Credit: photo by Shelley Hiam

When the first generation of children raised in East Austin’s Mueller development grow up, their memories will all include afternoons and evenings spent at this überpopular spot that became a neighborhood fixture the day it opened. Contigo boasts the perfect mix of comfortable, mostly outdoor accommodations, good drinks, and casual, ranch-inspired cooking. – Virginia B. Wood

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