Pocket neighbourhood west of downtown built on the freedman colony's 1871 founding. Jeffrey's, Josephine House, Better Half and the Whole Foods flagship anchor the food map.
Jeffrey's in Austin is McGuire Moorman's heritage steakhouse on West Lynn since 1975, a Clarksville room with tableside Caesar and oak-grilled steaks.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Crab cake, Caesar tableside
Order: The dry-aged ribeye on the bone, with the tableside Caesar to start.
Tip: Josephine House next door, by the same operators, is the no-booking sibling for a more casual lunch.
Donn's Depot on West 5th Street in Austin is the converted railway-car bar with Donn Adelman at the piano since the 1970s, country and honky-tonk dance.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Live music nightly from 21:00, no cover; the rail-car back rooms are the quieter conversation spots.
Deep Eddy Cabaret on Lake Austin Boulevard by Deep Eddy Pool is the neighborhood dive open since 1951, cheap beer, jukebox and a long shuffleboard.
Tip: Open daily noon to 02:00. Cash and card both accepted; the shuffleboard table at the back is the long-standing local pull.