Apt 115
A restaurant, wine bar and wine shop on East 7th Street. Choose a seasonal tasting dinner or the current à la carte menu.
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B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub
Liverpool mornings and Irish pub meals in Mueller. The pub says it opens for every Liverpool match regardless of the start time.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Barley Swine
A seasonal tasting dinner on Burnet Road. Tell the restaurant about dietary needs before booking; its published accommodation rules matter to this menu.
Birdie's
A counter-service restaurant and wine bar with a prix fixe dinner. Children are welcome and the restaurant publishes a kids menu.
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Apt 115
A restaurant, wine bar and wine shop on East 7th Street. Choose a seasonal tasting dinner or the current à la carte menu.
B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub
Liverpool mornings and Irish pub meals in Mueller. The pub says it opens for every Liverpool match regardless of the start time.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Barley Swine
A seasonal tasting dinner on Burnet Road. Tell the restaurant about dietary needs before booking; its published accommodation rules matter to this menu.
Birdie's
A counter-service restaurant and wine bar with a prix fixe dinner. Children are welcome and the restaurant publishes a kids menu.
Bouldin Creek Cafe
A vegetarian café with vegan choices and handcrafted coffee on South 1st Street. Check the menu’s ingredients when an all-vegan meal is the plan.
Briscuits
Biscuits and barbecue together at Radio Coffee & Beer on Menchaca Road. Check the truck’s current service days before driving over.
Broken Spoke
Country music, two-step lessons and a restaurant make the Broken Spoke a night with its own rhythm. The dancehall and kitchen publish separate schedules.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Casa de Luz Village
Whole-plant meals at the Toomey Road community space. Choose this branch for a meal near Barton Springs rather than mixing it up with Casa de Luz East.
Comedor
Philip Speer’s modern Mexican kitchen pairs a downtown dinner with Tom Kundig’s distinctive dining room.
Craft Omakase
A Japanese omakase tasting dinner on North Lamar. Reserve a seat for the seasonal menu rather than treating it as a walk-in sushi stop.
Cuantos Tacos
Mexico City-style tacos at the East 12th Street food-truck address. Choose the individual fillings rather than assuming every taco truck serves the same menu.
Dai Due
A Manor Road restaurant with a butchery focus and ingredient-led menus. Read the restaurant’s dietary guidance when your group needs a particular meal.
Din Ho Chinese BBQ
Cantonese cooking and Chinese barbecue on Research Boulevard. Roast dishes give this meal a different direction from a Central Texas smokehouse.
Discada
Discada centers its tacos on a northern Mexican cooking method that uses a disc-shaped pan. The restaurant’s own site lists 1319 Rosewood Avenue.
Distant Relatives
A barbecue food stop at Meanwhile Brewing on Promontory Point Drive. The brewery supplies drinks, and the two businesses keep their own menus.
Emmer & Rye
Seasonal cooking, house-milled grains and a fermentation program shape this Rainey Street dinner. Open the current menu to see what the kitchen is working with.
Este
A Mexican dinner on Manor Road, with separate brunch and dinner service. Check the restaurant’s own current menus before choosing your table.
Ezov
Eastern Mediterranean cooking on East Cesar Chavez, with food, cocktails and a separate brunch menu. Browse the dishes before putting together your evening.
Fabrik
A fully plant-based tasting dinner at Fabrik’s Windsor Road location. Reservations are required for this small restaurant.
Franklin Barbecue
Smoked brisket and Texas barbecue on East 11th Street. Check the restaurant’s visit and advance-order information before deciding how to get your meal.
Hestia
Live-fire cooking around a large hearth, with a tasting menu and an à la carte choice for the evening.
InterStellar BBQ
Texas barbecue on the Ranch Road 620 corridor. The kitchen can sell out, so check current service and ordering details before coming across town.
Jeffrey's
A Clarksville fine-dining evening with a separate bar menu. Choose the room and menu that fit the kind of dinner you want.
Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop
Breakfast plates, Tex-Mex lunch and a bakery counter share this East 7th Street stop. It is a different outing from an evening tasting dinner.
KG BBQ
Egyptian influences meet Texas barbecue at this Manor Road food truck. Open the current menu to see the smoked meats and sides.
Kappo Kappo
A French-Japanese tasting dinner inside the Austin Proper Hotel, with chef Haru Kishi leading the kitchen.
Kemuri Tatsu-ya
Japanese izakaya cooking meets a Texas smokehouse on East 2nd Street. Shared plates and barbecue make this a different meal from a brisket-only tray.
La Condesa
Modern Mexican cooking and house-made masa give a downtown dinner its focus. The bar also carries tequila and mezcal.
La Santa Barbacha
Central Mexican barbacoa from a family-run food truck. This record follows the Manor Road branch, separate from the company’s other pickup locations.
Launderette
A Holly neighborhood café with lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. The restaurant offers reservations for its dining room, bar and covered patio.
Le Calamar
A French dinner and full-service bar on South 1st Street. The restaurant asks guests to use email or the booking app rather than a phone call.
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
A barbecue restaurant on Emerald Forest Drive that describes its approach as new-school Texas cooking. The current restaurant is separate from older truck addresses.
Lenoir
A South 1st Street restaurant with its own dinner menu and wine program. Make a reservation or check the current visit details before heading over.
Ling Kitchen
A Chinese chef’s-table dining experience on Research Boulevard. Reserve the dinner before planning the trip north.
Lutie's
Regional cooking at the Commodore Perry Estate on Red River Street. Choose a table here when the setting is part of the dinner you want.
Meanwhile Brewing
A brewery with food trucks, a soccer field and a playground. Choose a meal from the trucks and check the stage calendar when you want music too.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Mercado Sin Nombre
Mexican coffee and heirloom corn lead the menu at this East Austin café. Make it a coffee-and-food stop on North Pleasant Valley Road.
Mexta
Contemporary Mexican cooking in the Littlefield Building on East 6th Street. Make this a dinner stop before choosing the rest of your downtown night.
Micklethwait Craft Meats
Oak-smoked meats, scratch-made sides and baked goods at the Tanney Street smokehouse. Older lists may still carry a different address.
Mum Foods Smokehouse & Delicatessen
A smokehouse and delicatessen on Manor Road. This profile is for the deli, rather than one of Mum Foods’ farmers-market stalls.
Nickel City Austin
A neighborhood bar with Delray Cafe’s sliders and other Detroit-style food. Use the Austin menu; Nickel City also has locations in other Texas cities.
Open late. Go earlier if you want a calmer room.
Nixta Taqueria
Heirloom-corn tacos and tostadas on East 12th Street. Counter service and the tasting dinner offer different ways to spend the meal.
Odd Duck
A South Lamar dinner built around a changing menu. Compare the current dishes before gathering a group around the table.
Parish Barbecue
A barbecue stop on Springdale Road, included in the 2026 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand selection. Check the venue’s current service information before making the trip.
Phil’s Icehouse on Burnet
Burgers and a playground give the family a meal with time to play. This record is for Burnet Road, separate from the South Lamar and North 183 branches.
Set up for kids to play, so expect families around.
Siti
Southeast Asian cooking inside the Frances Modern Inn, drawing on the food traditions of several countries rather than one single regional menu.
Suerte
Masa is central to Suerte’s Mexican cooking on East 6th Street. Dinner and brunch have separate menus, so choose the meal before booking.
Tare
A multi-course Japanese dinner on Alderbrook Drive. Book the menu experience rather than expecting an ordinary drop-in meal.
Terry Black’s BBQ
Central Texas barbecue on Barton Springs Road, with brisket and other smoked meats ordered for a tray. The park is nearby, but this is a separate restaurant stop.
The BE Hive Austin
A fully vegan deli in Mueller with house-made plant-based meats and sandwiches. It occupies the former Rebel Cheese restaurant space.
The Continental Club
A South Congress music room with its own mix of ticketed shows. Check the artist and admission rules for the exact date before heading over.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
The Saxon Pub
Make the band the reason to go. The Saxon Pub’s own calendar lists the artists and showtimes for this South Lamar music room.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Toshokan
An intimate omakase sushi counter on East 4th Street. Reserve the dinner itself before making it part of a larger night out.
Veracruz Fonda & Bar
Modern Mexican cooking from the Veracruz sisters, with a full bar on Aldrich Street. This is the Mueller Fonda restaurant rather than a different Veracruz truck.
la Barbecue
Texas barbecue on East Cesar Chavez, with smoked meats and sides. Use the current ordering details when a particular cut is the reason for the trip.
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