City guide Austin
- Bar/Nightlife Area Rainey Street (Historic houses turned bars), 6th Street Rainey Street (bungalow bars; rideshare drop at Davis and Rainey) and 6th Street…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads East Austin (Holly or Cherrywood) for community and cafes East Austin, around East Cesar Chavez, for cafes and Black Swan Yoga, with Capital Factory…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Downtown or South Congress (SoCo) for walkability and sights Downtown, for the Capitol and 6th Street, and South Congress, for the walk to the lake…
- Best Beach Nearby Lake Travis (Windy Point Park); Nearest ocean: Port Aransas (3.5 hours) No ocean beach in town. Barton Springs Pool (2201 William Barton Dr) is the city swim, USD…
- Best Cafe for Work Caffé Medici (810 Congress Ave) or Radio Coffee & Beer Radio Coffee & Beer opens at 7:00. Radio South is 4204 Menchaca Rd; Radio Rosewood is 1115…
- Best Coworking Space Capital Factory ($250/mo) at 701 Brazos St; Industrious ($400/mo) WeWork (600 Congress Ave and four other Austin sites): day pass from USD 39, monthly…
- Best Dessert Spots Amy's Ice Creams, Gourdough's Public House Amy's Ice Creams, including the shop at 13265 US 183, which Favor still lists for…
- Best Food Delivery App DoorDash, UberEats, Favor (local favorite) Favor, the H-E-B-owned Austin app, delivers restaurants and H-E-B groceries.
- Best Hospital St. David's Medical Center or Dell Seton Medical Center Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas (1500 Red River St) is the regional…
- Best Local Dish to Try Texas Beef Brisket at Franklin BBQ ($34/lb) Beef brisket at Franklin Barbecue (900 E 11th St) is USD 42 a pound. Open Tuesday to…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Uber, Lyft, and local nonprofit RideAustin Uber and Lyft. The local nonprofit RideAustin shut down in June 2020. Rainey Street uses a…
- Bike/Scooter Rental MetroBike, Lime, Bird (approx. $1 to start + $0.39/min) CapMetro Bikeshare: USD 2.50 to unlock plus USD 0.25 a minute, or USD 25 for 31 days of…
- Birdwatching Locations Congress Avenue Bridge (1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats) Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, on the city biosolids plant east of town. Open 6:00-21:00…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Emma Long Metropolitan Park (designated pits) Emma Long Metropolitan Park, on Lake Austin, has reservable campsites. City parks allow a…
- Budget Accommodation Firehouse Hostel ($45-$60/night) at 605 Brazos St Firehouse Hostel (605 Brazos St), in the 1885 fire station downtown. Dorms from USD 29 a…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, credit cards and Apple/Google Pay accepted everywhere Yes. Cards are accepted almost everywhere. The Continental Club door is cash only.
- Casino & Gaming Halls Not legal in TX; Nearest is Lucky Eagle (Eagle Pass) No casino in Austin, and Texas has no commercial casinos. The tribal Kickapoo Lucky Eagle…
- Community Centers Asian American Resource Center, Dougherty Arts Center Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd.
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, GILTI and Subpart F rules apply for US taxpayers Yes. Subpart F and GILTI tax certain US shareholders on foreign-subsidiary income.
- Cooking Classes Thai Fresh Cooking School, Sur La Table (Domain) none
- Corporate Tax 21% Federal; 0% Texas State Income Tax/Franchise Tax depends on revenue Federal corporate income tax is 21%. Texas has no corporate income tax. The 2026 and 2027…
- Cultural Districts East 6th Street, South Congress Ave South Congress (SoCo) for shops and music, and East Austin. 6th Street is the downtown…
- Currency & Banking US Dollar (USD). 1 USD = 0.92 EUR US dollar (USD). The World Bank official rate is 1.0 USD per USD for 2024 and 2025, so…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail (10 miles) The Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail loops Lady Bird Lake for about 10 miles.
- Dividend Withholding Tax 0% for residents; 30% for non-residents (subject to treaties) 30% US withholding on dividends paid to foreign persons, often reduced by treaty. US…
- E-commerce/Online Store Amazon (Same-day delivery available), Walmart.com Amazon ships to Austin addresses. For same-day groceries, use H-E-B inside the Favor app.
- Gaming Lounges Cidercade Austin ($12 for unlimited play) Cidercade (600 E Riverside Dr): USD 12 for unlimited play. All ages by day, 18+ after…
- Grocery Delivery H-E-B Delivery, Instacart, Amazon Fresh H-E-B Now inside the Favor app. Favor is part of H-E-B and delivers groceries as well as…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Castle Hill Fitness, Gold's Gym (multiple locations) Castle Hill Fitness, 1112 N Lamar Blvd.
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 37% Federal; 0% State 37% federal in 2026. Texas has no state personal income tax.
- Highway Access I-35, MoPac (Loop 1), and Hwy 183 I-35 through the middle of the city, Loop 1 (MoPac) to the west, and US 183 from the…
- Historic Buildings The Driskill Hotel (opened 1886) The Driskill (604 Brazos St), the historic downtown hotel beside the 1885 fire station…
- Historical Sites The Bullock Texas State History Museum The Texas State Capitol at 112 E 11th St, open to the public every day.
- Internet Speed High-speed fiber (Google Fiber, AT&T) up to 1000 Mbps; average 250 Mbps Google Fiber Core is USD 70 a month for up to 1,000 Mbps up and down where the address is…
- Language Classes Texas Language Center (UT Austin), Austin Community College none
- Laundry Services Washatopia (Self-service/Drop-off) at 2101 South Lamar Blvd Washatopia (9030 Anderson Mill Rd) is open daily 7:30-21:00 for self-service…
- Libraries & Study Spots Austin Central Library (Award-winning architecture) Austin Central Library, 710 W Cesar Chavez St. Monday to Thursday 9:00-20:00, Friday…
- Local Brewery Austin Beerworks, Jester King Brewery Jester King (13187 Fitzhugh Rd, southwest of town) is open daily for beer and pizza…
- Local Heritage Keep Austin Weird culture, Tex-Mex influence Live music, barbecue, Tex-Mex and food trailers. Franklin Barbecue is the line people wait…
- Local Markets Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller (Sundays) none
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