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Austin restaurants: MICHELIN & James Beard, barbecue, taquerías and more

What Austin has on our lists: 46 MICHELIN or James Beard honorees, 13 hand-checked barbecue joints, 6 taquerías, 6 kolache bakeries, 3 Tex-Mex restaurants, 2 of Texas's oldest restaurants (back to 1866) and 1 chicken-fried steak spot. Each hand-checked place had a 2025 or 2026 source when we looked in fall 2026. In all, Texas Eats maps 4,050 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Austin, nearest first on your phone.

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MICHELIN & James Beard in Austin

Restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Texas or named by the James Beard Foundation, reported as facts rather than scores. Across Texas: 166 Texas MICHELIN and James Beard restaurants.

  1. Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop

    2305 E 7th St, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicTex-Mex On the menu: bacon and egg taco, migas tacos, barbacoa, conchas

    East Seventh Street Tex-Mex bakery-café run by the Avila family since 1962, famous for bacon and egg tacos and migas; a James Beard America's Classic (2023).

    James Beard: America's Classic 2023

  2. Barley Swine

    6555 Burnet Rd, Austin

    1 MICHELIN Star

  3. Craft Omakase

    4400 N Lamar Blvd, Austin

    1 MICHELIN Star

  4. Fabrik

    3108 Windsor Rd, Austin

    1 MICHELIN Star

  5. Hestia

    607 W 3rd St #105, Austin

    1 MICHELIN Star

  6. InterStellar BBQ

    12233 Ranch Rd 620 N, Austin

    1 MICHELIN StarBarbecue On the menu: brisket, peach tea-glazed pork belly, beer-brined turkey, poblano creamed corn, banana pudding

    Northwest Austin barbecue spot off RM 620 with peach tea-glazed pork belly and creative sides; holds a MICHELIN star.

  7. Kappo Kappo

    600 W 2nd St, Austin

    1 MICHELIN Star

  8. LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue

    5621 Emerald Forest Dr, Austin

    1 MICHELIN StarBarbecue On the menu: sausages, barbacoa, smoked whole hog, brisket, beef rib, red chili frito pie, banana pudding tiramisu

    South Austin barbecue joint known for underdog cuts, whole-hog and vegetable sides alongside brisket and beef ribs; holds a MICHELIN star.

  9. Birdie's

    2944 E 12th St, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedJames Beard winner

    James Beard: Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service winner 2025 (Arjav Ezekiel)

  10. Cuantos Tacos

    1108 E 12th St, Austin

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: carnitas, longaniza, cachete, quesadillas

    East 12th Street taquería serving small tacos such as suadero, longaniza and cachete; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  11. Dai Due

    2406 Manor Rd, Austin

    Bib Gourmand

  12. Distant Relatives

    3901 Promontory Point Dr, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, burnt ends with black-eyed peas

    Southeast Austin barbecue with burnt ends and black-eyed peas and chile-vinegar chicken; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  13. Emmer & Rye

    51 Rainey St, Austin

    Bib Gourmand

  14. Franklin Barbecue

    900 E 11th St, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: brisket, pork ribs, sausage, turkey, pulled pork

    Aaron Franklin's East 11th Street joint, famous for its brisket line; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  15. Kemuri Tatsu-ya

    2713 E 2nd St, Austin

    Bib Gourmand

  16. KG BBQ

    3108 Manor Rd, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: lamb shoulder, chicken thighs, rice pudding

    East Austin barbecue blending Texas smoke with Egyptian flavors; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

    kgbbq.com

  17. La Santa Barbacha

    2806 Manor Rd, Austin

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: barbacoa, quesabarbacha, migas tacos

    Manor Road taquería specializing in barbacoa, including migas barbacoa tacos; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  18. Mercado Sin Nombre

    408 N Pleasant Valley Rd, Austin

    Bib Gourmand

  19. Micklethwait Craft Meats

    4602 Tanney St, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: brisket, sausage, lamb, jalapeño cheese grits, banana pudding

    East Austin barbecue known for house sausages, lamb and jalapeño cheese grits; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  20. Nixta Taqueria

    2512 E 12th St, Austin

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: duck carnitas taco, tuna tostada, duck fat refried beans

    East 12th Street taquería known for its duck carnitas taco and tuna tostada; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  21. Odd Duck

    1201 Lamar Blvd S, Austin

    Bib Gourmand

  22. Veracruz Fonda & Bar

    1905 Aldrich St, Austin

    Bib Gourmand

  23. Apt 115

    2025 E 7th St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  24. Briscuits

    4204 Menchaca Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket biscuit sandwich, pork belly, pimento cheese grits

    South Austin barbecue served on biscuits.

  25. Comedor

    501 Colorado St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  26. Din Ho Chinese BBQ

    8557 Research Blvd #116, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  27. Discada

    1319 Rosewood Ave, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedTaquería On the menu: discada tacos

    East Cesar Chavez taquería built around discada, with taquitos and elote.

  28. Este

    2113 Manor Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  29. Ezov

    2708 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  30. Jeffrey's

    1204 W Lynn St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  31. la Barbecue

    2401 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket, house-made sausages, beef ribs

    East Austin barbecue spot on Cesar Chavez for brisket, house-made sausages and beef ribs.

  32. La Condesa

    400A W 2nd St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  33. Launderette

    2115 Holly St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  34. Le Calamar

    1600 S 1st St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  35. Lenoir

    1807 S 1st St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  36. Ling Kitchen

    8423 Research Blvd, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  37. Lutie's

    4100 Red River St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  38. Mexta

    106 E 6th St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  39. Mum Foods Smokehouse & Delicatessen

    5811 Manor Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: pastrami sandwich, matzoh ball soup, brisket

    East Austin smokehouse and Jewish-style deli known for its house pastrami.

  40. Parish Barbecue

    10300 Springdale Rd., Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket, boudin, pulled duck, crawfish cornbread stuffing

    Austin barbecue blending Central Texas barbecue with Louisiana flavors such as boudin and crawfish stuffing.

  41. Siti

    1123 E 11th St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  42. Suerte

    1800 E 6th St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  43. Tare

    12414 Alderbrook Dr, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  44. Terry Black's BBQ

    1003 Barton Springs Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket, beef ribs, pork ribs, sausage

    Barton Springs Road counter-service barbecue hall from a branch of the Lockhart Black family.

    terryblacksbbq.com

  45. Toshokan

    807 E 4th St, Austin

    MICHELIN Recommended

  46. Ema

    3120 Palm Way #170, Austin

    James Beard finalist

    James Beard: Best New Restaurant finalist 2025

Barbecue joints in Austin

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 74 Texas barbecue joints.

  1. InterStellar BBQ

    12233 Ranch Rd 620 N, Austin

    1 MICHELIN StarBarbecue On the menu: brisket, peach tea-glazed pork belly, beer-brined turkey, poblano creamed corn, banana pudding

    Northwest Austin barbecue spot off RM 620 with peach tea-glazed pork belly and creative sides; holds a MICHELIN star.

  2. LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue

    5621 Emerald Forest Dr, Austin

    1 MICHELIN StarBarbecue On the menu: sausages, barbacoa, smoked whole hog, brisket, beef rib, red chili frito pie, banana pudding tiramisu

    South Austin barbecue joint known for underdog cuts, whole-hog and vegetable sides alongside brisket and beef ribs; holds a MICHELIN star.

  3. Distant Relatives

    3901 Promontory Point Dr, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, burnt ends with black-eyed peas

    Southeast Austin barbecue with burnt ends and black-eyed peas and chile-vinegar chicken; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  4. Franklin Barbecue

    900 E 11th St, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: brisket, pork ribs, sausage, turkey, pulled pork

    Aaron Franklin's East 11th Street joint, famous for its brisket line; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  5. KG BBQ

    3108 Manor Rd, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: lamb shoulder, chicken thighs, rice pudding

    East Austin barbecue blending Texas smoke with Egyptian flavors; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

    kgbbq.com

  6. Micklethwait Craft Meats

    4602 Tanney St, Austin

    Bib GourmandBarbecue On the menu: brisket, sausage, lamb, jalapeño cheese grits, banana pudding

    East Austin barbecue known for house sausages, lamb and jalapeño cheese grits; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  7. Briscuits

    4204 Menchaca Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket biscuit sandwich, pork belly, pimento cheese grits

    South Austin barbecue served on biscuits.

  8. la Barbecue

    2401 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket, house-made sausages, beef ribs

    East Austin barbecue spot on Cesar Chavez for brisket, house-made sausages and beef ribs.

  9. Mum Foods Smokehouse & Delicatessen

    5811 Manor Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: pastrami sandwich, matzoh ball soup, brisket

    East Austin smokehouse and Jewish-style deli known for its house pastrami.

  10. Parish Barbecue

    10300 Springdale Rd., Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket, boudin, pulled duck, crawfish cornbread stuffing

    Austin barbecue blending Central Texas barbecue with Louisiana flavors such as boudin and crawfish stuffing.

  11. Terry Black's BBQ

    1003 Barton Springs Rd, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedBarbecue On the menu: brisket, beef ribs, pork ribs, sausage

    Barton Springs Road counter-service barbecue hall from a branch of the Lockhart Black family.

    terryblacksbbq.com

  12. Rollin Smoke BBQ

    1700 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin

    Barbecue

    Austin barbecue spot.

  13. Stiles Switch BBQ

    6610 N Lamar Blvd, Austin

    Barbecue

    Barbecue restaurant on North Lamar in Austin.

Taquerías in Austin

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 55 Texas taquerías.

  1. Cuantos Tacos

    1108 E 12th St, Austin

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: carnitas, longaniza, cachete, quesadillas

    East 12th Street taquería serving small tacos such as suadero, longaniza and cachete; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  2. La Santa Barbacha

    2806 Manor Rd, Austin

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: barbacoa, quesabarbacha, migas tacos

    Manor Road taquería specializing in barbacoa, including migas barbacoa tacos; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  3. Nixta Taqueria

    2512 E 12th St, Austin

    Bib GourmandTaquería On the menu: duck carnitas taco, tuna tostada, duck fat refried beans

    East 12th Street taquería known for its duck carnitas taco and tuna tostada; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

  4. Discada

    1319 Rosewood Ave, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedTaquería On the menu: discada tacos

    East Cesar Chavez taquería built around discada, with taquitos and elote.

  5. El Primo

    2101 S 1st St, Austin

    Taquería On the menu: breakfast tacos, chicken tacos

    South First Street taco trailer for breakfast and chicken tacos.

  6. Paprika ATX

    6539 N Lamar Blvd, Austin

    Taquería On the menu: trompo tacos

    Former food truck, now a restaurant, serving trompo tacos on Saturdays.

Kolaches in Austin

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 22 Texas kolache bakeries.

  1. Austin Kolache & Koffee

    7113 Burnet Rd, Austin

    Kolaches

    Burnet Road kolache and coffee shop.

  2. Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches

    3220 Manor Rd, Austin

    Kolaches On the menu: peanut butter and jelly kolache, klobasneks

    Manor Road shop pairing craft beer with sweet kolaches and savory klobasneks, such as a peanut butter and jelly kolache.

  3. Kerlin BBQ

    2207 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin

    Kolaches

    East Cesar Chavez barbecue trailer that also makes kolaches.

  4. Little Brother Coffee & Kolaches

    1512 S Congress Ave, Austin

    Kolaches

    South Congress coffee and kolache shop.

  5. Moonlight Bakery

    2300 S Lamar Blvd, Austin

    Kolaches

    South Lamar bakery with kolaches.

  6. Mrs. Johnson's Bakery

    4909 Airport Blvd, Austin

    Kolaches

    Airport Boulevard doughnut bakery that also sells kolaches.

Tex-Mex in Austin

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 30 Texas Tex-Mex restaurants.

  1. Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop

    2305 E 7th St, Austin

    MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicTex-Mex On the menu: bacon and egg taco, migas tacos, barbacoa, conchas

    East Seventh Street Tex-Mex bakery-café run by the Avila family since 1962, famous for bacon and egg tacos and migas; a James Beard America's Classic (2023).

  2. El Patio

    2938 Guadalupe St, Austin

    Tex-Mex On the menu: cheese enchiladas, nachos, crispy beef tacos, queso

    Guadalupe Street Tex-Mex near campus, serving since 1954, known for cheese enchiladas and bean-and-cheese nachos.

  3. Matt's El Rancho

    2613 S Lamar Blvd, Austin

    Tex-Mex On the menu: Bob Armstrong dip, cheese enchiladas, beef fajitas, carne guisada, pork tamales

    South Lamar Tex-Mex institution, "Austin's Original Tex-Mex since 1952" (it began as a small café on East 1st Street), home of the Bob Armstrong dip.

Oldest restaurants in Austin

In business at this address since 1960 or before, going by the place itself or a published history, listed from the oldest. Each note gives the source of the year. Across Texas: Texas's oldest restaurants.

  1. Scholz Garten

    1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin

    On the menu: bratwurst, schnitzel · Since 1866

    Beer garden and restaurant near the Capitol, established by German immigrant August Scholz in 1866 and serving brats, schnitzel and beer.

    Wikipedia: Scholz bought the lot at 1607 San Jacinto Boulevard in 1862 and established the garten there in 1866 (it notes a closure during Prohibition); Tasting Table (2025) gives the same address.

  2. Dirty Martin's Place

    2808 Guadalupe St, Austin

    On the menu: chili cheeseburger, fried pickles, 1926 Nachos · Since 1926

    Guadalupe Street burger joint, "an Austin tradition since 1926," that began as a dirt-floored drive-in.

    Its own site: since 1926. The Austin Chronicle lists it at 2808 Guadalupe and says it began there as a drive-through with a dirt floor.

Chicken-fried steak in Austin

Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Texas: 19 Texas chicken-fried steak spots.

  1. Broken Spoke

    3201 S Lamar Blvd, Austin

    Chicken-fried steak On the menu: chicken-fried steak

    South Lamar honky-tonk established in 1964 by James M. White, serving chicken-fried steak and barbecue.

Inspections in Austin

Austin Public Health publishes an inspection score for 2,470 places we list in Austin. At their latest inspection, by the city's own bands: 1,358 places Green, 1,106 places Yellow and 6 places Red. Texas has no statewide grade, and we add none. Records through September 24, 2026. Each place's scores are in the web search; what the scores mean: Texas restaurant inspections, explained.

What Austin eats

Kinds of food among the 4,050 places we list in Austin, counted from open map data, TABC licenses and city inspection lists.

Kind of placePlaces
Bar & Pub689
Mexican604
Coffee & Café348
Bakery & Sweets303
Pizza213
Burgers209
Japanese & Sushi142
Sandwiches & Deli137
Healthy & Vegan115
BBQ97

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