📍 South Congress, Austin
40 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 40 Restaurants
SoCo's main drag mixes coffee stops, Mediterranean patios, and Japanese counter dining within walking distance of vintage shops and boutiques
Top 10 in South Congress
1
Otoko
South Congress omakase room running a BBQ-kaiseki fusion that nobody else in Texas is actually attempting — seasonal nigiri and the multi-course omakase laid over Texas pit influen...
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South Congress Avenue (SoCo)
South Congress is Austin's main artery for shopping, dining, and people-watching. Vintage shops, local boutiques, food trucks, and the 'I love you so much' mural. Walk from the Tex...
88
3
Perla's Seafood & Oyster Bar
South Congress seafood restaurant with one of Austin's most coveted patios — shaded by heritage oaks and built for people-watching. Gulf oysters, lobster rolls, and fresh fish in a...
88
4
June's All Day
A wine bar and French restaurant near the South Congress Hotel from the McGuire Moorman Lambert group. Croque madame, steak tartare frites, grilled chicken paillard, and salt cod c...
88
5
El Alma
Elevated Mexican cooking on South Congress with a rooftop patio that earns its own visit. The kitchen takes classic preparations seriously without straying into fusion territory. S...
87
6
Home Slice Pizza
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 ...
87
7
Cafe No Sé
South Congress Mediterranean cafe and bakery inside the South Congress Hotel. The shakshuka, avocado toast, and house pastries make it one of Austin's best brunches, and the specia...
87
8
Continental Club
The beating heart of Austin's live music scene since 1955. Nightly shows spanning rockabilly, blues, country, and jazz in an intimate SoCo venue. No cover most nights. The kind of ...
87
9
Aviary Wine & Kitchen
SoCo wine bar and kitchen with a wine-by-the-glass program that spans the globe. Seasonal small plates and shareable boards complement the wines. The patio is one of South Congress...
87
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Mattie's
Southern cooking inside an 1899 Victorian farmhouse on South Congress — the rare Austin restaurant where the building itself is half the experience. Fried chicken, biscuits, the fu...
87
All 40 Restaurants in South Congress
Watertrade
87
Aba
87
Lucky Robot
86
Hotel San José
86
Amy's Ice Creams
86
Lick Honest Ice Creams
86
La Patisserie
86
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
86
Fig Italian Kitchen & Bar
86
Colleen's South Congress
86
Torchy's Tacos
85
Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden
85
Magnolia Cafe
85
Honey Moon Spirit Lounge
85
Arlo's
85
Jo's Coffee
84
Guero's Taco Bar
84
Poke-Poke
84
Hotel Magdalena — Summer House
84
Ego's
82
C-Boy's Heart and Soul
82
Neighborhood Sushi
82
Equipment Room
81
Manana
80
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
80
Sweetgreen
80
Joann's Fine Foods
79
Barnaby's Italian Ice
78
Only the Wild Ones
76
Habana House Cigars
72
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