Restaurants in West Austin and Lakeway, $40+

A The Emerald Restaurant

West Austin and Lakeway • $40+

For more than 30 years, this cozy, candlelit cottage has been known for voluptuous European meals with ample cuts of meat, fish, and fowl, and a lengthy, expensive wine list to match.

13614 Hwy. 71 W., 512/963-4272

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B Flat Creek Estate Vineyard & Winery

West Austin and Lakeway • $40+

24912 Singleton Bend E., Marble Falls, 512/267-6310

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C Zoot

West Austin and Lakeway • $40+

Holding its own in Austin's restaurant scene for years, Zoot has anchored its menu in understated refinement. Try the chicken-liver pâté or the steamed mussels.

11715 Bee Caves Rd., 512/477-6535

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