The Continental Club on Congress, well the entire scene on Congress is pretty cool. 6th street downtown has lots of good music joints. The guys at Austin Speed Shop have always been cool to me and have always let us wander thru the shop in back and look at what they got going on. Never met "the owner", but I do gotta say he's got a bitchin Merc and he has some mad skills to go with the attitude he (presumably) has.
But I've only "stayed" there for the Lone Star Roundup show, but have been thru town a few other times.
Off the subject, there is a MONSTER gas station called Buc-ee's in New Brumsfield just north of San Antonio that is amazing! It's like the size of a Walmart and doesn't have big truck stuff. They have bathroom attendants that clean the stall every time it's used! Yes, I am easily impressed!! LoL!