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The Hottest New Restaurants in Austin, September 2023

Including a French ghost kitchen, a Mexican hamburger truck, and a new gelato cafe

by Erin Russell and Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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| Katie Bentley
by Erin Russell and Nadia Chaudhury Updated

Readers of Eater usually have the same question: Where should I eat right now? As always, the Austin restaurant scene remains as exciting as ever, as new places have continued to open. With all of this in mind, Eater is updating its monthly heatmap (now in its 138th iteration), highlighting a mix of exciting restaurants, trucks, and food services.

This September update includes Mueller cafe Bottega, bookstore and cafe First Light, French delivery shop Paris 13, and Cuantas Hamburguesas.

Know of something new and exciting that should be on our radar? Email the Eater Austin team at austin@eater.com. To see which places were previously on the heatmap, visit the archive. For a look at Austin’s outstanding dining destinations, check out the Eater 38 map.

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Yamas Greek Restaurant

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Greek restaurant Yamas opened in Highland Park West in June, with whitewashed walls and wooden furniture. Macedonian chef Dimitrios Kelesoglou serves up dishes like fried feta with sesame seeds, honey, and crumbled roasted walnuts and grilled octopus in a lentil salad. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

5308 Balcones Dr, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 243-7499
(512) 243-7499

Double Trouble

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Barrett’s Coffee and taco truck Vegan Nom teamed up to open this spacious patio spot in North Loop in June. The all-vegan menu includes tacos, queso, coffee drinks, and boozy frozen beverages. There are indoor and outdoor dining services.

103 N Loop Blvd E, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 270-1955
(512) 270-1955

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Allday Pizza at Flo’s Wine Bar and Bottle Shop

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The highly anticipated pizza spot opened its first location this March in Tarrytown, slinging all sorts of New York-style pies and slices topped with creamy cheese blobs, pepperoni, and more. Pair the pies with glasses of wine from host site Flo’s. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703

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First Light Book Shop

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Yes, it’s a bookstore, but First Light, which opened in August, has quickly become a hot gathering spot in Hyde Park. First Light serves pastries from Texas French Bread and coffee, as well as snacks during the day like cheese boards and sandwiches. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

4300 Speedway Unit 104, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 996-1516
(512) 996-1516

Bottega

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This new cafe in Mueller which opened in August serves popular ice cream truck Merry Monarch’s rich Philadelphia-style scoops in flavors like Oreo miso. Bottega also offers coffee and snacks like bruschetta and tinned fish. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

2100 Robert Browning St, Austin, TX 78723

Goldy’s

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Cookie trailer Cookie Rich has moved locations and added a savory menu with new truck Goldy’s, which opened in July. Goldy’s serves brunchy foods like biscuits and avocado hash browns along with sandwiches and Cookie Rich’s coffee and cookies.

2401 Winsted Ln, Austin, TX 78703
White to-go container with a hash brown topped with avocado, tomatoes, and everything seasoning
Avocado hash brown from Goldy’s
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Fabrik

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All-vegan fine dining restaurant Fabrik opened in August with influences from Japanese, Italian, and Nordic cuisines. Its ever-rotating tasting menus include dishes like parsnip cappelletti and pickled and smoked tomatoes with cultured cashews and compressed koji melons. Everything from the pasta to the tofu to the infused vinegars is made in-house. There are indoor dining services.

1701 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd suite 102, Austin, TX 78702

Cuantas Hamburguesas

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Taco truck Cuantos Tacos expanded into other offerings in August with new sibling truck Cuantos Hamburguesas, also located in the Arbor Food Truck Park. The menu has four kinds of hamburguesas as well as fries fried in beef tallow. There are outdoor dining areas.

1108 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702

Paris 13

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Farmers market standby Paris 13 expanded into a ghost kitchen in South Austin in August. Get a brunch or lunch delivered of quiches, madeleines, crepes, and samosas.

Parking lot behind Dillard's & Macy's, 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746
(512) 543-2835
(512) 543-2835

Ezov

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The Emmer & Rye team opened its latest restaurant in late April: Ezov, with a whole Tel Aviv vibe and menu, in the Holly neighborhood. Leading the kitchen is Berty Richter, who had operated the now-closed restaurant TLV. On deck is falafel paired with tahini, halloumi with date molasses and dukkah, chicken shawarma, and baklava. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2708 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 305-1118
(512) 305-1118

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El Raval

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South Lamar tapas bar Barlata was revamped under new ownership to become El Raval in May. Under chef Laila Bazahm, formerly of Eberly, the restaurant will serve modern tapas that take cues from the different immigrant groups in the Barcelona neighborhood of Raval. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1500 S Lamar Blvd #150, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 473-2211
(512) 473-2211

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Elementary

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Former pop-up Elementary opened a restaurant on South Lamar in July for chef and co-owner Colter Peck’s global fare. That means dishes like birria soup dumplings and a banh mi eclair along with great cocktails from a full bar. It’s open for indoor dining services.

2026 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(737) 349-9531
(737) 349-9531

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Underdog

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A wine bar, wine shop, and Korean-American restaurant, the hotly anticipated Underdog opened in May. The wine list highlights low-intervention and sustainable wineries, and especially winemakers who are Asian women. To go along with the wines are dishes like galbi, an ebi (shrimp) burger, and fried chicken with nori seasoning.

1600 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
A pink shrimp patty burger.
The ebi burger at Underdog.
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Yamas Greek Restaurant

5308 Balcones Dr, Austin, TX 78731

Greek restaurant Yamas opened in Highland Park West in June, with whitewashed walls and wooden furniture. Macedonian chef Dimitrios Kelesoglou serves up dishes like fried feta with sesame seeds, honey, and crumbled roasted walnuts and grilled octopus in a lentil salad. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

5308 Balcones Dr, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 243-7499
(512) 243-7499

Double Trouble

103 N Loop Blvd E, Austin, TX 78751

Barrett’s Coffee and taco truck Vegan Nom teamed up to open this spacious patio spot in North Loop in June. The all-vegan menu includes tacos, queso, coffee drinks, and boozy frozen beverages. There are indoor and outdoor dining services.

103 N Loop Blvd E, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 270-1955
(512) 270-1955

Allday Pizza at Flo’s Wine Bar and Bottle Shop

3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703

The highly anticipated pizza spot opened its first location this March in Tarrytown, slinging all sorts of New York-style pies and slices topped with creamy cheese blobs, pepperoni, and more. Pair the pies with glasses of wine from host site Flo’s. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703

First Light Book Shop

4300 Speedway Unit 104, Austin, TX 78751

Yes, it’s a bookstore, but First Light, which opened in August, has quickly become a hot gathering spot in Hyde Park. First Light serves pastries from Texas French Bread and coffee, as well as snacks during the day like cheese boards and sandwiches. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

4300 Speedway Unit 104, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 996-1516
(512) 996-1516

Bottega

2100 Robert Browning St, Austin, TX 78723

This new cafe in Mueller which opened in August serves popular ice cream truck Merry Monarch’s rich Philadelphia-style scoops in flavors like Oreo miso. Bottega also offers coffee and snacks like bruschetta and tinned fish. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

2100 Robert Browning St, Austin, TX 78723

Goldy’s

2401 Winsted Ln, Austin, TX 78703

Cookie trailer Cookie Rich has moved locations and added a savory menu with new truck Goldy’s, which opened in July. Goldy’s serves brunchy foods like biscuits and avocado hash browns along with sandwiches and Cookie Rich’s coffee and cookies.

2401 Winsted Ln, Austin, TX 78703
White to-go container with a hash brown topped with avocado, tomatoes, and everything seasoning
Avocado hash brown from Goldy’s
Kat Harris

Fabrik

1701 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd suite 102, Austin, TX 78702

All-vegan fine dining restaurant Fabrik opened in August with influences from Japanese, Italian, and Nordic cuisines. Its ever-rotating tasting menus include dishes like parsnip cappelletti and pickled and smoked tomatoes with cultured cashews and compressed koji melons. Everything from the pasta to the tofu to the infused vinegars is made in-house. There are indoor dining services.

1701 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd suite 102, Austin, TX 78702

Cuantas Hamburguesas

1108 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702

Taco truck Cuantos Tacos expanded into other offerings in August with new sibling truck Cuantos Hamburguesas, also located in the Arbor Food Truck Park. The menu has four kinds of hamburguesas as well as fries fried in beef tallow. There are outdoor dining areas.

1108 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702

Paris 13

Parking lot behind Dillard's & Macy's, 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746

Farmers market standby Paris 13 expanded into a ghost kitchen in South Austin in August. Get a brunch or lunch delivered of quiches, madeleines, crepes, and samosas.

Parking lot behind Dillard's & Macy's, 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746
(512) 543-2835
(512) 543-2835

Ezov

2708 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702

The Emmer & Rye team opened its latest restaurant in late April: Ezov, with a whole Tel Aviv vibe and menu, in the Holly neighborhood. Leading the kitchen is Berty Richter, who had operated the now-closed restaurant TLV. On deck is falafel paired with tahini, halloumi with date molasses and dukkah, chicken shawarma, and baklava. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2708 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 305-1118
(512) 305-1118

El Raval

1500 S Lamar Blvd #150, Austin, TX 78704

South Lamar tapas bar Barlata was revamped under new ownership to become El Raval in May. Under chef Laila Bazahm, formerly of Eberly, the restaurant will serve modern tapas that take cues from the different immigrant groups in the Barcelona neighborhood of Raval. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1500 S Lamar Blvd #150, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 473-2211
(512) 473-2211

Elementary

2026 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

Former pop-up Elementary opened a restaurant on South Lamar in July for chef and co-owner Colter Peck’s global fare. That means dishes like birria soup dumplings and a banh mi eclair along with great cocktails from a full bar. It’s open for indoor dining services.

2026 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(737) 349-9531
(737) 349-9531

Underdog

1600 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704

A wine bar, wine shop, and Korean-American restaurant, the hotly anticipated Underdog opened in May. The wine list highlights low-intervention and sustainable wineries, and especially winemakers who are Asian women. To go along with the wines are dishes like galbi, an ebi (shrimp) burger, and fried chicken with nori seasoning.

1600 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
A pink shrimp patty burger.
The ebi burger at Underdog.
Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin

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