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1. Il Brutto
4.5
Awesome(1665)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • East Austin
Booked 46 times today
Il Brutto is a neighborhood Italian restaurant located in East Austin with an emphasis on classic, multi-regional Italian dishes. The menu features fresh antipasti, daily home-made pastas, and pizzas baked in the restaurant’s Neapolitan wood-burning oven, in addition to house-made gelati, sorbets & desserts. The beverage program highlights an extensive selection of Italian wines from an on-site cellar, as well as local beers and handcrafted cocktails.
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2. Paperboy
4.9
Exceptional(279)
Price: Expensive
• Breakfast • East Austin
Booked 67 times today
Paperboy is a breakfast and lunch spot, known for its thoughtfully curated menu and comfortable atmosphere. We use simple, quality ingredients in our dishes, with bread, juices, sauces and preserves made in-house. Whether you grab a pastry and coffee to go or sit and enjoy a meal with your friends, we put just as much thought and care into the Paperboy experience as the food itself.
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3. Sammie's Italian
4.8
Exceptional(1529)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Downtown
Booked 87 times today
Sammie’s is a little taste of old Italy in downtown Austin. It celebrates the great ‘red sauce’ institution—inspired by old school, legendary Italian-American restaurants. The menu offers classic dishes in a casual but sophisticated, retro-designed space that is both lively and comfortable, capturing the essence of a night out at your favorite neighborhood joint. The space consists of a central dining room overlooking Shoal Creek and 6th Street, polished wood bar, Mildred’s Room (a private dining/wine room), and wraparound patio dining area. Please note that patio seating is weather contingent. The menu offers riffs on standards including Housemade Mozzarella Sticks, Clams Casino, and Caesar Salad a la Tommy; timeless pastas like Spaghetti with Meatballs, and Linguine Vongole; and Sammie’s Classics: big portions of iconic plates like Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana, Veal Marsala, and Baked Manicotti.
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4. ATX Cocina
4.8
Exceptional(2703)
Price: Very Expensive
• Contemporary Mexican • Downtown
Booked 84 times today
ATX Cocina experiments with the boundaries of Mexican cuisine. We have taken traditional Mexican dishes and elevated them with modern approaches and techniques. Corn, the basis of the Mexican cuisine for thousands of years, is also the foundation of our kitchen. We nixtamalize and process our masa in house sourcing it from heirloom varieties of corn grown by small family farms in Mexico.
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5. Edge Rooftop Bar
4.5
Awesome(549)
Price: Moderate
• Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service • Downtown
Booked 53 times today
Edge Rooftop + Bar at the JW Marriott Austin serves cocktails over Congress for an evening lounge experience. Enjoy tasty small bites and craft cocktails atop a luxury hotel for views of downtown Austin, the Texas State Capitol and Lady Bird Lake.Please be advised that Christmas Day was the final day of our Snow Much Fun Christmas event.
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6. Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar
4.9
Exceptional(3780)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Downtown
Booked 115 times today
Perla's offers fresh fish and oysters flown in daily from both coasts with an emphasis on sourcing from the gulf and locations around the world. The bar makes delicious coastal cocktails and the wine list is stocked with fun sparkling, rosé & white wines.Perla's has Austin’s prettiest oak-shaded patio and a comfortable airy dining room featuring a huge saltwater fishtank, poured concrete oyster bar and open kitchen. Learn more about McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality and their family of restaurants at www.mmlhospitality.com.
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7. Quattro Gatti Ristorante e Pizzeria
4.8
Exceptional(1510)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Downtown
Booked 24 times today
A neighborhood gem! This family-run Italian restaurant offers a chic, rustic atmosphere in a downtown Austin landmark historic 1876 building. Enjoy outdoor sidewalk cafe dining just steps from the Texas State Capitol (dog friendly).We feature a wide variety of authentic Italian pastas, pizza, meats, seafood & unique daily specials. (GF and Veg options). Daily specials highlight the freshest and most seasonal offerings, such as Rigatoni Alla Norcina (sausage with truffle oil), house-made Gnocchi Sorrentina, and Whole Roasted Fish. Gelato, sorbets and desserts are delicious and made in-house. The cozy full-bar offers classic Italian cocktails and a sizable wine list representing Italy’s diverse regions.All breads and pizza are made daily using naturally leavened dough and an ancient fermentation process; this improves digestibility and creates a delicious flavor. Neapolitan pizzas are baked at 1000 degrees in a wood-fired brick oven. Your new Austin favorite.
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8. Kemuri Tatsu-ya
4.6
Exceptional(99)
Price: Expensive
• Japanese • Austin
Booked 56 times today
Recognized by the James Beard Foundation, Michelin Guide and named one of the best restaurants in the U.S. by Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, GQ and more! Japanese izakaya and Texas barbecue are arguably the two best cuisines to enjoy while imbibing. Kemuri Tatsu-ya offers a mash-up of the two, plus an excellent selection of booze—including a ‘whisky bible.’ Guests are welcomed into the space with an enthusiastic “irasshaimase!” from the staff. The experience only gets better from there with creative dishes like Taiyaki Cornbread, Brisket Tsukemen and Guaca-Poke. Bright, innovative cocktails, including super-chilled Toki highballs cranked out from a machine, arean essential part of the experience. Reserve a table today to get a taste of this iconic Austinrestaurant, brought to you by Tatsu Aikawa and the team behind Ramen Tatsu-Ya.
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9. Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin
4.9
Exceptional(1828)
Price: Very Expensive
• Seafood • Downtown
Booked 50 times today
Clark's features classic American seafood with an emphasis on freshness, local products, simple preparation, attention to detail, and clean presentation. Classic coastal cooking from the Texas Gulf to the Northeastern Seaboard influences Clark's menu. A large portion of the concept is devoted to oysters, raw bar, seafood, and caviar. We procure the freshest oysters from small harvesters around North America and serve cold seafood platters featuring super fresh daily specials.Learn more about MML Hospitality and their family of restaurants at www.mmlhospitality.com.
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10. Lucky Robot
4.7
Exceptional(1243)
Price: Expensive
• Japanese • Bouldin Creek
Booked 59 times today
Lucky Robot is the first sushi restaurant in Texas to partner with the James Beard Foundation and Monterrey Bay Aquarium sustainability programs. We are committed to healthy oceans. Our kitchen is lead by two time Ora King Finalist Jay Huang. Our food is Modern Nikkei cuisine, a balance of Japanese cuisine accentuated with the fragrant chilies and aromatic spices of Latin America. Prime dry-aged fish is here. A tradition started over 200 years ago in Tokyo and now the first in Texas. Prime Dry Aged Fish will allow you to taste the fish in its purest form. Breaking down tissues and sugars allows new flavors and textures that bring the fish to its cleanest, most tender form. Age = Flavor. For parties of six or more, please see our Large Party Information under Contact at our website (https://www.luckyrobotatx.com/). Please note: Last seating for Omakase Experiences are 30 minutes prior to close

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