Here are a few themes that emerged.

The most popular is Barton Springs Pool, a public limestone pool filled by natural springs.

Barton Springs gets crowded in the summer.

I like Gus Fruh as a swim hole.

Neighborhood pools are free, city pools are cheap; both are scattered all over the city.

The best swimmin hole is Hamilton Pool, says jumbo76.

Its a ways out of town, but worth visiting.

But here are some less obvious alternatives.

Eleven readers mention the brewery Jester King, which specializes in sours.

Wildly beautiful, saysKatie Keurig.

I wont forget the sunset there despite having quite a lot of sour beer.

Hypermarkhas a few beer picks:

Austin has a thriving craft beer scene.

There are some great IPAs, but where Austin is beginning to shine is in our sours.

Live Oak brewery out by the airport is also fantastic, but they focus on more German style beers.

I havent been to the new Live Oak tasting room but their beers are very good.

You could spend a couple of days going to different breweries.

The one at Whislers is neat.

Its above the actual bar, and the tasting room is small, dimly lit, and slightly creepy.

For some reason, its the perfect vibe or Mezcal.

Its above Mi Madres, and everything from the ambience to the selection of Mezcals is on point.

Rock Rose up at the Domain is up and coming, but isnt quite there yet.

Theres a bar thats not quite on Rock Rose.

It has a nautical theme and has ropes and blue lighting on the outside.

Peter forgets the name, so now hunting it down is a fun adventure for you.

Andweluckyfew201has two honky-tonk picks:

The legend is Broken Spoke, maybe a 10 minute Uber from downtown.

The hipper, younger version of this is White Horse, on the east side.

Its basically Broken Spoke: The Next Generation.

Coffee

A necessity.

you’re able to get good coffee all over the city, if you go local.

Austin Java, Ruta Maya, Cuvee Coffee are all excellent choices.DrNerdLove

Summermoon.

I absolutely LOVE Taco Deli.

Go before 11am because their menu changes around lunch time.

The Otto and The Jess Special are two must tries.

So my recommendation would be Nonos Tacos on Powell Lane.

There is an abuelita in the kitchen hand making the tortillas.

Get some or some migas.

Several readers recommend Franklin Barbecue, but others call it overrated, thanks to its legendary wait time.

Franklin Barbecue is overrated unless you get to skip the line like Obama, saysAinomiaka.

Go to Coopers downtown.

For BBQ, Valentinas is in far south Austin but well worth it.

Short lines (sometimes a 20 minute wait max) and reasonably priced.

Its actually a Tex-Mex place so they have a little of both.

Its pretty awesome to go to a gas station that also happens to serve up some pretty good BBQ.

Smittys is what Franklin is modeled after.

Might as well get the real deal.

Great experience, and kind of pricey.

Do yourself a favor and make a reservation and try it out.

The Mueller Farmers Market is also pretty great.

Social Picks

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Overrated?

Juan in a Million.