Things To Do

GEORGETOWN AREA

Blue Corn Harvest Bar & Grill, Georgetown

Great food, tasty mexican martinis!

Monument Cafe

Great for breakfast and lunch! A Georgetown institution.

2020 Market Scratch Kitchen & Bar

600 Degrees Pizzeria

Go for the insane beer draft selection, maybe don’t stay for the doughy pizza (unless you like doughy like Jack)

San Gabriel Park Disc Golf Course

Jack says he will lend you his discs if you want to pickup his new favorite sport.

Saddle Shop Saloon at Hydrate on the Square

Used to be a saddle shop, now a cute little speakeasy bar

Blue Hole Park

Mesquite Creek Outfitters

Grab a pint and check out the local artisans, along with the hunting trophies on the wall!

Hell or High Water Brewing

Chalk Ridge Falls Park

This is where we took our engagement photos!

Round Rock Donuts

Round Rock donuts are an institution, and delicious!

Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q

Gas station BBQ… need we say more? It’s actually quite good though!

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Steph’s favorite steak burger and custard place, now that Steak and Shake closed

Moonshine Grill

Uncle Tim and Steph’s favorite spot to meet

Round Rock Tavern

Cool local hangout with three different bars with three different vibes and live music most nights!

Cat Hollow Disc Golf Course

Round Rock Express

Round Rock baseball team

SW AUSTIN

Jester King Brewery

Vista Brewing

Ghost Note Brewing

Suds Monkey Brewing Co.

Route 12 Filling Station

The Pizza Cave

Hamilton Pool Preserve

NW AUSTIN

Oasis Texas Brewing Company

Restaurant is bad, go to the brewery instead and sit outside at sunset for the amazing lake views!

Interstellar BBQ

We think this is the best BBQ within the Austin city limits. It’s really good.

Waterloo Ice House 360 & 2222

Go for the amazing happy hour, don’t stay for the food 😂 Unless it’s 50 cent wing Thursdays…

Coffee Shark Espresso and Pints

Down the street from our house!

Hopdoddy Burger Bar

This is our favorite burger spot in Austin, and there are locations all over.

County Line on the Lake

Grab a drink (not the food) and check out the large quantity of turtles in the back!

Tacodeli

Jack’s favorite taco spot!

5280 Burger & Taphouse

Our second favorite burger and beers place!

Pedrosos Pizza - The Trailer

This has been named by the Austin Reddit community to be the best pizza in Austin. Yes, it’s a pizza trailer. They do slices during the day, and at 3pm the Night Owl bar next door opens so you can have a tasty beverage while enjoying your pizza!

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Village

See a movie, have some tasty popcorn and enjoy some food and local beers

Domain NORTHSIDE

This is like Santana Row in Santa Clara - a true live/work/play district with tons of shops and restaurants

The Bull Creek Preserve

Great hiking spot near our house

Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve

Great hiking spot near our house where Jack likes to run

Mount Bonnell

Beautiful place for a short hike/walk and some out of this world photos! This is also where we helped our friend Sriram propose to his wife Nupur.

Pennybacker Bridge Overlook

Hike the little trail to the top and be afforded with a amazing view of the water and downtown Austin, especially at sunset!

Jester Estates

Check out the great neighborhood where Jack and Stephanie live! The views are fantastic.

Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing Co.

EAST AUSTIN

Franklin Barbecue

Commonly known as the best BBQ in Austin, but you have to wait in line for about 2 hours to get some. Worth it? You decide.

Bird Bird Biscuit

This black-owned business is home to what’s considered the best chicky biscuit in Austin

Via 313 Pizza

Meanwhile Brewing

A great place for kids, adults, dogs, beers and delicious ice cream from Besame! An Austin institution.

Salt & Time Wine Shop

Grab some bubbles at Stephs favorite wine shop

Live Oak Brewing Company

Here you can grab a beer right after you land in Austin as it’s across from the airport, and watch some disc golf! We hear their Oktoberfest beers are outstanding.

Koko’s Bavarian

Austin Eastciders Collaboratory - Taproom

Stephs favorite Austin Cider place! And the only one worth visiting :)

Independence Brewing Co.

Central Machine Works

McKinney Falls State Park

SOUTH AUSTIN

Baldinucci Pizza Romana

Go for the italian gelato!

Show Me Pizza

Our favorite BYOB pizza spot

Pinthouse Pizza

Radio Coffee & Beer

Coffee place by day, bar by night. Make sure you try their food truck the Briscuit!

Mozart's Coffee Roasters

Coffee on the lake

Broken Spoke

Steph’s mom would have us go here everytime we landed in Austin.

Cidercade Austin

Unlimited arcade play for one flat price, while enjoying some local Bishop cider. What more could you want? This piece of land once housed the restaurant where Steph’s dad proposed to Steph’s mom, Doreen.

Peter Pan Mini-Golf

BYOB mini golf at this Austin institution

DOWNTOWN AUSTIN

Crown & Anchor Pub

Great place to play some pool, grab a burger, right across from the apartment in Austin where Steph used to live near UT

Blanton Museum of Art

Sixth Street Historic District

Iconic sixth street

The Driskill

Ghost hotel

Circuit of the Americas

This is where Formula 1 will be taking place

Zilker Metropolitan Park

Austin Bat Bridge

They *should* still be here before heading South for the winter

South Congress Avenue

District with lots of fun, vintage shops

Lady Bird Lake Hike & Bike Trail

FURTHER OUT

Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que

Country BBQ at it's best! Steph and Andrea stopped here with the trailer during "The Big Haul" trip to move her horse Tuck from CA to TX

San Marcos Premium Outlets

Great outlets including VS!

Magnolia Market

Check out the TV show based on this market