Part cooking school, part butcher shop, Dai Due sells superb buttermilk biscuits with country-style breakfast sausage on Saturdays. Read more.
Maria's has been making tacos fresh daily for 12 years. Try the Pollo Guisado, which is like barbecue chicken in an enchilada.
While the facade and interior are sleek and modern, the menu is full of hearty dishes like Carrot Cake French Toast, which is made with homemade carrot cake.
This tucked-away East side bistro is well worth the trip for its romantic outdoor space, well-executed classic French cuisine, & reasonably-priced wine list. [Eater 38 Member]
Stop by this 6th street institution on Wednesdays for 1/2 price Oysters and Champagne. Great atmosphere for friends or an intimate dinner.
$5 Basket of Wings on Thursdays, 2 for 1 Hamburgers on Mondays with drink specials every day. This is a great place to watch a sports game or just sit on the patio and watch the hustle of SoCo.
Free Beer! Do I need to say more. Every Saturday they do free tours of the brewery with free samples...and their samples are not small by any means. Plus the tour guide/employees are fun and exciting. Read more.
The weekend menu features a special selection of hangover-busting soups including a medley of crab, octopus, and shrimp called "Sopa Levanta Muertos", literally "soup to raise the dead. Read more.
If you're here for that fabulous meal called "brunch," then the shrimp 'n grits special is a cultivated choice. If you aren't here for brunch, then... come back!
The historic Nau's remains an old-fashioned independent drugstore with the last soda fountain standing in Austin. Breakfasts, grilled cheese, and fountain drinks best enjoyed on a counter stool.
Their motto reads, "Ass, Cash, or Grass – Nobody Eats for Free." Whatever your method of payment is, stop by and pick up one of their huge, specialty pizzas. The exchange will be well worth it. Read more.
A tap wall decorated with over 50 various Texas beers, 2 cask engines, enthusiastic cicerones, and a bacon brewing bus in the backyard area. Come here to hone your craft of beer and bacon consumption. Read more.
You'd better circle the wagons early if you want to snag some of Franklin's world-famous brisket. It has a smoky and spicy bark, a deep smoke ring, and is exceedingly moist and tender. Perfection. Read more.
