Austin Asian Restaurant Passport refreshes with 45-plus local deals

The Family Style passport includes deals at more than 45 Austin AAPI-owned restaurants, including favorites like Uroko in Springdale General.

Photo courtesy of Uroko

Austinites looking to explore the city’s growing Asian dining scene have a new excuse to finally try those spots on their list. The Family Style: Austin Asian Restaurant Passport is back for 2026, offering more than $350 in deals at 45-plus local AAPI-owned restaurants for $70.

Organized by the Austin Asian Community Health Initiative (AACHI), the passport is on sale now at FamilyStyleATX.com and will be valid from May 1 through July 31, timed to coincide with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

AACHI will celebrate the passport launch and its 10th anniversary with a public launch party on May 7 from 5-8 pm at Lau Lau, located at 3701 Guadalupe St., #106. Guests can enjoy drinks from Lau Lau’s coffee shop menu along with food pop-ups from Pippa’s Homebakery, Asahi Imports, and Good Jinn. Passports will also be available for purchase onsite.

The passport is designed to introduce diners to both long-time favorites and newer local venues while supporting restaurants and AACHI's healthcare access programs. Deals typically include buy-one-get-one-free offers, discounted drinks, and free menu items with purchase, making it easy for diners to recoup the cost after just a handful of visits.

Austin Asian Restaurants Komé Sushi Kitchen on Airport Boulevard is participating in the passport.Photo courtesy of Komé Sushi Kitchen

Participating restaurants include Chi’Lantro, Wu Chow, Komé Sushi Kitchen, The Peached Tortilla, Lao’d Bar, Yeni's Fusion, and Oseyo Restaurant, plus bakeries, tea shops, dessert destinations, and cafes like OMG Squee, Asahi Imports, Sa-Tén Coffee and Eats, Gati, and Uncle Tetsu.

Austinites identifying as Asian now make up roughly 9 percent of the city’s population, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, making it one of the city’s fastest-growing communities and helping fuel the expansion of Austin’s AAPI restaurant scene.

This year’s passport launch also coincides with AACHI’s 10th anniversary. Founded in 2016, the nonprofit helps Asian and Asian American Central Texans navigate healthcare access, language barriers, and other gaps in the traditional medical system.

In 2025 alone, AACHI helped 325 clients, scheduled 1,060 medical appointments, supported 950 attended appointments, filed 250 medical coverage applications, and served clients in more than 10 languages. The organization says 98 percent of its clients have limited English proficiency.

“Building healthier communities starts with connection, and food is one of the most powerful ways people come together,” said Hailey Easley, AACHI’s executive director, in a statement. “This passport invites Austinites to explore the diversity of the city’s Asian culinary scene while supporting the local businesses behind it.”

Additional fundraising partnerships with local businesses including Paper + Craft Pantry, Kore Collective, and Sa-Tén Coffee and Eats are expected throughout May.

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May Meetup

Austin businesses on Manor Road plan huge neighborhood May Day party

Photo courtesy of The Vortex

The Vortex will host live music and dance performances at the inaugural May Day Festival.

A new "progressive neighborhood celebration" will have Austinites touring Manor Road on May 2 in celebration of May Day, the traditional European spring celebration. This huge, free block party will move through five historic communities, says a press release, featuring more than two dozen local businesses along the way.

This highly planned festival by the Manor Road Coalition of businesses will present live music, dance performances, markets, and more on a schedule throughout the day. Attendees will have chances to wander around, but they should check the schedule first to ensure they're in the right place at the right time for their top priority activities.

The May Day Festival starts at 8 am with only one event, the Cherrywood Neighborhood Yard Sale. Then at 10 am, four more choices add possibility with kids' activities at the Alamo Rec Center, the pop-up Tiny Farmer's Market at 2009 Chicon Street, an affordable housing open house at Blackland CDC, or the Rogers Washington Holy Cross Block Party, an annual tradition in a historic district that was primarily Black starting in the 1950s.

At noon and later, the festival splinters off into four different events. Music-lovers who just want to listen should head to The Vortex to see the Minor Mishap Marching Band, an aerial performance by Sky Candy, and performances by The Music Academy of Austin and Ivy Roots; then they can head to Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches for more live music by Paula Maya and Seu Jacinto. These events showcase music from noon to 6 pm without overlap.

Attendees who want to dance can spend the whole afternoon and early evening at Howdy's and the Long Goodbye for country and line dancing lessons by DJ Ed West and Cumbia with DJ ULoveI.

Community-minded folks can take a break from the entertainment to meet their reps and learn about neighbor and city resources at Lively Offices (2309 Manor Rd.).

The coalition also encourages attendees to stop by local businesses along the way. Options for lunch and dinner include:

Bar Toti
Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches
Bird Bird Biscuit
Dai Due
El Chilito
Este
Fleet Coffee
Haymaker
Hoover's Cooking (May 31 is last day of service)
Mi Madre's
Patrizi's
School House Pub
Sour Duck Market
Spread and Co.
The Long Goodbye
Vic and Al's

The release also promises a business passport that will be active throughout May, offering incentives for shoppers at stores along Manor Road.

More information about the schedule, participants, and coalition members is available via the coalition's Instagram page.

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