Austin Food Crawls: Touring the Neighborhoods One Bite & Libation at a Time

by Kelsey Kennedy

Overview

Sip and taste your way through Austin.

Austin Food Crawls is an exciting culinary tour through this trendy Texas city. Discover hidden gems and long-standing institutions. Each crawl is the complete recipe for a great night out, the perfect tourist day, a new way to experience your own city, or simply food porn to enjoy from home. Head to Cesar Chavez for some of the best tacos, get weird in East Austin, and bring the whole family to Allendale. Put on your walking shoes and your stretchy pants, and dig into the Capitol City one dish at a time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493041473
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/13/2019
Series:	Food Crawls
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	75 MB
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About the Author

Kelsey Kennedy is the creator of So Much Life, the go-to food blog and Instagram account for both visitors and local Austinites wondering where to eat next. Kelsey dove into the Austin food scene wholeheartedly when she moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas. In her 7 years in Austin, she has visited nearly every restaurant in the city, and she’s not sick of BBQ yet.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

Follow the Icons vii

Bouldin Creek: Keeping the "Hip" In Hippio 1

Couth Lamar: Party with the Young Professionals 15

Downtown Austin: Where Austinites Live, Work, and Play 25

Rainey Street: Bars and Bungalows 39

South Congress: Not Such a Tourist Trap 51

Cesar Chavez: Tacos, Beer, and Funky Patios 67

East Austin: Doing Our Best to Keep Austin Weird 83

Clarksville: Stepping Back in Time 99

The Drag: Cheap Eats for Dorm-Dwellers 115

Hyde Park: Austin's First Suburb 125

Mueller: The Shiny New Austin 135

North Loop: The South Congress of North Austin 145

Allendale: Family-Friendly Streets and Eats 159

Crestview: Crawling through North Austin 173

Bongs Crawl!: Barbecue 183

Breakfast Tacos 189

Food Trucks 195

Appendix: Eateries by Cuisine and Specialty 202

Index 204

Photo Credits 206

Acknowledgments 207

About the Author 208