The 38 Best Restaurants in Austin

Eater Austin · updated July 2026 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• Allday Pizza — Tarrytown, Austin
• Amy's Ice Creams — South Congress, Austin
• Better Half Coffee & Cocktails — Clarksville, Austin
• Birdie's — East Austin, Austin
• Bouldin Creek Café — Bouldin Creek, Austin
• Bufalina Due — Brentwood, Austin
• Canje — East Austin, Austin
• Crown & Anchor Pub — North Campus, Austin
• Dai Due — Cherrywood, Austin
• Dee Dee — South Austin, Austin
• Distant Relatives — Southeast Austin, Austin
• Ensenada ATX — East Austin, Austin
• Este — Cherrywood, Austin
• Fabrik — East Austin, Austin
• Fonda San Miguel — Allandale, Austin
• Foreign & Domestic — North Loop, Austin
• Franklin Barbecue — East Austin, Austin
• Himalaya Kosheli Nepali & Indian — Northwest Austin, Austin
• House of Three Gorges — North Austin, Austin
• Intero — East Austin, Austin
• Jeffrey's — Clarksville, Austin
• Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop — East Austin, Austin
• Justine's — East Austin, Austin
• KG BBQ — East Austin, Austin
• Komé — North Loop, Austin
• Korea House — North Shoal Creek, Austin
• La Barbecue — East Austin, Austin
• Lao'd Bar — East Austin, Austin
• LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue — South Austin, Austin
• Mercado Sin Nombre — East Austin, Austin
• Nixta Taqueria — East Austin, Austin
• Odd Duck — Zilker, Austin
• Olamaie — Downtown, Austin
• P Thai's Khao Man Gai & Noodles — North Loop, Austin
• Paprika ATX — North Lamar, Austin
• Uchiko — Rosedale, Austin
• Usta Kababgy — North Lamar, Austin
• Veracruz All Natural — East Austin, Austin

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