atx restaurant guide
The ATX Restaurant Guide We Actually Use
Publishing a restaurant list in Austin is always dangerous. Everyone has an opinion, everyone has a “secret spot,” and someone will always say, “You forgot my favorite.” We know. We live here too.
This isn’t a tourist roundup or algo-optimized list. It’s what we send friends, clients, and family when they ask, “Where should we go tonight?” From East Side patios and South Austin standouts to date-night gems and “only in Austin” favorites, these are places we’re proud to recommend.
Will you love every spot here? Probably. If you don’t like any of them, the issue may not be the guide. Either way, start here, explore a bit, and tell us what belongs next.
expensive af
mexican
italian
cheap date
Patrizis
bring yo mama
Sammie's Italian*
pop the question
Juniper (not really our favorite)
like fine wine
Intero *
Knockin boots
Rocco's Neighborhood Joint
baby got back
La Barbecue*
DELIVER ME
Rudy's BBQ
let's wait a while
Franklin's BBQ
i am legend
Terry Black's BBQ
Barbeque
decadent
mambo italiano
DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana
come see about me
Via 313
BADA BING
Home Slice
Stop, in the name of love
Love Supreme
PIZZA
GET HIGH ON INDIAN
Nasha East 7th
PLANT PINNACLE
Fabrik
iykyk
Nori (Plant Based Japanese)
ROCKIN' TACOS
Vegan Nom
YEP, STRIP MALL INDIAN
Tandoori Lounge + Bar
Other spots on this page that are vegetarian friendly if you call ahead: Suerte, Este, Hestia, Odd Duck, Intero, Juniper, and Comedor
Veggie/Vegan Friendly
fly your flag
Oil Can Harry's
dive on in
Nickel City
very demure. very mindful.
Whislers
LOVELY DAY
Lovebirds
easy breezy
Key Bar
dias felices
La Holly Cantina
bars / cocktail spots
one cup of coffee
Medici
You're the cream in my coffee
Desnudo
starfish and coffee
Flitch
espresso
Houndstooth
one more cup of coffee
Texas Coffee Traders
coffee shop
Cherrywood Coffeeshop
COFFEE
Honorable Mentions
Lenoir
Laundrette
El Tigre Coffee
Foreign & Domestic
Paperboy
Central Machine Works
Bird Bird Biscuit
Space Cowboy
MANY people say YAY.... but we say MEH ... Sorry!
Birdies (try anything else)
Red Ash (Intero instead)
Il Brutto (Sammie’s instead)
June’s (try 24 Diner)
Dai Due (try Foreign & Domestic)
Canje (try Lil Easy)
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