Also known as the "Live Music Capital of the World," Austin, Texas houses a number of music festivals including Austin City Limits, South by Southwest, and FunFunFun Fest. But Austin seeks to engage all of your senses, and has many ways to indulge your palate as it does your ears. If you think it's all about the Tex-Mex, you're sorely mistaken. With everything from upscale American classics to quaint diners and local pizza dives, these are the best restaurants in Austin right now.Read more

Cafés, Brunch, Lunch: Charming Eastside Café is much more than just a neighborhood restaurant. Situated in a former residence, the café has several small dining rooms, a lovely enclosed patio room, a gardening/cooking shop, and a garden. The latter provides fresh produce for many of the kitchen's best creations, such as pesto ravioli, grilled pork tenderloin with cranberry-port sauce and broccoli with lemon butter, and rich mushroom crepes topped with roasted tomato sauce. Weekend brunch is rRead more

Housed in the quaintest bungalow you ever did see, Eastside proudly slings comfort food in a down-home farmhouse atmosphere, complete with chickens roaming the grounds and ingredients sourced from their urban garden. They're known for their brunch, which features everything from classic migas, to baked Brie with apple chutney, to blueberry blintzes, but their dinner's standout-ish too: crabmeat-stuffed shrimp, and sesame catfish with garlic aioli.Read more

You've worked four (or five, or six) long years for this moment. Whether you'll be walking the stage at UT-Austin, St. Edwards, Huston-Tillotson or elsewhere, you deserve at least one more outing on your parents' dime before they push you out into the cold, hard world. Plus, you'll probably want to get a bite at some Austin favorites before you move back home and start living off of mac and cheese. The real secrets to going out to eat after graduation ceremonies end are 1) make a reservation Read more