Editor's note: It's time to recap the top Austin news of the week. There's restaurant news aplenty, with a global accolade for a classic steakhouse and stories highlighting Austin's top chefs and restaurants of 2025. Plus, the debut of a totally immersive music venue. Catch up on our hottest headlines below, and visit this guide to plan your weekend.

1. Austin steakhouse named among best in the world by secret reviewers. Classic Austin restaurant Jeffrey's has just been honored in a new global ranking of the 101 Best Steakhouses in the World. It's one of 18 in the U.S. to make the cut.

2. Austin's top 10 restaurants of 2025 keep the dining scene fresh. The Restaurant of the Year nominees in CultureMap's 2025 Tastemaker Awards do more than make great food; they keep evolving and chasing the unexpected.

3. Here's how much Austinites spend renting instead of buying a home. The affordability of homeownership is a hot topic in 2025, and the cost difference between renting and buying a home in Austin adds up to more than $1,000 per month, according to a new study.

4. 360-degree projection dome is Austin's newest immersive music venue. On May 9, an immersive performance venue à la Las Vegas' "Sphere" began its inaugural season of music and visual projections here in Austin.

ConcertDome opened in Austin May 9. Photo courtesy of ConcertDome

5. Austin's 10 best chefs of 2025 add flavor to an evolving dining scene. The 2025 Tastemaker Chef of the Year nominees all have strong points of view that both expand on traditional cuisine and point Austin's dining scene to a well-rounded future.