Your Food Recommendations for Austin, Texas

Every time we go to a new place, we love getting recommendations from a local who has lived in the area! This list is from a select group of friends who all lived in Austin and went to the University of Texas.


Where to eat

  • Grizzelda’s

  • Frene’s

  • Cafe No Sē

  • Home Slice

  • Torchy’s

  • South Congress Cafe

  • Juiceland

  • Fresa’s

  • Mattie’s

  • Ranch 616

  • Maiko

  • Easy Tiger

  • Wu Chow

  • Bufalina

  • East Side Food Trucks

  • El AMA

  • Terry Black’s BBQ

Where to go out

West 6th

  • Dogwood

  • The Ranch

  • Parlort Yard

  • Green Light Social

  • Concrete Cowboy

  • Brew Exchange

  • Butford’s

Dirty 6th

  • Barkbarella

  • Blind Pig

  • Buck Wild: Ride the bull then leave

Rainey St.

  • Lucille

  • Bungalow

  • Unbarlievable

  • Container Bar

  • Ice Hunters

The Eastside:

  • Hotel Vegas

  • Volstead

  • The White House