\u201cWe got these electric bikes we\u2019re all excited about,\u201d\u00a0McConaughey said. \u201cI even started to really explore different parts of Austin to see it in a different way on a bike than ever in a car.\u201d<\/p>\n
That is the organizing principle behind\u00a0McConaughey\u2019s ideal Austin day: movement without urgency. Family first, itinerary second. The city, according to him, is a place to drift through.<\/p>\n
Biking through neighborhoods in the middle of the afternoon heat, he discovers pockets of shade and storefronts he never noticed behind a windshield. One stop stands out in particular: a tucked away backyard at one of the city\u2019s most popular delis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe back porch off Riverside behind\u00a0Thundercloud Subs,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat a great place to have a meeting. Look at that shady little spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The image is so Austin: heat radiating off pavement, cold drinks sweating on outdoor tables, and the city\u2019s favorite celebrity riding along with the rhythm of the city.<\/p>\n
From there, the day unfolds casually. To escape the heat, they might ride to an afternoon movie at the Alamo Drafthouse. Maybe dinner downtown. McConaughey said he and his wife, Camila Alves, once biked to Uchi. Another night, they rode to Sammie\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cOutstanding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
And because no family outing is complete without a sweet treat, the ride home includes dessert at Sandy\u2019s. McConaughey specifically mentions the frozen custard, \u201cI love that ice cream,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For McConaughey, Austin\u2019s best qualities are still found in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe got these electric bikes we\u2019re all excited about,\u201d\u00a0McConaughey said. \u201cI even started to really explore different parts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[59533,132,134,133,1223,15674,2633,2777,85050,354,27],"class_list":["post-320936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-arts-culture-and-entertainment","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-austin-texas","tag-celebrities-entertainment-news","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-mathew-mcconaughey","tag-restaurants","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}