Our Perfect Day in Austin, Texas: Food Trucks + Things to Do!
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2019
- Before we lived in Seattle, Austin was our home for many, many years. It's such an amazing city and we love the vibe and culture, the greenery, and the FOOD. We recently spent one full and jam packed day in Austin checking out food trucks, getting on the water, walking around town, and sharing some of our favorite things to do in the city. We hope you enjoy a glimpse at some of the things that make Austin special to us!
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FOOD
Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ: www.yelp.com/biz/valentinas-t...
Paperboy: www.yelp.com/biz/paperboy-austin
Granny's Tacos: www.yelp.com/biz/grannys-taco...
Homeslice Pizza: www.yelp.com/biz/home-slice-p...
Sweet Ritual: www.yelp.com/biz/sweet-ritual...
Boteco: www.yelp.com/biz/boteco-austin-3
COFFEE
Summermoon: www.yelp.com/biz/summer-moon-...
Manana: www.yelp.com/biz/ma%C3%B1ana-...
ACTIVITIES
Texas State Capitol: www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...
Town Lake/Lady Bird Lake: www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...
South Congress: www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...
Mount Bonnell: www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...
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Hi y'all! We’re Adam and Kathryn, an adventurous married couple living in a Sprinter van! You can often find us scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos, climbing mountains, cuddling our fur child Kona, and dreaming about Hawaii.
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Once again you did not disappoint. Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ was so good. We loved the smoked brisket taco!
Ah heck ya! That's the mecca!
Just rolled into Austin (Bastrop) for a travel nurse assignment. Loved your video. Lots of things that our our things. Coffee, tacos, ice cream and views. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction.
Woo! So happy this helped! You MUST visit Valentina’s ASAP!
Summermoon is SO good!! They built one in Houston right behind the hospital I used to work at. I used to go waaaay too often, but now I definitely miss it.
Gahhh it’s the best! What’s your go-to order?
Wow! what a wonderful day!, how nice both of you. food looks delicious. thanks for sharing.
The food was amazing!!! We love the food in Austin so much and can’t wait to get back there and eat more 😋
Best vlog about Austin, thanks for sharing
Thank you! 💗
I had such a fun day with you two! I always have such a great time hanging out with y’all! It was awesome to explore my city and eat all that delicious food! 🤗
We're sooo glad you could join us! Such a fun day and nice break from the van!
You are very beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
I'm going to Austin soon and I've added Valentina's to my list because of this video! I'm also going to watch the sunset at the same place you did. Yours was the second video I've seen that recommends it.
Ahhh we hope you enjoy Valentina’s! Eat extra for us 😋 And Mount Bonnell is super beautiful-definitely the best view in Austin! 😍
Thanks for the recommendations! My husband and I went straight to Valentina’s when we arrived in Austin this weekend. The brisket taco was my favorite!!
Yay! It’s the best!!! We could eat those all day everyday 😋😋
These are some awesome recommendations. Thanks guys!
recently moved north of austin & love it & still learning new things, and looking for family ideas!!!! love this & thanks for sharing
Welcome to Austin! It’s such a great city, especially for families! Let us know if you ever have any questions 😃
right now me and my 2 best friends in our mid 20s all single are deciding between Austin TX and Palm Beach FL . Do you have any recommendations on living either ? cons and pros? any advice helps ty
enjoyed watching, thanks for sharing.
You’re so welcome! Thank you for watching! 😃
Thanks guys for sharing. 🥰
Thanks for watching Natalie! 😄
Wish I had found this earlier when I did a work assignment in Austin! Love watching your videos and daydreaming about the trips I will take one day 👍 also if you haven't tried Tyson's tacos yet that was a favorite of mine. Their "dirty horchata" drink (coffee with horchata iced) is delicious!
Oooo that drink sounds 💣! We loooove horchata (and coffee)! We haven’t had their tacos, but we may have to make that happen before we hit the road again. And thank you so much for watching! 💕
Thanks for sharing what to do in Austin, we hope to visit soon…Valentino’ Tex Mex BBQ sounds so good. Enjoy your videos!
Valentina's is the GOAT!!! I haven't had it in so long! 😭
Thanks and thanks for watching!
Haven't been in Austin in years, looks as if its still as busy as it was last time I breezed through...Nice tour!
It feels like it's getting busier everyday haha!
You guys are awesome 👏🏽
I wish one day I can make a vlog with y’all !!
Thank you for sharing !!
Thanks so much for the kind words! 🤗🤗
Thank you guys for sharing more. Place in Austin . Love it
Thank you for watching!
This was super helpful!
From Brazil,I liked you guys.
Hi Geraldo! We hope to visit Brazil someday!
That Mole taco looks bomb AF! :)
Funny story, I watched your other vlog about Austin before this one and when Adam talked about Valentina's, I thought he said Valentino's and I couldn't figure out why the pizza chain was his favorite! So glad that wasn't the case. : )
Hahaha we do love pizza, but Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ is Adam's favorite place on this planet lol!
Thanks !
i like tacos, and view of the lake feel fresh
That was a great video you guys,especially the food trucks,but I had to put you on pause midways to go get me something to eat,you made me so hungry,I live in Houston and go to Austin once a year,but this time I’ll be looking for the food trucks.Really enjoy it❤
Ya gotta bring a snack to these food videos 😂
Just went to Valentina's on the strength of this video and the food is indeed stellar. Two 👍🏼 up.
Ah heck ya!
just found your channel and glad i did! ✔✔✔✔
Woo! Thanks y’all!
Perfect 👌
We’re glad you enjoyed the vlog! 🥰
1 day? You guys killed it
3 minutes Into the video and my mouth is watering.
Austin is one of the best food cities! 😋
I am so hungry now! I live in San Antonio, so I might just drive the hour plus to Valentina's for a taco. Thanks for the recommendations.
Oooo yes! It’s so worth it! We are hoping to get back to San Antonio soon and eat a ton of food. If you have favorite restaurants there that we should check out, let us know!
210 FAM!!! 🤟🏽✌🏽
Bull Creek Park, West Cave Preserve and the Pennybacker Bridge overlook are not too far from Mt Bonnell. The County Line on 2222 for lunch and The Oasis for a beautiful sunset view dinner in the evening.
Those are some of our favorite spots! We lived in Austin over ten years each. Thanks for watching!
I am in austin. Didnt knew there is this much i have to take off now and go visit
We love Austin! What are you favorite things to do here?
@@grugglesukx1563 ok mayor of austin
I love kayaking there. I caught the biggest fish ever with CJ once.
Nice!!! I miss CJ! And I haven’t noticed fish there, but I remember seeing massive catfish in Lake Travis growing up!
I'm from Brazil, nice to know that there's Brazilian food there: 'farofa' nice :)
I'll make sure to try valentinas when we are in Austin
If there is only one place you go in Austin make it Valentina’s!
Good vid
yummy yummy in my tummy :)
Let’s go back and eat more! 😜
i go to atx a couple times a month for work from FL and Valentinas is always a must do. it's my first meal when i'm in atx. you nailed it on the head about their bbq. even if they didn't even do tex mex or mex, their BBQ itself is still top notch.
We’re so glad you agree! It’s seriously the best and it’s always our first stop (sometimes also our last stop) too! 😋
@@AdventuresofAplusK absolutely. new sub here, and looking forward to more videos!
Thank you so much for the support! We’re on a break right now, but will be back with new videos soon. PS: we plan to spend a good amount of time in FL next winter in the van. If you have any suggestions of things to do, let us know!
@@AdventuresofAplusK absolutely! i'll follow y'all on IG
Sweet! Send us a DM if you have any tips! We are taking a break from it right now too (just needed to relax a bit), but we will respond as soon as we’re back on it!
Thank you so much for all the great tips!! I'm going in 2 weeks and definitely going to all the places you visited! Can I ask how much it costs to kayak and if you have to book ahead of time or you just show up there?
Hi! Kayaks are $15 (single) or $20 (double) an hour, or $35 (single) or $45 (double) for all day and no reservations are needed!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Thank you so much for the reply!! I'm so excited to visit Austin! Just watched one of your other travel vlogs and my husband and I will also be visiting Pedernales State Park🙌
Ah awesome! Have a great time!!!
Wow, amazing content! I'm moving to Austin in the fall and would be super excited to check out the places. BTW, you guys remind me of Jenna Fischer and Jason Issacs. Beautiful couple!
Congrats on the move to Austin! And I get called "Pam" a lot in the comments hahaha!
Foodies, but you all look so fit. Keep it coming. Especially the post vlog bloopers
All about that balance! 😉💪🏼
Muchas gracias por el video !
No entiendo bien el idioma ingles, pero puedo interpretar que es una ciudad muy bonita
Muchas gracias
Abrazo desde Argentina
Austin es muy bonita! Gracias por ver nuestro video! Estamos emocionados de visitar Argentina algun dia!
Going in two weeks, this was a nice video out of all I saw so far.
We hope you have a great time! Thanks and thanks for watching!
@@AdventuresofAplusK thank you. I also have a question. Is it good to rent a car out there? Not sure how parking is in Austin. Or is Uber better?...I'll be heading to Houston too but wasn't sure if I'd do bus or rent a car for the week.
You could get by using Uber, but it might be just as much or more than renting a car. It depends on what you're planning to do and where you're staying. If you're staying downtown and don't plan on leaving the area much then you could just do Uber. But if you plan to go to other areas then you'll want to rent a car. Same with Houston. Houston is massive so renting a car will probably be the best thing there. Renting a car is probably cheaper in Houston vs Austin as well.
My wife and I are going to be visiting Austin next month, and she is vegitarian. Any recomendations?
Austin is a great city to be vegetarian! Most places will have vegetarian options, but here’s a list of a mix of spots that I know can accommodate (or are 100% vegetarian)!
The Vegan Nom, Torchy’s, Taco Deli, Papalote, Veracruz, Counter Culture, Bouldin Creek Cafe, Koriente, Arlo’s, and Via 313.
Have a great trip! 🤗
How did you end up liking your visit?
I'll be a phd visiting student at ut aystin next month, and I'm very excited :)
Awesome! That's where we went to school! We hope you have a great time! Obrigado!
@@AdventuresofAplusK de nada!
Is it hard to find a parking spot there at the capital??
ThAnks yo u for word and vidio Yoy me helping
right now me and my 2 best friends in our mid 20s all single are deciding between Austin TX and Palm Beach FL . Do you have any recommendations on living either ? cons and pros? any advice helps ty
Hi! We haven’t lived in Florida so we can’t speak to that, but we have visited. They definitely have a different vibe. Austin seems a lot more chill to us vs. the Miami area, but Miami is definitely beautiful! Both have good going out scenes from what I’ve seen, but Miami definitely seems like more clubs where as Austin is more of a laid back going out vibe. The food in both is great and Austin has tons of food trucks and cuisines. I would think Austin is more affordable too. Personally for us, we would live in Austin because it’s less busy feeling and more laid back and casual, but if you want a more hoppin’ life with the beach, Palm Beach may be better. Not sure if that helps!
Adventures of A plus K It absolutely does help thank you so much for the advice !!! your awesome ! keep up the vids ma dudes !
Glad it helped! Good luck with the move!
Great vlog guys! Definitely want to check out some of those places. We are from Houston and noticed on a few videos that Adam has worn a H-Town shirt. Have y’all thought about doing a vlog in Houston? We have some suggestions if y’all do! Keep up the great work
Thanks so much Hector! We would love to film a vlog in Houston! Adam is originally from there and we plan to spend a couple days there at the end of next month before we hit the road in our van. We really want to film a vlog there if we have enough time! What places should we check out?
Adventures of A plus K Awesome! I didn’t know Adam is from here. There are so many places we’d like to recommend, here are a few off the top of my head:
Tornado Burger (philly cheese & spicy burgers are excellent)
Jenivi’s Seafood Shoppe & Restaurant (Viet-Cajun Seafood & excellent crawfish)
Star Pizza
Tiny’s Boxwoods (formerly called Milk & Cookies) (Coffee & great chocolate chip cookies)
Les Givral’s (Vietnamese & highly recommend Vietnamese Iced Coffee)
The Breakfast Klub (breakfast - wings & waffles/catfish & grits)
Tacos El Gato (recommend Machetes)
Bubba’s Texas Burger Shack
Agora (coffee shop)
If we think of more we will let you know! More excuse for y’all to come down again 😜
Wow thank you so much! What a list! We see tacos on there so we already love it 😉 Hopefully we will get to check out a couple spots soon, but if not, we will just have to go back! 😋
Adventures of A plus K you’re welcome! Yes I know it’s a long list lol. Also forgot to mention Velvet Taco 🌮 😋
Oooo we had Velvet taco in Dallas once. SO GOOD! Loved how unique they were! 😋
thanks A+K
Neat...
Finally in Hawaii Acai bowl for breakfast so good!!!😜😜😜
Have the best time ever Glenn! 🙌🏼 And eat lots of those açaí bowls for us! 😋
@@AdventuresofAplusK they are SO GOOD!!!
Those are big in Australia right? Or did I make that up? Haha
@@AdventuresofAplusK I've only seen then a couple of time's but that doesn't mean they're not around. First time I heard of them was on your vlog 😁
Now you’ll have to go find them when you get home!
I live in austin tx and i like to go to street 6th in downtown and like to eat the donuts🍩🍩
Yesss to donuts! 🙌🏼
How do you guys like the Houston area compared to Austin. As both a place to visit and live?
We are personally big Austin fans, as it has tons of outdoor activities nearby, a smaller town feel, and tons of food trucks (Houston has those too, but Austin is full of them). Adam is definitely a proud Houstonian, but Austin fits our lifestyle better and it’s not as hot and humid as Houston. Houston is fun too though, especially if you like museums! We haven’t lived in Houston together, but we have visited a lot, so we can’t fully speak to how it is to live there.
Adventures of A plus K Austin sounds like a great place and seems to have a lot of beauty as well with all of the lakes and hills. I’m considering a relocation to TX or AZ but I’ve never actually been to ATX yet. Your video was great and helped give me more of a feel for what the area is like. Thanks!
Oh nice! I was actually born in Arizona and lived there for 8 years. It’s a great state!
I miss Austin so much 😢😫
It’s a great city! ❤️
@@AdventuresofAplusK it's my favorite place in the whole world when I lived there I was homeless it was during hurricane Katrina I went there to volunteer at the arch in Austin I hitched hike from Florida and I fell in love with the place and the history and the people I used to carry around a orange jack-o-lantern for a purse and people used to call me the pumpkin lady 🎃🤘😁
Wow what a story!
headed to austin for July 4th, Looks like valentians closed down
Yeah they’ve had some stuff going on. Don’t know when or if they’ll open again. Bummer
Check out "your biker gang" for an awesome guided electric scooter tour of the city. Had a blast and such a fun way to see the sights
That’s awesome! Love the name!
Nice dear friend
There is a Granny's near Lake Crescent!
Oh cool!
I am so hungry!!!
Lol! We should’ve put a big WARNING: EAT BEFOREHAND at the beginning 😬😋
Definitely! 🌮 🌯
what camera do you use?
Hey Jennifer! This blog post covers all of our gear! adventuresofaplusk.com/our-camera-gear-for-photography-vlogging/
Thanks for watching!
Breakfast at Valentina and coffee from Summer Moon. First time in Austin, thanks for the recs! When in Alaska, go to Metlakatla. Msg me if you want to connect with a local there.
Glad you went to both! And thank you for the tip!
the austin water gives you hives
Hm. We lived there 10+ years and never experienced this
I have friends in Austin. I might attend ACL festival in the fall. I’ll be 30 then but who’s stopping me from attending a music festival when I’m 30? Lol
I highly doubt you'll be the only 30 year old there 😜
It’s funny you moved from Austin to Seattle - I’m trying like hell to move from Seattle to Austin!
I miss Texas!
We looooved living in Seattle! It's a much better fit for our outdoor lifestyle, but we do love Austin too (it's technically "home" again), especially the food.
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Where do you like better? Seattle or Austin as far as quality of living?
We personally loved living up in Seattle more-it just fits our lifestyle better. We love to hike and be outside, the scenery is insanely gorgeous, and we also loved to road trip to all of the awesome spots so close by (Oregon, Canada, the beach, etc). But Austin is a great city and we love the food in Texas! Thankfully since our families are here, we get to enjoy Austin often 😄
Next time check out Salt lick barbecue ,its more a inside food experience....
We lived in Austin for 10 years in the past and have been many times. We love Salt Lick! 😋
Just caught onto your channel via one of your big island vlogs and we are hooked. We are a fellow travel couple too that likes to do a bit of vlogging as a hobby (check out our channel!), but we love watching travel couples on UA-cam in our down time and we've been bingeing yours hard since first discovering you guys! Def subscribed and going through your vid history, plus your ig and blog. We love how you love food, how you guys are open to trying new foods/things and being adventurous, the hiking, and we love your dialogue and how fun you guys are. You remind us of ourselves and how we like to travel, seriously! Also love the funny bits at the end! I was cracking up at Adam jizzing over the taco place at the beginning, and then cracking up at the end when Kathryn said Adam fell in love with the owner and went to have a chat! My wife said that's exactly something I would do! Keep up the vlogs guys, wishing you all the success in the world! And if EVER you come to Adelaide we will show you around! Your new fans.
Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words, we super appreciate it! ❤️
how did you make room for all this food in one day? Did you really eat all of that in one day?
we have large appetites and like to eat 😊
@@AdventuresofAplusK I hear ya...I'd be big as a house...you two have fast metabolisms
I still miss Las Manitas :(
Where would be a good area to get a hotel for a day like this
Downtown or South Congress would be a good choice! You’d be able to walk to many stops!
@@AdventuresofAplusK we ended up Marriott near domain thank you
Vidio a greit Thanks a million
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Does Austin have alligators in the water, like Florida?
I originally would have said no, but they actually found one in the water yesterday! www.kvue.com/article/news/local/kayakers-spot-alligator-in-austin-lady-bird-lake/269-7c7664f6-293b-4869-bb22-72160296d454
I ate at Valentina’s with a group and no one liked it. Idk if it was a bad day to go. It had no flavor. Especially compared to a lot of other places in Texas or just in Austin.
😳😳😳 I’m not sure how to respond to that. More for me!
Do you Austinites know how to make a New York egg cream?
The fact that I have been almost everywhere in this video is scary
Nice!
Cool video! Come check us out at Odd Duck, Sour Duck, or Barley Swine!
Doing a food show about the ATX and he has a H-Town shirt on. Austin is much better than that.... LOL
Oops! 🤷🏻♂️ Texas pride! 🤠
Vegan and gluten free ice cream and cones after eating meat and carbs all day 😆
Hahaha we don’t discriminate 😋😋
Yall can eat ill tell you that
Everything is bigger in Texas...including our appetites! 😉
How are you guys not 300 pounds each haha
We eat very healthy when not filming and workout a ton/are very active. It's all about balance 👍
Austin ❤❤❤