Pilates and CAVA in the same spot? SAY LESS! With plenty of dining options, boutiques, and places…read moreto explore, it's a solid hangout spot. Definitely adding this plaza to my Austin rotation!

The Arboretum, a couple of miles from where we live, is one of Austin's shopping and dining…read moredestinations. When you think of the Arboretum, you likely think of businesses from Capitol of Texas Highway and Research Blvd including Great Hills Trails and Jollyville Road areas. This area has evolved over the 25+ years we have lived nearby. Some anchor stores include the Cheesecake Factory, Soma, and Chico's in one section of the Arboretum. Another Area include Target, Jason's Deli and World Market. The Arboretum also includes stores like Hallmark, La Madeline and TJ Maxx (for all the Maxinistas). The Renaissance Hotel is a notable hotel used for special events and conferences and has been around as long as I can remember. You can find just almost anything in this area of the city. We lost some key businesses like TGIF, Macaroni Grill, Pier 1 Imports and Gap. However, places like Trader Joe's and Modern furniture have been great additions. The mix of stores is nicely balanced between... local and national level businesses. The layout is especially walkable with places to sit and relax. The green space at the Arboretum is truly a highlight from picnic areas near Amy's ice cream to the Arboretum duck pond. The Arboretum offers a plethora of business to frequent. The Arboretum, in general, has moderately priced goods and great customer service. We welcome you to try our niche of Austin.

Arbor Trails is a great collection of stores and businesses. They have everything you need on one…read morecondensed area. From food, to shopping, to grocery stores (even a Costco), the place is a one stop shop for anything you could want. Well managed and kept in great shape as well.

This is one of my favorite places to shop. The stores are great,food is plentiful and there's…read moreplenty of parking. What you need to watch for is cars backing out as people cross across the parking lot. I recommend going out the far part of the parking lot rather than the entrance. That is much safer. WATCH FOR DARTING KIDS!

$21 TO PARK FOR 1.5 HOURS…read more Terrible experience at the parking garage at Music Lane. So expensive! I am a flower vendor setting up for an event at Soho house. I was given an 8-hour parking pass, but when I pulled through the parking garage exit terminal, it applied a $13 discount to my $21 dollar parking (FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF OF PARKING). The credit card machine wasn't working at the parking terminal so I had to repark and use a QR code and my cc worked easily at that kiosk to pay my $8. I wasted 30 minutes. How do you expect businesses on South Congress to thrive when parking is this inconvenient and unafforadable.

Music Lane threw a super cute Halloween/Fall event with free drinks. There was tequila, sparkling…read moreflavored waters and espresso drinks. A photographer to take photos in front of a fall background to view later, sparkling tattoos and hair tinsels. Such a cute child and dog friendly event! Thanks!

When I opened the door of my car, I smelled some Asian food.I guessed that it was coming from the…read moresupermarket.Anyway, Welcome to Austin Chinatown,it says "Chinatown".It looked like Asian town.Actually, I saw many Vietnamese-related business here. I was looking for FIT, Japanese dollar-store.I found a sign, but it was empty.I checked Yelp, The last review was in 2018.They might close in the last year.I missed it. I took a selfie at the gate.It's an icon of the Chinatown.Hope Growth of Asian business in Austin.

Ultimately this is just one strip mall full of Asian businesses. There's a supermarket, several…read morerestaurants, boba spot, bakery, and more. I've been to some amazing Chinatowns and it's hard to think of this spot as a "Chinatown" so maybe it's better not to do so. The supermarket was alright and the nearby Taiwanese bakery had more misses than hits. Am I happy there's some sort of Chinatown? Sure, it's better than nothing. I'll be back to try some more of the food offerings which might elevate my overall perception.

One of my favorite places to shop, and I HATE shopping! Here's where Total Wines resides, The…read moreLady's Poodle Parlor (and where I get my annual hair cut), World Market, and some places I don't frequent to eat. The parking is flat dangerous, but if you have the ability to get combat parking (back in) you will not have a problem.

Cute little shopping complex on Brodie lane. I love the Barnes and Noble and Mighty Fines here…read more There are other stores like Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, and World Market.

A nice little area that covers both sides of the road. Many shops, grocery store, liquor store,…read morecool pet store and several places to eat. I go there quite often. However, traffic can be scary when trying to cross over to the other side of the road. Once you do some exploring, you can find the lesser known routes and entrances. Saturdays and Sundays can be really busy and may be difficult to find a parking spot.

Escarpment Village is a great collection of stores where you can get basically everything you would…read moreneed. HEB is a great addition to what was already a convenient shopping center. Highly recommend running your errands here.

This is a nice outdoor mall. Lots of great stores. And a food court area. Cinemark movie theater,…read moresome restaurants, Barnes and Noble, and a Whole Foods grocery store. There is a small man made pond with ducks and some turtles. There is a little food vending machine where you can feed the ducks. A couple benches where you can sit and just relax and enjoy the water fountain. Really enjoyable to relax, breathe and just be present.

This review is for their Christmas Tree Lighting Event. We arrived about an hour before the tree…read morelighting and easily found parking in the nearby garage. The beautiful huge tree took over the center of the courtyard. There was live music, face painters, and an ice skating rink. We could not get our grandkids off the ice as they were having a blast. There were plenty of photo opportunities near the tree and by Santa's sleigh. Santa arrived and then after a 10 second countdown the tree was lit up! Then the highlight of the event a fireworks show! We were expecting 5 minutes of fireworks but to our surprise the show lasted for about 20 minutes or longer. This show rivaled any fourth of July celebration. The finale was awesome! Great job Galleria and Bee Caves for hosting this wonderful event.

Dry stairs never creak in the night when you're trying to sneak around, but wet ones do. That's why…read morethis place is known as "Wets Creak." Oh wait this is somewhere else. Never mind. It is a long and typical strip mall with a bunch of different stuff that you might want to visit when you're in Austin. My tanning salon is here and a really nice bagel shop is here too, along with a whole host of other businesses that might appeal to you. Parking can be tricky, and even moreso in certain parts of the plaza, but generally speaking it's a good Plaza, and gets the job done, even though your car will get very hot in this lot in summer.