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Editor's Picks: Austin
Easy Tiger is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

1. Easy Tiger

709 E 6th St, Austin, TX
Bar · Downtown Austin · 300 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Bratwurst in Pretzel Bun: Resist the temptation to stuff yourself with bread and beer cheese and save room for this sausage sandwich.

Franklin Barbecue is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

2. Franklin Barbecue

9.1
900 E 11th St (at Branch St), Austin, TX
BBQ Joint · 353 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Get Everything: You've waited in line for over two hours to get the food. Our advice is to load up. Barbecue reheats well, and the last thing you want is to run out of food and have to wait again.

Swift's Attic is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

3. Swift's Attic

8.1
315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX
American Restaurant · Downtown Austin · 97 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: From grilled quail with Southern hot water grits, to Peruvian scallop tiradito, Japanese chicken tsukune, and even Canadian tater tots poutine, the menu is wildly diverse, but somehow it all works.

Lucky's Puccias is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

4. Lucky's Puccias

8.4
817 W 5th St (Bowie St), Austin, TX
Food Truck · Highland · 27 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Get the namesake sandwich, Lucky's Puccia. Layers of juicy slices of prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, stacks of spicy arugula, red ripe tomatoes, drizzled basil oil and spicy chipotle mayo.

Caffé Medici is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

5. Caffé Medici

200 Congress Ave (at 2nd St), Austin, TX
Coffee Shop · Downtown Austin · 118 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Seriously great espressos pulled in a quiet setting by seriously passionate baristas.

Patika Coffee is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

6. Patika Coffee

8.7
Congress Ave, Austin, TX
Food Truck · 50 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This coffee is rich, creamy, smooth, and reminiscent of the chocolatey espressos in Italy.

Counter Cafe is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

7. Counter Cafe

8.0
626 N Lamar Blvd (btw 6th & 7th), Austin, TX
Diner · Old West Austin · 86 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The Counter Benedict is the perfect hangover cure. Thick slices of Niman Ranch pastrami and two gooey-yolked eggs perched on a flaky, open-faced homemade biscuit.

Fresa's Chicken al Carbon is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

8. Fresa's Chicken al Carbon

8.2
915 N Lamar Blvd (at W 10th St), Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Austin · 50 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A riff on the Mexican drive-through chicken joints popular in Austin, sourcing pasture-raised birds from a local farm.

Micklethwait Craft Meats is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

9. Micklethwait Craft Meats

9.0
1309 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX
Food Truck · Central East Austin · 89 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Micklethwait's homemade sausage—varieties like duck and cherry, lamb and apricot, which rotate daily—is what truly distinguishes his operation. Even the beef sausage is moist and snappy.

Hoboken Pie is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

10. Hoboken Pie

7.9
718 Red River St (E. 8th Street), Austin, TX
Pizzeria · Downtown Austin · 50 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A huge list of fresh ingredients (all housemade) to build your custom pie or sandwich.

La Condesa is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

11. La Condesa

8.5
400 W 2nd St (Guadalupe St.), Austin, TX
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Austin · 264 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Each bite is packed with flavor and thoughtful textures. Make sure to try their tasty margaritas and the street corn covered in mountains of cotija cheese.

24 Diner is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

12. 24 Diner

8.5
600 N Lamar Blvd #G (at W 6th St), Austin, TX
Diner · Old West Austin · 322 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Around-the-clock updated diner and comfort food like classic breakfast plates, sweet potato hash, meatloaf sandwiches and specials made from locally sourced ingredients.

Chi'lantro BBQ is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

13. Chi'lantro BBQ

8.4
823 Congress Ave (at E 9th St), Austin, TX
Food Truck · Downtown Austin · 114 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, hamburgers, hot dogs, and fries, all with a spicy Korean-Mexican twist.

Once Over Coffee Bar is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

14. Once Over Coffee Bar

8.4
2009 S 1st St (btwn Johanna & Live Oak St.), Austin, TX
Coffee Shop · Bouldin Creek · 81 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Mellow setting, Cuvee coffee, nice back deck.

Salt & Time is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

15. Salt & Time

1912 E 7th St (Chicon/7th Street), Austin, TX
Butcher · 58 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Inside butcher and salumeria Salt and Time you'll find roaster Cuvee Coffee's first retail location.

Lick Honest Ice Creams is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

16. Lick Honest Ice Creams

8.8
1100 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Ice Cream Parlor · Zilker · 172 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Flavors ranging from "Roasted Beets and Fresh Mint" to "Caramelized Carrots and Tarragon" to more familiar flavors like "Caramel Salt Lick."

Houndstooth Coffee is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

17. Houndstooth Coffee

9.0
401 Congress Ave (at 4th St), Austin, TX
Coffee Shop · Downtown Austin · 147 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A multi-method and multi-roaster, which means that alongside regular roasters (like Cuvee, Intelligentsia, etc.) they bring in guest coffees all the time.

Frank Restaurant is one of Editor's Picks: Austin.

18. Frank Restaurant

407 Colorado St (btw 4th & 5th), Austin, TX
Hot Dog Joint · Downtown Austin · 388 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Nice twists on homey brunch dishes like their artisan sausages and bacon-infused whiskey drinks. You can also grab a quick biscuit sandwich and Intelligentsia coffee to-go.