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Perla’s Seafood & Oyster Bar
The upscale seafood restaurant Perla’s has an iconic South Congress patio.
The Peacock Mediterranean Grill
The Peacock Mediterranean Grill is an all-day restaurant in the Austin Proper Hotel downtown.
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
Hyde Park Bar & Grill is a casual restaurant with a solid Happy Hour and reliable bites all the time.
The Carillon
The Carillon is a large restaurant in the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center at UT Austin offering a lunch buffet and prix fixe dinner menu.
Clark’s Oyster Bar
Clark’s is a very cute oyster bar in Clarksville that looks like it was shipped in from New England.
Asti Trattoria
Asti is a casual Italian restaurant in Hyde Park with a long wine list and a great patio.
L’Oca d’Oro
L’Oca d’Oro serves excellent pasta and seasonal Italian dishes from a laid-back cafe in Mueller.
Mattie’s At Green Pastures
Mattie’s at Green Pastures is a historic restaurant serving Southern food and a great brunch in Bouldin Creek.
ALC Steaks
Austin Land & Cattle—better known as ALC Steaks—is a locally owned steakhouse at 11th and Lamar serving Texas-sourced cuts of beef.
Qi Austin
Qi is a Chinese restaurant downtown with a large dim sum menu of dumplings you want to eat.
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
Lamberts serves barbecue out out of an exceptionally good-looking brick building downtown.
Fonda San Miguel
Come to Fonda San Miguel for upscale Mexican food, margaritas, and one of the prettiest dining rooms in Austin.
Asia Cafe
Asia Cafe serves excellent Sichuan food out of a large, strip-mall restaurant off Spicewood Springs Rd.
Licha’s Cantina
Licha’s on East Sixth has a great patio, solid drinks, and some really tasty Mexican food.