📍 South Austin, Austin

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, refri...

Evan LeRoy's new-school BBQ that earned a Michelin star with creative preparations that go beyond traditional Texas BBQ. The beef cheeks, Wagyu tri-tip, and seasonal specials push ...

Ants Beer Cave is a beer-and-pickleball hybrid at The Yard in South Austin, pairing indoor and outdoor pickleball courts with a bottle-shop-style beer cave stocked with 250-plus cr...

Farmhouse brewery on 165 acres of Hill Country land, spontaneously fermenting wild ales and barrel-aged sours that rank among the best beers in America. Atrial Rubicite alone justi...

A late-night taqueria on South Congress working the full antojitos spread — sopes, huaraches, flautas, pambazo, tortas, and quesadillas — with a kitchen that runs well past midnigh...

Dripping Springs hybrid running wood-fired Neapolitan pizza alongside a house smoker. Mozzarella made in-house; brisket and pastrami smoked daily. The pastrami sandwich holds its o...

Nearly eight miles of limestone canyon cutting through south Austin, with the swimming holes at Sculpture Falls and Twin Falls as the destinations most days. Rock climbing on the c...

A cocktail bar on South Congress with a drinks-forward menu, a short food offering, and a rotating events calendar. It leans into the moody, mystic branding its name suggests — the...

Vietnamese-French cafe on South First serving pho, banh mi, and exquisite French-Vietnamese pastries. The macarons are Austin's best, the pho is deeply flavored, and the pink-and-w...

Austin's best dim sum experience with two locations. Cart service on weekends with har gow, siu mai, and BBQ pork buns. The dinner menu spans Cantonese, Sichuan, and Hunan traditio...