📍 Zilker, Austin

Spring-fed swimming pool in Zilker Park that holds 68-70°F year-round. Three acres of clear water under pecan trees. The most Austin thing you can do, and morning swims before work...

351 acres anchoring Austin's outdoor identity. Home to Barton Springs Pool, the Zilker Botanical Garden, and the Zilker Zephyr train. ACL Music Festival takes over every October. T...

Tikka House is a casual Indian eatery on South Lamar near Zilker, turning out the familiar comforts of North Indian cooking: tikka, curries, and tandoor plates in a quick, everyday...

Ex Files is a South Lamar sports bar built around big screens and cocktails with tongue-in-cheek, breakup-themed names — Red Flags, Gaslighter, Ghosted, The Rebound. The signature ...

Austin vegetarian institution near Zilker that's been doing meat-free Tex-Mex and diner food long before it was trendy. The patio is shaded and shaggy, the crowd is mixed, and the ...

El Raval is a Spanish restaurant on South Lamar, named for Barcelona's restless El Raval quarter and built around the shareable rhythm of tapas and Iberian cooking. Expect a menu m...

Penelope's Cafe By El Meson is a South Lamar coffee shop opened by the family behind El Meson, the longtime Mexican restaurant next door, and named after their youngest daughter. T...

Retro drive-in on Barton Springs Road since 1946. Thin-patty burgers, hand-dipped frozen custard, and root beer floats at counter prices. The simplicity is the appeal — nothing has...

Lou's lands right on Barton Springs Road, which means the crowd comes in either sandy-footed from the pool or working up an appetite before it. Donuts and coffee in the a.m., burge...

The tree canopy over Shady Grove's patio is the real draw — a wide, shaded outdoor room where Tex-Mex, burgers, and live music converge on Barton Springs Road. Order the Hippie San...