"When summer dissolves into fall, you want the soups at Pecan Square Cafe. Maybe pumpkin or butternut squash, either of which comes with mint sprigs, large housemade croutons, and a dollop of yogurt. Both have a sweet earthiness that works nicely once Austin's grass has shed its unsightly brown. Enjoy yours in the dining room that kind of looks like the wood-paneled lake house you and your friends rented before everyone had kids and stopped seeing each other." - matthew jacobs, nicolai mccrary