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15 Must-Try Pasta Destinations in Austin

From cacio e pepe to pappardelle

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Craving carbs? For those looking for the best when it comes to flour and water concoctions, Austin has several restaurants making top-notch pasta dishes — from those that would make a nonna proud to those making creative use of Texas ingredients.

Here is Eater’s map to Austin’s best bets for pasta, from Emmer & Rye’s craveable cacio e pepe to Il Brutto’s excellent ragu. This list explores excellent pasta beyond just Italian restaurants, including the rotating pasta offerings of Birdie’s or the seasonal delights of Foreign & Domestic.

To fulfill other pasta needs, check out Eater’s picks for the city’s best Italian restaurants.

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Siena Ristorante Toscana

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Dedicated to Tuscan cuisine, Sienna offers Italian fare in an idyllic romantic setting so beautiful, it doesn't feel like Texas. Cold nights call for dishes like the pappardelle al cinghiale, a hand-cut ribbon pasta with a Chianti-braised wild boar sauce. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 349-7667
(512) 349-7667
A plate of wide pasta in a meat sauce.
Papappardelle at Siena.
Siena Ristorante Toscana

Foreign & Domestic

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This chef-owned restaurant in North Loop often has a couple of pastas on the menu that make creative use of seasonal ingredients, from tomato leaf casarecce to pasta with goat heart bolognese on the nose-to-tail tasting menu. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

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Asti Trattoria

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The neighborhood restaurant in Hyde Park dishes out plenty of pasta, from smoked salmon linguine to rigatoni amatriciana. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

408 E 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-1218
(512) 451-1218

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L'Oca d'Oro

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The Mueller restaurant makes creative use of its handmade pastas, with dishes like malfaldine with short ribs and casarecce with tagliatelle with mushroom cream. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723
(737) 212-1876
(737) 212-1876

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Patrizi's

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The fettuccine is thick and chewy at this food truck located in Butterfly Bar. It comes with sauces like carbonara and garlicky pomodoro. There’s also a second location in Cuernavaca that’s a sit-down restaurant. Patrizi’s food truck offers online to-go orders and indoor and outdoor dining areas. Patrizi’s Cuernavaca offers indoor and outdoor dining areas.

2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 522-4834
(512) 522-4834

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Cipollina

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This charming Clarksville gem makes its own pasta every day, and even has gluten-free options. The rich bolognese is made with brisket and bacon. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1213 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5211
(512) 477-5211

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Birdie's

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This east side restaurant usually has one or two pasta offerings on its ever-rotating menu, which could be anything from malfaldine with chanterelles to orecchiette with sausage and fennel. Whatever they are, they’re cooked and sauced to perfection. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

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Pecan Square Café

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Local hospitality giant McGuire Moorman Lambert’s seasonal all-day cafe features rotating pasta dishes like pappardelle with lamb sugo or acorn squash mezzelune. It’s open with indoor and outdoor dining services.

1200 W 6th St #B, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 265-1612
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Emmer & Rye

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Rainey Street restaurant Emmer & Rye takes its grains — and pasta — very seriously. While the menu often changes, be sure to try the mainstay pasta: cacio e pepe made with fermented tomato water. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

51 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 366-5530
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Red Ash

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The downtown Italian restaurant offers up flavorful house-made pastas. The pappardelle is paired with wild boar bolognese and the cappelletti comes with spinach and ricotta. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

303 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 379-2906
(512) 379-2906

Dean's Italian Steakhouse

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This sleek steakhouse in the JW Marriott offers pastas with luxe ingredients like truffled bucatini and wagyu bolognese. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

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

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Il Brutto

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This East Sixth Italian restaurant has excellent pasta dishes, from the lasagna alla bolognese e pepe to the decadent pappardelle with lamb ragu. Plus, the open-air patio is a great spot for people-watching when it’s nice out. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1601 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 580-8779
(512) 580-8779
A shallow bowl of long pasta with a cream sauce.
Cacio e pepe from Il Brutto.
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Salt & Time

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This East Seventh butcher shop and restaurant sneakily has some of the best handmade pastas in Austin. The short rib bolognese is a dream, or try the miso ravioli. Salt & Time has indoor and outdoor dine-in areas and takeout orders are available.

1912 E 7th St A, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 524-1383
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Vespaio

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After a day of shopping on South Congress, duck into this Italian establishment for classic handmade pastas. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1610 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 441-6100
(512) 441-6100

Artipasta

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This pasta truck owned by an Italian family from Mantova serves a variety of pastas like lasagne, four-cheese macaroni, and spaghetti alla carbonara. To-go orders can be placed online or over the phone, plus third-party deliveries are available from the original and a new second location. There are outdoor dining areas.

7800 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 228-7489
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Siena Ristorante Toscana

6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731

Dedicated to Tuscan cuisine, Sienna offers Italian fare in an idyllic romantic setting so beautiful, it doesn't feel like Texas. Cold nights call for dishes like the pappardelle al cinghiale, a hand-cut ribbon pasta with a Chianti-braised wild boar sauce. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 349-7667
(512) 349-7667
A plate of wide pasta in a meat sauce.
Papappardelle at Siena.
Siena Ristorante Toscana

Foreign & Domestic

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

This chef-owned restaurant in North Loop often has a couple of pastas on the menu that make creative use of seasonal ingredients, from tomato leaf casarecce to pasta with goat heart bolognese on the nose-to-tail tasting menu. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

Asti Trattoria

408 E 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751

The neighborhood restaurant in Hyde Park dishes out plenty of pasta, from smoked salmon linguine to rigatoni amatriciana. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

408 E 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-1218
(512) 451-1218

L'Oca d'Oro

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723

The Mueller restaurant makes creative use of its handmade pastas, with dishes like malfaldine with short ribs and casarecce with tagliatelle with mushroom cream. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723
(737) 212-1876
(737) 212-1876

Patrizi's

2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

The fettuccine is thick and chewy at this food truck located in Butterfly Bar. It comes with sauces like carbonara and garlicky pomodoro. There’s also a second location in Cuernavaca that’s a sit-down restaurant. Patrizi’s food truck offers online to-go orders and indoor and outdoor dining areas. Patrizi’s Cuernavaca offers indoor and outdoor dining areas.

2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 522-4834
(512) 522-4834

Cipollina

1213 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703

This charming Clarksville gem makes its own pasta every day, and even has gluten-free options. The rich bolognese is made with brisket and bacon. Takeout orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1213 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5211
(512) 477-5211

Birdie's

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

This east side restaurant usually has one or two pasta offerings on its ever-rotating menu, which could be anything from malfaldine with chanterelles to orecchiette with sausage and fennel. Whatever they are, they’re cooked and sauced to perfection. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

Pecan Square Café

1200 W 6th St #B, Austin, TX 78703

Local hospitality giant McGuire Moorman Lambert’s seasonal all-day cafe features rotating pasta dishes like pappardelle with lamb sugo or acorn squash mezzelune. It’s open with indoor and outdoor dining services.

1200 W 6th St #B, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 265-1612
(512) 265-1612

Emmer & Rye

51 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701

Rainey Street restaurant Emmer & Rye takes its grains — and pasta — very seriously. While the menu often changes, be sure to try the mainstay pasta: cacio e pepe made with fermented tomato water. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

51 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 366-5530
(512) 366-5530

Red Ash

303 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown Italian restaurant offers up flavorful house-made pastas. The pappardelle is paired with wild boar bolognese and the cappelletti comes with spinach and ricotta. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

303 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 379-2906
(512) 379-2906

Dean's Italian Steakhouse

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

This sleek steakhouse in the JW Marriott offers pastas with luxe ingredients like truffled bucatini and wagyu bolognese. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

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

Il Brutto

1601 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

This East Sixth Italian restaurant has excellent pasta dishes, from the lasagna alla bolognese e pepe to the decadent pappardelle with lamb ragu. Plus, the open-air patio is a great spot for people-watching when it’s nice out. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1601 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 580-8779
(512) 580-8779
A shallow bowl of long pasta with a cream sauce.
Cacio e pepe from Il Brutto.
Il Brutto

Salt & Time

1912 E 7th St A, Austin, TX 78702

This East Seventh butcher shop and restaurant sneakily has some of the best handmade pastas in Austin. The short rib bolognese is a dream, or try the miso ravioli. Salt & Time has indoor and outdoor dine-in areas and takeout orders are available.

1912 E 7th St A, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 524-1383
(512) 524-1383

Vespaio

1610 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

After a day of shopping on South Congress, duck into this Italian establishment for classic handmade pastas. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1610 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 441-6100
(512) 441-6100

Artipasta

7800 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745

This pasta truck owned by an Italian family from Mantova serves a variety of pastas like lasagne, four-cheese macaroni, and spaghetti alla carbonara. To-go orders can be placed online or over the phone, plus third-party deliveries are available from the original and a new second location. There are outdoor dining areas.

7800 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 228-7489
(512) 228-7489

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