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Punchline happens this Friday

That Other Paper presents Punchline, a BYOB stand-up comedy show happening this Friday at ColdTowne Theater.

Half Price Books

Rating: five starsPrice: cheap
Area Central
Address 5555 N Lamar, 78751
Phone 512-451-4463
Hours Mon–Sat: 9a–10p; Sun: 10a–9p
Area Northwest
Address 13492 US Highway 183 North, 78750
Phone 512-335-5759
Hours Mon–Sat: 9a–10p; Sun: 10a–9p
Area North
Address 2500 W Parmer Ln, 78727
Phone 512-454-3664
Hours Mon–Sat: 9a–10p; Sun: 10a–9p
Area South
Address 2929 S Lamar Blvd, 78704
Phone 512-443-3138
Hours Mon–Sat: 9a–10p; Sun: 10a–9p
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Half Price Books

Half Price Books is one of our favorite places in the city. This store is huge — they have a book for you no matter what your interests. You could spend hours and hours just looking around.

Not only that, they also have a healthy selection of vinyl and CDs. This is a great place to come for records especially — along with obscure wax, they also have popular albums from back in the day.

Everything is very well-organized and easy to find. You can’t, however, call ahead to see if a particular title is in stock. Since people are bringing in books and other media daily to sell, there’s no way for them to keep an inventory.

A couple of more tips: If you’re looking for a particular author, you’ll not only find titles by that author under his or her name, but you’ll also find books about that author and edited collections of their work. If they don’t have a title that you’re looking for, ask them at the counter in the back of the store. Though they won’t be able always be able to tell you, it might happen that that title has just passed through someone’s hands and they know where to locate it.

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photo / Chad Hanna Half Price Books 

Flightpath Coffeehouse

Flightpath Coffeehouse has everything you need to get some studying done: strong coffee, low music, and free Wi-Fi.

Torchy’s Tacos

Rating: five starsPrice: cheap
menu
  • Fried avocado taco: $2.50
  • Ranch Hand taco: $3
  • Green chile pork taco: $2.50
Area South First
Address 1207 S 1st St, 78704
Phone 512-366-0537
Hours Mon-Wed: 7a–10p
Thurs-Sun: 8a–11p
torchystacos.com
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photo / Veronica Hansen Torchy’s Tacos 

About Torchy’s Tacos

Order one of Torchy’s delicious tacos and stick around for a while — the relaxed creekside location has plenty of seating, and there’s even a basketball hoop. If you’ve driven by before and thought, “Eh, just another taco cart,” you were wrong, friend. Torchy’s Tacos goes above and beyond. So much that some of their patrons created torchystacos.com, the “Torchy’s Tacos Fansite.”

Torchy’s Tacos reviews

‘Knocked Up’ knocks it out of the park

Knocked Up review

Bradley Jackson reviews Knocked Up and falls in love with Judd Apatow all over again.

Cafe Mundi

Rating: four starsPrice: cheap
menu
  • Sandwiches: $5–7
  • Beers: $1.50–6
  • Bagels: $1.50–3
  • Coffee, espresso drinks, and tea: $1.50–4
Area Congress
Address 1704 E 5th St #100, 78702
Phone 512-236-8634
Hours Mon–Sat: 7:30a–10p
Sat–Sun: 8a–6pm
cafemundi.com
Coffee Outdoor Seating Live Music

About Cafe Mundi

What’s the best thing about Cafe Mundi? Take your pick: The hidden setting by the East Fifth Street tracks, the outdoor garden, the art, the nice staff, the good food…

Their coffee is organic — they also serve tea, juices, smoothies, beer, and wine. You can also order a wide variety of food: breakfast (including waffles), soups, salads, sandwiches, and appetizers.

Whether you’re looking for a place to get work done, relax, or hang out with friends, this will probably be your new favorite spot.

Top dogs, cheap eats

That Other Paper | Dog Almighty review

James Bickham reviews Dog Almighty, a relaxed hot dog shack that puts taste and price above all else.

Lily’s Sandwich

Asian sandwich shop specializing in cheap, good food.

Austin Museum of Art - Downtown

Geared toward a broad audience, AMoA always has a ton of 20th-century and contemporary works on display.

Daily Juice

Whatever kind of juice you feel like today, they’ll probably have it at Daily Juice.

Beerland

Cheap beer, rock ’n’ roll, no frills.

Dog Almighty

Dog Almighty is all about serving cheap, delicious hot dogs.

Sandy’s Hamburgers

Burgers and frozen custard. ’Nuff said.

Quack’s Bakery

Let them eat cake in Hyde Park, too.

The Elephant Room

Get your live jazz fix, Jack.

Taqueria Vallarta Jalisco

Jalisco-style taqueria that’s not for the shy.

La Mexicana Bakery

Thank goodness this bakery’s open 24/7.

Bourbon Rocks

A taste (or is it a shot?) of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street.

El Chilito

Stop by this funky taco and burrito stand for a budget meal.

I Luv Video

Rating: five starsPrice: cheap
Area UT Area
Address 2915 Guadalupe St, 78705
Phone 512-236-0759
Hours Daily: 11a–3a
Area North Central
Address 4803 Airport Blvd, 78751
Phone 512-450-1966
Hours Daily: 10a–12a
iluvvideo.com

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