Best of Austin, Texas

64 local guides to Austin, Texas — where to eat and drink across 649 restaurants, bars and coffee shops, plus 14 upcoming events.

Guides to Austin

Where to Find Great Craft Breweries in Austin — Austin's breweries run from a Hill Country farmhouse operation on Fitzhugh Road to East 6th taprooms that pour coffee before…
Under-the-Radar Restaurants in Austin — Eight Austin restaurants that sit off the usual downtown circuit, ranked by how settled their ratings are and how far they are…
Best Pizza in Austin — Eight Austin pizza spots ranked by what their ratings actually prove, from a Crestview deli counter with thousands of reviews to…
Best Dessert Spots in Austin — Five independent Austin bakeries and dessert counters, ranked by how convincing their reviews are, from a north-side shop with a…
Best BBQ in Austin — Where to eat Central Texas barbecue in Austin, from sold-out-by-3 brisket on the East Side to a food-truck operation running…
Best Running Trails in Austin — Four Austin trails, ranked by how well they hold up for actual running: a downtown lake loop, a stair climb northwest of the…
Best Delis in Austin — Austin's deli scene is small enough to count, so we cut the pizzerias and taco counters and kept only the three places that…
Best Bike Trails in Austin — Five Austin trails ranked by how well they hold up as rides, from the Lady Bird Lake loop downtown to the hill routes northwest…
Best Vegan Restaurants in Austin — Austin's plant-based cooking runs from an East Cesar Chavez taco trailer to a pure vegetarian Indian kitchen off Parmer, ranked…
Best Thai Food in Austin — Eight Austin Thai restaurants ranked by how convincingly the ratings hold up, from a 4.7 on Brodie Lane to a 4.4 backed by…
Best Tasting Rooms and Bars in Austin — Cocktail rooms downtown, a taproom on East 6th, and cut-to-order cheese on South Lamar, ranked by how settled their reputations…
Best Pizza Places in Austin — Four Austin pizzerias, ranked by how settled their ratings are: a Crestview deli counter with nearly 2,400 reviews, a…
Best Fine Dining in Austin — Austin's high-end dining runs from South Congress to East Cesar Chavez and up to the Loop, and the ratings that hold up under…
Farmers Markets and Neighborhood Markets in Austin — Four Austin places to shop, from the weekly market at Mueller to a small-batch ice cream stand that sets up inside it.
Best Coffee Shops in Austin — Austin's strongest coffee ratings are scattered well beyond downtown, from Airport Boulevard to South First and Webberville…
Best Dog-Friendly Patios in Austin — Eight Austin patios where the outdoor space is the whole point, from a Rainey Street beer garden with more than 7,100 reviews to…
Farm-to-Table Restaurants in Austin — Seasonal, locally sourced cooking in Austin, ranked by how convincingly each kitchen delivers it and how much review evidence…
Where to Eat Vegan in Austin — Seven Austin kitchens cooking without animal products, from a taco trailer on East Cesar Chavez to a reservation-only tasting…
Austin's Best Steakhouses — Three Austin steakhouses that hold up on the ratings and on the plate, from a downtown prix fixe room to a lakeside dining room…
Where to Find the Best Pizza in Austin — Eight Austin pizza spots ranked by what the ratings actually prove, from a Crestview deli counter with thousands of reviews to a…
Must-See Attractions in Austin — Austin's landmark stops, ranked by how well they hold up and how much review evidence stands behind each one, from the Capitol…
Best Museums in Austin — Eight Austin museums ranked by how well they hold up, from the 7,000-review state history museum on Congress Avenue to a…
Best Dog Parks in Austin — Seven Austin off-leash spots ranked by how settled their reputations are, from the well-reviewed island at Red Bud to a small…
Best Coffee Shops and Roasters in Austin — Eight Austin coffee bars and roasteries, ordered by how convincing the evidence is, from East Side roasters with hundreds of…
Best Cocktail Bars in Austin — From a downtown basement bar on Brazos to a tiki room on South Lamar, here are the Austin cocktail spots worth planning an…
The Best Karaoke Bars in Austin — Six Austin rooms where the microphone is the main attraction, ranked by how convincingly the reviews back them up, from South…
Family Activities in Austin, and Where to Eat After — Austin's best outings for kids run from a downtown amphibious tour to a mini-golf course on Barton Springs Road, ranked by how…
Best Ice Cream Shops in Austin — Five Austin ice cream and gelato counters, ranked by how convincing their ratings are, from a 4.9 with nearly a thousand reviews…
The Best Ice Cream in Austin — Gelato on South First, a farmers market scoop shop, and a brewery window in Southeast Austin: where the ratings hold up and how…
Where to Find Great Thai in Austin — Eight Thai restaurants in Austin, ranked by how convincingly their ratings hold up, from a Brodie Lane country-style kitchen to…
Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Austin: 7 Places That Work With Children — Seven Austin spots that hold up when you bring kids along, ranked by how settled their ratings are, with hours and menu prices…
Best Wineries in Austin — Three Austin tasting rooms that actually make wine, ranked by how settled their ratings are, plus a note on why the barbecue…
Best Bakeries in Austin — Eight Austin bakeries, ranked by how settled their reputations are, from a Hyde Park counter with more than 1,700 reviews to a…
Austin's Top Sports Bars — Where Austin drinkers actually watch the game, ranked by how settled their ratings are, from South Lamar patios to a Burnet-area…
Where to Take a Date in Austin — Eight Austin restaurants and bars for a date, ranked by how convincingly their ratings hold up across the review count behind…
Where to Get Brunch in Austin — Seven Austin brunch spots, ordered by how convincingly the ratings hold up, from a South Congress diner with more than 7,000…
The Best Chinese Restaurants in Austin — Six Austin Chinese restaurants, ranked by how convincing their ratings are, from a north-side standby with more than 1,300…
Best Live Music Venues in Austin — Austin's music rooms range from South Congress institutions to East Side beer gardens, and the ratings behind them tell you…
Best Hiking Trails in Austin — Seven Austin trails ranked by how well they hold up as actual hikes, from the dirt network at Walnut Creek to the stair climbs…
Bachelor and Bachelorette Party Spots in Austin — Eight Austin spots built to absorb a large group, from a South Austin patio with food trucks open past midnight to Tex-Mex rooms…
Best Desserts in Austin: Bakeries, Ice Cream and Cookies — Austin's dessert scene runs from a Bluebonnet Lane bakery to an ice cream window at a South Austin brewery. Here are the…
Best Tacos in Austin — Seven Austin taquerias ranked by how convincingly the ratings hold up, from a downtown spot with a 4.8 across more than 1,500…
Best Outdoor Activities in Austin — Eight Austin outdoor options, from the greenbelt parks with thousands of reviews to a bird observatory almost nobody has rated,…
Best Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Austin — Five Austin restaurants where counter service, big patios and ice-house picnic tables make eating out with kids straightforward,…
Best Happy Hour Deals in Austin — Four Austin bars and patios where the discounted hours are documented, including a downtown rooftop running $4 tacos and $6…
Best Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Austin — Eight Austin spots serving plant-based food, ranked by how convincingly their ratings hold up across the review counts behind…
Best Family Activities in Austin — Austin's family outings cluster along Barton Springs Road and spread out to Lake Travis and the Hill Country, ranked here by how…
Best Brunch Spots in Austin — Six Austin brunch rooms sorted by how settled their ratings are, from an East 11th Street standby with more than 1,800 reviews…
Best Italian Restaurants in Austin — From a downtown steakhouse serving a nightly prix fixe to a food truck parked on Brazos Street, five Austin kitchens making…
Where to Find Austin's Best Burgers — Eight Austin kitchens worth checking for a burger, ranked by how much evidence backs the claim, from a Spanish bar with a…
Best Sushi Restaurants in Austin — Eight Austin sushi rooms, ranked by how convincing the evidence is: from a 2,600-review Airport Boulevard standby to a 10-seat…
Dive Bars and Casual Neighborhood Bars in Austin — Cheap drafts, late kitchens and picnic-table patios: five Austin bars where the beer costs less than the parking, ranked by how…
Best Craft Breweries in Austin — Nine Austin breweries ranked by how well their ratings hold up under volume, from Jester King's Hill Country acreage to a Manor…
Where to Find Great Indian Food in Austin — Austin's strongest Indian cooking sits along a single north-side road: Parmer Lane and the blocks around it hold Chettinad…
The Taco Lover's Guide to Austin — Seven Austin taco spots worth the drive, from the street-taco stands on East Cesar Chavez to the 6:30 a.m. breakfast counters,…
Late-Night Restaurants in Austin: Where to Eat After Midnight — Austin's after-hours eating happens on two axes: the North Lamar taco corridor, where several kitchens do not open until…
Rooftop and Upstairs Bars in Austin With a View — Eight Austin bars where the drinking happens above street level, ranked by how well the view holds up and how settled the…
Best Wine Bars in Austin — Nine Austin wine bars ranked by how settled their reputations are, from a bookstore pour on East 11th to a Michelin-recommended…
Best Late Night Eats in Austin — Nine Austin kitchens and bars that keep serving after most of the city has closed, ranked by how late they actually run and how…
Austin's Top Vietnamese Restaurants — Discover the best Vietnamese food in Austin with our top picks for must-try restaurants!
Best Japanese Dining in Austin: Sushi Japon & Hibachi Grill — Experience the best of Japanese cuisine at Sushi Japon, where theatrical hibachi meets expertly crafted sushi at two Austin…
Where to Splurge in Austin — Discover Austin's finest dining experiences with our guide to the best upscale restaurants in the city.
Best Food Trucks in Austin — Discover the best food trucks in Austin with our expert recommendations on must-try spots and delicious dishes.
Austin's Top Seafood Restaurants — Discover Austin's best seafood restaurants, from upscale dining to casual eateries, and indulge in ocean-fresh flavors.

Top-rated places in Austin

ATX Party Boats — Restaurant, rated 5 from 3271 reviews
Lone Star Party Boats Lake Travis — Activities, rated 5 from 1500 reviews
GameOn! ATX — Activities, rated 5 from 1159 reviews
Craft Omakase — Restaurant, rated 5 from 418 reviews
Awesome Hibachi At Home | Austin- Texas — Restaurant, rated 5 from 323 reviews
Soto & Co. — Restaurant, rated 5 from 219 reviews
IV Nutrition — Restaurant, rated 5 from 156 reviews
Upstairs at Caroline — Bar, rated 4.9 from 6277 reviews
Edge Rooftop — Cocktail Bar, rated 4.9 from 5116 reviews
Dean's Italian Steakhouse — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 2875 reviews
Citizens All Day — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 2589 reviews
The potluck — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 2283 reviews
Manolis Ice Cream, Pops, Sorbet & More — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 973 reviews
Barton Springs Bike Rental & Tours — Activities, rated 4.9 from 974 reviews
Paprika ATX — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 545 reviews
Pizza Di Roma — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 503 reviews
David Doughie's Bagelry — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 444 reviews
Gelatoro - Italian Ice Cream — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 422 reviews
Sweet Charli Girl — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 267 reviews
Fabrik Austin — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 235 reviews
Kyoko Coffee — Coffee Shop, rated 4.9 from 206 reviews
Casa de Luz East — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 187 reviews
In Plain Sight — Cocktail Bar, rated 4.9 from 184 reviews
Feral Pizza — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 162 reviews

All 649 places in Austin

Events in Austin this week

Sara Bareilles — October 6, 2026 at Bass Concert Hall
Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves — October 6, 2026 at Hogg Memorial Auditorium
My Hero Academia in Concert — October 9, 2026 at Bass Concert Hall
Texas Renaissance Festival — October 10, 2026 at Texas Renaissance Festival
Austin FC vs. Nashville SC — October 10, 2026 at Q2 Stadium
Be Like Blippi Tour — October 16, 2026 at Bass Concert Hall
Texas Longhorns vs. Florida Gators Football — October 17, 2026 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Austin FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC — October 17, 2026 at Q2 Stadium
Texas Longhorns vs. Ole Miss Rebels Football — October 24, 2026 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake — October 28, 2026 at Q2 Stadium
Austin Film Festival — October 29, 2026 at Various Locations
Texas Longhorns vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football — October 31, 2026 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium

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Nearby, worth the drive

Locals Spa Days — October 7, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Locals Spa Days — October 8, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Thursday Night Steak Nights — October 8, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Keelan Donvan — October 9, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Garden Buzz Happy Hour — October 9, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Join us in The Restaurant for our Steak Nights — October 9, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Emmanuel Tomes — October 10, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Herb Garden Tea Service — October 10, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Nalani Caballero — October 10, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Join us in The Restaurant for our Steak Nights — October 10, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Garden Buzz Happy Hour — October 10, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away
Faith Evangeline — October 11, 2026 in Fredericksburg, 67 miles away

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