1. Frank Restaurant
407 Colorado St (btw 4th & 5th), Austin, TX
Hot Dog Joint · Downtown Austin · 389 tips and reviews
Teddy: I inhaled the Creole Gator. And the Chicago dog looks legit! Sport peppers and all. Definitely going to go back when I can.
Dustin: phenomenal meat in tube form - go for the special la chupacabra: house made pork & brisket sausage with chimichurri sauce, cotija, & crispy onion rings
IFC: Bacon-infused Bloody Mary. Need we say more?
2. Violet Crown Cinema
8.7
434 W 2nd St (San Antonio St), Austin, TX
Indie Movie Theater · Downtown Austin · 76 tips and reviews
Alachia Queen: Great small theater. The seating is stadium style and the staff is very friendly. Will be coming back! You can get parking validated inside.
Danielle Rios: Parking is validated
Austin 360: This art-house theater features four screens, with 50 seats or fewer in each screening room, and a lobby bar and patio serving heavy appetizers. Customers get free parking in the adjacent AMLI garage.
4. Black Sheep Lodge
8.3
2108 S Lamar Blvd (at Kinney Ave.), Austin, TX
Sports Bar · Zilker · 146 tips and reviews
Cassandra Schloser: I love the sliders & sweet potato fries, the taters were delicious too
CultureMap Austin: Drink specials at Black Sheep abound, like Monday's $3 pints, Wednesday's $1 White Trash Cans, and $2 off Friday pitchers. Every day of the week holds a surprise! The surprise is alcohol.
Katie Kaga: Order the Cheese Curds ! They will change your life (for the better!).
7. The Tavern
7.2
922 W 12th St (Lamar Blvd.), Austin, TX
Sports Bar · Downtown Austin · 65 tips and reviews
Austin Chronicle: Built in 1916, the space has housed a grocery, a steak restaurant, and a speakeasy/brothel. These days the Tavern does bustling business with sports fans who enjoy the 50 TV screens and good pub grub.
CultureMap Austin: If bacon-wrapped wings stuffed with jalapenos sound amazing, then ask for them by their proper name: The Amazing White Wings.
Edward Steigman: Beautiful waitress, skow service. French onion soup was good