"I checked out the new walk-up concept The Retreat at the Nest, which opened June 3 at 1300 South Lamar Boulevard in Zilker; it offers on-deck bar service and walk-in seating, its own cocktails (including a choose-your-own-rum-base daiquiri and the MARGHHH, a tiki take on margaritas with rum and a Sichuan pepper foam twist), highballs, beers, and ciders, plus snacks like mochiko chicken wings, taro tots, and a Spam sandwich — it's open Mondays and Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to midnight." - Nadia Chaudhury