Boots, Brunch, and BBQ: Here’s How Kacy Hill Does SXSW in Austin Inline
Photo: Lauren Dunn1/5The Salt Lick BBQ
“Drive about 40 miles out of downtown Austin and you will find the most tender, smoky, perfect barbecue that has ever graced your face. Salt Lick BBQ is 100 percent worth the drive, worth whatever wait you may encounter, and worth every pound you may gain as a result. Try everything.”
Photo: Lauren Dunn2/5Allens Boots
“I have a long-standing infatuation with cowboy culture, so when I passed by Allens Boots a mere 15 minutes before closing, we made a swift U-turn to dive into boot heaven. Allens is stacked to the ceiling with every boot imaginable, from functional to flamboyant, the walls lined with Stetsons, leather fringe, and loads of embroidered button-ups to make you wish you, too, could live the Texas dream.”
Photo: Lauren Dunn3/5Gourdough’s
“I don’t eat donuts too often, but when I do, I actively seek out the best donut in the city. Gourdough’s is next level. I almost feel like I’m doing this donut a disservice by calling it a donut, because it’s more like a work of art. Each donut is made to order and stacked with the most insane, artery-clogging, dreamy toppings to make me question every donut I’ve eaten before.”
Photo: Lauren Dunn4/5Cenote
“Cenote is the kind of place that I would want to wake up to every morning. With a dreamy little patio and the tastiest gluten-free treats and incredible cold brew, this quaint coffee shop is the perfect morning chill out after a long eve.”
Photo: Lauren Dunn5/5South Congress Cafe
“South Congress Cafe has perfected the Southwestern brunch game. I ate almost an entire loaf of bread with garlic butter before my actual food could even make it to the table, which was a mistake that I do not regret, because once I emerged out of my bread coma and downed some fresh-squeezed orange juice and homemade corn tortillas with migas, it was all worth it.”
