🕯️ Best Date Night in Austin
247 date night spots in Austin, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Date Night 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
Emmer & Rye
Chef Kevin Fink's Rainey Street tasting-menu destination and a Michelin Green Star awardee for sustainable gastronomy. The dim-sum-cart format wheels seasonal Texas-terroir plates directly to your tab...
98
4
Hestia
Live-fire downtown room from the Emmer & Rye team, built around an open hearth that every dish on the menu passes through on its way out. Hearth-roasted carrots are the unexpected anchor; the wagy...
97
5
Uchi
Tyson Cole's James Beard Award-winning Japanese restaurant — the hama chili, machi cure, and omakase are the reason Austin gets taken seriously on the national fine dining circuit. The original South ...
97
6
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
7
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
8
Barley Swine
Bryce Gilmore's North Lamar tasting room — the more serious, more deliberate counterpart to Odd Duck — where the menu rewrites itself around what the farms are sending that week. Smoked pork belly, se...
96
9
Craft Omakase
Twelve seats on North Lamar, 22 courses, and a Michelin star earned inside the first year — the kind of trajectory that doesn't happen by accident. Seasonal nigiri, A5 wagyu, a uni course that defends...
96
10
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
All 247 Date Night Spots in Austin
Birdie's
95
InterStellar BBQ
95
Canje
94
Kappo Kappo
94
Launderette
93
Dai Due
93
Otoko
93
Le Calamar
92
Uchiko
91
Justine's Brasserie
91
Red Ash
91
Parish Barbecue
91
Lutie's Garden Restaurant
91
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
91
Foreign & Domestic
91
Tsuke Edomae
91
Este
91
Intero
90
Wink
90
Soto
90
Jeffrey's
90
L'Oca d'Oro
90
Sushi|Bar ATX
90
Komé Sushi Kitchen
90
KANE
90
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: Austin
90
Bufalina
89
Distant Relatives
89
Midnight Cowboy
89
Pieous
89
Garrison
89
Fukumoto
89
Arlo Grey
89
Restaurant François
89
Lenoir Hot Weather Food
89
Fonda San Miguel Brunch
89
Poeta
89
Roya
89
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
89
Salt Lick BBQ
88
Comedor
88
Asti Trattoria
88
Roosevelt Room
88
Matt's El Rancho
88
Sway
88
Whisler's
88
La Condesa
88
Lao'd Bar
88
Oseyo
88
Perla's Seafood & Oyster Bar
88
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille
88
Toshokan
88
Ezov
88
Eberly
88
Irene's
88
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
88
VanHorn's
88
Konbini
88
Shokunin
88
El Naranjo
88
Vic & Al's
88
June's All Day
88
Bureau de Poste
88
Small's Pizza
88
El Alma
87
Juniper
87
Salty Sow
87
Péché
87
Clay Pit
87
Maie Day
87
Tare
87
Fish Shop
87
Ling Wu
87
Clark's Oyster Bar
87
Half Step
87
Ling Kitchen
87
Drink.Well
87
The Driskill Bar
87
Bullock Texas State History Museum
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
Rosen + Sage
87
Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum
87
Kitsu Nori
87
Kiin Di
87
Mattie's
87
Here Nor There
87
Watertrade
87
Geraldine's
87
Angler
87
Trattoria Lisina
87
Yuyo
87
Contigo
87
Olive & June
87
Fixe Southern House
87
Qi Austin
87
Ember Kitchen
87
Aba Domain
87
Aba Seaholm
87
Moderna Bar & Pizzeria
87
Bob's Steak & Chop House
87
III Forks
87
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
87
La Piscina at Austin Proper
87
Twin Isle
87
Sammie's
87
Still Austin Whiskey Co.
87
Hotel Saint Cecilia
87
Aba
87
Small Victory
86
Lucky Robot
86
Wanderlust Wine Co.
86
Apt 115
86
Hotel San José
86
Mexta
86
Anthem
86
Austin FC at Q2 Stadium
86
East End Ballroom
86
Rocco's Neighborhood Joint
86
Old Alley Hot Pot
86
Cane Rosso
86
Cork & Screw
86
Pecan Square Cafe
86
1618 Asian Fusion
86
Fig Italian Kitchen & Bar
86
Ranch 616
86
Zanzibar
86
Blue Dahlia Bistro
86
Forthright
86
Cousin Louie's
86
Josephine House
86
The Dead Rabbit Austin
86
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
86
Ruth's Chris Steak House
86
Garbo's Lobster
86
Sway Thai
86
Patrizi's
86
Tillie's
86
SP Brazilian Steakhouse
86
North Italia
85
Salt Traders Coastal Cooking
85
Cru Food & Wine Bar
85
Korea House
85
Arpeggio Grill
85
Revelry Kitchen + Bar
85
1886 Cafe & Bakery
85
Honey Moon Spirit Lounge
85
POP Champagne Lounge
85
Daydreamer
85
Austin Land & Cattle
85
Azul Rooftop Bar
85
JewBoy Burgers
85
Knuckle Sandwich
85
Corsair
85
Kinsho
85
Wu Chow
85
Il Brutto
85
Sami Sumeli
85
Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab
85
Lucille Patio Lounge
84
Tucci's Italian
84
Fareground
84
Marlow
84
Fresa's Chicken al Carbon
84
Poke-Poke
84
Otherside Deli
84
Bar Peached
84
Firehouse Lounge
84
The Roaring Fork
84
Old Thousand
84
Hotel Magdalena — Summer House
84
Jack Allen's Kitchen (Round Rock)
84
Usta Kababgy
84
Sweetwater Oyster Bar
84
Canyon Grille at Rough Hollow
84
Firehouse Hostel Lounge
83
Devil May Care
83
Flower Child
83
Phoenician Resto Cafe
83
Little Deli & Pizzeria
83
Amaya
83
Juliet Italian Kitchen
83
Iron Works BBQ
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
Nikala
82
Himalaya Kosheli
82
Summer Revival
82
Baldinucci Pizza Romana
82
Laurel Restaurant
82
Sip Pho
82
Estancia Brazilian Steakhouse
82
Neighborhood Sushi
82
Jupiter Supper Club
82
Maudie's Tex-Mex
81
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar (Round Rock)
81
Q Bola Cuban Restaurant & Bar
81
Ramen512
81
Comedy Mothership
81
Oasis on the Lake
80
Sweetgreen
80
Finley's Round Rock
80
COVER 3 (Round Rock)
80
Route 12 Filling Station
80
Natkhat Flavors
80
Whiskey Ridge
80
Hopfields
80
Saffron
80
Bluefin Sushi & Ramen
80
Enchiladas y Mas
80
Esther's Follies
80
The Rustic Table
79
Giovanni's Table
79
Hays City Store & Ice House
79
Spinning Buns
78
Kizza Pizza
78
Mandola's Italian Kitchen
78
The Oasis on Lake Travis
78
The Driftwood Bistro
78
Baris Pasta & Pizza
78
Flores Mexican Restaurant
77
Captain Pete's Boathouse
77
Wimberley Valley Winery
76
Ski Shores Cafe
76
Jet's Pizza
76
Salt Lick Cellars
75
Aura Island Hookah Lounge
70
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