Grocery Store · Downtown Austin · 403 tips and reviews
Bon Appetit Magazine: This 80,000-square-foot store is a site to behold. Sign up for cooking lessons; buy fresh Texas peaches, local Pure Luck Farm goat cheese, and Flat Creek Flat Creek Estate's "Super Texan" Sangiovese.
Boat or Ferry · Downtown Austin · 6 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Austin’s best tour with 75 minutes of sightseeing that includes Historic Sixth Street, the State Capitol Building, Bob Bullock State History Museum, the Governor’s Mansion, and Lake Austin.
Art Museum · Downtown Austin · 28 tips and reviews
Mashable: Need a quiet spot to shoot off some emails? Check out the LiquidSpace alternative work station to escape the crowds and be productive. - Royal Frasier
Italian Restaurant · Downtown Austin · 32 tips and reviews
Mashable: If you're looking for a relaxing escape from SXSW madness, this delightful Italian restaurant is near the Convocation Center. Pasta, wine and dessert. What more can you ask for? - Erica Swallow
Mashable: If you're staying in this area, check out the breakfast tacos and the Elvis smoothie here. Yummy start to the day. Now get to those morning panels, soldier! - Erica Swallow
Mashable: Get away from the hustle and bustle that is Austin for a few hours and enjoy some BBQ (or super hearty veggie sides). Mapquest organizes a free BBQ bus every year at SXSW. - Erica Swallow