Locations: First Plates Winner

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Gourdough's

1503 S. First South Congress and South First

512/707-1050

Desserts, Trailer, First Plates Winner

Gourdough's serves "big fat donuts" with a variety of fillings, from the savory (fried chicken and honey) to the diabetic-coma-inducingly sweet (marshmallow with chocolate fudge icing, all dipped in actual fudge).
Habanero Mexican Cafe

501 W. Oltorf South Congress and South First

512/416-0443

Tex-Mex, Beer/Wine, Street Parking, Parking Lot, First Plates Winner

When God created fajitas, he (or she) took lessons here first. Breakfast is just as good as lunch, with low prices, big servings, and great service. Vegans, don't pout; concessions have been made for your limited diets.
Hillside Farmacy

1209 E. 11th East

512/628-0168

American Cafe, Groceries, Locally Produced, First Plates Winner

This locally sourced grocer and cafe is drawing a lot of new fans. Try their Raw Bar for their fresh oysters, or go with their daily specials for ingredients in season.
Home Slice Pizza

1415 S. Congress South Congress and South First

512/444-7437

Pizza, Beer/Wine, Street Parking, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

These hand-tossed pies are made in an indie neighborhood place so serious about New York-style pizza that the owners take the employees to the Big Apple to experience the real thing.

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Hoover's Cooking

2002 Manor Rd. East

512/479-5006

Barbecue, Soul, Southern/Down-Home, Full Bar, Parking Lot, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

Dishing out huge portions of Southern-style home cooking including jerk pork ribs, pork chops, and amazing sides, Hoover Alexander's neighborhood mainstay still draws crowds.

12 articles
Hopdoddy Burger Bar

1400 S. Congress Ste. A-190 South Congress and South First

512/243-7505

Burger Joint, First Plates Winner

Hopdoddy celebrates the “perfect union of burgers and beer.” All we care about is that the menu offers an exemplary burger lineup, with an emphasis on quality ingredients: buns freshly baked in-house; hand-crafted patties of freshly ground beef (or bison, tuna, or veggies); hickory-smoked bacon; and homemade condiments.

8 articles
Hopfields

3110 Guadalupe Campus

512/537-0467

French, Gastro Pub, First Plates Winner

This popular near-campus watering hole features French comfort food that transcends the genre of bar fare. The frites are nearly perfect: not too thin or thick, with some skin, appropriately salted, and sprinkled with parsley.

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Jack Allen's Kitchen

7720 Hwy. 71 W. West Austin and Lakeway

512/852-8558

American Cafe, Southern/Down-Home, First Plates Winner

This elegantly casual interior, rich with reclaimed wood, earth tones, and natural light, has a separate lounge and bar area. Locally sourced dishes make this a South Austin delight.

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Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile

3235 E. Cesar Chavez Lower East

512/366-5808

Locally Produced, Southern/Down-Home, Steak House, First Plates Winner

This latest Eastside foodery has freshened up an old concept – the ranch restaurant. Cocktails are served at the glam ranch bar. The chicken-fried steak is tender and well-flavored, the breading is light and crisp, and most importantly, the cream gravy is made from real pan drippings and not from a mix.
Jeffrey's

1204 W. Lynn Old West Austin

512/477-5584

Fine Dining, Steak House, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

In 2013 the McGuire Moorman Hospitality Group reimagined this Clarksville cafe as an upscale steak house, and the gamble swiftly paid off: Bon Appétit named Jeffrey’s one of 2013’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants. The French American menu places dry-aged meat as the centerpiece of a daily changing ingredient-driven menu. Save room for their desserts.

9 articles
Joe's Bakery & Mexican Food

2305 E. Seventh Lower East

512/472-0017

Bakery, Tex-Mex, First Plates Winner

Belly up to the lunch counter for homemade migas, tacos, and award-winning menudo, then step up to the pastry counter for piedras, novias, cemitas, and capirotada. The American choices draw raves, as well.

2 articles
Josephine House

1601 Waterston Old West Austin

512/477-5584

American Cafe, First Plates Winner

The sister restaurant to Jeffrey's fine-dining institution next door offers lunch, brunch, happy hour, dinner, and Monday night steak frites.
Juan in a Million

2300 E. Cesar Chavez Lower East

512/472-3872

Tex-Mex, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

We can never finish the Don Juan here. Arteries may harden around the room, but no one seems to care.

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Justine's Brasserie

4710 E. Fifth Lower East

512/385-2900

Live Music, Fine Dining, French, Late Night, First Plates Winner

This East Austin answer to a Parisian brasserie (literally “brewery,” but practically speaking, a restaurant) embraces early 20th-century roots (the cottage itself was built in 1937) and creates a picturesque vintage experience. Fit with a cozy bar, wooden tables, and Great Depression-era decor, the disco balls on the patio bring the ambience back to our current millennium. Paired with its late-night dining of standout French bistro fare (steak frites, escargots à la bourguignonne) are readings (Richard Hell), spoken word (Jello Biafra), and the occasional midnight show (Louis Armstrong singer Jewel Brown) for the lucky few that join the party at the eleventh hour.

13 articles
Komé

5301 Airport Blvd. Midtown

512/712-5700

Japanese, First Plates Winner

Well-executed Japanese home cooking. The lunch menu features some of the best deals in Austin, like the gorgeous sashimi lunch. The ramen is a treat, too.

3 articles
la Barbecue

2401 E. Cesar Chavez, 2401 E. Cesar Chavez Lower East

512/605-9696

Barbecue, First Plates Winner

This former food trailer is now a full-fledged brick-and-mortar, but they’re still consistently delivering some of the best smoked meats in the city. The sides are real good, too.
La Condesa

400-A W. Second Downtown

512/499-0300

Gluten-Free, Interior Mexican, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

Chef Rick Lopez whips up neo-Mexican cuisine at this Second Street District anchor and 2010 James Beard Award nominee for Best New Restaurant. It's still running on all cylinders.
La Fruta Feliz

3124 Manor Rd. East

512/961-5013

Interior Mexican, First Plates Winner

The barbacoa is top notch, while the picadillo is mind-numbingly good, made from minced – not ground – beef. What sucked us in originally was the promise of chivo (goat barbacoa), which melts in your mouth with intensely good flavor and isn't too gamey. The carne guisada is tender and smothered in a rich, beefy, comino-kissed sauce, while the pork carnitas are tender and unctuous. When it all settles out, La Fruta has vaulted into rarified territory as one of the best taquerias in town.

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Lamberts

401 W. Second Downtown

512/494-1500

Bars, Live Music, Barbecue, 21 & Up, Full Bar, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

Once the historic landmark anchoring Liberty Lunch’s footprint, Lamberts was established in 2006 by Larry McGuire, Tom Moorman Jr., and Will Bridges in the revamped J.P. Schneider Store, built in 1873. Now it's a legit barbecue joint downstairs, and a swanky bar upstairs, complete with a stage for enjoying nightly live music, local beers, and slow smoked barbecue.

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The League Kitchen & Tavern

1310 RR 620 S West Austin and Lakeway

512/263-3279

American Cafe, Gastro Pub, First Plates Winner

Refined comfort food. Extensive gluten-free options.
Lenoir

1807 S. First South Congress and South First

512/215-9778

French, First Plates Winner

This glittering space serves “hot weather food,” chef Todd Duplechan’s take on seasonality. The customizable prix fixe offers choices from dishes in four categories: field, sea, land, and dream (dessert, of course).

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Licha's Cantina

1306 E. Sixth Lower East

512/480-5960

Tex-Mex, First Plates Winner

The small menu is packed with inventive cuisine, a combination of street-food staples and popular cantina dishes, with a quality that shows from the first bite of chips and salsa.

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Little Deli & Pizzeria

7101-A Woodrow Midtown

512/467-7402

Deli/Sandwich Shop, Pizza, All Ages, BYOB, Parking Lot, First Plates Winner

This mom-and-pop shop is nestled in one end of the Crestview shopping center. Orders are placed at the counter, and the service is relaxed and friendly.

4 articles
Lucy's Fried Chicken South

2218 College Ave. South Congress and South First

512/297-2423

Southern/Down-Home, First Plates Winner

The chicken is tender and juicy, the breading perfectly crisp, and it washes down well with a Juicy Lucy frozen watermelon margarita or the spicy Bee Sting. Like being at an impeccably curated picnic.
Madam Mam's Noodles & More

2514 Guadalupe Campus

512/472-8306

Thai, Restaurant Poll Winner, First Plates Winner

Fans and regulars of Madam Mam's are nearly always borderline obsessed with the restaurant, but who can blame them? The food is divine and very affordable. All the authentic Thai homestyle dishes served in this very popular campus-area spot are "Mam"'s family recipes. Try the restorative Tom Kha, coconut soup with chicken, the definitive Thai Beef Salad, and the fiery, sinus-clearing Pad Cha Catfish, and you'll be hooked.

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