😎 Best Casual Dining in Austin
577 casual dining spots in Austin, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Casual Dining Spots
1
Franklin Barbecue
Aaron Franklin's East 11th Street smokehouse is the one every other Central Texas pit gets measured against, and the brisket is why — post-oak, peppered bark, fat rendered to the point that the slice ...
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2
Suerte
Chef Fermin Núñez's Austin masterclass in masa. Heirloom Mexican corn nixtamalized in-house becomes the foundation for suadero tacos, puffy tostadas, and the tamal Oaxaqueño. James Beard-nominated, Mi...
98
3
Nixta Taqueria
Nixta is an East Austin taqueria built around a tight menu and a clear point of view: blue-corn tortillas, duck carnitas, and a seasonal-special board that rotates with the produce. The format is coun...
97
4
Odd Duck
Bryce Gilmore's South Lamar room is the one that taught a generation of Austin cooks how to write a menu around what showed up from the farm that morning. The small plates change constantly, but the p...
96
5
Kemuri Tatsu-ya
Chef Tatsu Aikawa's Japanese izakaya / Texas BBQ mashup. Taiyaki cornbread, brisket tsukemen, guaca-poke, and a smoked-yakitori program that reads like an Austin dare. Loud, packed, committed to its o...
96
6
la Barbecue
LeAnn Mueller carries the family name into East Cesar Chavez, and the brisket and beef ribs are the argument she keeps winning — Central Texas pit tradition with the post-oak smoke pushed long and the...
95
7
Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ
Far south on Menchaca, the only place in town where Central Texas BBQ and Tex-Mex actually share the same plate without pretending to. The Real Deal Holyfield taco — brisket, refried beans, guacamole,...
95
8
InterStellar BBQ
John Bates runs the pit out at RR 620 in north Austin, far enough from the East Austin circuit that the line moves and the brisket still gets the same post-oak treatment. The beef ribs and smoked turk...
95
9
Canje
Tavel Bristol-Joseph's East 6th Street Caribbean room, drawing hard on his Guyanese heritage and rewriting what a fine dining Caribbean restaurant looks like in a city that didn't have one. Curry goat...
94
10
Launderette
The converted laundromat on Holly Street that quietly became one of East Austin's most reliable rooms — American cooking pulled toward the Mediterranean, run hard at brunch and held together at dinner...
93
All 577 Casual Dining Spots in Austin
Dai Due
93
Mercado Sin Nombre
92
Justine's Brasserie
91
Parish Barbecue
91
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
91
Este
91
Intero
90
Jester King Brewery
90
Barton Springs Pool
90
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
90
Kreuz Market
90
Zilker Park
90
Komé Sushi Kitchen
90
Veracruz All Natural
89
Bufalina
89
Distant Relatives
89
Midnight Cowboy
89
Pieous
89
Fukumoto
89
Black's Barbecue
89
Smitty's Market
89
Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Colony
89
Loro
89
Barton Creek Greenbelt
89
KG BBQ
89
Poeta
89
Roya
89
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
89
Salt Lick BBQ
88
Eldorado Cafe
88
Asti Trattoria
88
Roosevelt Room
88
Via 313
88
Matt's El Rancho
88
Sway
88
South Congress Avenue (SoCo)
88
Lady Bird Lake
88
Whisler's
88
La Condesa
88
Lao'd Bar
88
Oseyo
88
Perla's Seafood & Oyster Bar
88
Dee Dee
88
Toshokan
88
Ezov
88
Blanton Museum of Art
88
Tatsu-Ya Shops (South Lamar)
88
Irene's
88
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
88
House of Three Gorges
88
P Thai's Khao Man Gai
88
Paprika ATX
88
VanHorn's
88
Konbini
88
Shokunin
88
Terry Black's BBQ
88
Micklethwait Craft Meats
88
El Naranjo
88
Vic & Al's
88
June's All Day
88
Rainey Street Historic District
88
Small's Pizza
88
Paperboy
87
El Alma
87
Juniper
87
Salty Sow
87
Épicerie
87
Bouldin Creek Cafe
87
Péché
87
Bird Bird Biscuit
87
Cuantos Tacos
87
Pinthouse Pizza
87
Lazarus Brewing Co.
87
Home Slice Pizza
87
Cafe No Sé
87
Elizabeth Street Cafe
87
Continental Club
87
Texas State Capitol
87
Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile
87
Clay Pit
87
Tiki Tatsu-Ya
87
Maie Day
87
Tare
87
Fish Shop
87
Ling Wu
87
Clark's Oyster Bar
87
Half Step
87
Antone's Nightclub
87
Taqueria Diez
87
Ling Kitchen
87
Drink.Well
87
The Driskill Bar
87
Bullock Texas State History Museum
87
LBJ Presidential Library
87
Mum Foods Smokehouse & Deli
87
Siti
87
Poet's
87
Pasta|Bar Austin
87
Fabrik
87
Aviary Wine & Kitchen
87
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
87
DipDipDip Tatsu-Ya
87
Broken Spoke
87
Mount Bonnell
87
Rosen + Sage
87
The ABGB (Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.)
87
Live Oak Brewing
87
Ramen Del Barrio
87
Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum
87
Kitsu Nori
87
Kiin Di
87
Space Kat BBQ
87
Cajun Barbecue
87
El Marisquero
87
Fresa's
87
Mattie's
87
Tzintzuntzan
87
Here Nor There
87
Watertrade
87
Via 313 Pizza
87
Geraldine's
87
Angler
87
Trattoria Lisina
87
Kerlin BBQ
87
Dai Due Taqueria
87
Yuyo
87
Contigo
87
Olive & June
87
Qi Austin
87
Ember Kitchen
87
Aba Domain
87
High Noon
87
Wax Myrtle's
87
Aba Seaholm
87
Din Ho Chinese BBQ
87
Whip My Soul
87
De Nada Cantina
87
Blue Apsara
87
Churchrow Tejas BBQ
87
Moderna Bar & Pizzeria
87
Taqueria de Diez
87
Ramen Tatsu-Ya
87
La Santa Barbacha
87
Briscuits
87
La Piscina at Austin Proper
87
Twin Isle
87
Sammie's
87
Still Austin Whiskey Co.
87
Hotel Saint Cecilia
87
Aba
87
Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
86
The Peached Tortilla
86
Small Victory
86
Garage
86
Austin Beerworks
86
Pueblo Viejo
86
Houndstooth Coffee
86
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
86
Tacodeli
86
Lucky Robot
86
Wanderlust Wine Co.
86
St. Elmo Brewing Co.
86
Discada
86
Apt 115
86
Mohawk
86
The White Horse
86
Hotel San José
86
Hoover's Cooking
86
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
86
Lick Honest Ice Creams
86
Mexta
86
Este Pizza
86
La P'tisserie
86
HOPE Outdoor Gallery
86
Salt & Time Butcher Shop
86
Anthem
86
Juan in a Million
86
Monger's Market + Kitchen
86
Austin FC at Q2 Stadium
86
UT Tower & Campus
86
La Patisserie
86
Meanwhile Brewing Co.
86
Hold Out Brewing
86
Uptown Sports Club
86
All Day Pizza
86
East End Ballroom
86
Rocco's Neighborhood Joint
86
Bread Boat
86
Old Alley Hot Pot
86
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
86
Desnudo Tacos
86
Spicy Boys
86
Oink BBQ
86
Easy Tiger
86
Gus's Fried Chicken
86
Banger's Sausage House
86
Sour Duck Market
86
Tumble 22
86
Casino El Camino
86
Lala's South Pole
86
Cane Rosso
86
Thai-Kun North Lamar
86
Hillside Farmacy
86
Cork & Screw
86
Pecan Square Cafe
86
1618 Asian Fusion
86
Fig Italian Kitchen & Bar
86
Chicon
86
Cockta'l
86
El Chile
86
Ranch 616
86
Hank's Austin
86
Olamaie Biscuit Bar
86
Colleen's Kitchen
86
Zanzibar
86
Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ
86
Mozart's Coffee Roasters
86
Sazan Ramen
86
Blue Dahlia Bistro
86
Forthright
86
Cousin Louie's
86
High Road DelicaTexan
86
Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar
86
Licha's Cantina
86
Colleen's South Congress
86
El Primo
86
Tacodeli Burnet
86
Hopdoddy South Lamar
86
Josephine House
86
The Dead Rabbit Austin
86
Yard Bar
86
Garbo's Lobster
86
Sway Thai
86
Patrizi's
86
Texas State Cemetery
86
Zach Theatre
86
Waterloo Greenway
86
Round Rock Donuts
86
Veracruz Fonda & Bar
86
Torchy's Tacos
85
24 Diner
85
Nickel City
85
Thai Fresh
85
Merit Coffee
85
Rainey Street
85
Casa Colombia
85
Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden
85
Zilker Brewing Company
85
Batch Craft Beer + Kolaches
85
Scholz Garten
85
Kerbey Lane Cafe
85
Magnolia Cafe
85
Chi'Lantro BBQ
85
P. Terry's Burger Stand
85
Bangers Sausage House & Beer Garden
85
Empire Control Room
85
Flitch Coffee
85
Quack's 43rd Street Bakery
85
North Italia
85
Salt Traders Coastal Cooking
85
G'Raj Mahal
85
Taste of Ethiopia
85
Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar
85
Cenote
85
6th Street Entertainment District
85
Jack Allen's Kitchen
85
Better Half Coffee & Cocktails
85
Sandy's Hamburgers
85
Thai Cuisine
85
Phoebe's Diner
85
Polvos
85
Cru Food & Wine Bar
85
Quality Seafood Market
85
Oddwood Ales
85
Sawyer & Co.
85
Korea House
85
Arpeggio Grill
85
Brown's Bar-B-Que
85
Celis Brewery
85
Revelry Kitchen + Bar
85
Hotel Vegas
85
Desnudo Coffee
85
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
85
1886 Cafe & Bakery
85
Revival Coffee
85
Taco Flats
85
El Arroyo
85
Austin's Pizza
85
Casa de Luz
85
Central Machine Works
85
Austin Java
85
Summer Moon Coffee
85
Halcyon
85
Honey Moon Spirit Lounge
85
Little Swedish
85
Lou's Barton Springs
85
Shady Grove
85
Walton's Fancy and Staple
85
Arlo's
85
Taco Joint
85
Tyson's Tacos
85
Thai Kitchen
85
Meridian Hive Meadery
85
Desnudo South Lamar
85
Wright Bros. Brew & Brew
85
POP Champagne Lounge
85
Daydreamer
85
Austin Land & Cattle
85
Bouldin Acres
85
Azul Rooftop Bar
85
Draught House Pub & Brewery
85
Granny's Tacos
85
JewBoy Burgers
85
Knuckle Sandwich
85
Corsair
85
Kinsho
85
Jim's Smokehouse
85
Pool Burger
85
Swedish Hill
85
Wu Chow
85
Il Brutto
85
Sami Sumeli
85
NADC Burger
85
Bombay Express
84
Jo's Coffee
84
Chuy's
84
Guero's Taco Bar
84
The Mighty Cone
84
Lucille Patio Lounge
84
Container Bar
84
Infinite Monkey Theorem
84
Dan's Hamburgers
84
Asiana Indian Cuisine
84
Mean Eyed Cat
84
True Food Kitchen
84
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
84
Tucci's Italian
84
Fareground
84
Slab BBQ
84
Cheer Up Charlies
84
Pho Please
84
Mi Madre's
84
Kitty Cohen's
84
Lustre Pearl
84
Violet Crown Social Club
84
Spokesman
84
Sahara Lounge
84
Marlow
84
Donn's Depot
84
Hole in the Wall
84
Fresa's Chicken al Carbon
84
Poke-Poke
84
Otherside Deli
84
Saigon On 7th
84
Blue Owl Brewing
84
George Washington Carver Museum
84
Bar Peached
84
Firehouse Lounge
84
Old Thousand
84
Hotel Magdalena — Summer House
84
Uncle Nicky's Italian Specialties
84
Jack Allen's Kitchen (Round Rock)
84
Usta Kababgy
84
Sweetwater Oyster Bar
84
Canyon Grille at Rough Hollow
84
Papalote Taco House
84
Moontower Saloon
83
Vinaigrette
83
The Hideaway on Lake Travis
83
Firehouse Hostel Lounge
83
Devil May Care
83
Clive Bar
83
Radio Coffee & Beer
83
The Cloak Room
83
Deep Eddy Cabaret
83
Grackle
83
Rosita's Al Pastor
83
Flower Child
83
Phoenician Resto Cafe
83
Little Deli & Pizzeria
83
Amaya
83
Ceviche7
83
Juliet Italian Kitchen
83
French Legation State Historic Site
83
Elisabet Ney Museum
83
Iron Works BBQ
83
Yellow Jacket Social Club
83
Curra's Grill
83
Ensenada ATX
83
Mouton's Bistro & Bar
83
Homespun Kitchen and Bar
83
Las Palomas Restaurant & Bar
83
Yuki Handroll Bar
83
Sixty Three Restaurant & Bar
83
Bulevar Mexican Kitchen
83
Nori
83
Rosie's Wine Bar
83
Chili's Original
82
Oddwood Brewing
82
Ego's
82
Barfly's
82
The Volstead Lounge
82
TX Shawarma
82
Cuvee Coffee
82
Hi Sign Brewing
82
T-Loc's Sonoran Hot Dogs
82
Haymaker Austin
82
C-Boy's Heart and Soul
82
I Love You So Much Mural
82
Russian House
82
Hi-Hat Public House
82
Craftsman
82
Lala's Little Nugget
82
Circle Brewing Co.
82
4th Tap Brewing Co-op
82
Nikala
82
Himalaya Kosheli
82
Pig Pen BBQ
82
Summer Revival
82
Baldinucci Pizza Romana
82
Sundancer Grill
82
Vista Brewing
82
Sip Pho
82
Vaquero Taquero
82
Estancia Brazilian Steakhouse
82
Neighborhood Sushi
82
Las Trancas
82
Civil Goat Coffee
82
Elephant Room
82
The Lobby Social Bar
82
Fleet Coffee
81
Independence Brewing Co.
81
Bar Fino
81
The Southern Soul Bowl
81
Maudie's Tex-Mex
81
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar (Round Rock)
81
Q Bola Cuban Restaurant & Bar
81
Ramen512
81
Crimson Creek Smokehouse
81
Crepe Crazy
81
Santa Catarina
81
Comedy Mothership
81
Equipment Room
81
Oasis on the Lake
80
Carnitas El Guero
80
Pete's Dueling Piano Bar
80
Epoch Coffee
80
Saxon Pub
80
Cabo Bob's Burritos
80
Barrett's Coffee
80
Spokesman Coffee
80
Manana
80
The Picnic
80
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
80
Thoroughfare
80
Plaza Colombian Coffee Bar
80
Vacancy Brewing
80
Breakaway Records
80
Sweetgreen
80
Workhorse Bar
80
Finley's Round Rock
80
COVER 3 (Round Rock)
80
Crown & Anchor Pub
80
Aleida's Restaurant
80
Route 12 Filling Station
80
Natkhat Flavors
80
Lee's Kitchen + Cocktails
80
The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge
80
Whiskey Ridge
80
Hopfields
80
Saffron
80
Bluefin Sushi & Ramen
80
Howards
80
Lou's Eastside
80
Enchiladas y Mas
80
Parley
80
Parker Jazz Club
80
Esther's Follies
80
Maggie Mae's
79
Gourdough's
79
Palomino Coffee
79
The Rustic Table
79
Levant Cafe & Grill
79
Carmela's Pizzeria Cafe & Deli
79
Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina
79
Chisos Grill
79
Giovanni's Table
79
Hays City Store & Ice House
79
Knotty Deck Kitchen & Bar
79
Joann's Fine Foods
79
Mezcaleria Tobala
79
Shangri-La
78
Thundercloud Subs
78
Counter Cafe
78
Cherrywood Coffeehouse
78
Voodoo Doughnut
78
Handsome Dan's
78
Bodhi Viet Vegan
78
CaPhe.in Coffee
78
La Vi Coffee
78
Monkeywrench Books
78
Spinning Buns
78
Kizza Pizza
78
Mandola's Italian Kitchen
78
The Oasis on Lake Travis
78
Don Mario Mexican Restaurant
78
The Driftwood Bistro
78
Dirty Martin's Place
78
Twin Lion Chinese Restaurant
78
Wholy Bagel
78
Nervous Charlie's Bagels
78
Rosen's Bagel Co
78
David Doughie's Bagelry
78
Rockstar Bagels
78
Baris Pasta & Pizza
78
Barnaby's Italian Ice
78
Little Longhorn Saloon
78
Bar Mischief
78
Baby Acapulco
77
Black Sheep Coffee
77
Flores Mexican Restaurant
77
Captain Pete's Boathouse
77
Lone Man Mountain Brewing Co.
77
Fire Bowl Cafe
77
Madam Mam's Thai Cuisine
77
Seven Spirits
77
Nica on 4th
77
Cap City Comedy Club
77
The Highball
77
Las Perlas
77
CAVA
76
Wimberley Valley Winery
76
Ski Shores Cafe
76
The Long Goodbye
76
The Creek and the Cave
76
Barbarella
76
Only the Wild Ones
76
Jet's Pizza
76
Punch Bowl Social
75
Shake Shack
75
Salt Lick Cellars
75
Foxtail
75
Cidercade Austin
75
7 Brew Coffee
75
Revenge Bar
74
1972 Women's Sports Pub
74
Elysium
74
Drinks Lounge & Records
74
WhichCraft Tap Room & Bottle Shop
73
The Golden Goose
73
Kingdom
73
The Original Pinballz Arcade
73
B.D. Riley's Irish Pub — Mueller
72
Wonder Bar
72
The Tigress Pub
72
Butterfly Bar at The Vortex
72
Gibson Street Bar
72
Habana House Cigars
72
Darwin's Piano Bar
72
Barrel O' Fun
71
77 Degrees Rooftop
71
The Common Interest
71
Kings Cigar Lounge
71
Lavaca Street Bar — Rock Rose
70
Ghostcat Lounge
70
Hookah Buzz
70
Aura Island Hookah Lounge
70
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