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Where to eat: 8 tried-and-true Austin restaurants for classic cuisine Where to eat: 8 tried-and-true Austin restaurants for classic cuisine By Brandon Watson

3.2.20  |  11:30 am

If the rate of Austin restaurant closures over the past few years has taught locals anything, it’s that one ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 7 delicious restaurants for healthy fare Where to eat in Austin now: 7 delicious restaurants for healthy fare By Brandon Watson

1.17.20  |  12:02 pm

By this time in January, the strength to keep New Year’s resolutions can start to fade — especially when it ...

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Where to eat right now: Austin's 7 best new restaurants of 2019 Where to eat right now: Austin's 7 best new restaurants of 2019 By Brandon Watson

12.12.19  |  10:30 am

After a disappointing 2018, Austin’s 2019 culinary scene seemed to bring more style over substance, more out-of-town interlopers, and ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 under-the-radar restaurants Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 under-the-radar restaurants By Brandon Watson

11.6.19  |  3:48 pm

Though we do our best to bring readers news of every restaurant opening, a few sometimes fly under the radar ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 6 new hot spots rolling out great tacos Where to eat in Austin now: 6 new hot spots rolling out great tacos By Brandon Watson

9.6.19  |  1:46 pm

Though Austin’s claims to taco domination are often wildly overstated, 2019 has seen a taco renaissance with an explosion ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 7 world-class Hill Country restaurants Where to eat in Austin now: 7 world-class Hill Country restaurants By Brandon Watson

8.7.19  |  10:49 am

By this time in August, Instagram feeds are clogged with mocking faces happily chowing down chifrijo in Costa Rica or ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: The best restaurants of 2019 so far Where to eat in Austin right now: The best restaurants of 2019 so far By Brandon Watson

7.8.19  |  10:29 am

Back in January, I bemoaned what seemed like a dismal freshman class for 2019. Six months later, midterm grades are ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 8 under-the-radar restaurants to visit Where to eat in Austin now: 8 under-the-radar restaurants to visit By Brandon Watson

6.5.19  |  3:28 pm

Like it or not, Austin’s dining public tends to be culinary magpies, flittering from one shiny new restaurant to ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 6 new restaurants for vegetarian fare Where to eat in Austin now: 6 new restaurants for vegetarian fare By Brandon Watson

5.8.19  |  12:48 pm

From environmental concerns to wellness, there are a lot of good reasons to go vegetarian. But the most compelling has ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 new patios for drinking and dining Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 new patios for drinking and dining By Brandon Watson

4.9.19  |  9:23 am

It seems like a cosmic joke. Over the past few months, several stunning new restaurant patios have debuted, but it ...

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Where to eat in Austin: 9 downtown eateries to satisfy every craving Where to eat in Austin: 9 downtown eateries to satisfy every craving By Brandon Watson

3.7.19  |  1:10 pm

Grumble though locals might about the throngs of people descending for SXSW, most still can’t resist the siren call ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 6 strip-mall restaurants that deserve hype Where to eat in Austin now: 6 strip-mall restaurants that deserve hype By Brandon Watson

2.7.19  |  10:30 am

If there’s one lesson everyone should take home from 2017’s tragicomic Fyre Festival, it’s that hype has ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 innovative new trucks you must try Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 innovative new trucks you must try By Brandon Watson

1.10.19  |  2:17 pm

Bless Austin’s food trucks. While local brick-and-mortars find themselves increasingly bowing to market pressure with safe menus, trailers are ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 5 new restaurants that deserve a visit Where to eat in Austin now: 5 new restaurants that deserve a visit By Brandon Watson

12.6.18  |  11:07 am

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month, you have heard about Carpenters Hall. Helmed by ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 5 new restaurants to try in November Where to eat in Austin right now: 5 new restaurants to try in November By Brandon Watson

11.6.18  |  1:15 pm

After a few sluggish months marked by more closings than openings, Austin’s restaurant scene has finally started picking up ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 3 trendy new restaurants to try this fall Where to eat in Austin now: 3 trendy new restaurants to try this fall By Brandon Watson

10.8.18  |  4:35 pm

Austin may be one of the largest cities in the country, but in some ways it is still a small ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 3 cozy restaurants that feel like home Where to eat in Austin now: 3 cozy restaurants that feel like home By Brandon Watson

9.11.18  |  3:04 pm

It’s an Austin fall tradition as honored as the annual running of the burnt orange hordes. As soon as ...

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Where to eat now: 3 under-the-radar restaurants as unique as Austin Where to eat now: 3 under-the-radar restaurants as unique as Austin By Brandon Watson

8.7.18  |  3:59 pm

It’s a phrase seldom seen these days — except maybe on a tie-dyed T-shirt hanging in the window of a ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 3 little restaurants you don't know about Where to eat in Austin now: 3 little restaurants you don't know about By Brandon Watson

7.3.18  |  3:37 pm

We’ve all had it happen. A friend comes into Austin to visit and they inevitably ask where they should ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 3 unsung heroes that deserve the spotlight Where to eat in Austin now: 3 unsung heroes that deserve the spotlight By Brandon Watson

6.6.18  |  4:22 pm

Like it or not, Austinites often get wrapped up in the new. Give us a shiny bauble and we forget ...

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Where to eat right now: 3 neighborhood gems changing how Austin dines Where to eat right now: 3 neighborhood gems changing how Austin dines By Brandon Watson

5.10.18  |  12:36 pm

The signs are everywhere. The bar that serves Tyson Cole and Aaron Franklin’s Loro has a steady line. Kevin ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 9 superb spots for grab-and-go meals Where to eat in Austin right now: 9 superb spots for grab-and-go meals By Brandon Watson

4.3.18  |  4:24 pm

After a dreary winter, spring has finally sprung and the last thing Austinites want to do is stay cooped up ...

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Where to eat in Austin: 9 women-run restaurants in the spotlight Where to eat in Austin: 9 women-run restaurants in the spotlight By Brandon Watson

3.7.18  |  6:02 pm

First, some not-so-inside baseball. Journalists are constantly on the lookout for a “hook,” that combination of timing and cultural resonance ...

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Where to eat in Austin now: 7 classic restaurants worth another shot Where to eat in Austin now: 7 classic restaurants worth another shot By Brandon Watson

2.8.18  |  6:00 am

We’re all guilty of it to some degree. Instead of choosing a restaurant by the quality of the kitchen ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 sandwiches from around the globe Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 sandwiches from around the globe By Brandon Watson

1.5.18  |  1:23 pm

A certain Englishman may have lent them their name, but people all of over the globe have been eating sandwiches ...

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Where to eat now: 8 bars where the food is as good as the ... Where to eat now: 8 bars where the food is as good as the drinks By Brandon Watson

12.1.17  |  3:27 pm

On any month of the year, bars are packed to the brim in notoriously boozy Austin. That goes double at ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 cozy dishes for fall Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 cozy dishes for fall By Brandon Watson

11.3.17  |  3:34 pm

It happens every year. A slight cold front hits, the sweaters come out, and Austinites proceed to lose their minds ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 9 hot new restaurants for fall Where to eat in Austin right now: 9 hot new restaurants for fall By Brandon Watson

10.12.17  |  9:34 am

After a somewhat sluggish summer, Austin’s restaurant scene is picking up steam, with a slate of new restaurants adding ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 unexpected spots for game day grub Where to eat in Austin right now: 6 unexpected spots for game day grub By Claudia Alarcon

9.22.17  |  11:20 am

Football season is in full swing and fans are looking for places to enjoy the game with a few friends ...

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Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 buzzworthy restaurants for August Where to eat in Austin right now: 7 buzzworthy restaurants for August By Claudia Alarcon

8.22.17  |  1:33 pm

This month's roundup of where to eat includes a handful of buzzy new restaurants, as well as a couple ...