Or call for the Medicina Latina, which mixes tequila, mezcal, ginger, and lime to cure what ails you. Prop an elbow on the padded bar and watch your cocktail materialize from the fresh ingredients cooling on ice. Your best bet is this little blue bungalow, whose name pays homage to the Grateful Dead song. Today the colorful houses on this half-mile stretch play host to the city's hippest drinkers and favorite local bands.
Ten years ago, Rainey was just another sleepy residential Austin street.
