The B's Kitchen makes excellent banh mi and other Vietnamese staples out of a small food trailer on East Cesar Chavez.

Paperboy only serves breakfast, but it does it extremely well..

Cuantos Tacos serves tremendous Mexico City-style street tacos in East Austin.

Lou's Austin is an East Austin restaurant serving burgers, rotisserie chicken, and coffee.

The all-day spot Kinda Tropical is part cafe and part bar, with good coffee, cocktails, and a menu that’s well, kind-of-tropical.

The Grackle is a dive bar on East 6th St with cheap drinks and one of Austin’s best whiskey selections. There’s a spacious covered patio.

Marcelino’s, a scrappy operation on the East Side, makes excellent breakfast tacos.

Taco-Mex hits that sweet spot in the breakfast taco venn diagram of cheap, fast, and good. It’s commonly known as “Taco Window.”

The tacos coming out of Tacos Guerreros, a tiny, orange, one-woman trailer on the East Side, are spectacular.

The family-run Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop is an East Side staple serving Tex-Mex/Mexican diner food that’s been around since 1962.

LoLo is a natural wine bar and bottle shop on East 6th Street.

Taco Bronco is a barbecue/taco trailer from the Micklethwait people in the shady backyard of Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on the East Side.

Nixta Taqueria serves some of the best tacos in the city out of a low-key space in East Austin.

Central Machine Works is a massive beer hall, brewery, and live music venue in East Austin.

Franklin Barbecue’s Tacos & Coffee trailer in East Austin serves breakfast tacos using their famous smoked brisket.

Oseyo on the East Side is a great spot for a date or dinner with a friend when you’re looking for solid Korean food.