.com, 600 N. Lamar Blvd., 512-474-2500 The Austin music store in the West End, emphasizing local talent and frequent instore performances.

Congress, 512-447-1413 -- Western wear, with a huge selection of Lucchese boots. Arboretum, 10000 Research Blvd.

9 Royal Blue Grocery, , various locations downtown Great neighborhood grocery. Some prepared foods for take-out. Eastside pizzas are great. Violet Crown Cinema, 434 W. Second St., Hip new four-screen movie theater and bar in the Second Street District. Shows art, foreign and documentary films. Reserve seats in advance at Waterloo Records, 600 N. Lamar Blvd., The Austin music store in the West End, emphasizing local talent and frequent instore performances. Whole Foods, 525 N. Lamar Blvd., Flagship grocery store and food emporium, located in their headquarters building in the West End. Allen s Boots, S. Congress, Western wear, with a huge selection of Lucchese boots. Arboretum, Research Blvd., Tony shopping area in North Austin with Saks, William-Sonoma, Sephora and stand-out local stores like Rewards westernstyle men s and women s belts and jewelry. The Domain, Century Oaks Terrace, upscale shopping including Neiman Marcus, Tiffany & Co, Louis Vuitton, and a number of restaurants. Broken Spoke, S. Lamar Blvd., Long-time C & W dance hall on South Lamar. Desert Dreams, RR 2222, Mexican ceramics in the Hill Country. Heritage Boots, S. Congress, Local bootery where they make great-looking boots from exotic leathers with vintage handtooled designs. Mi Casa, S. Congress, Funky housewares and objects d arte in the South Congress District. Prime Outlets, I-35 Exit 200, San Marcos, minute drive to a great factory outlet shopping center.

10 For those needing reservations near downtown for a large group, here is a Top 10 list: 1. Ranch 616, 616 Nueces, , South Texas Style Icehouse, reservations accepted (A Kinnan Favorite) 2. Parkside, 301 W. 6 th St., known for oyster selection, raw seafood bar and seasonal menu; dinner only; reservations recommended (A Kinnan Favorite) 3. Eastside Café, Manor Road, , an eclectic and tasty mix of food, from cheesburgers to grilled fish, to vegetarian entrees; many of the vegetables come from the on site garden (A Mary favorite) 4. Manuel s, Congress Ave., Not Tex-Mex, but regional Mexican cooking from the interior of Mexico. 5. Z-Tejas, W. 6th St., Local Austin chain specializing in Southwestern fare, including this location near the West End. 6. Lamberts, W. 2nd St., Great Sunday brunch in the Second 7. Street District. Reservations advised on busy weekends. Get a table in the courtyard in good weather. 8. Max s Wine Dive, San Jacinto St., Upscale comfort food in the heart of downtown 9. Uchi, S. Lamar Blvd., Great Asian fusion at what some call Austin s top restaurant. Get advance reservations or expect to dine very early. 10. Sullivan s Steakhouse, Colorado St., Great steaks and upscale atmosphere. Burgers in the bar are excellent. They serve late. 11. Perry s Steakhouse, 114 West 7 th Street, , located in historic Norwood Tower and featuring patio seating, fine steaks in an upscale atmosphere, reservations a must.

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