Images: Salt Lick (top right). Perla's (bottom right).
What: You will find the best BBQ at Salt Lick; seriously, the best, and at Perla's you will find fresh seafood,which is hard to come by in A-town.
Where: Perla's is located on South Congress and Salt Lick is right outside of Austin.
When: You are hungry and in/around Austin.
Why: Location and quality. Perla's is located on South Congress, the heart of the trendy hipster scene, and offers a convenient outside eating area under huge trees. It's so nice to discover a place that serves fresh seafood, when every other place is serving mexican or BBQ. And as for Salt Lick, well, it's located on a Ranch/Vineyard, in the middle of nowhere; just you, BBQ, and the hills of Texas. Can you believe there are vineyards in central Texas?! Who knew!
Just like all other Southern cities, Austin offers good eatin'!
