📍 Rainey Street, Austin
16 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 16 Restaurants
A former bungalow block turned cocktail-bar row where craft drinks, open patios, and New American kitchens line a stretch south of the bridge
Top 10 in Rainey Street
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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 ...
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Rainey Street Historic District
A block of early-20th-century bungalows on the south edge of Downtown, converted since 2008 into one of Austin’s most concentrated bar and restaurant strips. The National Register ...
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3
Half Step
Rainey Street cocktail bar in a converted bungalow with a covered patio and craft cocktail program that's among Austin's best. The bartenders are serious about their craft but the ...
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4
Geraldine's
Rooftop restaurant at Hotel Van Zandt on Rainey Street with live music and a menu that leans New American. The setting — Rainey views, open air, a stage — does more than the food a...
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5
Banger's Sausage House
A Rainey Street sausage house and beer garden with 200-plus beers and house-made sausages doing the heavy lifting — jalapeño cheddar bratwurst, banger & mash, fried cheese curd...
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Waterloo Greenway
Waterloo Greenway is a 1.5-mile chain of parks tracing Waller Creek from Lady Bird Lake up to 15th Street. It stitches together green space, trails, and event lawns through the eas...
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Rainey Street
Austin's famous bar district where historic bungalows have been converted into bars with massive patios. Container Bar, Bungalow, Half Step, and Lucille Patio Lounge are standouts....
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Bangers Sausage House & Beer Garden
Massive Rainey Street beer garden with 100+ craft beers on tap, house-made sausages, and a dog-friendly patio. Live music, communal picnic tables, and a family-friendly vibe during...
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9
Corsair
Multi-story bar anchoring the quieter end of Rainey Street, with a rooftop deck that frames the downtown skyline better than most places charging twice as much for the privilege. C...
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Kinsho
Rainey Street's first dedicated sushi bar blends Japanese technique with serious Latin-citrus influence — the Yellowtail Tiradito with aji amarillo and yucca chip makes the case im...
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All 16 Restaurants in Rainey Street
Lucille Patio Lounge
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Container Bar
84
Lustre Pearl
84
Clive Bar
83
Amaya
83
Bar Fino
81
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