The Lansdowne Studio guidebook
Lunch or dinner
4 minutes away - good food, inside restaurant and bar, and outside dining under the sprawling branches of an enormous Live Oak.
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The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen - Westlake
6317 Bee Cave Rd4 minutes away - good food, inside restaurant and bar, and outside dining under the sprawling branches of an enormous Live Oak.
Sway
1417 S 1st StGreat modern Thai food and cocktails with a rooftop bar
15 minutes away and also great BBQ but not the view that is to be had at The County Line - take out?
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Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q
3914 N Lamar Blvd15 minutes away and also great BBQ but not the view that is to be had at The County Line - take out?
Love this place. Great food and cocktails, reasonably priced, this side of downtown, easy to park off 6th next to the restaurant.
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Bar Peached
1315 W 6th StLove this place. Great food and cocktails, reasonably priced, this side of downtown, easy to park off 6th next to the restaurant.
Now I love Indian food so I'm biased, but I do like the Clay Pit - nice bare brick walls to the inside of the building.
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The Clay Pit
1601 Guadalupe StNow I love Indian food so I'm biased, but I do like the Clay Pit - nice bare brick walls to the inside of the building.
Really good, higher end Indian food with Himalayan notes but we usually take away and have not dined in
Saffron South
3201 Bee Cave RoadReally good, higher end Indian food with Himalayan notes but we usually take away and have not dined in
It's been a while and this is more Mex than Tex, imho. Good food and margs. Used to go a lot before S. Congress turned into Times Square. Music often outside. Unless you luck out and a parking spot opens up outside as you arrive, use the public parking lot behind (don't bother doing this if you're not driving!!)
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Güero's Taco Bar
1412 S Congress AveIt's been a while and this is more Mex than Tex, imho. Good food and margs. Used to go a lot before S. Congress turned into Times Square. Music often outside. Unless you luck out and a parking spot opens up outside as you arrive, use the public parking lot behind (don't bother doing this if you're not driving!!)
Go to the bar in the rear for a better vibe. Great cocktails, great food in a great atmospheric bar with big leather Chesterfields. Been here many times and enjoyed them all.
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Eberly
615 S Lamar BlvdGo to the bar in the rear for a better vibe. Great cocktails, great food in a great atmospheric bar with big leather Chesterfields. Been here many times and enjoyed them all.
Food scene
3 minutes away - margaritas on the patio with a 20 mile view of the sunset. Great BBQ. What's not to like?
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County Line
5204 Ranch Rd 22223 minutes away - margaritas on the patio with a 20 mile view of the sunset. Great BBQ. What's not to like?
An Eastside trip for awesome mescal cocktails (mine's a devil's door) and food truck out the back when you get peckish
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La Holly
2500 E 6th StAn Eastside trip for awesome mescal cocktails (mine's a devil's door) and food truck out the back when you get peckish
Also on the Eastside but knockout frozen margaritas and tasty tacos - yum.
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De Nada Cantina
4715 East Cesar Chavez StreetAlso on the Eastside but knockout frozen margaritas and tasty tacos - yum.
Can't come to Austin and not go to Chuy's at least once! Great margaritas and I'll have the Elvis Presley Memorial Combo please.
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Chuy's
1728 Barton Springs RdCan't come to Austin and not go to Chuy's at least once! Great margaritas and I'll have the Elvis Presley Memorial Combo please.
3 minutes away - coffee and cake!
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Lola Savannah Coffee Lounge - Westlake
6317 Bee Cave Rd3 minutes away - coffee and cake!
ATX Cocina
110 San Antonio StEat at or by the bar, great margaritas. Usually Buzzing.
Bit of an Austin must-do really. Tex-Mex all the way.
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Matt's El Rancho
2613 S Lamar BlvdBit of an Austin must-do really. Tex-Mex all the way.
Great location, grab a table out over the water if you can. Hawaiian themed Tex-Mex? It must be the mezcal!
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Hula Hut
3825 Lake Austin BlvdGreat location, grab a table out over the water if you can. Hawaiian themed Tex-Mex? It must be the mezcal!
Egg, bacon and potato and salsa for me please. Breakfast tacos to go just 6 minutes east on Bee Caves Rd. I think our kids grew up on these during High School.
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Tacodeli
1500 Spyglass DrEgg, bacon and potato and salsa for me please. Breakfast tacos to go just 6 minutes east on Bee Caves Rd. I think our kids grew up on these during High School.
If you need a burger, this place is in the same shopping area as HEB and Twin Liquors
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P. Terry's Burger Stand
404 S Lamar BlvdIf you need a burger, this place is in the same shopping area as HEB and Twin Liquors
15-20 minute trip to this side of downtown on 5th for breakfast and coffee. Easy parking out front.
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Better Half Coffee & Cocktails
406 Walsh St15-20 minute trip to this side of downtown on 5th for breakfast and coffee. Easy parking out front.
Great coffee, breakfast and brunch right on the lake on Lake Austin Boulevard. Parking available in front or across the road in a second lot.
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Mozart's Coffee Roasters
3825 Lake Austin BlvdGreat coffee, breakfast and brunch right on the lake on Lake Austin Boulevard. Parking available in front or across the road in a second lot.
Events
If you happen to have tickets for a show here, lucky you, it is just 1 minute from the studio.
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One World Theatre
7701 Bee Cave RdIf you happen to have tickets for a show here, lucky you, it is just 1 minute from the studio.
If you have a wedding event here, no bother, the studio is just a minute or two away.
House On the Hill
319 Addie Roy RoadIf you have a wedding event here, no bother, the studio is just a minute or two away.
If art is your thing, take a stroll around what some of Austin's best and brightest have conjured
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Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery
1009 W 6th StIf art is your thing, take a stroll around what some of Austin's best and brightest have conjured
Of course, that's why you're here. Oh it isn't? Well book your tickets (and the studio 😉) for next year!
All the roads around ACL are closed for the festival but it takes only 10 minutes by car to the closest ACL drop off at the intersection of MoPac and Bee Caves Rd
Lady Bird Stage (ACL)
Of course, that's why you're here. Oh it isn't? Well book your tickets (and the studio 😉) for next year!
All the roads around ACL are closed for the festival but it takes only 10 minutes by car to the closest ACL drop off at the intersection of MoPac and Bee Caves Rd
The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center
700 Congress AveArt in the heart of downtown
El Museo de Arte Blanton
200 East Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardArt for every interest on the UT campus
Sightseeing
Brrr - the pool itself measures three acres in size, and is fed from underground springs with an average temperature of 68-70 degrees. Certainly brings some respite from the heat of the summer. Within Zilker Park across from the site of ACL.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrBrrr - the pool itself measures three acres in size, and is fed from underground springs with an average temperature of 68-70 degrees. Certainly brings some respite from the heat of the summer. Within Zilker Park across from the site of ACL.
Mount Bonnell
Great views of Lake Austin
Walk by Lady Bird Lake, see the botanical gardens, play ball and visit with SRV at Auditorium Shores
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Zilker Park
Walk by Lady Bird Lake, see the botanical gardens, play ball and visit with SRV at Auditorium Shores
Gorgeous Central Texas landscape to stretch your legs and free your mind
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Barton Creek Greenbelt
3755 South Capital of Texas HighwayGorgeous Central Texas landscape to stretch your legs and free your mind
Another great place for a walk in the wilds by the water. 10 minutes away north on Loop 360.
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Bull Creek District Park
Bull Creek District Park: Pedestrian Walkway 2Another great place for a walk in the wilds by the water. 10 minutes away north on Loop 360.
Just round the corner from the studio (6 minutes by car) with a nice little hiking trail and offering Star Gazer tours supported by the Austin Astronomical Society
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Wild Basin Preserve
805 N Capital of Texas HwyJust round the corner from the studio (6 minutes by car) with a nice little hiking trail and offering Star Gazer tours supported by the Austin Astronomical Society
Literally just over a mile away (as the crow flies) but 25 minutes away by car. A public park with access to Lake Austin - even I've splashed around in the water here. Cook out areas too.
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Parque Metropolitano Emma Long
1600 City Park RoadLiterally just over a mile away (as the crow flies) but 25 minutes away by car. A public park with access to Lake Austin - even I've splashed around in the water here. Cook out areas too.
Popular local spot with awesome views of the lake. 20 minutes away by car up Loop 360 N.
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Pennybacker Bridge Overlook
North Capital of Texas HighwayPopular local spot with awesome views of the lake. 20 minutes away by car up Loop 360 N.
Practical stuff
H-E-B
5808 Burnet RdSupermarket with pharmacy just 5 minutes away
Twin Liquors
4001 S Lamar Blvd5 minutes away in the same shopping area as HEB
Chevron
2402 Lake Austin Blvd2 minutes away to the east - gas, ice etc
Shell
1901 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd2 minutes away to the west - gas, ice, etc
Banking services 2 minutes away, opposite The County Line and next to The Grove
Bank of America (with Drive-thru ATM)
6317 Bee Cave RoadBanking services 2 minutes away, opposite The County Line and next to The Grove
Walgreens
2501 S Lamar Blvd6 minutes away in Westlake Village
9 minutes away towards Austin (east) on Bee Caves Rd in West Woods shopping center
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United States Postal Service
4300 Speedway9 minutes away towards Austin (east) on Bee Caves Rd in West Woods shopping center
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Costumbres y cultura
Safety and comfort in the studio
To make your stay as pleasant as possible, do not leave doors open after use. Being so close to a large wooded area means you may see or hear local fauna such as geckos, lizards, frogs, lined snakes, deer, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, coyotes, red tailed kites, owls, turkey vultures, wild turkey, roadrunners, wood pigeons, cardinals, bats, rabbits, squirrels, cicadas, crickets, scorpions, muddaubers, fireflies and mosquitoes. Keeping any of these uninvited guests out of the studio will make your stay a memorable one for all the right reasons.