Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Hat Creek Burger Company
5902 Bee Cave RoadGreat Burgers and 5 minutes from the Loft.
Great wine bar, great appetizers, great ambiance, and located 5 minutes from the Loft.
64 locals recommend
The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen - Westlake
6317 Bee Cave RdGreat wine bar, great appetizers, great ambiance, and located 5 minutes from the Loft.
One of Austin's best on Mexican Food. The Restaurant is very nice and 5 minutes from the Loft.
19 locals recommend
Maudie's Hill Country
12506 Shops PkwyOne of Austin's best on Mexican Food. The Restaurant is very nice and 5 minutes from the Loft.
Famous Austin BBQ 5 minutes from the loft and has a great view from their deck. They also have a bar with a Happy Hour.
111 locals recommend
County Line
5204 Ranch Rd 2222Famous Austin BBQ 5 minutes from the loft and has a great view from their deck. They also have a bar with a Happy Hour.
Chuys is known as the best TexMex Restaurant in the city of Austin. It has been in business since 1982. The original location on Barton Springs Road has many other historical restaurants that date back.
412 locals recommend
Chuy's
1728 Barton Springs RdChuys is known as the best TexMex Restaurant in the city of Austin. It has been in business since 1982. The original location on Barton Springs Road has many other historical restaurants that date back.
The Salt Lick is a world famous BBQ restaurant located outside of Austin in the tiny community of Driftwood. On weekends they have live music. This is a Bring Your Own Beer restaurant if you have an interest in having a few. People bring their own coolers with their beers. Recently it has become quite a large destination for tourists with people bused to go eat there.
480 locals recommend
Salt Lick BBQ
18300 Farm to Market Rd 1826The Salt Lick is a world famous BBQ restaurant located outside of Austin in the tiny community of Driftwood. On weekends they have live music. This is a Bring Your Own Beer restaurant if you have an interest in having a few. People bring their own coolers with their beers. Recently it has become quite a large destination for tourists with people bused to go eat there.
This is a famous Austin BBQ restaurant. This particular location is built where Bull Creek joins Lake Austin. It has a deck looking over the creek and is a beautiful setting for dinner and Happy Hour.
111 locals recommend
County Line
5204 Ranch Rd 2222This is a famous Austin BBQ restaurant. This particular location is built where Bull Creek joins Lake Austin. It has a deck looking over the creek and is a beautiful setting for dinner and Happy Hour.
River Hills Pizza can deliver pizza to the Loft if interested in ordering out Pizza.
River Hills Pizza
8947 Bee Cave RdRiver Hills Pizza can deliver pizza to the Loft if interested in ordering out Pizza.
This Pizza restaurant is blocks away from the Loft and has a nice porch to sit and eat.
7 locals recommend
Austin's Pizza Cuernavaca
1705 Cuernavaca Dr NThis Pizza restaurant is blocks away from the Loft and has a nice porch to sit and eat.
Drinks & Nightlife
Best sunset in Austin with spectacular view of Lake Travis and 20 minutes from the Loft. This is a restaurant however it is most widely known because of the scenic view of the sunsets over Lake Travis.
506 locals recommend
The Oasis On Lake Travis
6550 Comanche TrailBest sunset in Austin with spectacular view of Lake Travis and 20 minutes from the Loft. This is a restaurant however it is most widely known because of the scenic view of the sunsets over Lake Travis.
The warehouse district of Austin a 4 block radius that is lined with Bars and Live Music venues everywhere. This is more of a mature crowd then the Sixth Street District and has elegant eateries and bars.
16 locals recommend
Warehouse District
The warehouse district of Austin a 4 block radius that is lined with Bars and Live Music venues everywhere. This is more of a mature crowd then the Sixth Street District and has elegant eateries and bars.
Sixth street is the original nightlife location in Austin. Sixth street has expanded and now you can find bars, nightclubs, and Live music for over 20 blocks extending from 6th and Congress to East 6th Street to the east side of IH-35.
137 locals recommend
Sixth Street Historic District
Sixth street is the original nightlife location in Austin. Sixth street has expanded and now you can find bars, nightclubs, and Live music for over 20 blocks extending from 6th and Congress to East 6th Street to the east side of IH-35.
Rainey Street is a relatively new area of nightlife in Austin, but has become one of the more popular areas to go. It also has many bars and live music venues to select from and is popular among College students.
212 locals recommend
Rainey Street Historic District
Rainey Street is a relatively new area of nightlife in Austin, but has become one of the more popular areas to go. It also has many bars and live music venues to select from and is popular among College students.
The Hula Hut is located on Lake Austin and has a beautiful view of the Lake. They have a pier that goes out over the lake with a bar at the end of the pier with lots of TV's for watching sports while enjoying the lake. It's also a very popular restaurant that serves Mexican food. They have boat docks so customers can arrive by boat, tie off, and walk in for drinks or food. This is one of my favorite places in Austin.
269 locals recommend
Hula Hut
3825 Lake Austin BlvdThe Hula Hut is located on Lake Austin and has a beautiful view of the Lake. They have a pier that goes out over the lake with a bar at the end of the pier with lots of TV's for watching sports while enjoying the lake. It's also a very popular restaurant that serves Mexican food. They have boat docks so customers can arrive by boat, tie off, and walk in for drinks or food. This is one of my favorite places in Austin.
The Rusty Rudder is located on Lake Travis and has a beautiful view of the Lake. It's a very popular restaurant among the Lake Travis residents as well as boaters. On weekends this is a very popular and fills with people in swim suits dancing and enjoying margaritas. They have a large boat dock so many of their customers arrive by boat, tie off, and walk in for drinks or food. This is one of my favorite places on Lake Travis. This place was formerly known as Carlos and Charlies.
19 locals recommend
Ernie's on the Lake
5973 Hiline RdThe Rusty Rudder is located on Lake Travis and has a beautiful view of the Lake. It's a very popular restaurant among the Lake Travis residents as well as boaters. On weekends this is a very popular and fills with people in swim suits dancing and enjoying margaritas. They have a large boat dock so many of their customers arrive by boat, tie off, and walk in for drinks or food. This is one of my favorite places on Lake Travis. This place was formerly known as Carlos and Charlies.
Entertainment & Activities
COTA is located 20 minutes from the Loft. Cota is the location of the US Formula 1 Races, MotoGP racing, Concerts, and much more.
346 locals recommend
Circuit of The Americas
9201 Circuit of the Americas BlvdCOTA is located 20 minutes from the Loft. Cota is the location of the US Formula 1 Races, MotoGP racing, Concerts, and much more.
One of the most famous music festivals held each year in the City of Austin.
98 locals recommend
Austin City Limits Festival
2100 Barton Springs RdOne of the most famous music festivals held each year in the City of Austin.
The South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival is a 2 week festival for Live Music, Movies, and Interractive. Thousands of Bands come to Austin each year for this festival. This is the largest festival in Austin.
7 locals recommend
SXSW
500 E 4th StThe South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival is a 2 week festival for Live Music, Movies, and Interractive. Thousands of Bands come to Austin each year for this festival. This is the largest festival in Austin.
The Alamo Drafthouse is movie theater which also serves appetizers, dinner, beer, and wine. There are many locations in the Austin area but the South Lamar is closest to the Loft. Online you can see the movies from all of their locations and book tickets online.
770 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar
1120 S Lamar BlvdThe Alamo Drafthouse is movie theater which also serves appetizers, dinner, beer, and wine. There are many locations in the Austin area but the South Lamar is closest to the Loft. Online you can see the movies from all of their locations and book tickets online.
Shopping
This is a full sized mall with all the large shopping stores and food courts. From the northeast side parking lot it has a very nice view of downtown Austin.
74 locals recommend
Barton Creek Square
2901 S Capital of Texas HwyThis is a full sized mall with all the large shopping stores and food courts. From the northeast side parking lot it has a very nice view of downtown Austin.
This is an Outdoor Mall minutes from the Loft. It has shopping, restaurants, as well as outdoor terraces to sit for lunch or drinks.
178 locals recommend
Hill Country Galleria
12700 Hill Country BlvdThis is an Outdoor Mall minutes from the Loft. It has shopping, restaurants, as well as outdoor terraces to sit for lunch or drinks.
Arts & Culture
The Bob Bullock museum is all about the history of Texas. They also have a massive IMAX movie theater and they always have 2 to 3 different movies playing on any day, some of which are viewed with 3D glasses.
593 locals recommend
Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress AveThe Bob Bullock museum is all about the history of Texas. They also have a massive IMAX movie theater and they always have 2 to 3 different movies playing on any day, some of which are viewed with 3D glasses.
The public is welcome to enter the Texas Capitol and visit the Senate Chamber, House Chamber, the Rotunda, and all of the various floors lined with Texas paintings, Governors, and other historical information.
1119 locals recommend
Texas Senate
1200 Congress AveThe public is welcome to enter the Texas Capitol and visit the Senate Chamber, House Chamber, the Rotunda, and all of the various floors lined with Texas paintings, Governors, and other historical information.
Essentials
This Convenience store is the best in the neighborhood with a large variety of food, wine selection, beer selection, and a sub sandwich shop inside. It's minutes from the Loft continuing down Cuernavaca for another 1/2 mile.
Lakehills Grocery
1500 Cuernavaca Dr NThis Convenience store is the best in the neighborhood with a large variety of food, wine selection, beer selection, and a sub sandwich shop inside. It's minutes from the Loft continuing down Cuernavaca for another 1/2 mile.
This is a very large HEB Grocery store and the location we do most of our shopping. It is located 15 minutes from the loft heading further out on Bee Cave Road.
26 locals recommend
HEB Grocery
12400 State Highway 71This is a very large HEB Grocery store and the location we do most of our shopping. It is located 15 minutes from the loft heading further out on Bee Cave Road.
This HEB is more convenient if you are heading into town and do not want to go the Bee Caves location indicated here in the Guidebook.
1667 locals recommend
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdThis HEB is more convenient if you are heading into town and do not want to go the Bee Caves location indicated here in the Guidebook.