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The scallop crudo at Nomade.
Jay Huang

The Hottest New Restaurants in Austin, November 2023

Including a barbecue restaurant’s new taco truck, a New York-style pizzeria, and a Yucatán restaurant on South First 

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The scallop crudo at Nomade.
| Jay Huang

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 140th iteration), highlighting a mix of exciting restaurants, trucks, and food services.

This November update adds barbecue restaurant Interstellar’s new food truck Yellow Bell Tacos, Neapolitan pizzeria Bufalina’s new New York-style pizza restaurant Palm Pizza, and Japanese restaurant Lucky Robot’s new Yucatán spot Nomade Cocina y Ray Bar.

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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Yellow Bell Tacos

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Celebrated barbecue restaurant Interstellar BBQ opened a South Texas taco truck in October. Yellow Bell Tacos is located at the second location of Austin Beerworks in Northeast Austin. The menu includes tacos with smoked chicken, brisket, and lamb as well as quesadillas, crispy dogs, and aguas frescas. There are indoor and outdoor dining locations at the brewery.

Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer

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Specialty grocery store Tiny Grocer paired with chef Jo Chan (formerly of Eberly and a contestant on Top Chef) to create a French bistro in Hyde Park that opened in October. It opened in the former neighborhood post office along with coffee shop/bookstore First Light Book Shop and a forthcoming location of pizzeria Allday. Look for dishes like steak frites, confit duck legs, roast chicken, and brunch. There are indoor and outdoor dining spaces.

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.

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. There are outdoor dine-in areas.

White to-go container with a hash brown topped with avocado, tomatoes, and everything seasoning
Avocado hash brown from Goldy’s
Kat Harris

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.

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.

Uchibā

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The more casual sibling of Uchi and Uchiko, Uchiba opened downtown in October with Japanese fare like yakitori, bao, buns, and sushi. Unique to the Austin location is a cocktail and sushi bite pairing suggestion, like tepache with house-made “Spam” musubi and oysters with a martini. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

Palm Pizza

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Neapolitan pizza specialists Bufalina’s new restaurant Palm Pizza opened in October, focusing on New York-style pizza. Bufalina chef Grae Nonas has moved over to develop the menu, which includes thin-crust pies with large slices cooked in gas ovens and chopped salads. Palm Pizza is to-go only for now.

A round pizza pie with red sauce, blobs of white cheese, and green herbs.
Pizza from Palm.
Palm Pizza

Nomade Cocina y Raw Bar

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Nomade Cocina y Raw Bar opened in October with a gluten-free menu of dishes from Yucatán, like grilled shrimp, sikil pak (a pumpkin seed salsa), and coconut flatbreads. Nomade comes from the team behind popular South Congress sushi spot Lucky Robot. It has indoor and outdoor dining areas.

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.

Yellow Bell Tacos

Celebrated barbecue restaurant Interstellar BBQ opened a South Texas taco truck in October. Yellow Bell Tacos is located at the second location of Austin Beerworks in Northeast Austin. The menu includes tacos with smoked chicken, brisket, and lamb as well as quesadillas, crispy dogs, and aguas frescas. There are indoor and outdoor dining locations at the brewery.

Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer

Specialty grocery store Tiny Grocer paired with chef Jo Chan (formerly of Eberly and a contestant on Top Chef) to create a French bistro in Hyde Park that opened in October. It opened in the former neighborhood post office along with coffee shop/bookstore First Light Book Shop and a forthcoming location of pizzeria Allday. Look for dishes like steak frites, confit duck legs, roast chicken, and brunch. There are indoor and outdoor dining spaces.

Bottega

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.

Goldy’s

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. There are outdoor dine-in areas.

White to-go container with a hash brown topped with avocado, tomatoes, and everything seasoning
Avocado hash brown from Goldy’s
Kat Harris

Fabrik

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.

Cuantas Hamburguesas

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.

Uchibā

The more casual sibling of Uchi and Uchiko, Uchiba opened downtown in October with Japanese fare like yakitori, bao, buns, and sushi. Unique to the Austin location is a cocktail and sushi bite pairing suggestion, like tepache with house-made “Spam” musubi and oysters with a martini. There are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

Palm Pizza

Neapolitan pizza specialists Bufalina’s new restaurant Palm Pizza opened in October, focusing on New York-style pizza. Bufalina chef Grae Nonas has moved over to develop the menu, which includes thin-crust pies with large slices cooked in gas ovens and chopped salads. Palm Pizza is to-go only for now.

A round pizza pie with red sauce, blobs of white cheese, and green herbs.
Pizza from Palm.
Palm Pizza

Nomade Cocina y Raw Bar

Nomade Cocina y Raw Bar opened in October with a gluten-free menu of dishes from Yucatán, like grilled shrimp, sikil pak (a pumpkin seed salsa), and coconut flatbreads. Nomade comes from the team behind popular South Congress sushi spot Lucky Robot. It has indoor and outdoor dining areas.

Elementary

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.

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