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My City…Austin
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items Everyone is always sharing the trendy places. I’m sharing places that we are losing day by day. These are the places that I grew up with.I hope they will be here for my kids one day. These classic Austin restaurants have managed to stick around (even...
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Sometimes you just want a really good burger. Dans is the place to go. If your up early get breakfast. It’s like a real dinner feel. The people are amazing especially Edward(tell him his niece Selena sent you) ♥️
Dan's Hamburgers - Austin
Pan dulce, cafe and the Joey Rocha plate are my go to. Love this place reminds me of my dad ❤️🩹 miss him terribly. Joes is home!
Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop
The Don Juan taco is all I have to say. Growing up we would come here on Sundays and my brother and I would share a taco while my dad and grandma usually got menudo. Now a days we still get the Don Juan but we don’t share 😂
Juan in a Million
This was a special occasion place. The food is so good. Chicken fried steak to die for!!
Hoover's Cooking
My mom loves this place. Her and dad would bring us here on a Saturday to grab a burger to go for our Zilker Park picnics. Recommend the hand dipped cones or a milk shake.
Sandy's Hamburgers
Martin’s still serves the exact same 100% Angus beef burgers & hand-cut fries that they have been making for nearly 100 years.
Burger Restaurant | Dirty Martin's Place | United States
Can you believe they been around since prohibition!! Scholz serves all your favorite German food and beer, and their giant beer garden is perfect for watching a UT football game.
Scholz Garten
Fun fact: Matt’s El Rancho claims to have the highest alcohol sales of any restaurant in the city of Austin….and it’s all thanks to those margaritas!
Matt's El Rancho
Fun fact: their claim to fame is from the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused when all the characters stop for food before their big night out.
Top Notch Hamburgers - Austin
Fun fact: up until the 1970s, owner Rudy Cisneros sold Bloody Marys without an alcohol license by charging for the tomato juice alone.
Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar
Fun fact: Fonda San Miguel chef Miguel Ravago wrote the cookbook “Cocina de la Familia” with Marilyn Tausand, and it won the Julia Child Cookbook Award for the best volume in the American category in 1997.
Fonda San Miguel
Fun fact: TCP was in Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 film “Death Proof.”
Texas Chili Parlor
Fun fact: Yep, it actually started on a street called Kerbey Lane. Try to visit the original location if you haven’t yet!
Kerbey Lane Cafe: Austin's Restaurant for Comfort Food Since 1980
Fun fact: El Patio used to serve saltine crackers (instead of tortilla chips) with salsa before the meal.
El Patio - Austin, TX
One of Austin's most haunted destinations. Fun fact: The 1886 Bakery was started when the citizens of Austin rallied to keep the Driskill from being demolished. One of the ways they raised money was through a bake sale.
Downtown Austin Hotels on 6th Street | The Driskill
Fun fact: decades of presidents and celebrities have enjoyed dining here. Among them are JFK Jr, President George W. Bush's first lady Laura Bush, and Ladybird Johnson.
Jeffrey's | Legendary Austin fine dining since 1975
Fun fact: when the Texas legislature banned the sale of redfish, black drum, and gulf trout caught by net, Quality Seafood had to get creative by introducing more “exotic” offerings that weren’t part of local cuisines, like Ahi tuna.
Quality Seafood Market - Austin, TX