The Best Places in Austin
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Rank 350. Top Notch Hamburgers
Retro American
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Rank 350. Trona
Speakeasy
The entrance is a gated alley door with a buzzer, which already tells you something about the evening ahead. Trona is a speakeasy cocktail bar in Central East Austin that draws equally from Mexico and Japan, so mezcal and tequila share the back bar with Japanese whisky. The space runs narrow with a small patio, and reservations are the move. Bringing a date here feels a little smug, which is kind of the point.
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Vaquero Taquero is a tiny taco counter on East 31st where nothing on the menu costs more than five dollars, which makes it a rare lunch that won't require explaining your finances to anyone. The al pastor comes with pineapple, and the spiciest salsa is there for people who like a little drama. The room is small enough that you should bring one friend, maybe two if you're feeling reckless.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 15 Best Lunch Spots In Austin
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Rank 350. Whip In
Texan Indian Wine Bar
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Rank 350. Wholy Bagel
New York-style Bakery
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #6 · The Best Bagels In Austin, Ranked
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In Downtown Austin
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Rank 414. Maie Day
Steakhouse
Inside the South Congress Hotel, Maie Day is a steakhouse in the way a band covers a song, recognizable but slightly, pleasingly off. The chef behind Olamaie runs this one, and the menu leans on shareable plates, seafood-forward starters, and cuts that stray from the usual canon, a whiskey-brined pork chop, a chicken fried steak with peppery white gravy. The room is festive in the non-embarrassing sense, and the blooming onion is back, earnestly.
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- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: #9 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #4 · Austin’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 415. Blue Apsara
Cambodian Thai
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #9 · Austin’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 415. Cockti Juicy Fried Chicken
American
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #5 · Austin’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 415. Kai Zabb
Thai
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #7 · Austin’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 415. Mian & Bao
Noodle Shop
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #6 · Austin’s Best New Restaurants
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #8 · Austin’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 421. Bar Toti
Mediterranean Cocktail Bar
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #9 · Best of Austin - Taylor Tobin's Top 10
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Rank 421. Bird Bird Biscuit
Southern
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #9 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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Rank 421. Bird Bird Biscuit
Southern
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #9 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #10 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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Rank 421. De Nada Cantina
Mexican
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #2 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #1 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #4 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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Rank 421. Ling Wu
Chinese
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #3 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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Rank 421. Ling Wu
Chinese
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #3 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #8 · Best of Austin - Melanie Hapt's Top 10
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #8 · Best of Austin - Taylor Tobin's Top 10
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Rank 421. Trippy Tacos
Mexican
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #7 · Best of Austin - Taylor Tobin's Top 10
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Rank 421. Trippy Tacos
Mexican
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #7 · Best of Austin - Taylor Tobin's Top 10
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Rank 421. Underdog
Korean Cocktail Bar
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- The Austin Chronicle The Austin Chronicle: 2024 · #10 · Best of Austin - Taylor Tobin's Top 10
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- Bon Appétit Bon Appétit: America's Best New Restaurants