The culinary scene in Southeast Austin is as diverse as its residents. From food trucks to fine dining, you’ll find it all here:
A popular indoor-outdoor hangout with excellent beer, a huge yard with tons of picnic table seating, a soccer field (!), live music, trivia and other events, and top-tier food trucks like Ditant Relatives, Besame ice cresm and Side Eye Pie pizza.
Award-winning BBQ inspired by the textures, flavors, heritage and narrative of the African diaspora within the United States. It’s so good!
Makers of the wildly popular Electric Jellyfish IPA (and other great IPAs, pils and lagers, Pinthouse was founded by six guys who share a passion for craft beer and good food. Great pizza, too.
A community-driven coffee house, home to multiple food trucks (which always includes good vegetarian options) and a real neighborhood social hub. They host comedy, music, organize charitable projects, and are a unique and authentic place to just hang.
the newer outpost of the wildly popular all-day coffee house and bar, Radio East has become a fun and popular music venue in a short time, hosting touring indie bands and local indie and tribute bands almost every night of the week. Huge outdoor area with tons of seating, some excellent food trucks, and even a pool.
1618 Asian Fusion is a first-of-its-kind locally owned and operated family restaurant created with an exciting vision by Kevin Le and Lynn Tran.
Families in Southeast Austin have access to great educational opportunities, including:
Linder provides a challenging, enriching, and accelerated curriculum including Gifted and Talented research-oriented projects.
Allison Elementary School is located at the educational center in the heart of the historic Montopolis community in Southeast Austin.
is located in the Holly Street neighborhood on the banks of Lady Bird Lake, and is the middle school zoned for much of Southeast Austin.
Located on historic South Congress Avenue, Magnet students at Lively enroll in specialized language arts and social studies courses, where they enjoy accelerated, cross curricular, project-based learning.
It has a rich tradition of serving students in South Austin since it opened in 1953 as Austin's first high school south of the Colorado River.