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Places to eat in downtown Austin

Posted on 7/16/26 at 11:03 am
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
26157 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 11:03 am
We are staying at a hotel in downtown Austin tonight and tomorrow. What are some decent places to eat for dinner and lunch? Thanks.
Posted by Pledge
Professional Baw
Member since Sep 2015
1300 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 11:38 am to
Really depends on where you’re staying, but I like:
Texas Chili Parlor
Casino El Camino
Coopers has good pork chops

Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43659 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 12:29 pm to
Uber to Suerte on east Austin or for a less expensive option Curras in south Austin or their 2nd location north of campus.
This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 12:32 pm
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
26157 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 1:08 pm to
Embassy suite. 300 Congress st.
Posted by farmhands
Member since Sep 2010
237 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 1:31 pm to
Uchiba
Comedor
Hestia
La Piscina
Red Ash

Lot of these you will need a res, but all are high quality meals.
Posted by YOURADHERE
Member since Dec 2006
8583 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 2:30 pm to
ATX Cocina isn't far from you and is my favorite spot when we go to Austin. I saw it recommended here a few years back and we go every time we are in town and everyone I recommend it to loves it.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10242 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 3:41 pm to
lots of great dining options in Austin as I've had excellent meals at Red Ash

Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
26157 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 4:20 pm to
I guess I should have said my daughter does not like Mexican.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43659 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 4:22 pm to
quote:

my daughter does not like Mexican.


Get a new daughter........but I guess rtats not possible. How about Asian?

Kemuri Tatsu-Ya
This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 4:24 pm
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10242 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 6:44 pm to
quote:

Mexican.


RA is Italian food including seafood, steaks, and fish, primarily cooked in a wood burning stove . Voted one of the top 100 restaurants in America

she doesn't eat lobster, steak, beef carpaccio, bone marrow, roasted vine tomatoes, osso buco, roasted vegetables, bolognese, grilled red snapper, bruschetta?

This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 6:55 pm
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
7601 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:10 pm to
Terry Black’s is worth a visit.
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
40438 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:22 pm to
quote:

hotel in downtown Austin tonight and tomorrow. What are some decent places to eat for dinner and lunch?


Moonshine Grill

Great chicken fried steak.

Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78958 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 9:31 pm to
There were much better options in downtown Austin before Covid.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38464 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 10:25 pm to
quote:

Uchiba Comedor Hestia La Piscina Red Ash


This. Listen to him.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10242 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 10:58 am to
bump - TD where did you eat, what did you order, and your opinion ? Your reply will help others in the future , thx
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
26157 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 11:13 am to
All of the good places were booked. Thursday night, my daughter wasn't feeling well, so we walked across the street to a place called Aussi's. It sucked. Friday for lunch, we ate at HopDaddy's. It may have been the best burger I have ever eaten, and the truffle fries were awesome too. Friday night we ate at Corner Bar and Restaurant in the JW Marriott. It was ok. I had chicken enchiladas, and they were very heavy on the salsa verde. The whole trip was pretty miserable, if I am being honest.
Posted by CPA Yung Boi
Member since Apr 2026
245 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 11:20 am to
quote:

The whole trip was pretty miserable, if I am being honest.


Well you did eat at a chain and hotel bar
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10242 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 12:54 pm to
appreciate the honesty brother
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
71453 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 1:04 pm to
Next time, drive out to Pieous for some brisket pastrami and grab pizza at Homeslice. Eat random tacos or breakfast burritos from holes in the wall or food trucks. You’ll have a much better time.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17878 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 1:38 pm to
quote:

The whole trip was pretty miserable, if I am being honest.

That's been Austin for 30 years for me.
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