Michelin Guide Texas 2026

Austin's Michelin restaurants

Every Austin area restaurant in the 2026 Michelin Guide Texas, confirmed open as of Oct 19, 2026, with reservations links where the kitchen takes them. The guide updates each fall; we update the same week.

One star 7

Austin now has seven starred kitchens, two of them new in the 2026 guide (Fabrik moved up from a Green Star, Kappo Kappo is a first-timer). Book early: most seat under 40.

Barley SwineRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.7 (1,462) · ✱ Michelin Star

Austin's most relaxed Michelin star Reserve

Craft OmakaseSushi · $$ · ★ 5.0 (549) · ✱ Michelin Star

Top-ranked omakase counter Reserve

FabrikRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.9 (275) · ✱ Michelin Star

Michelin-selected plant-based tasting menu Reserve

HestiaRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.5 (1,052) · ✱ Michelin Star

A Michelin star built on a 20-foot hearth Reserve

Interstellar BBQBBQ · $ · ★ 4.5 (2,241) · ✱ Michelin Star

Michelin-starred pork belly

Kappo KappoRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.8 (250) · ✱ Michelin Star

Eleven-course French-Japanese tasting menu

LeRoy and Lewis BarbecueBBQ · $ · ★ 4.4 (2,550) · ✱ Michelin Star

Beef cheeks and a Michelin star in a strip-mall lot Happy hour

Michelin value pick 15

Michelin's award for great food at a fair price: serious cooking at everyday prices. Half of Austin's list is barbecue and tacos, which tells you everything about this town.

BriscuitsBBQ · $ · ★ 4.7 (227) · Michelin value pick

BBQ biscuits, Michelin value pick pick

Cuantos TacosFood Truck · $ · ★ 4.7 (1,309) · Michelin value pick

CDMX street tacos, Michelin value pick price

Dai DueRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.6 (1,497) · Michelin value pick

Everything from within Texas, cooked on wood Reserve

Distant RelativesFood Truck · $ · ★ 4.5 (303) · Michelin value pick

Afro-Texan barbecue from a Beard finalist

Emmer & RyeRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.4 (1,897) · Michelin value pick

House-milled grains and dim-sum carts Reserve

Franklin BarbecueBBQ · $ · ★ 4.7 (7,317) · Michelin value pick

The brisket that started the line culture

Kemuri Tatsu-yaRestaurant · $ · ★ 4.4 (2,557) · Michelin value pick

Brisket ramen in a Japanese smokehouse Reserve

KG BBQBBQ · $ · ★ 4.6 (1,714) · Michelin value pick

Egyptian-spiced smoked brisket

La Santa BarbachaMexican · $ · ★ 4.5 (442) · Michelin value pick

Michelin value pick barbacoa weekends

Mercado Sin NombreMexican · $ · ★ 4.7 (422) · Michelin value pick

Heirloom corn cafe, Green Star pick

Micklethwait Craft MeatsFood Truck · $ · Michelin value pick

House sausage from a Rosewood trailer

Nixta TaqueriaRestaurant · $ · ★ 4.4 (1,227) · Michelin value pick

Heirloom-corn tortillas from a Beard winner Reserve

Odd DuckRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.7 (3,846) · Michelin value pick

Daily-changing menu straight from Texas farms Happy hour Reserve

Parish BarbecueBBQ · $ · ★ 4.6 (169) · Michelin value pick

Cajun-inflected Texas barbecue

Veracruz Fonda & BarRestaurant · $ · ★ 4.5 (1,103) · Michelin value pick

Michelin value pick Mexican with a proper bar

Recommended 23

In the guide without a star or a Bib. Still a Michelin inspector's pick, and the easiest table of the three.

Apt 115Wine Bar · $$ · ★ 4.7 (253) · Michelin Recommended

Michelin-selected natural wine den

Barbs B QBBQ · $ · Michelin Recommended

Lockhart barbecue with a Michelin nod

Birdie'sWine Bar · $$ · ★ 4.4 (614) · Michelin Recommended

Counter-service pasta and natural wine

ComedorRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.4 (1,169) · Michelin Recommended

Bone-marrow tacos in a striking room Happy hour Reserve

DiscadaFood Truck · $ · ★ 4.7 (622) · Michelin Recommended

Griddle-cooked tacos, Michelin nod

EsteRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.6 (1,249) · Michelin Recommended

Aguachile and whole fish from the Suerte team Happy hour Reserve

EzovRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.4 (704) · Michelin Recommended

Wood-fired Israeli hearth cooking Reserve

GarrisonRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.7 (402) · Michelin Recommended

Live-fire cooking from Bryce Gilmore

Jeffrey'sRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.7 (1,236) · Michelin Recommended

Tableside martinis in Clarksville Happy hour Reserve

Joe's Bakery & Coffee ShopRestaurant · $ · ★ 4.5 (2,781) · Michelin Recommended

Fried bacon tacos since 1962

la BarbecueBBQ · $ · ★ 4.4 (3,579) · Michelin Recommended

Michelin-starred brisket without the Franklin wait

La CondesaRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.3 (2,181) · Michelin Recommended

Downtown's long-running modern Mexican Happy hour Reserve

LaunderetteRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.6 (2,248) · Michelin Recommended

Brunch in a former laundromat Happy hour Reserve

LenoirRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.6 (906) · Michelin Recommended

Prix fixe in a lantern-lit wine garden Happy hour Reserve

Ling KitchenChinese · $$ · ★ 4.7 (95) · Michelin Recommended

Michelin-selected Chinese chef's table Reserve

Lutie's Garden RestaurantRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.4 (512) · Michelin Recommended

Dinner in a Gilded Age estate garden Reserve

MextaMexican · $$ · ★ 4.4 (537) · Michelin Recommended

Bold Mexican fine dining downtown

Mum Foods Smokehouse & DelicatessenBBQ · $ · ★ 4.7 (460) · Michelin Recommended

Deli-meets-smokehouse BBQ mashup

Ramen Del BarrioRamen · $ · ★ 4.5 (717) · Michelin Recommended

Rich broths, North Austin ramen

SuerteRestaurant · $$ · ★ 4.6 (3,227) · Michelin Recommended

Suadero tacos and house-ground masa Happy hour Reserve

TareSushi · $$ · ★ 4.6 (127) · Michelin Recommended

Hidden 12-seat omakase counter Reserve

Terry Black's BarbecueBBQ · $ · ★ 4.7 (27,226) · Michelin Recommended

Lockhart-lineage beef ribs steps from Zilker

ToshokanSushi · $$ · ★ 4.8 (98) · Michelin Recommended

Michelin-selected sushi counter

Source: Michelin Guide Texas 2026 selection. Which Austin kitchen do you think the inspectors missed? What are we missing?