Since I’m a New Yorker living in Austin, I’m finding that a lot of people have been emailing, asking where I’d go if I were them, while here in Austin for SXSW. So here’s my list of hits:

Best places for when you have to poop: The Driskill Hotel
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Best place to for wine:
Roaring Fork, map
Mulberry, map

Best place to get work done:
Blu (adjacent to Mulberry)

Best Place to get a margarita & queso & cornbread:
Z Tejas
El Chile Café y Cantina

Best places to shop if you’re a chick:
Shiki
By George, map
Neiman Marcus Last Call

Best burger:
Hut’s
The Jackalope

If you’re soused to the gills and hungry for FRIED PICKLES:
Katz’s Deli

Where you’re likely to spot a celebrity:
The Driskill Hotel
Eddie V’s

Most overrated places in Austin: El Arroyo, 219 West, The Belmont

To get your sushi fix:
Uchi
Kenichi

Best Happy Hour:
Eddie V’s

Best Brunch:
Fonda San Miguel
Curra’s Grill

Overall Best Oysters, seafood, yummies:
Gumbo’s
Eddie V’s
Truluck’s

4 YEARS AGO: Dirty Di