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Where to eat in Austin

3,291 places to eat and drink are open in and around Austin. Readers' poll winners include Uchiko Austin (sushi), Ramen Tatsu-Ya (ramen) and Home Slice Pizza (pizza).

Updated October 2026. No restaurant pays to be listed or ranked.

The best, by kind

All guides
Nixta Taqueria
The best Mexican
  1. Nixta Taqueria
  2. Veracruz Fonda and Bar
  3. Cuantos Tacos
812 placesSee the top 6
Desnudo Coffee: South Lamar
The best coffee shops
  1. Desnudo Coffee: South Lamar
  2. Summer Moon Coffee
  3. Houndstooth Coffee
485 placesSee the top 6
Home Slice Pizza
The best pizza
  1. Home Slice Pizza
  2. Via 313
  3. Jet's Pizza
456 placesSee the top 6
Veracruz Fonda and Bar
The best tacos
  1. Veracruz Fonda and Bar
  2. Juan in a Million
  3. Torchy's Tacos
449 placesSee the top 6
Upper Crust Bakery
The best bakeries
  1. Upper Crust Bakery
  2. Mi Tradición
  3. Swedish Hill
287 placesSee the top 6
P. Terry's Burger Stand
The best burgers
  1. P. Terry's Burger Stand
  2. Hopdoddy Burger Bar
  3. JewBoy Burgers
251 placesSee the top 6
LeRoy & Lewis
The best BBQ
  1. LeRoy & Lewis
  2. Interstellar BBQ
  3. La Barbecue
157 placesSee the top 6
Paperboy
The best breakfast and brunch
  1. Paperboy
  2. Jack Allen's Kitchen Oak Hill
  3. Phoebe's Diner
151 placesSee the top 6
Craft Omakase
The best sushi
  1. Craft Omakase
  2. Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
  3. Uchiko Austin
131 placesSee the top 6
House of Three Gorges
The best Chinese
  1. House of Three Gorges
  2. Wu Chow
  3. Ling Kitchen
127 placesSee the top 6
Tarka Indian Kitchen
The best Indian
  1. Tarka Indian Kitchen
  2. Clay Pit
  3. Sangam Chettinad Indian Cuisine
82 placesSee the top 6
Mandola's Italian
The best Italian
  1. Mandola's Italian
  2. Red Ash
  3. Patrizi's
81 placesSee the top 6
Sip Pho
The best Vietnamese
  1. Sip Pho
  2. Tan My Restaurant
  3. Pho Phong Luu
74 placesSee the top 6
Este
The best seafood
  1. Este
  2. Quality Seafood Market
  3. Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin
73 placesSee the top 6
61places
The best breweries
  1. Meanwhile Brewing
  2. Pinthouse Brewing
  3. Austin Beerworks
See the top 6
Thai Fresh
The best Thai
  1. Thai Fresh
  2. Kiin Di
  3. Titaya's Thai Cuisine
59 placesSee the top 6
Steiner Ranch Steakhouse
The best steakhouses
  1. Steiner Ranch Steakhouse
  2. Bartlett's
  3. VanHorn's
57 placesSee the top 6
Ramen Tatsu-Ya
The best ramen
  1. Ramen Tatsu-Ya
  2. Ramen Del Barrio
  3. Michi Ramen
38 placesSee the top 6
Bouldin Creek Cafe
The best vegan and vegetarian
  1. Bouldin Creek Cafe
  2. Casa de Luz
  3. Fabrik
35 placesSee the top 6

Local favourites

How we rank

Places in and around Austin that readers voted among the area’s best, with the year and the category.

  1. Uchiko Austin
    Photo: uchiko.uchirestaurants.com

    Uchiko Austin

    Japanese restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for sushi, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    4200 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78756
    Today
    Closed today
    All hours
    MonClosed
    TueClosed
    WedClosed
    ThuClosed
    Fri4 PM to 11 PM
    Sat4 PM to 11 PM
    SunClosed
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  2. Ramen Tatsu-Ya

    Japanese restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for ramen, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    1234 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
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  3. Home Slice Pizza

    Pizza restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for pizza, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    501 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
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  4. Mandola's Italian
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    Mandola's Italian

    Italian restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for Italian, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    4700 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78751
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  5. Mama Betty's Tex-Mex y Cantina

    Tex-Mex restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for Mexican, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    9900 W Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78717-4909
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  6. Veracruz Fonda and Bar

    Mexican restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for tacos, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    1905 Aldrich St, Austin, TX 78723
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  7. House of Three Gorges
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    House of Three Gorges

    Chinese restaurant · Austin
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for Chinese, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    8557 Research Blvd #144, Austin, TX 78758
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  8. Tarka Indian Kitchen

    Indian restaurant · Round Rock
    • Won Best of ATX 2026 for Indian, voted by readers (source)
    Where
    201 University Oaks Blvd #580, Round Rock, TX 78665
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