Olamaie is one of the most impressive upscale Southern restaurants we've ever experienced.

Fancy barbecue is a polarizing concept, but Lamberts pulls it off very well.

Via 313 is Detroit-style pizza done right.

There isn’t a lot of quality Italian food in Austin, and Italic is some of the best.

A traditional spot serving some of the best steaks in Austin.

A great, easy option for everything from hangover meal to weeknight dinner.

If every stereotypical oil magnate had a restaurant, they would all look like this. Come here to get deals done and eat lots of MEEEEEATS.

24 Diner is a trendy 24-hour diner best saved for late night chicken & waffle runs. But the truth is, it’s not even the best 24 hour diner in Austin.

When you just need to dance downtown, you go to Barbarella’s.

Despite being located in a unimpressive office building, Small Victory is actually a very cool, very reliable bar for your downtown drinking needs.

Roosevelt Room is where you go for excellent, low-key cocktails downtown.

Ranch 616 is a Tex-Mex spot downtown where you go for a group dinner that might get a little rowdy.

Walton’s Fancy & Staple is a deli with Southern charm downtown.

Royal Blue is a grocery/bodega/deli with a few locations. We like the downtown location best for lunch.

For a healthy lunch downtown, get a salad at Leaf.

We like our coffee shops with good food, and the Jo’s downtown delivers.