Restaurants, Bars & Coffee in Austin
1603 places
Every restaurant, bar, coffee shop, bakery and food truck we have checked, sorted by neighborhood so you can pick something near you. Filter by cuisine, patio, kid-friendly or reservations, and look for the Reserve badge when you need a table tonight.
Franklin Barbecue
Line up before 9am with a lawn chair and a cooler of beer; by the time you reach the counter, the fatty brisket has earned its cult status.
la Barbecue
The Mueller family's East Cesar Chavez smokehouse earned a Michelin star for peppery brisket and beef ribs, served counter-style with free beer while you wait.
Terry Black's Barbecue
The Lockhart barbecue dynasty's Austin outpost slices brisket and giant beef ribs by the pound at a cafeteria line that moves fast even on weekends.
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
Evan LeRoy's trailer-turned-restaurant treats barbecue like a chef's kitchen, with beef cheeks, whole-hog and Kimchi-topped sides that earned a Michelin star.
Micklethwait Craft Meats
A vintage trailer parked on Rosewood Avenue turns out house-made sausages, brisket and jalapeno-cheese grits with picnic-table seating under the trees.
Iron Works BBQ
Set in a historic ornamental ironworks beside the convention center, this family-run joint has been slicing beef ribs on the creek since 1978.
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
Pick your meat straight off the pit, Llano-style, then eat it on butcher paper at long tables just a block off Congress Avenue.
Black's Barbecue
The Lockhart original's campus-side outpost brings Texas's oldest family-run barbecue lineage to the Drag, with giant beef ribs and homemade sausage.
Matt's El Rancho
The Martinez family has been serving Bob Armstrong dip and enchiladas since 1952, and the sprawling South Lamar dining room still fills with multigenerational tables.
Hula Hut
Boats tie up to the deck at this Lake Austin institution, where pineapple-topped enchiladas and frozen margaritas come with a sunset over the water.
Chuy's
The original Barton Springs Road location still hangs the Elvis shrine and hubcap ceiling, and the creamy jalapeno dip is what the whole chain built on.
Torchy's Tacos
The SoCo shop is the busiest of the Austin-born chain, cranking out Trailer Park tacos and queso to a line of tourists and locals alike.
Veracruz Fonda & Bar
The Vazquez sisters' sit-down Mueller restaurant expands beyond tacos to Veracruz-style seafood and mole, with a full mezcal bar and a Michelin value pick nod.
Nixta Taqueria
Edgar Rico nixtamalizes heirloom corn in-house for tortillas that carry duck carnitas and beet tartare tostadas, earning a James Beard award and a Michelin value pick.
Cuantos Tacos
Mexico City-style street tacos on tiny tortillas, with suadero and cabeza from a trailer that earned a Michelin value pick in the first Texas Michelin guide.
Suerte
Fermin Nunez's East Sixth dining room grinds its own masa for suadero tacos and the goat-barbacoa tetela that put it on national best-new-restaurant lists.
Este
Suerte's seafood-focused sibling brings Mexican coastal cooking to Manor Road with aguachiles, whole grilled fish and a mezcal list worth lingering over.
Comedor
Behind a glass-and-steel facade, chef Gabe Erales's modern Mexican menu pairs bone-marrow tacos and heritage-corn dishes with a deep mezcal program.
La Condesa
A Second Street District mainstay since 2009, La Condesa does interior-Mexican plates and a deep tequila list under a two-story mural-covered ceiling.
Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop
Four generations of the Avila family have served bacon-fried-crispy breakfast tacos and pan dulce on East Seventh since 1962, now with a Michelin mention.
Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar
LBJ cut deals over migas in this East Sixth diner, which still serves huevos rancheros and biscuits in the same wood-paneled room since 1950.
Juan in a Million
Juan Meza greets regulars with a handshake and the Don Juan taco, a mountain of eggs, potato, bacon and cheese that has defeated many a challenger.
Uchi
Tyson Cole's converted South Lamar bungalow launched Austin's fine-dining reputation in 2003, and the hama chili and daily social hour still pack the room.
Odd Duck
Bryce Gilmore's trailer-born farm-to-table spot writes its shareable menu daily from Central Texas farms, with a Michelin value pick and a lively South Lamar patio.
Loro
Franklin Barbecue and Uchi joined forces on this South Lamar smokehouse, where smoked brisket meets Thai green curry under live oaks on a giant patio.
Emmer & Rye
Kevin Fink mills heirloom grains in-house for pastas and breads, then sends dim-sum carts of small plates through the room; a Michelin value pick fixture on Rainey.
Hestia
Everything at the Emmer & Rye team's downtown flagship passes over a twenty-foot hearth, from aged ribeye to koji-cured fish, which earned a Michelin star.
Launderette
A converted laundromat in the Holly neighborhood does Mediterranean-leaning plates, a killer burger and weekend brunch that regulars plan their Sundays around.
Justine's Brasserie
Steak frites and escargot until late in a candlelit 1937 bungalow, with DJs and a fairy-lit yard that turns dinner into an East Austin night out.
Birdie's
Order at the counter, grab a natural wine and wait for handmade pasta and vegetables at this East 12th spot named Food & Wine's best new restaurant.
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