Austin/North Loop

• Crestview station

  address: 6920 North Lamar Boulevard
  Capital MetroRail commuter rail station and Capital MetroRapid bus station

• Wall of Welcome

  address: 7100 Woodrow Avenue,Crestview
  120-foot-long community public art mosaic

• Blue Velvet

  phone: +1 512-452-2583
  address: 217 W. North Loop
  Vintage clothing

• Monkeywrench Books

  address: 110 E. North Loop Blvd
  Anarchist bookstore.

• Room Service Vintage

  address: 107 E. North Loop Blvd

• Game Over Videogames

  phone: +1 512-454-4263
  address: 911 West Anderson Lane #106
  Classic & used videogames from Atari to Xbox360.

• BookWoman

  phone: +1 512-472-2785
  address: 5501 N. Lamar
  Independent feminist bookstore also specializing in LGBTQ texts.

• Half Price Books

  phone: +1 512-451-4463
  address: 5555 N. Lamar
  The largest used/remaindered bookstore in Austin.

• Asahi Imports

  phone: +1 512-453-1850
  address: 6105 Burnet Rd
  Japanese grocery store.

• Dan's Hamburgers

  phone: +1 512 459-3239
  address: 5602 N Lamar Blvd.
  Big, greasy burgers and tasty milkshakes. There is also Fran's Hamburgers; the story is that Dan & Fran divorced and each took part of the franchise.

• Jesus Maria Mexican Restaurant

  phone: +1 512 407-8480
  address: 1304 W Koenig Ln.
  Jalisco-style Mexican food.

• Torchy's Tacos

  phone: +1 512 382-0823
  address: 5119 Burnet Rd

• Amy's Ice Creams

  phone: +1 512 538-2697
  address: 5624 Burnet Rd

• Epoch Coffee

  phone: +1 512 454-3762
  address: 221 West North Loop Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751-1919
  Open 24 hours a day, but this spacious coffee shop would be worth visiting regardless. Good coffee, board games, free wifi.

• Threadgill's

  phone: + 512-451-5440
  address: 6416 North Lamar Blvd
  The menu focuses on southern comfort food. The chicken fried steaks, salads, and peach cobbler are all especially good. A famous concert venue, starting the likes of Janis Joplin. Weekly gospel brunch on Sunday, for which you might want to call for reservations.

• Mandola's Italian Kitchen

  phone: +1 512-419-9700
  address: 4700 W Guadalupe St #12
  Referred to by some as the best Italian food in Austin. Everything on the menu is affordable and delicious. Try the bruschetta alla checca, the trenette al pesto, or any pizza. They also have fabulous coffee, dessert, and gelato selections. From 3-6PM on weekdays they have a great happy hour.

• Santa Rita Cantina

  phone: +1 512-419-7482
  address: 1206 W 38th St.
  Fantastic and reasonably priced Tex-Mex. Their enchiladas are amazing, and their Mexican martinis are the best in town. Great happy hour specials, too.

• Barfly's

  phone: +1 512 452-6455
  address: 5420 Airport Blvd.
  A small, dark dive bar populated by an older, blue-collar crowd on weeknights (especially Thursday night pool tournaments) and a decidedly more hip, collegiate crowd Friday through Sunday. Drinks are cheap and stiff, costing anywhere from $1.50 for bottled Lonestar (the "national beer of Texas" according to the label) to $7 for a generously poured double-shot. No food is available, and there is nothing on draft, however the bar does boast two pool tables, an impressively eclectic jukebox (Willie Nelson, The Misfits, Van Halen, and Refused all make appearances), a few arcade games, and a large outdoor smoking patio (smoking in Austin bars is banned by a city-wide ordinance) with tables and benches. Barfly's does become rather crowded on weekends by 10, and seating is virtually unheard of by 10:30. Get there early or be prepared to stand.

• Workhorse Bar

  address: 100 N Loop Blvd
  Park yourself on a stool and get ready to feel like a local who's having his third beer at 3 PM on a Tuesday.

• Pinthouse Pizza

  phone: +1 512-436-9605
  address: 4729 Burnet Rd
  Grab some award-winning beers and great pizza at this local favorite.

• Draught House

  phone: +1 512 452-MALT
  address: 4112 Medical Parkway
  Amazingly quick turnover of their fast-rotating seasonals. Drink it today because it won't be on tomorrow. A neighborhood pub that features 78 taps with an ever-changing selection of unique self-brews in a classic English pub environment that doesn't come off feeling cheesy. Locals bring folding chairs and dogs and tailgate in the parking lot. Check the website for great specials. Often crowded. Homebrews are $2.25 on Thursdays before 11PM.

• Uncle Billy's

  phone: +1 512-452-6258
  address: 1530 Barton Springs Rd
  Tendency towards lighter beers, but their Haystack Hefeweizen is predictably good and some of their hoppy seasonals have been excellent.

• Black Star Co-op

  phone: +1 512-452-2337
  address: 7020 Easy Wind Drive, Suite 100
  The world's first member-owned brewpub. A cooperative with house brews from brewmaster Jeff Young.

Coffee

• Houndstooth Coffee

  phone: +1 512 531-9417
  address: 4200 N Lamar

• Epoch Coffee

  phone: +1 512 454-3762
  address: 221 W North Loop Blvd

• Genuine Joe

  phone: +1 512 220-1576
  address: 2001 W Anderson Ln

• Teo

  phone: +1 512 451-9555
  address: 1206 W 38th St

• Anderson's Coffee Company

  phone: +1 512 453-1533
  address: 1601 W 38th St

• Pacha

  phone: +1 512 420-8758
  address: 4618 Burnet Rd

• Country Inn & Suites Austin-North

  phone: +1 512 380-0008
  address: 7400 IH35 North, Austin North
  Charming country style décor.

Budget

• Motel 6 Austin Central-South/University of TX

  phone: +1 512 467-9111
  address: 5330 North Interregional Highway

Mid-range

• Hyatt Place North Central

  phone: +1 512 323-2121
  address: 7522 North IH-35

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