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The 15 Best Food Trucks in Austin

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The best food trucks in Austin, according to the experts: Michelin Guide, Texas Monthly, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. KG BBQ comes out on top.

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Cuantos Tacos and La Santa Barbacha hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.

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  1. Rank 1. KG BBQ

    Middle Eastern Barbecue

    A Michelin Bib Gourmand BBQ truck parked next to Oddwood Brewing, where the line forms early and the menu swings between Texas smoke and Cairo spice. The chef traded a finance career for a pit, and the result is brisket country seasoned with sumac, cinnamon, and pomegranate. Texas Monthly named it among the state's best BBQ joints, and the crowd agrees, loudly, with their mouths full.


  2. Rank 2. Cuantos Tacos

    Mexico City-style

    The suadero taco here, finished with nothing but onion and cilantro, is what draws a line to this East Austin food truck. The meat cooks in a traditional chorizera pan, and the bright yellow masa tortillas come out paper-thin and full of flavor. Mexico City-style is the whole brief, kept tight. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and a New York Times pick. Order at the window, find a spot in the shared picnic area, and don't skip the grilled onions.


  3. The name is a riff on barbacoa, which tells you exactly where to focus at this East Austin taco trailer. Picnic tables sit under shade and fans, and the barbacoa itself is slow and serious, folded into tacos with pinto beans and chicharrón or wrapped in a beet-red tortilla with gooey cheese. A Michelin Bib Gourmand and a James Beard semifinalist nod confirm what the line already suggests. A second location has since opened on 6th Street.



  4. Rank 5. Abo Youssef

    Middle Eastern



  5. Address
    1326 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX · Austin
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday Noon–8 PM

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  6. Rank 5. Beirut

    Middle Eastern


    Address
    3225 Amy Donovan Plaza, Austin, TX · Austin
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–8 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  7. Rank 5. Bodhi Viet Veggie Cuisine

    Vegan Vietnamese Food Truck





  8. Rank 5. Feral Pizza

    Pizzeria

    Parked near a gas station in North Loop, Feral is a food truck doing two distinct styles of pizza: thin, crispy sourdough rounds and pan pies with the sauce on top, both finished with garlic oil. The pan pizza is the more interesting argument. Order ahead if you're impatient, because the devoted regulars who've adopted this place keep the line moving at its own pace.




  9. Address
    1606 E 6th St, Austin, TX · Austin
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Wednesday Noon–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  10. Address
    5000 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX · Austin
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–3 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

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