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Looking for things to do in Austin during QuiltCon?
If you’re in the mood for exploring, the Austin MQG has compiled a list of their favorite shops, restaurants, food trucks, bookstores, and art in public spaces to keep the party going. And if you need a breather from all the action, the Austin MQG has you covered! They even sent us a handful of quiet places to unwind.
QUILT SHOPS
- A Quilter’s Folly
- Austin Creative Reuse
- Austin Sewing in Round Rock
- Bunny’s Designs
- Fabric Frenzy in Wimberley
- Hill Country Weavers (destination yarn shop)
- Honey Bee Quilt Store
- Sew Crazy
- The Cotton Cupboard
PLACES TO EAT
Downtown Restaurants
- Red Ash
- Austin Java
- Austin Taco Project
- Blue Dahlia Bistro
- Carpenter Hall
- Cooper's BBQ
- Dai Due
- Easy Tiger
- Eddie V's
- Fixe Southern House
- Gus's Fried Chicken
- Home Slice
- Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
- Koriente
- La Condesa
- Le Politique
- Magnolia Cafe
- Manuel's
- Moonshine Grill
- Roaring Fork
- Shady Grove
- Taverna
- The Backspace (Pizza)
Food Trucks
- Arlo's
- Bistro Vonish
- Chilantro
- Franny's
- Kebabalicious
- Micklewaits
- Plow Burger
- Red White & Que
- The Mighty Cone
- Veracruz
- Via 313
Coffee Shops
- Austin Java
- Bennu
- Carpenter Hall
- Cosmic Coffee
- Epoch
- Halcyon
- Holy Rollers
- Houndstooth Coffee
- Joe's
- Merit at Seaholm Power Plant
- Mozart's
- Quack's 43rd Street Bakery
- Radio
- Ruta Maya
- Starbucks in the JW Marriott
Donuts
Tacos
- Papalote Taco House
- Chuy's
- El Chilito
- El Mercado
- Maria's
- Maudie's
- Rudy’s (breakfast tacos)
- Taco Deli
- Tacorrido
- Tacos Veracruz
- Torchy's
- Tyson’s
- Valentina's
BBQ
- Cooper's
- Franklin's
- Green Mesquite
- Lambert's
- Micklewaits
- Plow Burger
- Rudy’s
- Salt Lick
- Smokey Mo's
- Styles Switch
- Terry Blacks
- Valentina's
Breweries
- St. Elmo Brewery
- Austin Beerworks
- Live Oak Brewing Company
- Circle Brewing
- Thirsty Planet
- Hops & Grain
- Skull Mechanix
- Friends & Allies
- Batch Beer & Kolaches
- Central Machine Works
- The Draught House
BOOKSTORES
QUIET PLACES TO UNWIND IN TOWN
- Austin Central Library
- Barton Creek Greenbelt
- Barton Springs
- Butler Park
- Driskill hotel
- JW Marriott
- Lady Bird Lake
- Mount Bonnell
- Republic Square Park
- Texas State Capital and grounds
- The Blanton
- The Hideout's coffee shop
- Zilker Park
- Zilker Botanical Gardens
ART IN PUBLIC SPACES
- "Hi how are you" mural on Guadalupe and 21 st
- atx sign at Whole Foods downtown
- Austin Central Library
- Doherty Arts Center
- Greetings from Austin mural south 1st street
- I love you much mural at Jo’s coffee South Congress
- Lamar and 5th St.
- Mayfield Park
- Texas State Capital and grounds
- The Blanton
- Women and Their Work