American Cafes in Austin, $40+

The Capital Grille

American Cafe • Downtown • $40+

This is a restaurant for the big ballers, the heavy hitters, the corporate accounts; basically, for anyone who wants to make like an old-school Rockefeller and eat some of the best food available anywhere.

117 W. Fourth, 512/322-2005

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The Carillon

American Cafe • Campus • $40+ •  First Plates 

Upscale, modern American cuisine in a lavish setting on the UT campus. Try one of the exquisite desserts or the tangy Benedicts.

1900 University Ave., 512/404-3655

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Trace at the W Hotel

American Cafe • Downtown • $40+ •  First Plates 

You know any restaurant with its own on-staff forager will make innovative use of farm-to-table ingredients, and Trace doesn't disappoint. The menu changes with the seasons; our reviewer loved the risotto.

200 Lavaca, 512/542-3660

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wink

American Cafe • Old West Austin • $40+ •  First Plates 

If you enjoy exemplary meals crafted with local, fresh ingredients in a friendly atmosphere, this is your kind of place. The menu changes frequently but is always adventuresome.

1014 N. Lamar, 512/482-8868

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