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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Austin After 50
Make it dinner and a band, a neighborhood pub or an evening somewhere new. Find the kind of outing you enjoy.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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