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Hestia
Live-Fire New American
Wood smoke hits you before the menu does, drifting from a 20-foot hearth that anchors the open kitchen at this fine dining live-fire restaurant in downtown Austin. Nearly everything on the à la carte and tasting menus passes through flame or picks up smoke along the way, with Texas produce and proteins doing the heavy lifting. It holds a Michelin star, and the room draws the kind of crowd that books months out and still looks pleased about it.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · United States' Best Restaurant
- Esquire #4 · The Best New Restaurants in America
One number, weighted & current 88
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Seared scallop with apple kosho Michelin Guide
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- Hotel ZaZa Austin Stay · 80
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