South Austin vs North Austin

[Denver303TJC]

Originally Posted by sinking

Love the fact that people look you in the eye and smile. Mostly in South and Central Austin.That would creep me out.

Lol, "Come to my basement, I have some candy!"

[Denver303TJC]

But, to OP, I like both, but have lived and stayed mostly north. In S Austin I am a fan of Black Sheep and SoCo, but haven't seen a lot of places there. Way up north is The Domain (I'm meh on it), then various craft breweries within the general area. I don't think The Domain area is that "weird", unless you want to count paunchy hipsters wearing skinny jeans and superhero t-shirts which hug their bellies. I like the N Loop and think it's still a cool area, ditto with Burnet in that general area (Little Longhorn Saloon is my go-to pick for a fun dive bar experience). I do like the Barton Springs area, but don't make it down there much. But overall, I think as others said, N and S Austin are both changing a lot, so it's hard to say which side is "better", IMHO.

[Eddie512]

Honestly, there are safe and desirable communities in both north and south Austin. The most traditionally funky/cool/weird/Old Austin vibe will be just south of downtown (So. Congress, So. First, So. Lamar).