The Johnson City food truck offers artisan pizzas as well as various fried and grilled items, like buffalo wings, burgers, curly fries, fried pickles, and more.

The name is not a misnomer — this joint serves up enormous burgers made from Braveheart Black Angus Beef and served with fries or hand-dipped onion rings. Head to the Fatz Garten to relax and enjoy food under the live oak trees.

Located in the old Blanco County Supply and Hardware building, this brewery is the optimal place to gather officially with friends over a craft beer in their pet-friendly biergarten. Beers range from blonde pale ales to nitro dry stouts.

This family-friendly lounge offers something fun for the whole family: a playscape for the kiddos and a pool table, dart room, and large outdoor stage and patio for the grownups. Beer and cocktails pair easily with slow-smoked barbecue dishes, fried chicken, burgers, and other Southern specialities.

With freshly roasted beans courtesy of Dripping Springs roastery Greater Goods Coffee Company, this drive-through caffeine provider slings high-quality espresso beverages, cold brew, and simple cups of joe. For those not in a rush, the small coffee shop has cozy tables both inside and out and free Wi-Fi.

Located on Main Street in the heart of Johnson City, this live-fire restaurant offers fine dining in a cozy, casual setting. Highlights include smoked duck breast tartine, roasted escargot, and grilled scallops with corn risotto.

This lunchtime cafe located at the Science Mill offers an organic and healthy menu of soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, and flatbreads.

The use of Kveik yeasts lend to a hazy, unfiltered beer at this small brewery, which only brews three to six barrels at a time. Sandwiches and snacks are on the menu, and there’s typically fun live music gracing the place.

Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week (and dinner every day but Wednesday), this eatery has been dishing up authentic Mexican cuisine for almost 20 years. Enjoy the best tacos in Johnson City, along with al pastor, carnitas, carne guisada, and so much more from their massive menu.

Housed in the Carter Creek Resort & Spa, the rustic-yet-refined Old 290 Brewery & Restaurant offers hearty, Texas-inspired cuisine, including prime rib, burgers, and steaks, with the award-winning wines from Carter Creek Winery.

From the folks behind Lightsome Wines and Yokefellow Brewing, this new addition to Johnson City offers cold beer, wine, cocktails, and food. Rumor has it an adolescent LBJ sipped “medicinal” wine during the Prohibition at this very site. Nowadays, the century-old building has plenty to entice locals and visitors alike, with two outdoor patios to sip away a breezy day in the Hill Country.