Birthdays

Review

Clark’s is a very cute oyster bar in Clarksville that looks like it was shipped in from New England.

Nicolai McCrary

August 25, 2023

Review

Olive & June is a beautiful Italian restaurant in Bryker Woods, with a patio built around a massive oak tree.

Nicolai McCrary

August 14, 2023

Review

IYKYK is a rooftop bar at the Inn Cahoots complex in East Austin.

Nicolai McCrary

August 1, 2023

Review

Reset is a bar in South Austin with arcade games and video game consoles.

Nicolai McCrary

August 1, 2023

Review

Austin Land & Cattle—better known as ALC Steaks—is a locally owned steakhouse at 11th and Lamar serving Texas-sourced cuts of beef.

Nicolai McCrary

June 29, 2023

Review

Wu Chow is a buzzy modern Chinese restaurant in downtown Austin with great food and tiki drinks.

Nicolai McCrary

April 13, 2023

Review

Head to The White Horse on East 6th for live country music and lots of dancing.

Nicolai McCrary

April 3, 2023

Review

Jeffrey's is a fancy steakhouse with dry-aged steaks, martinis, and soufflés, and it's exactly where you want to be when you’re celebrating.

Nicolai McCrary

February 6, 2023

Review

The best thing to do at North Austin restaurant Tomodachi is to order anything and everything off of the specials board.

Raphael Brion

January 31, 2023

Review

Uchiko is an excellent sushi and Japanese-fusion restaurant in Rosedale from the same team that brought Uchi to Austin.

Nicolai McCrary

January 31, 2023

Review

Uchi on South Lamar is an adventurous sushi and Japanese fusion restaurant.

Nicolai McCrary

January 31, 2023

Guide

Where to celebrate your birthday right.

Nicolai McCrary & Raphael Brion

January 17, 2023

Review

Barley Swine serves a seasonal tasting menu of Texas-inspired bites, and is one of Austin’s original trailer-turned-restaurant success stories.

Nicolai McCrary

January 11, 2023

Review

Suerte is an upscale Mexican spot on East Sixth with a buzzy dining room and excellent tortillas.

Nicolai McCrary

November 23, 2022

Review

ATX Cocina downtown has one of the longest tequila and mezcal lists in the city and serves some very good Mexican food.

Adele Hazan

September 20, 2022

Review

Head to Vespaio on South Congress to celebrate with very good Italian food.

Adele Hazan

September 7, 2022

Review

Olamaie is an upscale Southern restaurant in an old renovated house near campus.

Nicolai McCrary

September 1, 2022

Review

Seoulju on North Lamar specializes in soju, classic and large-format Korean dishes, and KFC (Korean fried chicken).

Nicolai McCrary

August 18, 2022

Review

Asia Cafe serves excellent Sichuan food out of a large, strip-mall restaurant off Spicewood Springs Rd.

Nicolai McCrary

August 18, 2022

Review

Emmer & Rye’s seasonal small plates and beautiful space make it one of our favorite restaurants for a special occasion, and the best reason to visit Rainey Street.

Nicolai McCrary

August 4, 2022

Review

Red Ash is a modern Italian restaurant in downtown Austin serving dry-aged steaks, pastas, and seafood from a wood-fired oven.

Nicolai McCrary

June 21, 2022

Review

Licha’s on East Sixth has a great patio, solid drinks, and some really tasty Mexican food.

Nicolai McCrary

June 14, 2022

Review

Tsuke Edomae is an excellent sushi omakase restaurant in Mueller.

Nicolai McCrary

June 13, 2022

Review

DipDipDip Tatsu-Ya is an upscale hot pot restaurant on Burnet from the Ramen Tatsu-ya team.

Nicolai McCrary

May 2, 2022

Review

Lebowski's Grill is an old-school burger joint at the bowling alley Highland Lanes in Wooten.

Raphael Brion

April 8, 2022