Guides to Austin
Where to eat and drink around Austin, and what to do: the markets, who has live music, which nights have trivia, and what is on for each season. Every guide is kept current. No place pays to be listed or ranked.
Eat and drink
Where to eat in Austin
Where to eat in Austin
- Nixta Taqueria for Mexican
- Desnudo Coffee: South Lamar for coffee shops
- Home Slice Pizza for pizza
The best Mexican
- Nixta Taqueria
- Veracruz Fonda and Bar
- Cuantos Tacos
The best coffee shops
- Desnudo Coffee: South Lamar
- Summer Moon Coffee
- Houndstooth Coffee
The best pizza
- Home Slice Pizza
- Via 313
- Jet's Pizza
The best tacos
- Veracruz Fonda and Bar
- Juan in a Million
- Torchy's Tacos
The best bakeries
- Upper Crust Bakery
- Mi Tradición
- Swedish Hill
The best burgers
- P. Terry's Burger Stand
- Hopdoddy Burger Bar
- JewBoy Burgers
The best BBQ
- LeRoy & Lewis
- Interstellar BBQ
- La Barbecue
The best breakfast and brunch
- Paperboy
- Jack Allen's Kitchen Oak Hill
- Phoebe's Diner
The best sushi
- Craft Omakase
- Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
- Uchiko Austin
The best Chinese
- House of Three Gorges
- Wu Chow
- Ling Kitchen
The best Indian
- Tarka Indian Kitchen
- Clay Pit
- Sangam Chettinad Indian Cuisine
The best Italian
- Mandola's Italian
- Red Ash
- Patrizi's
The best Vietnamese
- Sip Pho
- Tan My Restaurant
- Pho Phong Luu
The best seafood
- Este
- Quality Seafood Market
- Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin
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The best breweries
- Meanwhile Brewing
- Pinthouse Brewing
- Austin Beerworks
The best Thai
- Thai Fresh
- Kiin Di
- Titaya's Thai Cuisine
The best steakhouses
- Steiner Ranch Steakhouse
- Bartlett's
- VanHorn's
The best ramen
- Ramen Tatsu-Ya
- Ramen Del Barrio
- Michi Ramen
The best vegan and vegetarian
- Bouldin Creek Cafe
- Casa de Luz
- Fabrik
Things to do
Full calendarFall festivalsFri Oct 16Ds Songwriters FestivalSat Oct 17Austin Coffee FestivalSee all 22
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Apple pickingSun Oct 25F1 on Apple TV Live in IMAX: U.S. RaceSee all 1
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HalloweenMon Oct 12Halloween Lanterns @ Laura'sMon Oct 12Spooky Movie MTV Mondays!See all 59
Farmers marketsSat Oct 17Barton Creek Farmers MarketSat Oct 17SFC Downtown Farmers' MarketSee all 51
Christmas and holidaysFri Nov 6A Charlie Brown ChristmasSat Nov 14Holiday Bazaar Arts and Crafts ShowSee all 31
Live music venuesSun Oct 11Mariachi El BronxSun Oct 11The Music Moves Mountains Foundation presents Sound CollectiveSee all 500
Wineries with live musicFri Oct 16David SelboSat Oct 17LIVE Music – Two Heavy CatsSee all 24
Trivia nightsTue Oct 13Full Sass Trivia TuesdaysTue Oct 13Geeks Who Drink Trivia NightSee all 20
With kidsMon Oct 12All Ages StorytimeMon Oct 12Books and BabiesSee all 62
FreeMon Oct 12Library ClosedMon Oct 12Infant Storytime @ WestbankSee all 132
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