Breweries + Distilleries

Junction Cafe

At my first stop in Pharr, near the intersection of US 281 and Business 83, the vertical “Junction Cafe” sign ... Read More »

Brewster’s Pizza

This local pizza joint and brewpub gives new meaning to the phrase “family owned and operated,” as Bruce and ... Read More »

Wimberley Pie Company

Wimberley Pie Company has been baking pies and other sweet treats in its rustic stone building since 1989. The ... Read More »

The Devil’s Backbone Tavern

Not far from one shaded overlook is the Devil’s Backbone Tavern, which opened in 1932. Beer is cheap and cold, ... Read More »

Old Baldy

Day trips like the 30-mile drive to Blanco underscore the calmness and rugged beauty of this part of the Hill Country. First, check off Wimberley’s Old Baldy from your list by making an early-morning ascent up its 218 stone steps to the tabletop summit for a 360-degree view of the surrounding hillsides and treetops. Read More »

Wimberley’s Swimming Holes

Perhaps no activity in Wimberley speaks to the easygoing nature of the town as well as a swim in the ... Read More »

Wimberley Zipline Adventures

Throughout the town’s center, shops and cafés are thriving. Beyond the boots and the town’s emerging art ... Read More »

Creekhaven Inn

Creekhaven Inn’s shaded location beside Cypress Creek was almost its undoing in October 2015, when the creek’s ... Read More »

The Blair House Inn

The Blair House’s current owners, Chris and Lois Mahoney, honor the legacy of original owner Jonnie Stansbury, ... Read More »

Lockhart Bistro

Lockhart Bistro fills a capacious space that once housed a popular department store. “This used to be the ... Read More »

Chisholm Trail Bar-B-Que

Chisholm Trail Bar-B-Que is the barbecue baby of Lockhart, as it has only been around since 1978. The owner ... Read More »

Black’s Barbecue

Open since 1932, this smokehouse claims to be the state’s oldest barbecue joint owned by the same family. The ... Read More »

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