The Best French Food in Austin
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The best French food in Austin, according to the experts: Esquire, The Austin Chronicle, and the Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Le Calamar comes out on top.
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Justine's and Austin Rotisserie hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.
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Rank 1. Le Calamar
French
Concrete floors and dark leather in a South Austin building that could pass for a tech lobby, except the menu is French and the martinis have made a small national name for themselves. Le Calamar is a neighborhood bistro where the food leans sharing plates, the wine list sneaks in some Texas pours, and the baked Alaska arrives with honey pecan dacquoise and torched meringue like it has something to prove.
The awards
- Esquire Esquire: Cornstar Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2026 · Best Prix Fixe Dining Deal · Best of Austin
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Esquire Cornstar Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- The Austin Chronicle 2026 · Best Prix Fixe Dining Deal · Best of Austin
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Justine's
French
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Rank 3. Austin Rotisserie
French
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Rank 3. Restaurant François
French
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #24 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Austin
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Rank 5. Bureau De Poste
Chic French
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #6 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 5. Hopfields
Rustic French
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