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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Aba Austin
Mediterranean · South Congress
Lettuce Entertain You's Texas outpost brings modern Mediterranean cooking to South Congress with a sprawling rooftop patio.
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Whisler's
Cocktail Bar · East Austin
East Sixth cocktail bar in a converted commercial building with a mezcal-focused back patio bar upstairs. The drinks are creative and well-crafted, the atmosphere is moody and intimate. The rooftop me...
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El Alma
Mexican · South Congress
Elevated Mexican cuisine with a stunning rooftop patio on South Congress, serving refined classics and creative cocktails with skyline views.
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Geraldine's
New American · Rainey Street
Rooftop restaurant at Hotel Van Zandt on Rainey Street with live music and elevated New American cuisine. Great views of the Austin skyline.
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Qi Austin
Chinese / Asian Fusion · Downtown
Modern Chinese restaurant downtown with a rooftop bar and dim sum. The views of downtown Austin from the rooftop are stunning and the dim sum program is solid.
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La Piscina at Austin Proper
Rooftop Mexican / Cocktails · Downtown
Fifth-floor poolside rooftop at Austin Proper Hotel with upscale coastal Mexican cuisine and sweeping downtown views.
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El Alma Cafe
Mexican / Rooftop · Zilker
Elevated Mexican cuisine with a stunning rooftop patio overlooking Lady Bird Lake.
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Houndstooth Coffee
Specialty Coffee · Downtown
Austin's premier third-wave coffee roaster with multiple locations. Single-origin espresso, pour-overs, and seasonal drinks in sleek, design-forward spaces. The Frost Tower downtown location has rooft...
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Mohawk
Live Music Venue · Red River
Red River Cultural District music venue with indoor and outdoor stages hosting indie, punk, and electronic acts. The rooftop patio has downtown skyline views. A cornerstone of Austin's live music scen...