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What to do on a girls trip to Austin

There are so many fun things to do in Austin especially on a girl’s trip.

Austin is full of fun things to do:cool restaurants, hiking, kayaking, stand up paddle boards, swimming, bars, music venues and of course, an abundance of places to get the perfect Selfie . We have provided you with a one stop shop for everything you need to find all the best things to do in Austin on a girl’s trip.See below for an Itinerary, list of brunch spots, private dining and event venues for celebrations with your friends and family, especially important for Bachelorette weekends, as well as group activities such as a tour of the city on an e-bike or renting a boat at Lake Travis. Don’t want to wade through a ton of options? Check out our short list for three choices under each category based on type of place or activity and time of day.

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Girls Trip Itinerary

Use our curated itinerary for planning what to do on a girls trip to Austin

Thursday

Girls Trip

Group Activities, Private Dining, Fitness, Events and Tours-see full list

Thursday: South Congress

Austin Motel for Sunset Pool Session, drinks at Pool Bar or head to nearby San Jose Hotel or South Congress Hotel (check out 1st Thursdays at South Congress Hotel)
Go See the bats at the S Congress Bridge (coming from the South go underneath the bridge to the right, grass hill for viewing, people have their preferences though between underneath and standing on the bridge)
Stay on South Congress and do dinner at Perla’s, Home Slice or Lucky Robot
Finish your night with live music and dancing at either Continental Club or C Boys

Friday

Friday: East Austin:

Start out with breakfast at Austin Classic Juan in a Million
Walk down to the park and go on a walk around Lake Austin, head to either Austin Paddle Shack, Live Love Paddle or Epic Sup to rent a kayak or paddle board (for alternative option further west try The Rowing Dock, use the former options to stay East) beat the crowds during the day or for more social option check out The Sandbar later in the day or over the weekend
Stretch out and unwind with yoga at Practice Yoga on E 6th St
Grab lunch at Nixta Taqueria or Sour Duck
Play some pickleball at Pan Am Park or rent bikes and explore Govalle Park/Walnut Creek Trail
Before dinner drinks at Shangri-La and Happy Hour/Dinner at Licha’s
Grab a drink at Milonga Room Speakeasy or Ah Sing Den
Party the night away in the East 6th Street social entertainment district (Whistlers, Liberty Bar, White Horse, Volstead and more)

Saturday

Saturday: Everywhere

Alternative Options: Tubing, Hill Country Wine Tours, Street Art or Food Tours, boat day or pool cabanas-see here for full list of options

Brunch (link) at True Food, Irene’s or Carpenters Hall see full list
Spa Day at Viva Day Spa or Milk and Honey, alternative head for a refreshing swim at Barton Springs Pool
Grab a blanket and some beverages and do a park hang at Zilker Park
Mural and Selfie Tour of the City http://austin365stag.wpengine.com/murals_in_austin
Head to Mozart’s on Lake Austin or Coffee and Dessert, alternative options Mayfield Park (Peacocks) and Laguna Gloria Sculpture Garden
Head up to Mt Bonnell for lake and skyline views
Do drinks/dinner at Beer Plant (vegan/vegetarian gastropub)

–http://www.zilkerboats.com/

For more relaxing night head to South Austin for South Austin Beer Garden, Armadillo Den or Moontower to turn up head back Downtown
Ease your way into the night by heading to Upstairs at Caroline, then begin your exploration of Dirty 6th, don’t forget to ride the Bull at BuckWild, if you want to dance check Coconut Club, Greenlight Social and Barbarella’s/Swan Dive

-Alternative option-Rainey Street

Sunday

Sunday: Everywhere

First thing head west to Tiny’s Milk and Cookies for Mocha Latte or espresso drink of choice and pastries

Alternatives: Shopping day or Day Drinking Extravaganza

Shopping (For full list of vintage shopping and boutiques view here)

Shopping Day

Brunch at June’s All Day or Cafe No Se
Work your way towards Downtown through all of the shops and boutiques along S Congress, ending at Music Lane for luxury retail
Snacks and Drinks at Fareground
Movie at Violet Crown Cinema and/or more shopping on 2nd street
Wrap up your night with one last cheers and view of the Lake and Skyline at P6

Day Drinking Extravaganza
Brunch at Banger’s for their famous “Manmosa’s”
Join into the debauchery all around you on Rainey Street (Idle hands, Bungalow, Icenhauers to name a few)
Finish off the night with one last great meal at Red Ash!

Short List

The Short List for planning what to do on your girls trip to Austin

We want to make it easy to Plan Your Girl’s Trip to Austin. The short list for things to do in Austin on a girl’s trip. Don’t want to wade through a ton of options? Check out our short list for three choices under each category based on type of place or activity and time of day. Including specialty food stores, wine, beer and liquor, breakfast tacos, spas, fitness options, dinner and food trucks. Mix and match to fill each day with all Austin has to offer.

The Basics

Dai Due
LoLo Wine
Antonelli’s

Morning

Veracruz
Wu Chow
Cafe No Se

Daytime

Food Heads
Tiny’s Milk and Cookies
Zanzibar Rooftop

Get Outside

Zilker Park
Barton Springs
I love you so much mural

Shop

Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds
East Austin Succulents
Allen’s Boots

Wellness

Love Cycling
Sanctuary Yoga (available for private events)
Viva Day Spa

Date Destinations

Justine’s
Milonga Room
Laguna Gloria Sculpture Garden

Night

Esther’s Follies
Peter Pan Mini Golf
C Boys

Drinks

Upstairs at Caroline
Hotel San Jose
Lichas

Party

Barberella’s
Bungalow
Coconut Club

Brunch

The Brunch guide for planning what to do on your girls trip to Austin

Things to do in Austin on a girl’s trip as long as it rhymes with brunch. No Girl’s trip to Austin is complete without a solid brunch game plan. We broke it down for you by region and whether they accept reservations or not. For the complete breakdown of each place check out Darn Good Places (add link to morning map) for vibe and what to expect. Otherwise you can’t go wrong with any of the restaurant options listed here.

East

Main activity areas:

E 6th St, Chicon, E Cesar Chavez St, E 7th St, Manor Rd, Rosewood, Airport, MLK, Webberville

E Cesar Chavez St: Jacoby’s https://www.jacobysaustin.com/reservations/

E Cesar Chavez St: Grizzeldas https://grizzeldas.com/reservations/

E Cesar Chavez St: Sawyer and Co https://www.sawyerand.co/brunch-menu

E 7th St: Gabrielas-no reservations https://www.gabrielasdowntown.com/

Rosewood: Hillside Farmacy-walk-in’s only for brunch http://hillsidefarmacy.com/

Windsor Park: Hank”s https://www.hanksaustin.com/reservations-private-dining

E 6th St: Counter Cafe https://www.countercafe.com/ 512-351-9961

E 6th St: Suerte https://www.suerteatx.com/reserve-table/ 512-953-0092 reservations@suerteatx.com

Manor Rd.: Dai Due https://www.daidue.com/reservations 512-524-0688

Rosewood: Paperboy https://www.paperboyaustin.com/ 512-910-3010

Holly: Launderette https://launderetteaustin.com/austin-launderette-article

West

Main activity areas: Clarksville, W 6th St, Far West 6th St, Tarrytown and Rosedale

W 6th St: Irene’s http://irenesaustin.com/ (512) 298-0853 WALK-INS ONLY! Limited reservations for parties of 10+ are offered based on availability only by emailing events@irenesaustin.com. Reservations are not offered during weekend brunch.

W 6th St: Clarks Oyster Bar https://clarksaustin.com/reservations/

512-297-2525

Clarksville: Josephine House-Open Table

https://josephineofaustin.com/ (512) 477-5584

Lin Asian Bar https://www.linasianbar.com/

True Food https://www.truefoodkitchen.com/locations/austin/

Better Half

Walk up and order at the counterLarge outdoor seating space 512-645-0786 https://www.betterhalfbar.com/

Spread and Co https://www.spreadandco.com/W

Central

Lutie’s accepts reservations https://www.luties.com/#intro

Foreign and Domestic-accepts reservations-Sunday only http://fndaustin.com/contact-us/

Downtown

Lambert’s-Sunday only https://lambertsaustin.com/menus/

P6

https://www.thelinehotel.com/austin/bars-restaurants/

Caroline’s https://www.carolinerestaurant.com/caroline

512-518-6443

South

Reservations

Eberly

https://eberlyaustin.com/reservations

June’s-accepts reservations

https://junesallday.com/

512-416-1722

Aba-Plan far ahead

https://www.abarestaurants.com/austin/reserve/

Bouldin Creek Cafe-tables limited to parties of 6 or less

https://www.bouldincreekcafe.com/

Cafe No Se

https://cafenoseaustin.com/reservations

Odd Duck

https://resy.com/cities/atx/odd-duck?date=2022-01-08&seats=2

Website: https://www.oddduckaustin.com/

Carpenter Hall-Carpenter Hotel

https://carpenterhotel.com/eat-drink/carpenters-hall/

512-682-5300

Mattie’s at Green Pasture

https://mattiesaustin.com/

1417 ATX

https://www.1417atx.com/reservations

Elizabeth St Cafe https://www.opentable.com/r/elizabeth-st-cafe-austin

512-291-2881

Private Dining and Event Venues

The Private Dining and Event Venue guide for planning what to do on your girls trip to Austin

Things to do in Austin on a girl’s trip when you need to host a party or entertain your friends and family. Austin is the ultimate destination for bachelorette weekends and other group celebrations so we put together this list of all of the places that have private dining options as well as event venues. Live your best life and enjoy a little southern hospitality.

Private Dining

Event Venue

East

Private Dining

Il Brutto-East Austin https://www.ilbruttoaustin.com/private-dining

Oseyo https://www.oseyoaustin.com/

info@oseyoaustin.com

Jacoby’s https://www.jacobysaustin.com/events/

Suerte-E 6th https://www.suerteatx.com/large-party-dining/

Canje-E 6th St https://canjeatx.com/private-events

Justine’s-Justine’s Secret House

https://justines1937.com/ cherie@justinessecrethouse.com

Ah Sing Den https://ahsingden.com/private-events/

Event Venue

Scoot Inn https://scootinnaustin.com/private-events

Atelier 1205 https://www.atelier1205.com/

The Originator Studios https://spark.adobe.com/page/jz3S5Hy9a6qPp/

Native Hostel https://nativehostels.com/events

Sekrit Theater https://www.sekrittheater.com/

Something Cool Studios

https://www.somethingcoolstudios.com/

Vortex Theater: https://vortexrep.org/rentals

The Long Time https://thelongtime.com/venue-rental/

Greater Goods Roasting https://greatergoodsroasting.com/collections/learning/products/

private-cupping

West

Private Dining

Jeffrey’s and Josephine House-Cocktail Parties, Seated Dinner, Full Restaurant (Indoor and Outdoor), private room options https://www.jeffreysofaustin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/JEFFREYS_Events_Deck_Web_LowRes_

p.pdf

Nightcap-W 6th Clarksville https://www.nightcapaustin.com/

Menu: https://www.nightcapaustin.com/menus/

Lin’s Asian Bar and Dim Sum-W 6th-Clarksville https://www.linasianbar.com/about-us/

Email: info@linasianbar.com Phone Number: 512-474-5107

Walton’s Fancy and Staple-W 6th- The Hideaway Room https://www.waltonsfancyandstaple.com/catering/the-hideaway-room

Irene’s http://irenesaustin.com/private-events/

Event Venue

Umlauf Sculpture Garden https://www.umlaufsculpture.org/private-events

Bull and Bowl https://www.bullandbowl.com/events

Central

Private Dining

Event Venue

Commodore Perry Estate https://aubergeresorts.com/commodoreperry/events/event-spaces/

Austin Film Society https://www.austinfilm.org/

Antonelli’s https://www.antonellischeese.com/collections/in-person

North

Private Dining

Uchiko https://uchikoaustin.com/private-dining

Event Venue

Brentwood Social House https://www.brentwoodsocial.com/

bsh-rental

South

Private Dining

Mattie’s https://mattiesaustin.com/private-events

Elizabeth Street Cafe

https://elizabethstreetcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ESC_EventDeck.pdf

Event Venue

Austin Motel and Pool https://austinmotel.com/events/private-events/

San Jose Hotel https://www.sanjosehotel.com/events/private-events/

Hotel Saint Cecilia https://hotelsaintcecilia.com/events/

Sanctuary https://sanctuaryeventspace.com/eventspace/

Alamo Drafthouse: https://drafthouse.com/venue-rental

Highball Karaoke

https://thehighball.com/karaoke

Downtown

Private Dining

Olamaie Inquire for private dining at The Chef’s Table or Outdoor patio https://olamaieaustin.com/

Simi Estiatorio https://simiatx.com/private-dining-and-parties

Parkside https://parkside-austin.com/

Lonesome Dove-Downtown https://lonesomedoveaustin.com/private-dining/

La Condesa https://lacondesa.com/

The Caroline https://www.carolinerestaurant.com/group-dining

Wu Chow https://wuchowaustin.com/group-dining

Event Venue

Violet Crown Cinema https://austin.violetcrown.com/rentals

Roosevelt Room: https://www.therooseveltroomatx.com/events

Rainey

Private Dining

Emmer and Rye https://emmerandrye.com/private-events

Event Venue

Banger’s Rainey https://www.bangersaustin.com/pages/privateevents

Parlor Room https://parlorroomatx.com/private-events/

Group Activities

The Group Mentality for planning what to do on a girls trip to Austin

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Things to do in Austin on a girl’s trip that brings everyone together. Nothing makes a glass of wine or cocktail taste better than a celebration after some friendly competition, adventure or anything related to water. You will find anything here from a Stunt Ranch and Zipline to roller skating and pontoon boats. It’s your trip, do you but we want to make sure you have all the information you need to make this Girl’s Trip the best it can be.