Food & Drink
Food & Drink across Austin, TX.
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Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
Austin
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken brings its Memphis-born recipe to this downtown Austin spot near San Jacinto Boulevard, where the draw is spicy, crackly-battered fried chicken that's been a Southern favorite since the original Tennessee location. Expect a no-frills, counter-style setting where the chicken—not the décor—is the point, with sides like baked beans and slaw rounding out the plate.
Torchy's Tacos
Austin
Torchy's Tacos started as an Austin food trailer before growing into a regional chain, and this South Congress location keeps the original neighborhood energy with a full bar and a menu built around damn-good tacos like the Trailer Park (fried chicken) and the Green Chile Pork. Don't skip the queso, and look for the off-menu "Trailer Park trashy" upgrade and the rotating Taco of the Month if you want to eat like a regular.
Voodoo Doughnut
Austin
Voodoo Doughnut brings its Portland-born style to East 6th Street, where the pink boxes and offbeat creations—maple bars topped with bacon, doughnuts dusted in cereal—fit right into Austin's keep-it-weird spirit. Expect bright décor, late hours that suit the surrounding nightlife district, and a cash-and-card lineup of yeasted, glazed, and over-the-top specialty rings.
Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar
Austin
Loro is the Asian smokehouse mashup from the teams behind Franklin Barbecue and Uchi, pairing Texas-style smoked meats with Southeast Asian flavors, and the South Lamar spot is where the concept started. Come hungry and expect to order at the counter, then settle in with sides like the smoked-corn and crispy brussels sprouts alongside plates of brisket, smoked chicken, or boar sausage.
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
Austin
Cooper's brings its Llano-born "cowboy style" tradition to downtown Congress Avenue, where you order the way you would at the original: stepping up to the pits out front and pointing to the mesquite-smoked cuts you want, from brisket and sausage to the thick pork chop the place is known for. Your meat gets weighed, sauced, and stacked on a tray, and you carry it inside to find a seat at the long communal tables.
Odd Duck
Austin
Odd Duck sits along the busy South Lamar corridor, serving a New American menu built around local, seasonal ingredients with a wood-fired kitchen at its heart. Expect a frequently changing, share-friendly lineup of small plates—and note the dinner-only hours, opening at 4:30 in the evening.
Soto
Austin
Tucked into a South Lamar storefront in the 78704 neighborhood, Soto is a Japanese kitchen that leans on sushi and a quieter, sit-down dinner feel rather than a quick-bite counter. It keeps a split schedule early in the week, closing midafternoon before reopening for dinner, so it's worth checking the hours if you're aiming for that late-lunch window.
Doc B's Restaurant
Austin
Doc B's Restaurant is an Austin spot serving American comfort food alongside a full bar, the kind of place where the menu runs from burgers and salads to heartier plates. Set in a suite off Palm Way in north Austin, it keeps a steady weekday lunch-through-dinner schedule, making it an easy stop whether you're after a midday bite or an evening meal.
Hancock Center
Austin
Anchored by an H-E-B grocery store along East 41st Street, Hancock Center is an unpretentious neighborhood shopping center serving the nearby Hyde Park and Hancock areas, with the kind of practical mix of grocery, food, and everyday shops that locals fold into their regular routines. It sits next to the historic Hancock Golf Course, so it's an easy stop to pair with a walk through one of Austin's older, leafier residential corners.
Yard House
Austin
Yard House at The Domain pours from one of the longer draft lists you'll find in north Austin, with the taps fanning out from a central island bar under exposed ductwork and a steady rotation of games on the screens. The menu runs long too, covering everything from poke and street tacos to burgers and a solid roster of vegetarian options, which makes it an easy landing spot when a group can't agree on what they want.
Torchy's Tacos
Austin
Torchy's Tacos started as an Austin trailer and grew into a local staple, and this East 51st Street location keeps the formula that earned the following: damn-good tacos built on flour or corn tortillas with combinations like the fried-avocado "Fried Avocado" and the jalapeño-and-chicken "Trailer Park." Come hungry for breakfast tacos in the morning, and don't skip the green chile queso or the rotating "taco of the month" posted on the board.
Mandola's Italian Kitchen
Austin
Mandola's Italian Kitchen is a counter-service spot in North Austin where you order at the register and the food comes to your table, splitting the difference between casual and sit-down Italian. Expect a menu of pizzas, pastas, and rotisserie dishes alongside a small attached Italian market and gelato counter, with a covered patio that fills up on warm evenings.
Ramen Tatsu-Ya
Austin
Ramen Tatsu-Ya brought serious Japanese noodle-shop culture to Austin, and this South Lamar spot leans into it with a dim, music-driven dining room and rich tonkotsu broths simmered for hours. Come ready to wait at peak times and to order a few small plates alongside your bowl—the kitchen does more than just ramen.
Velvet Taco
Austin
Velvet Taco is a counter-service spot in the Domain that trades in globally-inspired tacos—think Korean fried chicken, Cuban pork, or paneer wrapped in flour tortillas—rather than traditional Tex-Mex. It stays open until midnight, making it a reliable stop for a late dinner, and the rotating "Weekly Taco Feature" gives regulars a reason to keep checking back.
Radio Coffee & Beer
Austin
Radio Coffee & Beer sits in a converted house on Menchaca Road in deep South Austin, pulling double duty as a low-key coffee shop by day and a beer garden by night. The big oak-shaded patio is the real draw, and the Veracruz All Natural taco trailer parked out back means you can pair your drink with some of the city's better breakfast tacos.
Cafe Java
Austin
Cafe Java is a neighborhood coffee spot in North Austin's Metric Boulevard area, the kind of place that fits naturally into the surrounding tech offices and residential pockets nearby. Expect a straightforward menu of coffee and casual cafe fare, with weekday hours that open early for the morning commute.
Central Market
Austin
Central Market sits along North Lamar with a layout that loops you past mounded produce, an olive bar, and one of the deeper cheese and craft-beer selections in town before you reach the registers. Locals tend to use the patio out back, where there's often live music and a playground, making a grocery run feel more like an outing than an errand.
Chuy's
Austin
Chuy's is a Tex-Mex spot on Barton Springs Road where the kitschy decor leans hard into Elvis memorabilia, hubcaps, and a hundred carved wooden fish hanging from the ceiling. Come for the green chile sauce and hand-rolled tortillas, and know that the Barton Springs location sits within walking distance of Zilker Park and the springs themselves.
County Line on the Lake
Austin
County Line on the Lake serves Texas barbecue and hearty American plates from a perch above Bull Creek, on the winding stretch of RM 2222 in northwest Austin. The setting is the draw as much as the brisket and ribs—expect a relaxed, woodsy atmosphere and a deck overlooking the water, so plan for a wait on weekend evenings.
Fonda San Miguel
Austin
Fonda San Miguel serves interior Mexican cuisine in a hacienda-style space filled with Mexican folk art and paintings, a setting that feels more like a gallery than a typical restaurant. Plan ahead—it's dinner-only on weekdays, and the long-running Sunday brunch buffet is something of an Austin institution.
Casino El Camino
Austin
Tucked into the bustle of East 6th, Casino El Camino is a dimly lit dive bar where the kitchen turns out hefty, char-grilled burgers known for arriving juicier and spicier than most newcomers expect. Order at the counter, grab a drink, and be patient — the burgers take a while, but the back patio and jukebox make the wait part of the experience.
Hula Hut
Austin
Hula Hut sits right on Lake Austin, where the deck tables put you over the water and the Tex-Mex menu leans into a Mexican-Hawaiian mashup that gives the place its name. Come for the lakeside setting and the boat-up access in warm weather; expect it to get busy and loud once the patio fills.
Ema - Austin
Austin
Ema sits in a North Austin office-park complex off Palm Way, an unexpected spot for a Filipino kitchen turning out comfort dishes like lumpia, adobo, and silog plates. Come at lunch and you'll find a casual, order-at-the-counter setup where the kitchen leans into garlic, vinegar, and rice in ways that reward a little curiosity.
Central Market
Austin
Central Market sits along South Lamar as one of two Austin outposts of the H-E-B–owned specialty grocer, and you'll notice the scale right away: a produce section that runs deep into the unusual and a cheese counter staffed by people who'll let you taste before you commit. Beyond the aisles there's a café and a shaded patio that hosts live music, so it tends to function as much as a neighborhood gathering spot as a place to buy groceries.