Chef John Carver's downtown Italian showpiece pairs 50-day dry-aged steaks with handmade pastas and wood-grilled seafood.
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Intero
Italian · East Austin · Eater Austin Essential
Cozy East Austin Italian focused on whole-animal butchery and seasonal Texas ingredients. Handmade pastas and house chocolates.
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Bufalina
Neapolitan Pizza · East Austin
Austin's original Neapolitan pizza destination since 2013, firing pies at 900+ degrees in a Stefano Ferrara oven. Natural wine and intimate patio.
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Pieous
Pizza / BBQ · Dripping Springs
Unique Dripping Springs spot combining wood-fired Neapolitan pizza with house-smoked meats. Makes its own mozzarella in-house and smokes brisket and pastrami daily. The pastrami sandwich rivals any NY...
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Arlo Grey
Italian-American · Downtown · From Top Chef winner Kristen Kish
Top Chef winner Kristen Kish's lakeside restaurant at The LINE Hotel. Handmade pastas, wood-grilled proteins, and Lady Bird Lake views. The most scenic fine dining in Austin.
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Asti Trattoria
Italian · Hyde Park · Eater Austin Essential
Charming Hyde Park neighborhood Italian with seasonally changing menus. Warm, romantic institution.
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Via 313
Detroit-Style Pizza · East Austin
The restaurant that brought Detroit-style pizza to Austin. Thick, square pies baked in auto-part trays with a crunchy caramelized cheese edge. Multiple locations but the East 6th trailer-turned-shop i...
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Juniper
Italian · East Austin
Northern Italian-inspired restaurant from the Emmer & Rye team, serving handmade pastas and seasonal dishes in a warm East Austin setting.
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Pinthouse Pizza
Brewery / Pizza · Burnet Road
Austin's favorite brewery-pizzeria combo with Electric Jellyfish hazy IPA and thin-crust pizzas. Multiple locations but the Burnet Road original is the classic. The beer lineup wins awards and the piz...
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Home Slice Pizza
New York-Style Pizza · South Congress
South Congress NY-style pizza institution since 2005. The slices are enormous, foldable, and properly charred. Late-night hours fuel the SoCo bar crawl. The patio is always packed and the whole pies a...