Small Plates
Small Plates
Uchiba
Uchiba is an izakaya-inspired cocktail bar and restaurant in downtown Austin from the teams behind Uchi and Uchiko.
Yuki Handroll Bar
Yaki is a handroll bar off Bee Caves Road with a variety of set menu options, plus a la carte handrolls and nigiri.
Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
Kemuri Tatsu-ya is a Japanese-meets-Texas Izakaya/barbecue restaurant in East Austin.
Emmer & Rye
Emmer & Rye is one of our favorite restaurants for a special occasion, and the best reason to visit Rainey Street.
Texas Hill Country Olive Oil Company
Texas Hill Country Olive Oil Company does tours of their Dripping Springs facilities. They also make great bread.
Qi Austin
Qi is a Chinese restaurant downtown with a large dim sum menu of dumplings you want to eat.
Swift's Attic
Swift's Attic is a farm-to-table modern American restaurant located in a hip space in downtown Austin.
Lucky Robot Japanese Kitchen
Lucky Robot serves sushi, ramen, and Nikkei-style plates out of a restaurant on South Congress.
Komé: Sushi Kitchen
Komé is a Japanese restaurant best known for its action-packed sushi rolls, bento boxes, and ramen.
Barley Swine
Barley Swine serves a seasonal tasting menu of Texas-inspired bites, and is one of Austin’s original trailer-turned-restaurant success stories.
Suerte
Suerte is an upscale Mexican spot on East Sixth with a buzzy dining room and excellent tortillas.
Aviary Wine & Kitchen
Aviary Wine and Kitchen on South Lamar is the perfect spot to bring a first date, or catch up with a friend over a glass of wine and small plates.
Midnight In The Garden
Midnight In The Garden is one of the closest things Austin has to a true speakeasy dinner.
Plaza Colombian Coffee
Plaza Colombian Coffee is part coffee shop, part tiki bar, and part Colombian restaurant in a large, indoor/outdoor space on South Congress.
Kalimotxo
Kalimotxo is the downtown Spanish-inspired bar serving pintxos from the people behind Emmer & Rye.