Loyal customers from the Loop 360 set enjoy hearty roasted meats, homemade pastas, a liberal use of truffle oil, and the glow of a crackling fire.
A great sommelier, traditional luxury, and prime aged beef keep the crowds coming back. Enormous wedge salads and terrific steak-house sides tempt newcomers.
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.
Look out over Lady Bird Lake and transcend the usual hotel-dining scene. The focus is on unusual and creative preparations of appetizers, side dishes, terrific steaks, and seafood, with an extensive gluten-free menu. Dinner charms with romantic lighting and efficient service.
Chef Tyson Cole's now-legendary restaurant was a game changer, putting the local scene on the national food map and ushering in a new era of fine dining in Austin. Sushi ranges from fresh scallops, tuna, and seafood to negitoro rolls, seaweed, and chicken salad, and all are highly rated. Reservations recommended.
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.
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.
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