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Austin Places to Check Out
El Chilito is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

1. El Chilito

8.6
2219 Manor Rd (Chestnut Ave), Austin, TX
Taco Restaurant · Upper Boggy Creek · 68 tips and reviews
Torchy's Tacos is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

2. Torchy's Tacos

8.8
4211 Spicewood Springs Rd (at Mesa Dr), Austin, TX
Taco Restaurant · 162 tips and reviews
Roaring Fork is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

3. Roaring Fork

8.7
10850 Stonelake Blvd (N Mopac Expwy), Austin, TX
Steakhouse · Stonelake Office Park · 69 tips and reviews
San Francisco Bakery & Café is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

4. San Francisco Bakery & Café

7.6
2900 W Anderson Ln (Rockwood), Austin, TX
Bakery · North Shoal Creek · 37 tips and reviews
Madam Mam's is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

5. Madam Mam's

8.6
2700 W Anderson Ln (at Burnet Rd), Austin, TX
Thai Restaurant · North Shoal Creek · 74 tips and reviews
Black Star Co-op is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

6. Black Star Co-op

8.8
7020 Easy Wind Dr (at W St Johns Av), Austin, TX
Brewery · Crestview · 153 tips and reviews
Tâm Deli and Cafe is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

7. Tâm Deli and Cafe

8.4
8222 N Lamar Blvd Ste D33, Austin, TX
Vietnamese Restaurant · North Austin · 55 tips and reviews
East Side King is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

8. East Side King

2538 Guadalupe St (at Hole in the Wall), Austin, TX
Asian Restaurant · West University · 51 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: ESK's home on the Drag features trailer favorites like Poor Qui’s pork belly buns and beet fries. Creative and unique, fresh and flavorful, and located in one of the best funky watering holes around.

Fresh Off The Truck - Mueller is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

9. Fresh Off The Truck - Mueller

4209 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX
Food Truck · 9 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: This food truck serves sophisticated, stellar versions of Asian street food, from Vietnamese bánh mì to Japanese rice boxes to Hawaiian specialties like the astoundingly elegant spam musubi rolls.

Foreign & Domestic is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

10. Foreign & Domestic

8.4
306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX
American Restaurant · North Loop · 76 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: Reasonably priced and informal but still very fine dining, indeed. Rising star Ned Elliott’s seasonal menu is spare but stunning, with each well-conceived plate coming together in delicious harmony. Read more.

Uchiko is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

11. Uchiko

9.4
4200 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Japanese Restaurant · Rosedale · 181 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: A trip to Uchiko is a treat for the senses, with creative flavor pairings in dishes like rosemary-smoked duck with candied citrus or pork-belly-and-egg sushi. Decor is almost too beautiful to look at. Read more.

Counter Cafe is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

12. Counter Cafe

7.9
626 N Lamar Blvd (btw 6th & 7th), Austin, TX
Diner · Old West Austin · 86 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: This tiny spot offers excellent crab cakes, quail, and hanger steak alongside more typical diner fare. The Counter Benedict with pastrami and grilled pimento cheese sandwiches are standouts. Read more.

Hopdoddy Burger Bar is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

13. Hopdoddy Burger Bar

9.2
1400 S Congress Ave Ste A190 (btwn Gibson & Elizabeth), Austin, TX
Burger Joint · Bouldin Creek · 443 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: An exemplary burger lineup in the $5 to $9 range. The line – regularly out the door – moves fast, and we’d do murder just to get our hands on the Caramel & Sea Salt milkshake. Read more.

Snack Bar is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

14. Snack Bar

1224 S Congress Ave (W. James), Austin, TX
Diner · Bouldin Creek · 107 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: Add together a great location, super cute interior, a winning "local products, global bites" concept, and airy shaded patio, and you've got yourself a winner. Bring friends and the dog. Read more.

Whip In Convenience Store & Pub is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

15. Whip In Convenience Store & Pub

8.9
1950 S Interstate 35 (at Mariposa Dr), Austin, TX
Convenience Store · 134 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: The very cool Whip In boasts specialty beers, obscure wines, locally packaged gourmet foodstuffs, and a cafe menu that's a bricolage of Indian, African, European, and American flavors. Read more.

Gourdough's is one of Austin Places to Check Out.

16. Gourdough's

8.9
1503 S 1st St (at Monroe), Austin, TX
Donut Shop · Bouldin Creek · 219 tips and reviews

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle: If you have a taste for wacky sweets, you must be one of the legions of fans of these off-the-wall doughnuts, featuring fillings and toppings from crushed candy bars to fried chicken strips and bacon. Read more.