BBQ•
East Austin
Anderson MillNorth Austin
BrentwoodCentral Austin
South Austin
AmericanSteaks•
Downtown Austin
ATX Review
Tex-Mex•
AllandaleCentral Austin
La Mancha is a fun, semi-kitschy Tex-Mex restaurant with a large patio in Allandale.
Written byNicolai McCrary
BarJapanese•
South CongressSouth Austin
Watertrade is a cocktail bar attached to Otoko in the South Congress Hotel.
Written byRaphael Brion
Micklethwait is serving up excellent smoked meats and creative sides out of a vintage trailer in East Austin.
Franklin Barbecue in East Austin has earned a reputation as the best place for smoked brisket in the entire country, and rightfully so.
Hot PotJapanese•
Central AustinCrestview
DipDipDip Tatsu-Ya is an upscale hot pot restaurant on Burnet from the Ramen Tatsu-ya team.
Hestia is a swanky restaurant downtown built around a 20-foot, live fire hearth.