Dining recommendations
Places to eat within walking distance from the Jackson School of Geosciences Building (JGB):
The Drag:
Fricano’s Deli – https://www.yelp.com/biz/fricanos-deli-austin-15?osq=Restaurants
Burrito Factory – https://www.yelp.com/biz/burrito-factory-austin?osq=Restaurants
Thai, How Are You? – https://www.yelp.com/biz/thai-how-are-you-austin?osq=Restaurants
Food trucks behind the campus bookstore
Posse East – https://www.yelp.com/biz/posse-east-austin?osq=Restaurants
On Campus dining:
Texas Exes Café – https://www.texasexes.org/about-texas-exes/texas-expresso
Student Activity Center – https://universityunions.utexas.edu/student-activity-center/food
O’s Campus Café – http://www.oscampuscafe.com/locations/
Within ~30 min walk:
Torchy’s Tacos
Kerbey Lane Café (Vegan option available)
Spider House
Crown and Anchor Pub
Trudy’s
Taco Joint
Scholz Garten
Clay Pit (Vegan option available)
El Mercado
Hyde Park Neighborhood (20 minutes North of campus walking, easily accessible by bus number 7)
Mother’s Café (Vegan option available)
Hyde Park Grill
Julio’s Café (Cash Only)
Quack’s 43rd Bakery
Manor Neighborhood (20 minutes East of campus walking, easily accessible by bus number 10)
El Chile Café y Cantina
El Sapo
Hoover’s Cooking
Eastside Café (Vegan option available)
Mi Madre’s
El Chilito
Butterfly Bar
Haymaker
Thunderbird Café
Rainey Street Neighborhood (40 minutes South of campus walking)
Historic Neighborhood where houses are turned to upscale restaurants and bars
G’Raj Mahal (Vegan option available)
El Naranjo
Banger’s
NO VA Kitchen and Bar
L’estelle House
SoCo Neighborhood (South of the Colorado river, easily accessible by bus 801, 803 from campus)
South Congress Café
Home Slice Pizza
Güero’s
Vespaio
Hopdoddy Burger bar
Botticelli’s
Downtown Austin
Easy Tiger
Jo’s Café
Moonshine Grill
Casino El Camino
Halcyon
Maiko Sushi Lounge
Bar Chi Sushi
Lambert’s Downtown Barbeque
Cooper’s Old Time Pit Barbeque
Live music venues
The list below consists of bars with live music every night ranging from Honky-tonk to jazz
Whisler’s (East 6th Austin Neighborhood)
The White Horse (East 6th Austin Neighborhood)
Hotel Vegas (East 6th Austin Neighborhood)
Speakeasy (Congress Ave Downtown Austin)
Elephant Room (Congress Ave Downtown Austin)
The Continental Club (South Congress)
Hole in The Wall (on the drag, close to campus)
Other locations for live music (usually require purchase of tickets):
Mohawk
Stubb’s BBQ’s
Cheer Up Charlies
ACL Moody Theater
Emo’s