SouthBites
1400 Lavaca St., Ste. 130
This cafe and coffee bar is located on the bottom floor of the 13-story SXSW Center. In addition to tea and espresso drinks, menu options include pastries, breakfast tacos, soups, salads, and sandwiches.
Located inside the Downtown DoubleTree Suites, the cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
303 W. 15th
Celebrating sausage on Rainey Street, this place has become a neighborhood staple. Sure, the ample and often unexpected selections of sausage are responsible, but don't forget the creative specials, such as fried chicken sausage atop creamy mashed potatoes.
79 Rainey, 512/386-1656
The best meal to have here is Sunday brunch. The steak and eggs are just that, a decent-sized rib eye and a couple of eggs, all cooked precisely to order. All seats are alfresco.
340 E. Second, 512/428-5796