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Where to Eat in Austin to Avoid SXSW Madness

Dine well while dodging the festival madness

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated Feb 24, 2020, 11:37am CST

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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated Feb 24, 2020, 11:37am CST

South by Southwest (SXSW) consumes the city, and Austinites either love or hate it. What everyone can agree on is that dining out is really hard during that time. Here is Eater’s updated guide with restaurant suggestions outside of the city’s crowded, very-branded centers (downtown, east side, Rainey, South Lamar, South Congress), offering great meals without the hassle. You might just remember why you love living in this town.

If you’ve got friends in town for the conference asking you “Where should I eat now?” direct them to Eater’s SXSW guides for more dining and drinking ideas

Looking to avoid SXSW with drinks? Eater has you covered over here. For other dining suggestions, look to the Eater Austin 38 essential restaurants and the heatmap. If you are SXSWing, check out the rest of Eater’s .

With updates by Erin Russell.

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Be More Pacific Filipino Kitchen and Bar

Be More Pacific is doing its part to bring Filipino cuisine to Austin, first through a food truck and now through its restaurant location. Take a break from the festival and from Austin's heavy rotation of mainstay cuisines with the restaurant's enticing array of dishes.

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7858 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78757

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Barley Swine

Try Bryce Gilmore’s true Texas dishes at the Brentwood restaurant, which has both tasting and a la carte menus, along with a full bar. Don’t skip the desserts, either.

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6555 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757

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The Peached Tortilla

The restaurant outpost of this beloved food truck features a full bar and expanded menu of Asian-Southern fusion dishes.

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5520 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78727

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Epicerie

Epicerie is a grocery/cafe in Rosedale, selling artisan goods and handmade breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from a French-inspired Cajun menu. Order the beignets.

2307 Hancock Dr, Austin, TX 78756

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Quality Seafood

Quality Seafood is known city-wide for its fresh sea fare, whether you’re looking for a take-home tuna steak or a dine-in po’ boy, fish taco, or fried catfish. Stay a while and grab a cold beer, too.

5621 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751

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Foreign & Domestic

This chef-owned restaurant in North Loop is home to farm-fresh local produce, a killer burger, and fun dishes like light Parisian gnocchi. It also offers a nose-to-tail prix fixe menu for adventurous diners.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

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Uncle Nicky's Italian Specialties

The all-star team behind Juniper, Nickel City, and Via 313 opened up a casual Italian cafe full of happy hour-friendly bites like Italian breads with various toppings (whipped cod, spicy Calabrian sausages) and stuffed peppers, alongside hearty sandwiches and low-ABV cocktails.

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4222 Duval St, Austin, TX 78751

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L'Oca D'Oro

This humble Italian charmer in the Mueller development has become a stable for Italian fare for good reason. Its straightforward and thoughtful approach to rustic cuisine allow simple ingredients to shine.

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723

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Texas French Bread

The neighborhood bistro serves up a thoughtful menu full of house-made breads, excellent meats (burger made with Texas wagyu beef, pan-seared trout), and vegetables galore, alongside a stellar wine list.

2900 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78705

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Hoover's Cooking

Soothe your SXSW-addled soul with some of Austin’s best Southern and soul food at Manor Road restaurant Hoover’s. Chicken fried steak solves everything, right?

2002 Manor Rd., Austin, TX 78722

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Aviary Wine & Kitchen

The South Lamar wine restaurant is an ideal spot to spend a calm afternoon with friends, a bottle of wine, and a rotating selection of cheese and charcuterie.

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2210 South lamar, Austin, TX 78704

Aviary Wine & Kitchen

Papalote Taco House

The stellar taco spot is far enough south that few will venture down that far. It has great tacos, and a liquor license. For those staying north of the river, there is a second location, too.

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2803 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

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Jack Allen's Kitchen

Chef Jack Gilmore’s locally sourced, Southern-inspired restaurant mini-chain Jack Allen’s Kitchen is a great destination for a lively, filling meal without the downtown mess. There are also locations out in Round Rock, 360, and West Anderson Lane.

7720 W Highway 71, Austin, TX 78735

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Sichuan River

Craving Chinese? Try Sichuan River’s take way off the normal beaten path in Westgate.

4534 West Gate Blvd, Austin, TX 78745

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Pieous

Take a wander out in the southwesterly direction to Pieous in Belterra Village, which specializes in pies sweet and savory. It also bakes all of the bread in-house, and cures artisanal meats, with beer and wine on tap. Plus, there is the on-site Pie-é-tea with baked goods made from the same pizza dough, and coffee.

166 Hargraves Dr h, Austin, TX 78737

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Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ

Barbecue and Tex-Mex combine at this highly acclaimed far south barbecue and taco truck, which boasts massive tacos including the popular Real Deal Holyfield with a fried egg, potatoes, refried beans, bacon, and brisket.

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11500 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745

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Be More Pacific Filipino Kitchen and Bar

7858 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78757

Be More Pacific is doing its part to bring Filipino cuisine to Austin, first through a food truck and now through its restaurant location. Take a break from the festival and from Austin's heavy rotation of mainstay cuisines with the restaurant's enticing array of dishes.

Open in Google Maps

7858 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78757

Visit Website

Dishes from Be More Pacific

Barley Swine

6555 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757

Try Bryce Gilmore’s true Texas dishes at the Brentwood restaurant, which has both tasting and a la carte menus, along with a full bar. Don’t skip the desserts, either.

Open in Google Maps

6555 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757

Barley Swine

The Peached Tortilla

5520 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78727

The restaurant outpost of this beloved food truck features a full bar and expanded menu of Asian-Southern fusion dishes.

Open in Google Maps

5520 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78727

Visit Website

Epicerie

2307 Hancock Dr, Austin, TX 78756

Epicerie is a grocery/cafe in Rosedale, selling artisan goods and handmade breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from a French-inspired Cajun menu. Order the beignets.

2307 Hancock Dr, Austin, TX 78756

Quality Seafood

5621 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751

Quality Seafood is known city-wide for its fresh sea fare, whether you’re looking for a take-home tuna steak or a dine-in po’ boy, fish taco, or fried catfish. Stay a while and grab a cold beer, too.

5621 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751

Quality Seafood

Foreign & Domestic

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

This chef-owned restaurant in North Loop is home to farm-fresh local produce, a killer burger, and fun dishes like light Parisian gnocchi. It also offers a nose-to-tail prix fixe menu for adventurous diners.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

Visit Website

Uncle Nicky's Italian Specialties

4222 Duval St, Austin, TX 78751

The all-star team behind Juniper, Nickel City, and Via 313 opened up a casual Italian cafe full of happy hour-friendly bites like Italian breads with various toppings (whipped cod, spicy Calabrian sausages) and stuffed peppers, alongside hearty sandwiches and low-ABV cocktails.

Open in Google Maps

4222 Duval St, Austin, TX 78751

Visit Website

Dishes from Uncle Nicky’s

L'Oca D'Oro

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723

This humble Italian charmer in the Mueller development has become a stable for Italian fare for good reason. Its straightforward and thoughtful approach to rustic cuisine allow simple ingredients to shine.

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723

Visit Website

L’Oca D’Oro

Texas French Bread

2900 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78705

The neighborhood bistro serves up a thoughtful menu full of house-made breads, excellent meats (burger made with Texas wagyu beef, pan-seared trout), and vegetables galore, alongside a stellar wine list.

2900 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78705

Visit Website

Texas French Bread’s breads

Hoover's Cooking

2002 Manor Rd., Austin, TX 78722

Soothe your SXSW-addled soul with some of Austin’s best Southern and soul food at Manor Road restaurant Hoover’s. Chicken fried steak solves everything, right?

2002 Manor Rd., Austin, TX 78722

Visit Website

Aviary Wine & Kitchen

2210 South lamar, Austin, TX 78704

The South Lamar wine restaurant is an ideal spot to spend a calm afternoon with friends, a bottle of wine, and a rotating selection of cheese and charcuterie.

Open in Google Maps

2210 South lamar, Austin, TX 78704

Aviary Wine & Kitchen

Papalote Taco House

2803 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

The stellar taco spot is far enough south that few will venture down that far. It has great tacos, and a liquor license. For those staying north of the river, there is a second location, too.

Open in Google Maps

2803 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

Visit Website

Jack Allen's Kitchen

7720 W Highway 71, Austin, TX 78735

Chef Jack Gilmore’s locally sourced, Southern-inspired restaurant mini-chain Jack Allen’s Kitchen is a great destination for a lively, filling meal without the downtown mess. There are also locations out in Round Rock, 360, and West Anderson Lane.

7720 W Highway 71, Austin, TX 78735

Jack Allen’s Kitchen

Sichuan River

4534 West Gate Blvd, Austin, TX 78745

Craving Chinese? Try Sichuan River’s take way off the normal beaten path in Westgate.

4534 West Gate Blvd, Austin, TX 78745

Visit Website

Pieous

166 Hargraves Dr h, Austin, TX 78737

Take a wander out in the southwesterly direction to Pieous in Belterra Village, which specializes in pies sweet and savory. It also bakes all of the bread in-house, and cures artisanal meats, with beer and wine on tap. Plus, there is the on-site Pie-é-tea with baked goods made from the same pizza dough, and coffee.

166 Hargraves Dr h, Austin, TX 78737

Visit Website

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Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ

11500 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745

Barbecue and Tex-Mex combine at this highly acclaimed far south barbecue and taco truck, which boasts massive tacos including the popular Real Deal Holyfield with a fried egg, potatoes, refried beans, bacon, and brisket.

Open in Google Maps

11500 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745

Visit Website

A tray of six tacos, each filled with a slice of bacon, brisket, and fried eggs. — Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ. [Photo: Nick Solares/E]

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