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A white clapboard house north of downtown, Olamaie holds a Michelin star for contemporary Southern cooking served prix-fixe in a room that feels like someone's very well-appointed living room. The buttermilk biscuit with whipped honey butter is the kind of thing people mention unprompted for weeks. The cocktail list is genuinely clever, which helps when you're deciding whether to linger, and the answer is usually yes.
The awards strongest first
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Austin
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Amanda Turner
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Buttermilk biscuits
“with buttermilk biscuits that are the stuff of county-fair blue ribbons (albeit offered with sturgeon caviar)”
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Oysters rockefeller
“oysters Rockefeller and gumbo z’herbes that would bring nods of approval in New Orleans”
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Gumbo z'herbes
“oysters Rockefeller and gumbo z’herbes that would bring nods of approval in New Orleans”
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Smoked amberjack crudo
“The smoked amberjack crudo sparkles with leche de tigre and chile crunch.”
The New York Times
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