Austin Redux
by Ashley Weeks Cart
Back in January, I visited Austin, TX for the first time. Two weekends ago, I went again with James in tow.
Besides being lovey dovey in front of street art, we ate like kings, danced our faces off in celebration of a dear friend’s wedding, bonded with a black pot belly pig named Fern, slept in an airstream, endured 100 degree Texas heat, and missed the heck out of our daughters (and other assorted dependents). Austin is such a fantastic city. I had fun taking James to a few of my favorite spots from January, while also discovering a whole new side of the city.
I’ll be doing a separate post on our lodgings for the weekend, but we stayed in this Airbnb rental. And is was like stepping into a fairytale.
We did next to no shopping (besides popping in to this gorgeous shop, Raven + Lily, where we became besties with a brand new rescue pup). And, I couldn’t resist showing James Uncommon Objects and Allen’s Boots on Congress.
We drank many a bottle of Toppo Chico.
And many an iced coffee, namely the Belgian Bomber.
And consumed many a cupcake/taco/doughnut/insert food truck food of choice here.
Essentially, we ate ourselves stupid. Here are my recommendations based on the past two trips.
– Torchy’s Tacos for tacos. Duh. (Don’t miss the Fried Avocado, the Trailer Park, the Street Corn or the Washingtonian)
– Gourdough’s for donuts. (The Carney was a hit. Though I still stand by The Flying Pig)
– Hey Cupcake! for cupcakes. (Red Velvet is always the right choice)
– Jo’s for iced coffee (If you don’t mind sweet, go for The Belgian Bomber)
– Red’s Porch for Sunday brunch (Despite it’s humble appearance from the road, you’ll be amazed by how very cool this location is)
– Container Bar for happy hour (A fun way to check out Rainey Street)
– Mi Madre’s for breakfast tacos and migas
For recommendations from my last trip visit here.
And there was no better way to beat the Texas heat than with a morning spent lounging at Barton Springs. Sure, the water was chilly (as it’s a natural spring feed pool) but man did it hit the spot on our last day before heading to the airport. Austin, we hope to be back very soon!