# Best restaurants in Austin

Brisket, breakfast tacos, ramen and farm-to-table: the Austin restaurants locals and food writers love most.

- 1129 votes · 14 items
- Apr 3, 2026 · wyatt.nyc
- https://even.best/en/l/1426/best-restaurants-in-austin

## Top 10

1. **Franklin Barbecue** (119 · ▲129 ▼10) — Aaron Franklin's brisket, worth the famous queue.
2. **Uchi** (92 · ▲102 ▼10) — Tyson Cole's acclaimed Japanese restaurant in a South Lamar bungalow.
3. **Suerte** (74 · ▲86 ▼12) — Masa-focused Mexican cooking on the East Side.
4. **Odd Duck** (72 · ▲88 ▼16) — Seasonal small plates from local farms.
5. **Launderette** (59 · ▲79 ▼20) — Former laundromat turned Mediterranean-leaning restaurant.
6. **Hestia** (55 · ▲71 ▼16) — Live-fire tasting menu downtown.
7. **Matt's El Rancho** (54 · ▲67 ▼13) — Tex-Mex institution since 1952.
8. **Barley Swine** (53 · ▲60 ▼7) — Bryce Gilmore's farm-driven tasting menus.
9. **Ramen Tatsu-ya** (52 · ▲65 ▼13) — Austin's most famous ramen shop.
10. **Veracruz All Natural** (50 · ▲61 ▼11) — Food truck famous for its migas taco.
11. **Loro** (48 · ▲68 ▼20) — Asian smokehouse by Aaron Franklin and Tyson Cole.
12. **Dai Due** (31 · ▲49 ▼18) — Butcher shop and restaurant cooking only Texan ingredients.
13. **Terry Black's Barbecue** (15 · ▲23 ▼8) — Central Texas barbecue on Barton Springs Road, from the Black family of Lockhart.
14. **Interstellar BBQ** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Northwest Austin barbecue joint, regularly ranked among the best in Texas.

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