Best Place to Chill on Lake Austin

Ski Shores Cafe

If you can't afford to pop for a hillside mansion, a million-dollar lake house, or even a zippy little ski boat, Lake Austin is still within your reach. Make a left off 2222 onto City Park Road and wind all over God's creation until you come to an unpretentious little burger shack straight out of the 1950s. Shade starts at about 4:30pm and lasts until sundown. Sit out on the lawn and watch the water sports or feed the ducks from the shade covered deck. Good, affordable grub, beer with names you can pronounce, live music, and multimillion-dollar ambience make Ski Shores an Austin treasure.

Ski Shores Cafe
2905 Pearce, 512/394-7511
www.skishoresaustin.com