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Suerte is an upscale Mexican spot on East Sixth with a buzzy dining room and excellent tortillas.
Kemuri Tatsu-ya is a Japanese-meets-Texas izakaya/barbecue restaurant in East Austin.
Bungalow is a popular bar on Rainey Street with a large patio, TVs, and lots of outdoor games.
DipDipDip Tatsu-Ya is an upscale hot pot restaurant on Burnet from the Ramen Tatsu-Ya team.
Micklethwait is serving up excellent smoked meats and creative sides out of a renovated old house in East Austin.
LeRoy and Lewis is a barbecue restaurant in South Austin with a massive menu of smoked meats.
The single best overall BBQ experience in Austin (which isn’t actually in Austin) is The Salt Lick.
Franklin Barbecue in East Austin has earned a reputation as the best place for smoked brisket in the entire country, and rightfully so.
Going out for Tex-Mex at Matt's El Rancho in South Austin is like time traveling back to a simpler time, when gluten-free bread and nut milks didn't exist.
Emmer & Rye is one of our favorite restaurants for a special occasion, and the best reason to visit Rainey Street.
Barbs is the new kid on the block in Lockhart's barbecue scene, and they're doing innovative Central Texas barbecue with fun sides like neon green spaghetti and lime-zested pork ribs and brisket.
Terry Black's Barbecue is the best spot in Lockhart for a well-rounded meal of brisket, ribs, and comforting sides.
Interstellar BBQ in northwest Austin is one of the best options for barbecue in the city.
Black's Barbecue on Guadalupe by UT brings in barbecue that's smoked at the original location in Lockhart.
Wu Chow is a buzzy modern Chinese restaurant in downtown Austin with great food and tiki drinks.
Brotherton's is a strip mall barbecue spot in Pflugerville making excellent Central Texas-style barbecue and sandwiches.