20 AMERICANWAY
MAY 15 2007
L I
T E N T O
S
T H E L O C A L S
WillWynn
MAYOR
“Go to the
Continental Club
for
TuesdayHappyHippyHours, and
then runup the street to
Hill’s
Cafe
for chicken-fried steak. After
that, visit the
SaxonPub
,
Momo’s
,
and the
AustinMusicHall
. End
the night at
Antone’s
. Bymorning,
you’re likely tohave seenToni Price,
DaleWatson, theBandof Heathens,
theGourds, PattyGriffin, BobSch-
neider, andGaryClark Jr.”
BenCrenshaw
TWO-TIMEMASTERSCHAMPION
ANDFORMERU.S. RYDERCUPCAPTAIN
“I’ve lived inAustin all my life,
and a perfect day is breakfast at
Cisco’sRestaurant Bakery&Bar
,
a round of golf at any of Austin’s
outstandingpublic andprivate
courses, barbecue at the
Salt Lick
,
and countrymusic at the
Broken
Spoke
, anAustin tradition.”
KellyWillis
MUSICIAN (A.K.A. ALT-COUNTRY’S
GOLDENGODDESS)
“Take your kids to
Zilker Park
to
ride theZilker Zephyr train, feed the
ducks, canoe, and explore the rock
garden. Anddon’t forget thebats
—at the right time of the year, you
can see the largest urban colony of
bats inNorthAmerica, right there
indowntownAustin.”
AugieGarrido
HEADBASEBALLCOACH,
UNIVERSITYOFTEXASATAUSTIN
“I know food— andAustin has
some of the best in theworld.
Startwith amigas breakfast taco
at
TacoXpress
onSouth Lamar;
for lunch close to the ballpark,
indulge at the
IronWorks BBQ
,
where everything is good. Spend
the afternoonwandering around
Whole Foods’ flagship store
, and
then stop by
EddieV’s Edgewater
Grille
for a Texas-style steak. I like
the steak au poivre.”
ANTONE’S
213West FifthStreet
(512) 320-8424,
AUSTINMUSICHALL
208Nueces Street
(512) 495-9962,
BARTONSPRINGSPOOL
2101BartonSpringsRoad (inZilker Park)
(512) 476-9044,
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BATSUNDERCONGRESSBRIDGE
100CongressAvenue
BROKENSPOKE
3201SouthLamar Boulevard
(512) 442-6189,
CENTRALMARKET
4001NorthLamar Boulevard, (512) 206-1000
4477SouthLamar Boulevard, (512) 899-4300
CISCO’SRESTAURANTBAKERY&BAR
1511 East SixthStreet
(512) 478-2420
CONTINENTALCLUB
1315SouthCongressAvenue
(512) 441-0202,
EDDIEV’SEDGEWATERGRILLE
301 East FifthStreet, (512) 472-1860
9400ArboretumBoulevard, (512) 342-2642
FACTORYPEOPLE
1325SouthCongressAvenue
(512) 440-8002,
HILL’SCAFE
4700SouthCongressAvenue
(512) 851-9300,
IRONWORKSBBQ
100RedRiver Street
(512) 478-4855,
JACKS. BLANTONMUSEUMOFART
MartinLuther KingBoulevard at CongressAvenue,
on theUniversity of Texas atAustin campus
(512) 471-7324,
LAKEAUSTIN
LAKETRAVIS
MOMO’S
618West SixthStreet
(512) 479-8848,
MR. NATURAL
1901 East Cesar Chavez Street, (512) 477-5228
2414-ASouthLamar Boulevard, (512) 916-9223
SALTLICKBARBECUERESTAURANT
18001 Farm-to-Market Road 1826
Driftwood, Texas
(512) 858-4959,
SANTARITATEX-MEXCANTINA
1206West 38thStreet
(512) 419-7482,
SAXONPUB
1320SouthLamar Boulevard
(512) 448-2552,
TACOXPRESS
2529SouthLamar Boulevard
(512) 444-0261
TEXASCAPITOL
Capitol Visitors Center
112East 11thStreet
(512) 305-8400,
WHOLEFOODSMARKET—LANDMARKSTORE
525NorthLamar Boulevard
(512) 476-1206,
ZILKERPARKANDZILKERZEPHYR
2201BartonSpringsRoad
(512) 974-6700,
WORDOFMOUTH
Going to Austin? Then ditch the guidebook and listen to these famous
locals as they invite you to explore the city theirway.
—BECCAHENSLEY
