Collective Hill Country - a Retreat at Montesino Ranch

Scratch-made Neapolitan pizza, sandwiches & sweet pies in a handcrafted space with chalkboard walls.

Buzzy chain serving Mexican street-food-style tacos in inventive varieties, including for breakfast.

Posh lodgings in a rustic-chic hotel offering free breakfast & dinner in a farm-to-table restaurant. Set on 88 acres of countryside beside Onion Creek, this rustic-chic hotel is 6 miles from Plum Creek Golf Course and 27 miles from Austin. Polished rooms and suites have fireplaces, sitting areas, and satellite TV, plus DVD players and free Wi-Fi. Posh, modern cottages add kitchens, separate living areas and decks with seating; most have countryside views. Breakfast and dinner (included) are served in a country-chic restaurant that offers farm-to-table American fare. There's an outdoor pool, a 14-person hot tub and a fire pit, plus a bocce court, horseshoe pits, and hiking and biking trails. A spa offers massages and beauty treatments.

"Craft Beer Brewery in Dripping Springs, Texas. Also serving local wines and cider. Plenty of outdoor seating available with a covered, open-air taproom with cooling misting fans for the hot months, and overhead heaters for the winter months. Comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. Live, free music most weekends. Food on site provided by Frida's Cocina Food Truck and other rotating pop-ups like Thai Food by Pranom Pop-up; snacks sold at the bar. Families and leashed pets welcomed. All are welcome here."

This brewery with a tasting room offers tours of its production facility upon request.