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Bar•Austin•$$$$
Bar AC
Let's get the odd part out of the way: Bar AC is dark on Fridays and Saturdays, which for a hotel bar tucked into the AC by the UT campus is a plot twist.
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Best cocktail Restaurants in Austin: 143 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for cocktail in Austin, curated by TastyPals editors.
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Top picks for cocktail in Austin
Fast answers for diners searching for cocktail restaurants in Austin. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Cocktail Bar•East Austin•$$$$
Mola
Mola is a sensible cocktail bar call in East Austin in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
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10.0
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American•East Austin•$$
Upstairs at Caroline
Let's be honest about what Upstairs at Caroline is: a rooftop bar bolted to a downtown hotel, with fire pits, giant Jenga, cornhole, and a wall of TVs.
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9.8
Based on 6795 reviews
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Bar•Austin•$$$$
Edge Rooftop
Let's be honest about what a hotel rooftop bar usually is: a place that charges you $18 for a view and a sad, wilting garnish.
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9.8
Based on 5315 reviews
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Korean Barbecue•Austin•$$
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
Let's be clear about what KPOT is: a chain, the second-fastest growing in America, with a Sunset Valley outpost on Brodie Lane where the grill smokes at your table and you order everything off a tablet.
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9.8
Based on 4853 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$$
Dean's Italian Steakhouse
Dean's Italian Steakhouse occupies a specific lane in Austin's dining landscape — the high-gloss, low-lit supper club that treats an evening out as theatre rather than transaction.
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9.8
Based on 3261 reviews
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American•The Domain•$$$$
Corinne at The Domain
Let's be honest about the setup: Corinne lives inside the Westin at The Domain, which usually spells beige hotel food and a bar that closes when the conference does.
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9.8
Based on 1760 reviews
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Bar•Austin•$$$$
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight earns its name by hiding in front of you — a sleek, eight-seat bar at 612 Brazos Street that doesn't try to be a scene but absolutely is one.
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9.8
Based on 196 reviews
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American•Austin•$$
Corner Restaurant
Ground floor of the JW Marriott, which sounds like a red flag for anyone allergic to hotel dining, but Corner plays it smarter than that.
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9.6
Based on 18121 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$
Estância Brazilian Steakhouse
Estancia Brazilian Steakhouse is the churrascaria Austin defaults to when the occasion calls for a celebration built around meat and volume — and its reputation holds up because the rodízio format is executed with the kind of pacing and…
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9.6
Based on 12165 reviews
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Lounge Bar•East Austin•$$$$
Zanzibar
Let's be honest about what Zanzibar is: a tropical fever dream perched on the 7th floor of the Marriott downtown, all lush plants and skyline views, engineered so you forget you're in a hotel and start pretending you're on vacation.
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9.6
Based on 8482 reviews
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American•Austin•$$
Champions Austin Restaurant & Bar
Here's the thing about a sports bar tucked into a Courtyard Marriott on East 4th: you walk in braced for reheated nachos under fifteen TVs, and Champions quietly overdelivers.
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9.6
Based on 4088 reviews
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Bar•Austin•$$
Acre 41
Acre 41 lives inside The Otis Hotel in the campus district, which sounds like a recipe for hotel-restaurant blandness.
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9.6
Based on 2462 reviews
14
Wine Bar•Austin•$$
Three Legged Goat
Three Legged Goat operates on a simple but genuinely rare premise in the Austin metro: it exists to champion Texas wine, full stop.
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9.6
Based on 312 reviews
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Indian•Austin•$$
Sangam Chettinad Indian Cuisine
Sangam Chettinad has become North Austin's clearest reference point for South Indian cooking that doesn't dial itself down for an unfamiliar room.
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9.4
Based on 19134 reviews
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Mediterranean•South Congress•$$$
Aba Austin
Aba occupies a rooftop perch near the top of South Congress, and by most accounts the room earns its reputation before the food even arrives.
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9.4
Based on 7683 reviews
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Pizza•South Lamar•$$
Pinthouse Pizza
Let's be honest about what Pinthouse Pizza actually is: a brewery that happens to make very good pizza, tucked into the Brodie Oaks strip on South Lamar.
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9.4
Based on 5094 reviews
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Seafood•Austin•$$$$
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
There's a particular pride in dining at the original.
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9.4
Based on 2640 reviews
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Barbecue•Austin•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Micklethwait Barbecue
Micklethwait Craft Meats is the East Austin trailer that the city's barbecue conversation regularly circles back to — operating out of a small yard off Rosewood, it has built a reputation that runs comfortably alongside the more famous n…
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9.4
Based on 2010 reviews
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American•Burnet•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Barley Swine
Barley Swine is Bryce Gilmore's tasting-menu room on Burnet Road, a restaurant that predates Austin's current fine-dining wave and retains the kind of quiet authority that comes from years of genuine commitment to a single idea: seasonal…
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9.4
Based on 1409 reviews
21
Pizza•Austin•$$
The Growler Bar and Kitchen
First things first: this place isn't in Austin.
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9.4
Based on 1343 reviews
22
Lounge Bar•Austin•$$
Azul Rooftop
Twenty floors up on top of the Westin, Azul is exactly the kind of place I keep telling people to stop apologizing for: it's a cocktail bar that happens to feed you, not a restaurant with a view tax.
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9.4
Based on 1238 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$$
Jeffrey's
Jeffrey's has been the Clarksville old-guard, and it wears that history like a tailored jacket — Napoleon Room wine cellar, an upstairs space literally called The Apartment, three dining rooms and a bar with actual pulse.
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9.4
Based on 1168 reviews
24
Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$$$
Here Nor There
Here Nor There operates in that specific register where the cocktail bar *is* the destination, not a preamble to dinner somewhere else.
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9.4
Based on 748 reviews
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Pizza•Austin•$
Show Me Pizza
Show Me Pizza landed on South 1st on April 14, 2021, and it's been one of the more interesting transplant stories in Austin pizza: New York owners who migrated to Texas and didn't try to replicate a New York slice shop, but instead built…
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9.4
Based on 570 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$$
J Carver’s Oyster Bar & Chophouse
J Carver's Oyster Bar & Chophouse is operating in the space where Austin's steakhouse tradition and its current cocktail-bar era collide — and for once, neither side feels like an afterthought.
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9.4
Based on 567 reviews
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Seafood•Austin•$$
Austin's Very Own Saltt
Austin's Very Own Saltt is doing something architecturally specific: it's transplanting Bruce's Seafood Deli — a Port Arthur institution started by a Vietnamese shrimper who wanted to stay closer to home — into a strip mall in Austin's N…
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9.4
Based on 393 reviews
28
Coffee Shop•Austin•$$$$
Purely Provisions
Let's get the geography straight first: Purely Provisions is in downtown Round Rock, not Austin proper — a distinction worth making because the place is deeply tied to its neighborhood.
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9.4
Based on 284 reviews
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Korean•Austin•$$$$
BANJOO 반주 Korean Cuisine & Karaoke
Banjoo lands on Burnet Rd with a concept that Austin's late-night scene has been quietly waiting for: a Korean fusion kitchen and karaoke bar that stays open until 2 AM six nights a week, built by the same team behind SOHA.
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9.4
Based on 250 reviews
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Bar and Grill•Red River•$$
Moonshine Grill
Moonshine Grill is a bar and grill pick in Red River in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.2
Based on 7343 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$
Steiner Ranch Steakhouse
The drive to Steiner Ranch is part of the negotiation.
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9.2
Based on 5572 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille - Downtown Austin
Perry's occupies the historic Norwood Tower, a setting that does much of the persuasive work before the first course arrives — warm, classic, built for occasions that warrant tableside theatre.
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9.2
Based on 4529 reviews
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Mexican•Austin•$$$
Fonda San Miguel
Fonda San Miguel suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 3681 reviews
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Mexican•Austin•$$
Blue Corn Harvest Bar & Grill, Georgetown
Let's be honest about Georgetown: it's not where you'd expect a Southwestern kitchen to earn a reputation, yet Blue Corn Harvest has quietly parked itself at #4 of 144 restaurants in town.
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9.2
Based on 3450 reviews
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Indian•Austin•$$
Kuppanna
Kuppanna doesn't pretend to be a special-occasion room, and that honesty is its first virtue.
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9.2
Based on 2863 reviews
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Cajun•Austin•$$
Cypress Grill
Some Cajun rooms in Austin lean on the décor to do the talking.
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9.2
Based on 2795 reviews
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Pizza•East Austin•$$
Via 313 Pizza
Via 313 Pizza suits a night out in East Austin when you want pizza that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 2673 reviews
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Night Club•Downtown•$$
Elephant Room
Elephant Room suits a night out in Downtown when you want night club that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 2574 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$$
The Roosevelt Room
Let's set expectations: The Roosevelt Room is a cocktail bar first, a kitchen second, and it's completely at peace with that arrangement.
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9.2
Based on 2280 reviews
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Bar•East Austin•$$
Whisler’s
Whisler’s suits a night out in East Austin when you want bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 1824 reviews
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Seafood•Austin•$$$
Salt Traders Coastal Cooking
Salt Traders Coastal Cooking is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 1823 reviews
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Cajun•Austin•$$
French Quarter Grille
Here's a truth about strip-mall restaurants: the good ones stop apologizing for the parking lot the second you sit down.
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9.2
Based on 1759 reviews
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Indian•Austin•$$$$
House of Chettinad
Let's settle the geography first: House of Chettinad sits in Leander, north of the city, so the drive is part of the reckoning.
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9.2
Based on 1610 reviews
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Caribbean•East Austin•$$$
Canje
Canje landed in East Austin and immediately started getting the kind of word-of-mouth that food writers are usually too slow to catch — Caribbean cooking rooted in genuine tradition rather than deployed as a concept.
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9.2
Based on 1434 reviews
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Mediterranean•West Campus•$$
Phoenician resto cafe
Phoenician resto cafe suits a night out in West Campus when you want mediterranean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 978 reviews
46
Wine Bar•Austin•$$$
LENOIR
Lenoir operates on a premise that's rarer than it sounds: a whitewashed South First bungalow running a rotating menu built from Central Texas produce, filtered through the kind of heat and spice combinations — Goan vindaloos, scotch bonn…
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9.2
Based on 875 reviews
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Spanish•South Lamar•$$
El Raval
El Raval is one of the more conceptually honest restaurants on South Lamar — it's not "tapas bar" shorthand for small plates and sangria, but a genuine attempt to map what Barcelona's El Raval neighborhood actually is: a polyglot distric…
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9.2
Based on 663 reviews
48
Italian•Austin•$
La Volta Pizza Club
La Volta Pizza Club began as a food truck grinding it out on the East Side before Chef Eddie landed the brick-and-mortar at 900 W 10th — and that origin story matters, because it explains why the kitchen operates with a food-truck-sharp…
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9.2
Based on 513 reviews
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Brewery•Austin•$$$$
Whitestone Brewery
Whitestone Brewery is the kind of brewery room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 507 reviews
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Sports Bar•Austin•$$
The Victory Tap
The Victory Tap is the kind of sports bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 408 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•East Austin•$$
Domo Alley-Gato Tatsu-Ya
Domo Alley-Gato Tatsu-Ya is the kind of cocktail bar room in East Austin you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 347 reviews
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Italian•Downtown•$$$$
Moderna Bar & Pizzeria
Chef Leo Spizzirri isn't the kind of pizza guy who moved to Texas and figured out how to make margheritas.
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9.2
Based on 228 reviews
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Korean•Downtown•$$$$
Pocha is Back
Pocha is Back isn't trying to compete with Austin's sit-down Korean BBQ scene — it's doing something more specific and, frankly, more interesting.
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9.2
Based on 204 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$
The Royale Room
The Royale Room is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 124 reviews
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Bar•Austin•$$$$
Uptown Lounge Craft Kitchen & Cocktails
Uptown Lounge Craft Kitchen & Cocktails is a sensible bar call in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.2
Based on 30 reviews
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Beer Garden•Rainey Street•$$
Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden
Rainey Street can feel like a bachelorette parade with a beer tab, so it's a small miracle Banger's actually cooks.
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9.0
Based on 7302 reviews
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Bar and Grill•East Austin•$
Casino El Camino
Casino El Camino has built its reputation on a specific and largely uncompromising proposition: a dark, cash-only dive bar on Sixth Street that takes its burgers seriously enough that people talk about them in the same breath as the best…
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9.0
Based on 4404 reviews
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Pizza•Austin•$$
600 Degrees Pizzeria
Let's clear something up first: 600 Degrees actually lives on the Georgetown Square, a bit north of downtown Austin proper, in a room that got so busy after opening in 2014 they annexed the building next door and still run flat-out most…
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9.0
Based on 3945 reviews
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American•Austin•$$
Willie's Grill & Icehouse
Let's clear the air first: there's no Willie's inside Austin proper.
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9.0
Based on 3728 reviews
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Breakfast•Downtown•$$
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
Snooze on North Lamar (3800 N Lamar Blvd) is the kind of retro-bright room that turns a weekend line into a social event, and it earns the wait.
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9.0
Based on 3611 reviews
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Seafood•South Congress•$$$
Perla's
There's a specific kind of Austin afternoon that Perla's was engineered for: oak shade, a wooden deck sitting inches above the South Congress sidewalk, a cold glass of something, and a plate of oysters flown in that morning.
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9.0
Based on 2949 reviews
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Barbecue•Austin•$$
STACK CITY BBQ
STACK CITY BBQ is the kind of barbecue room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 2348 reviews
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Italian•Austin•$$
Tony And Luigi's
Tony And Luigi's is a italian pick in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 2293 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$
Wildfire
Wildfire is the kind of steakhouse room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 2216 reviews
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French•Austin•$$$
Péché
Péché is the kind of french room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 2175 reviews
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American•South Lamar•$$$
Eberly
Eberly is the kind of american room in South Lamar you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1658 reviews
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Indian•Austin•$$
Jaipur Palace - Austin
Jaipur Palace - Austin is a indian pick in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 1613 reviews
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Catering Service•Austin•$$
2020 Market Scratch Kitchen & Bar
2020 Market Scratch Kitchen & Bar is a catering service pick in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 1566 reviews
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Breakfast•Austin•$$
Industry
Industry is the kind of breakfast room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1522 reviews
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Oyster Bar•Downtown•$$$
Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin
Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin suits a night out in Downtown when you want oyster bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 1492 reviews
71
Thai•Austin•$$
sway thai
sway thai is the kind of thai room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1403 reviews
72
Brewpub•Downtown•$$
Swift's Attic
Swift's Attic is a brewpub pick in Downtown in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 1391 reviews
73
Pizza•Austin•$$
Toss Pizzeria & Pub
Toss Pizzeria & Pub suits a night out when you want pizza that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 1287 reviews
74
Pizza•East Austin•$$
Bufalina Pizza
Bufalina Pizza is the kind of pizza room in East Austin you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1230 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$$$
Bob's Steak & Chop House - Downtown Austin
Bob's Steak & Chop House - Downtown Austin is a steakhouse pick in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 1186 reviews
76
French•West Campus•$$
Hopfields
Hopfields is the kind of french room in West Campus you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1175 reviews
77
Bar and Grill•South Lamar•$$$$
Tiki Tatsu-Ya
Tiki Tatsu-Ya is a bar and grill pick in South Lamar in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 1091 reviews
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Lounge Bar•Austin•$$
Kitty Cohen's
Kitty Cohen's is the kind of lounge bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 986 reviews
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Southern•Austin•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Olamaie
Olamaie occupies a particular and deliberate position in Austin's dining landscape: Southern fine dining taken seriously, without apology or irony.
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9.0
Based on 946 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$
Garage
Garage is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 936 reviews
81
Japanese•Austin•$$$
Musashino Sushi Dokoro
Three decades into its run, Musashino Sushi Dokoro is the place Austin's sushi chefs point to when asked where everything started.
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9.0
Based on 723 reviews
82
Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$
DrinkWell
DrinkWell has been doing something genuinely specific: running a serious cocktail program out of a 58-seat North Loop spot — 38 indoors, 20 on the open-air patio — where the kitchen actually earns its square footage.
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9.0
Based on 714 reviews
83
American•East Austin•$$
Uptown
Uptown is a american pick in East Austin in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 598 reviews
84
Pizza•Austin•$$
Dovetail Pizza & Bar
Dovetail Pizza & Bar suits a night out when you want pizza that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 430 reviews
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Italian•East Austin•$$
Casa Bianca
Casa Bianca suits a night out in East Austin when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 312 reviews
86
Family•Austin•$$
Backporch Social
Backporch Social is the kind of family room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 268 reviews
87
Food Court•Austin•$$$$
Main Streat Food Hall By H-E-B
Main Streat Food Hall By H-E-B is the kind of food court room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 116 reviews
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Barbecue•Downtown•$$
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que keeps showing up in the right conversations in Downtown when people want a reliable barbecue plan.
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8.8
Based on 6625 reviews
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Italian•The Domain•$$
Maggiano's Little Italy
Maggiano's Little Italy is an easy italian option in The Domain in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 4325 reviews
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Steakhouse•Austin•$$
LongHorn Steakhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse is a sensible steakhouse call in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 3344 reviews
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Mexican•Zilker•$$
El Alma
El Alma is a strong brunch move in Zilker in Austin when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
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8.8
Based on 2693 reviews
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Seafood•Austin•$$
Freda's Seafood Grille
Freda's Seafood Grille is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
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8.8
Based on 2655 reviews
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Japanese•Austin•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
Kemuri Tatsu-ya opened in East Austin in 2017 on a premise that reads better as a manifesto than a menu concept: Japanese izakaya principles run through the filter of Texas barbecue culture, decorated with taxidermy deer heads, Conway Tw…
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8.8
Based on 2437 reviews
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Lounge Bar•Austin•$$
Foxhole Culinary Tavern
Foxhole Culinary Tavern is a sensible lounge bar call in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 2193 reviews
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Wine Bar•Austin•$$
The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen - Cedar Park
The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen - Cedar Park is an easy wine bar option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 2162 reviews
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Italian•Austin•$$
North Italia
North Italia earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
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8.8
Based on 2147 reviews
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Lounge Bar•Downtown•$$
Speakeasy
Speakeasy is a lounge bar restaurant in Downtown in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 1954 reviews
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French•Austin•$$$
Justine's
Justine's is the kind of french room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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8.8
Based on 1887 reviews
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Italian•Rainey Street•$$$
BIB GOURMANDGREEN STAR
Emmer & Rye
Emmer & Rye occupies a corner of Rainey Street that has grown considerably noisier since the restaurant opened, yet the kitchen has remained disciplined in a way that sets it apart from the bars and patios surrounding it.
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8.8
Based on 1818 reviews
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Bakery•Austin•$$
1886 Cafe & Bakery
1886 Cafe & Bakery earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
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8.8
Based on 1778 reviews
101
Mediterranean•Austin•$$$
The Peacock
The Peacock suits a night out when you want mediterranean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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8.8
Based on 1248 reviews
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Italian•East Austin•$$
Il Brutto
Il Brutto is a italian restaurant in East Austin in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 1245 reviews
103
Steakhouse•Downtown•$$$
ALC Steaks
ALC Steaks suits a night out in Downtown when you want steakhouse that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningwine barcocktail
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8.8
Based on 1185 reviews
104
Cafe•South Lamar•$$
Opa
Opa is a cafe restaurant in South Lamar in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
late nightcocktail
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8.8
Based on 1114 reviews
105
Chinese•East Austin•$$
Old Thousand
Old Thousand is an easy chinese option in East Austin in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1087 reviews
106
Gastropub•Austin•$
Round Rock Tavern
Round Rock Tavern is a gastropub restaurant in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1040 reviews
107
Bar and Grill•Austin•$$
Bar Louie- Round Rock
Bar Louie- Round Rock is an easy bar and grill option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
publate nightcocktail
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8.8
Based on 967 reviews
108
Wine Bar•Austin•$$
Roots
Roots is a wine bar restaurant in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
wine barlate nightcocktail
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8.8
Based on 963 reviews
109
Burgers•Austin•$$
Pool Burger
Pool Burger is an easy burgers option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 917 reviews
110
Italian•Austin•$$
L'Oca d'Oro
L'Oca d'Oro is a italian restaurant in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
wine barcocktail
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8.8
Based on 896 reviews
111
Cocktail Bar•East Austin•$$
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a cocktail bar restaurant in East Austin in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 878 reviews
112
Brunch•East Austin•$$
Ezov
Ezov is a strong brunch move in East Austin in Austin when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunchcocktail
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8.8
Based on 644 reviews
113
Brunch•Austin•$$
Hard Count Kitchen & Cocktails
Hard Count Kitchen & Cocktails earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
brunchcocktail
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8.8
Based on 625 reviews
114
Bar•East Austin•$$
The Dead Rabbit, Austin
The Dead Rabbit, Austin earns a weekend detour in East Austin when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
cocktailbrunchpub
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8.8
Based on 612 reviews
115
Wine Bar•Austin•$$$$
Birdie's
Birdie's is an easy wine bar option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
wine barcocktail
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8.8
Based on 595 reviews
116
Bar•Austin•$$
URBAN ROOFTOP
URBAN ROOFTOP is a sensible bar call in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 545 reviews
117
Tapas•East Austin•$$$$
Kalimotxo
Kalimotxo is a sensible tapas call in East Austin in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 326 reviews
118
Indian•East Austin•$$$$
Electric Gravy Mumbai Bar & Canteen
Electric Gravy Mumbai Bar & Canteen is a indian restaurant in East Austin in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 243 reviews
119
Brunch•Austin•$$$$
Tapville Social - Austin
Tapville Social - Austin earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
brunchcocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 223 reviews
120
Cocktail Bar•Downtown•$$$$
Juniper Cocktails & Kitchen
Juniper Cocktails & Kitchen is an easy cocktail bar option in Downtown in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 168 reviews
121
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Coffee Shop•Austin•$$
Manny's
Manny's is a strong brunch move in Austin when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
cocktailbrunchlate night
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8.8
Based on 121 reviews
122
Google
Barbecue•Red River•$$
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Stubb's Bar-B-Q is one of the better-known barbecue spots in Red River in Austin, which makes it a practical place to start.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 6859 reviews
123
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Mexican•Austin•$$
La Margarita Restaurante
La Margarita Restaurante is an easy mexican option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 3413 reviews
124
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American•Austin•$$
URBAN Eat.Drink
URBAN Eat.Drink is a sensible american call in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 2150 reviews
125
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Mexican•Austin•$$$
La Condesa
La Condesa is a mexican pick in Austin when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchlate nightcocktail
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8.6
Based on 2112 reviews
126
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American•Austin•$$
COVER 3 Round Rock
COVER 3 Round Rock is an easy american option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 1745 reviews
127
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American•East Austin•$$
Hillside Farmacy
Hillside Farmacy earns a weekend detour in East Austin when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
wine barbrunchcocktail
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8.6
Based on 1709 reviews
128
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Bar and Grill•Austin•$$
Cedar Door Patio Bar & Grill
Cedar Door Patio Bar & Grill is an easy bar and grill option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
pubcocktail
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8.6
Based on 1681 reviews
129
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Argentinian•East Austin•$$
Buenos Aires Café
Buenos Aires Café is an easy argentinian option in East Austin in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
wine barcocktail
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8.6
Based on 1519 reviews
130
Italian•Downtown•$$
Quattro Gatti Ristorante e Pizzeria
Quattro Gatti Ristorante e Pizzeria is an easy italian option in Downtown in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
wine barcocktail
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8.6
Based on 1032 reviews
131
Indian•Austin•$$
Godavari | Indian Cuisine | Austin
Godavari | Indian Cuisine | Austin is a sensible indian call in Austin when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 1014 reviews
132
Lounge Bar•Downtown•$$
Devil May Care
Devil May Care is a lounge bar restaurant in Downtown in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
late nightcocktail
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8.6
Based on 521 reviews
133
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Steakhouse•South Congress•$$$$
Maie Day
Maie Day earns a weekend detour in South Congress when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
brunchcocktail
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8.6
Based on 425 reviews
134
Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$$$
Powder Room
Powder Room is a cocktail bar restaurant in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 420 reviews
135
Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$$$
The Betty
The Betty is an easy cocktail bar option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktaillate nighthidden gem
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8.6
Based on 386 reviews
136
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Brewery•Austin•$$
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is an easy brewery option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
pubcocktail
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8.4
Based on 2578 reviews
137
Cocktail Bar•Austin•$$$$
Codependent Cocktails + Coffee
Codependent Cocktails + Coffee is an easy cocktail bar option in Austin to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktaillate night
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8.4
Based on 806 reviews
138
French•Austin•$$$$
Bureau de Poste / French Bistro
Bureau de Poste / French Bistro is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
wine barbistrobrunch
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8.4
Based on 323 reviews
139
Google
Family•Austin•$$
54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse
54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse is a family restaurant in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktail
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8.2
Based on 1806 reviews
140
Google
Night Club•Red River•$
Barbarella Austin
Barbarella Austin is a night club restaurant in Red River in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
late nightcocktail
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8.2
Based on 1502 reviews
141
Google
Sushi•Austin•$$
RA Sushi - Austin
RA Sushi in Austin makes no apologies for what it is: a high-capacity, occasion-driven fusion restaurant built for the table of eight heading to a show, the date night that wants drama without demanding fluency in omakase protocol.
cocktail
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8.0
Based on 2897 reviews
142
Bar•East Austin•$$
Coyote Ugly Saloon
Coyote Ugly Saloon is a bar restaurant in East Austin in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktail
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8.0
Based on 1371 reviews
143
Wine Bar•Downtown•$$$$
Rosie's Wine Bar
Rosie's Wine Bar is a wine bar restaurant in Downtown in Austin that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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8.0
Based on 78 reviews
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Bar AC is among the top-rated options for cocktail in Austin, with a 10.0 Google rating and 77 reviews.
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