What are some other cool places I should check out when I visit Austin?

In a recent article in the Austin American-Statesman, four of the top local concierges were interviewed.  They shared their ideas about Austin's best hangouts.  Three of them are concierges with the Four Seasons, and one works at the 5 Fifty Five condos, which are atop the downtown Austin Hilton.  By the way, if you are interested in purchasing a condo in the 5 Fifty Five or in the new Four Seasons residential project downtown, give us a call or email us soon.  Here are some of the responses from the article:

Favorite thing to do in Austin:

• Hiking

• Kayaking

• Boating

• Attending the opera

• Art opening

• Theater

• Enjoying one of the area's world-class restaurants

• Walking along the Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail

• Discovering parks and greenery

• Enjoying the hill country

• Blues on the Green in Zilker Park (free concert)

Best live music:

• One World Theatre - "best place for jazz"

• Cedar Street Courtyard - "open air and relaxed", "love the patio"

• Elephant Room - "best jazz musicians show up"

Coffee break:

• Cafe Mozart - "lakeside ambience"

• Jo's on Second Street - "urban hipness"

• Starbucks in the Arboretum - "relax with a book or computer"

• Austin Java - "great locations, great food"

Barbeque joint:

• Cooper's in Llano

• County Line on the Hill - "beautiful view"

• County Line on the Lake - "when I am trying to impress someone"

• Salt Lick

• Lamberts - "live music, great food, casual setting"

Best Tex-Mex:

• Matt's El Rancho - "best in the West"

• Vivo's - "healthiest Tex-Mex food you can get"

• Z Tejas on 6th Street

Natural Setting:

• Mount Bonnell

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

• Wild Basin Preserve

• Bull Creek Preserve

• Trails at Pedernales Falls

• Enchanted Rock

Place to see art:

• Blanton Museum (3 out of 4 votes!)

• Kathy Womack Gallery

Breakfast Place:

• Las Manitas - "warm and friendly"  "I have sent about 200,000 people there"

• The Omelettry - "very Austin, unpretentious"

Dinner with friends:

• Wink

• Vespaio

• Shady Grove

• III Forks - "welcoming, not rushed; simple, American food"

• Roy's - Hawaiian cuisine

• Eddie V's

• Truluck's - seafood

• Habana - great ethnic food

Romantic dinner:

• Jeffrey's

• Hudson's on the Bend (2 votes out of 4)

• Aquarelle - "traditional French, quiet"

• Wink - "intimate setting"

Place to see a movie:

• Alamo Drafthouse (3 votes)

• Arbor Cinema - "penchant for foreign films"

Place people should know about:

• Barton Creek Greenbelt

• Mandola Winery in Driftwood

• Aquarelle

• Wink (again)

• Picnicking on the grounds of the State Capitol - "like Central Park"

If you have any questions about the places on this list, feel free to give us a call!