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• Amy's Ice Creams 
•   South Austin  
• ICE CREAM
•  $ 

Bigger-than-they-look scoops add points to the scoreboard for this paradigm of local, independent franchises.

• Botticelli's 
•   South Austin  
• ITALIAN
•  $$ 

Loud crowds under the mighty oaks channel customer-service skills for which they tip generously.

• Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse 
•   South Austin  
• COFFEEHOUSE
•  $ 

This Berkeley on a creek bed is where vegans ply their trade among the great unbathed.

• Changos 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $ 

The wooden mallet thingie is for making tortillas, not shutting up the little kid keeping you from your New Yorker.

• Curra's Grill 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $$ 

Look past the crumbs and non-complimentary chips and salsa to the tantalizing breakfast tacos that make sleeping in a chore.

• Flip Happy Crepes 
•   South Austin  
• CREPERIE
•  $ 

Where the morning after can become the night before all over again thanks to Nutella and bananas.

• Green Pastures 
•   South Austin  
• FRENCH/NEW AMERICAN
•  $$$$ 

Well-mannered preps are as prevalent as the peafowl roaming the grounds.

• Guero's Taco Bar 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $$ 

All walks of life intermingle over queso flameado and tacos al pastor at South Congress epicenter.

• Hey Cupcake! 
•   South Austin  
• DESSERT
•  $ 

Cupcakes that sell like hotcakes provide boosts to South Congress shoppers and the post-coital.

• Jo's 
•   South Austin  
• COFFEEHOUSE, SOUPS/SANDWICHES
•  $ 

South Congress passerby and dogs in costumes needing to relieve themselves justify hot coffee in the outdoor heat.

• Kerbey Lane 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN, BAKERY, MEXICAN
•  $ 

The Pepsi alternative to 24-hour pancakes sweetens the deal with its dedicated bakery.

• Magnolia Cafe 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN, MEXICAN
•  $ 

This "Sorry, we're open" cafe counterbalances cups of mud with Eggs Zapatino and Tempur-Pedic mattresses.

• Maria's Taco Xpress 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $ 

The South Austin Taco Queen makes faithful freaks and families mas fuerte every weekend morning.

• Mars 
•   South Austin  
• ASIAN, SEAFOOD
•  $$$ 

Beloved Asian-fusion landmark deals aces to the well-coiffed and budget-conscious.

• Mr. Natural 
•   South Austin  
• HEALTH FOOD, VEGETARIAN/VEGAN
•  $ 

Vegetarian takes on Tex-Mex preserve the constitutions of hippies who've signed up for the trial class of hatha yoga.

• P. Terry's 
•   South Austin  
• HAMBURGERS, HEALTH FOOD, VEGETARIAN/VEGAN
•  $ 

A healthy, all-natural response to Fast Food Nation forces a choice between drive-through and walk-up.

• Paggi House 
•   South Austin  
• NEW AMERICAN
•  $$$ 

Wedged between a high-rise and a golf course is a historical house with masterful surf and turf.

• Sandy's  
•   South Austin  
• HAMBURGERS, ICE CREAM
•  $ 

The frozen custard keeps you coming back so long as you haven't already idled to death in the drive-through.

• South Congress Café 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN (NOUVEAU), SEAFOOD, SOUTHWEST
•  $$ 

A restaurant fit for the Jetsons, with wine options aplenty and jalapeno-, corn-, and queso-infused food.

• Suzi's Chinese Kitchen 
•   South Austin  
• CHINESE
•  $$ 

Fights over leftover orange chicken from this reliable, local Chinese food chain have you asking, "How can this be Texas?"

• The Soup Peddler 
•   South Austin  
• ECLECTIC & GLOBAL, SOUPS/SANDWICHES
•  $$ 

The Soup Nazi's free-spirited, alchemist antithesis bike-delivers to "soupies" who order a week in advance.

• The Woodland 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN, HAMBURGERS, SOUPS/SANDWICHES
•  $$ 

It's not pie in the sky, but the treehouse setting gives off the same effect.

• Threadgill's 
•   South Austin  
• SOUTHERN/SOUL
•  $$ 

Cosmic-cowboy ephemera from the birth of the Live Music Capital of the World is worth the trip.

• Uchi 
•   South Austin  
• JAPANESE/SUSHI, SEAFOOD
•  $$$ 

Thoroughly inventive and delectable sushi in vibrant environs, compliments of lauded chef Tyson Cole.

• Vespaio 
•   South Austin  
• ITALIAN, SEAFOOD
•  $$$ 

This upscale, tried-and-true eatery innovates with high-quality seafood and garden-fresh Italian.