In June 2019, I arrived in Austin and was overwhelmed with how many restaurants and eateries there were! It was a goal of mine to try as many as I could. After living in Austin for almost two years now, I felt it was finally time to put together all of my favorite restaurants in one post! If you try a place on this list, let me know your thoughts!
BREAKFAST & BRUNCH
Tiny Boxwoods | Menu
American, Breakfast & Brunch, Bakery
Must Try: Cinnamon Roll, Mother’s Breakfast
Sixth & Waller | Menu
American, Breakfast & Brunch
Must Try: Steak & Eggs
Two Hands | Menu
Coffee, Breakfast & Brunch
Must Try: Soco Toast
Peached Tortilla | Menu
Asian Fusion
Must Try: BBQ Pork Buns, Whipped Nutella Toast
Cafe No Se | Menu
Breakfast & Burgers
Matties | Menu
American, Southern
Must Try: Fried Chicken Benedict, The Seasonal Donut Holes
Lin Asian | Menu
Dim Sum, Cocktail Bar
Must Try: Pork & Shrimp Sui Mai, Shrimp Haw Kaw, Shanghai Soup Dumpling, BBQ Pork Bun
*dim sum brunch is only available on Sat. & Sun.*
Irene’s | Menu
American
Must Try: Biscuit Sandwich
Hanks | Menu
American, Breakfast & Brunch
East Side Tavern | Menu
American, BBQ
Must Try: Eastside BLT
Paperboy | Menu
American, Breakfast & Brunch
Must Try:
Snooze | Menu
American, Breakfast & Brunch
Must Try: Bella Bella Benny
*chain restaurant, good for a quick breakfast*
Bird Bird Biscuit | Menu
Breakfast Sandwiches
Must Try: Queen Beak, Donut Holes
*takeout only, order 1 hour ahead*
Hillside Farmacy | Menu
American, Breakfast & Brunch
Must Try: Fried Egg Sandwich
LUNCH
June’s All Day | Menu
American, Wine Bar
Must Try: Snapper Carpaccio, Fried Chicken Sandwich, Bone Marrow Bolognaise
Vinaigrette | Menu
Salad, Soup, Sandwiches
Must Try: The Beet Goes On
Malibu Poke | Menu
Poke
Must Try: Make Your Own Bowl, Frose
DINNER
Elizabeth Street Cafe | Menu
Vietnamese
Must Try: Rice Paper & Vermicelli Spring Rolls, Pork Belly Steamed Buns, Steamed Rice Rolls, Fried Egg & Crispy Pork Belly Bahn Mi
Peached Tortilla | Menu
Asian Fusion
Must Try: Pork Belly Buns, Fried Rice
Peacock at Proper Hotel | Menu
Mediterranean
Must Try: Manti Dumplings, Spicy Lamb & Eggplant Lebnah, Garlic & Chermoula Lamb Chops, Warm Sticky Toffee Date Pudding
Via 313 | Menu
Pizza
Must Try: The Cadillac
Ramen Tatsuya | Menu
Ramen
Must Try: Tonkotsu Shoyu
Gloria’s Latin Cuisine | Menu
Mexican, Salvadoran
Must Try: Carne Asada
Terry Blacks | Menu
Barbeque
Must Try: Jalepeno Cheddar Sausage, Sliced Brisket, Beef Rib, Creamed Corn, Mac & Cheese, Banana Pudding
Loro | Menu
Smokehouse, Asian Fusion
Must Try: Crunchy Sweet Corn Fritters, Coconut Scented Rice, Smoked Beef Brisket, Frozen Gin & Tonic, Mango Sake Slushee
Lamberts | Menu
Barbeque
Must Try: Jalepeno Cheddar Sausage, Texas Prime Brisket
El Alma | Menu
Mexican
Must Try: Ahi Tuna Ceviche Tostadas
Sushi Junai | Menu
All You Can Eat Sushi
Must Try: Salmon Belly Nigiri, Final Destination Roll, Lisa Lisa Roll
Bar Chi | Menu
Sushi
Must Try: Shaggy Dog Roll, Austin Roll, Geisha Roll
Uchiko | Menu
Sushi
Must Try: hama chilli, madai sashimi, hamachi sashimi, p-38 roll, ebi roll
FOOD TRUCKS
Krab Kingz | Menu
Seafood

Rolling Smokes | Menu
Barbecue
Must Try: Brisket Sandwich
Las Trancas | Menu
Tacos
Must Try: Al Pastor Taco & Barbacoa Taco
Biscuits + Groovy | Menu
Breakfast, Biscuits

DESSERT
Gordoughs | Menu
Must Try: Sin-a-bomb

COFFEE SHOPS
Mozart’s Coffee Roasters | Menu
Last Updated January 13, 2021
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