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A lobster roll from Garbo’s.
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Where to Indulge in Lobster in Austin

All sorts of dishes making use of the crustaceans, such as lobster rolls, lobster mac and cheese, and lobster frites

by Darcie Duttweiler
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A lobster roll from Garbo’s.
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by Darcie Duttweiler

Central Texas might be landlocked, but the region — including Austin — is still home to delicious seafood options, including the always-decadent lobster. Whether you’re craving surf-and-turf or just a comforting bowl of lobster bisque, there’s a lobster dish for every occasion, whether big or small. From the whole shebang like Zilker seafood restaurant TLC’s lobster boils to the delicately prepared rolls from New England-sourced Garbo’s to lobster grilled cheese at the Austin location of national chain Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, this map will fulfill every lobster craving.

Likewise here are Austin’s best seafood restaurants, crawfish, oysters, poke, sushi, seafood towers, and shrimp cocktails.

This map was originally written by Nina Hernandez.

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Salt Traders Coastal Cooking

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Head to the Round Rock or the Barton Hills locations of Jack Gilmore’s comfort seafood restaurants for a lobster roll that’s also full of butter-poached shrimp. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2850 N Interstate Hwy 35, Round Rock, TX 78681
(512) 351-9724
(512) 351-9724

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Freda's Seafood Grille

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The longtime Anderson Mill seafood restaurant boasts a cold-water lobster tail doused either in warm butter and served with a twice-baked potato and asparagus. Also on the menu is a lobster and shrimp bisque. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

10903 Pecan Park Blvd, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 506-8700
(512) 506-8700

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Garbo's

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The straight-from-New England seafood restaurant has three locations throughout Austin, making it that much easier to indulge in lobster rolls. There are two-styles: the Connecticut, which is warmed in butter, and the Maine, served cold with mayonnaise, celery, and lemon. There’s this location in Parmer Point, the Clarksville restaurant on North Lamar, and the downtown food truck. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services at the physical locations.

12709 North Mopac Expressway, Austin, Texas 78727

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Bureau de Poste

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The new casual French bistro in Hyde Park from chef Jo Chan offers a weekly lobster and frites special on Tuesday nights. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4300 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78751

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Mongers

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This Hyde Park seafood market and kitchen is dishing up a classic buttered lobster roll for lunch and dinner. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4119 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751

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Jeffrey's

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Plenty of McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality group’s restaurants have indulgent lobster options, and the fanciest of the bunch is at Jefferey’s, where diners can enjoy tournedo de veau and lobster (with veal tenderloin in bacon and a poached Maine lobster). Find other lobster dishes at South Congress restaurant Perla’s (lobster shells) and Clarksville restaurant Clark’s (lobster rolls). There are indoor dine-in services.

1204 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5584
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J Carver

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This downtown oyster-shop and chophouse offers a whopping one-and-a-half-pound wood-roasted Maine lobster stuffed with Maryland crab. You can also order a smaller portion to accompany any of the steaks. There are indoor dine-in services.

509 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 782-0650
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Fixe

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Lobster isn’t necessarily the first thing people think of when they hear Southern comfort are, but the downtown restaurants puts its own spin on the seafood item with a lobster and crawfish pot pie. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone; there are indoor dine-in services.

500 West Fifth Street, Austin, TX 78701

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Truluck's

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While the high-end seafood and steakhouse chain is well-known for its seasonal crab claws, the two Austin locations — this one in downtown and the other up in the Arboretum— also offer lobster bisque, as well as cold-water South African lobster tail, Maine lobster thermidor, blue crab-stuffed lobster tails, and petite lobster tails scampi. There are indoor dine-in services.

300 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 482-9000
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Bill's Oyster

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The cute downtown oyster bar Head downtown gets into the lobster game with a roll made with tarragon aioli and served with fries. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 363-5769
(512) 363-5769

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Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls [Austin]

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The fast-casual chain with a downtown location is all about lobsters oh-so-many ways. Get lobster in including classic rolls, in salads, grilled cheese, mac and cheeses, or bisques. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

200 Congress Ave (W 2nd St), Austin, TX 78701

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Dean's Italian Steakhouse

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In the mood for a classic surf-and-turf? At this retro-style steakhouse within downtown hotel the JW Marriott, you can add a petite lobster tail to any steak. Or just order the Dean’s Style plate: an eight-ounce filet topped with lobster, truffle béarnaise, and bordelaise sauce. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 608-4490
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TLC Austin

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For way-more-casual seafood, head to this Zilker comfort seafood restaurant. There are Maine lobster boils with choose-your-own-adventure from seven flavors and seven sauces that run the gauntlet from lemon-garlic butter to Thai chile-lime. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1100 S Lamar Blvd Ste. #1150, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 580-0971
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Shore Raw Bar & Grill

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While this Oak Hill restaurant draws inspiration from the vibrant Gulf Coast, there are two lobster rolls to choose from: chilled with mayonnaise or warmed with butter. Then there are fried Maine lobsters and butter-roasted lobster tails. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

8665 TX-71 Suite 100, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 618-6400
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Keepers

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This cheerful way-south seafood restaurant offers a shellfish risotto with lobster, shrimp, and clams, as well as lobster mac and cheese, and a tarragon aioli lobster roll served with fries. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

5701 West Slaughter Lane, Austin, Texas 78749
(512) 519-9911
(512) 519-9911

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Salt Traders Coastal Cooking

2850 N Interstate Hwy 35, Round Rock, TX 78681

Head to the Round Rock or the Barton Hills locations of Jack Gilmore’s comfort seafood restaurants for a lobster roll that’s also full of butter-poached shrimp. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2850 N Interstate Hwy 35, Round Rock, TX 78681
(512) 351-9724
(512) 351-9724

Freda's Seafood Grille

10903 Pecan Park Blvd, Austin, TX 78750

The longtime Anderson Mill seafood restaurant boasts a cold-water lobster tail doused either in warm butter and served with a twice-baked potato and asparagus. Also on the menu is a lobster and shrimp bisque. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

10903 Pecan Park Blvd, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 506-8700
(512) 506-8700

Garbo's

12709 North Mopac Expressway, Austin, Texas 78727

The straight-from-New England seafood restaurant has three locations throughout Austin, making it that much easier to indulge in lobster rolls. There are two-styles: the Connecticut, which is warmed in butter, and the Maine, served cold with mayonnaise, celery, and lemon. There’s this location in Parmer Point, the Clarksville restaurant on North Lamar, and the downtown food truck. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services at the physical locations.

12709 North Mopac Expressway, Austin, Texas 78727

Bureau de Poste

4300 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78751

The new casual French bistro in Hyde Park from chef Jo Chan offers a weekly lobster and frites special on Tuesday nights. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4300 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78751

Mongers

4119 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751

This Hyde Park seafood market and kitchen is dishing up a classic buttered lobster roll for lunch and dinner. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

4119 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751

Jeffrey's

1204 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703

Plenty of McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality group’s restaurants have indulgent lobster options, and the fanciest of the bunch is at Jefferey’s, where diners can enjoy tournedo de veau and lobster (with veal tenderloin in bacon and a poached Maine lobster). Find other lobster dishes at South Congress restaurant Perla’s (lobster shells) and Clarksville restaurant Clark’s (lobster rolls). There are indoor dine-in services.

1204 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5584
(512) 477-5584

J Carver

509 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701

This downtown oyster-shop and chophouse offers a whopping one-and-a-half-pound wood-roasted Maine lobster stuffed with Maryland crab. You can also order a smaller portion to accompany any of the steaks. There are indoor dine-in services.

509 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 782-0650
(512) 782-0650

Fixe

500 West Fifth Street, Austin, TX 78701

Lobster isn’t necessarily the first thing people think of when they hear Southern comfort are, but the downtown restaurants puts its own spin on the seafood item with a lobster and crawfish pot pie. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone; there are indoor dine-in services.

500 West Fifth Street, Austin, TX 78701

Truluck's

300 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas 78701

While the high-end seafood and steakhouse chain is well-known for its seasonal crab claws, the two Austin locations — this one in downtown and the other up in the Arboretum— also offer lobster bisque, as well as cold-water South African lobster tail, Maine lobster thermidor, blue crab-stuffed lobster tails, and petite lobster tails scampi. There are indoor dine-in services.

300 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 482-9000
(512) 482-9000

Bill's Oyster

205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701

The cute downtown oyster bar Head downtown gets into the lobster game with a roll made with tarragon aioli and served with fries. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 363-5769
(512) 363-5769

Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls [Austin]

200 Congress Ave (W 2nd St), Austin, TX 78701

The fast-casual chain with a downtown location is all about lobsters oh-so-many ways. Get lobster in including classic rolls, in salads, grilled cheese, mac and cheeses, or bisques. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

200 Congress Ave (W 2nd St), Austin, TX 78701

Dean's Italian Steakhouse

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

In the mood for a classic surf-and-turf? At this retro-style steakhouse within downtown hotel the JW Marriott, you can add a petite lobster tail to any steak. Or just order the Dean’s Style plate: an eight-ounce filet topped with lobster, truffle béarnaise, and bordelaise sauce. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 608-4490
(512) 608-4490

TLC Austin

1100 S Lamar Blvd Ste. #1150, Austin, TX 78704

For way-more-casual seafood, head to this Zilker comfort seafood restaurant. There are Maine lobster boils with choose-your-own-adventure from seven flavors and seven sauces that run the gauntlet from lemon-garlic butter to Thai chile-lime. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1100 S Lamar Blvd Ste. #1150, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 580-0971
(512) 580-0971

Shore Raw Bar & Grill

8665 TX-71 Suite 100, Austin, TX 78735

While this Oak Hill restaurant draws inspiration from the vibrant Gulf Coast, there are two lobster rolls to choose from: chilled with mayonnaise or warmed with butter. Then there are fried Maine lobsters and butter-roasted lobster tails. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

8665 TX-71 Suite 100, Austin, TX 78735
(512) 618-6400
(512) 618-6400

Keepers

5701 West Slaughter Lane, Austin, Texas 78749

This cheerful way-south seafood restaurant offers a shellfish risotto with lobster, shrimp, and clams, as well as lobster mac and cheese, and a tarragon aioli lobster roll served with fries. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

5701 West Slaughter Lane, Austin, Texas 78749
(512) 519-9911
(512) 519-9911

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