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18h ago
The Flower Shop in New York. | The Flower Shop
The Flower Shop is taking over the Wilder Wood space on East Seventh
A New York City bar and restaurant is expanding out of the East Coast state into Texas for the first time this year. The Flower Shop will be opening its new location in Central East Austin at 1300 East Seventh Street — the former Wilder Wood restaurant space — starting sometime in June.
The Flower Shop is a cocktail bar and restaurant that, as it describes on its website, meshes Australian bar sensibilities with Midwestern American diner vibes rounded out with a retro ambiance. T ..read more
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18h ago
The duck schnitzel at Otto’s. | Otto’s
A guide to everything from high-end German cuisine to unforgettable roadhouse pie in the Hill Country town
Fredericksburg was never going to stay a hidden gem, with grassy rolling hills, a burgeoning vineyard scene, and proximity to otherworldly hiking spot Enchanted Rock. The flux of tourism to this Hill Country locale attracted talented chefs, and the city boasts quite a food scene, buoyed by ample local suppliers and winemakers.
Here are Eater’s picks for the best restaurants and bars found in Fredericksburg. Stay true to the town’s German roots by sto ..read more
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18h ago
Brisket gravy from Parish Barbecue. | Parish Barbecue
Interstellar BBQ general manager Holden Fulco is embarking on Parish Barbecue
A new barbecue pop-up about marrying and highlighting Texas, Louisiana, and Cajun smoked meats and cuisines is starting in Austin this month. The general manager of lauded Austin barbecue restaurant Interstellar BBQ, Holden Fulco, is starting his Parish Barbecue pop-up with its first event at MLK kolache bakery/beer bar Batch on Saturday, March 30.
Through Parish, Fulco aims to “play off of the flavors and cultural history of where I’m from,” as he tells Eater, wh ..read more
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2d ago
Pie from Blue Bonnet Cafe. | Blue Bonnet Cafe/Facebook
Enjoy pies, wines, burgers, and much more at this Hill Country town in Burnet County
Out in the Hill Country, Marble Falls name stems from the namesake Lake Marble Falls, part of the Highland Lakes chain along the Colorado River. The northwest-of-Austin town in Burnet County is a pretty destination for hikes, picking fruit at Sweet Berry Farm, boating, and, more importantly really great restaurants.
Of course, Eater Austin’s guide to Marble Falls wouldn’t be complete without Blue Bonnet Cafe and its ginormous pie slices, and there are othe ..read more
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3d ago
Sides from Opie’s BBQ. | Opie’s BBQ
Wide-open spaces, stellar views, wildflowers galore, and good eating await
The Hill Country in Central Texas is known for more than just wide-open spaces, stellar sunset views, and wineries. There’s plenty to devour just a short drive from the city limits. Find a varied culinary experience — rooted in Southern food with German and Mexican influences — among the live oak groves of Central Texas’s small towns, ranging from kolaches to schnitzels to chicken fried steaks to enchiladas to New Texan fare.
Extend those Hill Country plans by exploring the area's bes ..read more
Eater Austin Magazine
3d ago
The steak dish from Parkside. | Parkside
Parkside has a new space with new dishes on Sixth Street
A stalwart Austin restaurant is finally reopening this month after 18 months of its temporary closure. Parkside is reopening on 301 East Sixth Street starting on Monday, March 25.
The restaurant’s namesake Parkside Projects parent company and owner/chef Shawn Cirkiel had closed the business in September 2022 so that the space could undergo major renovations. The idea was that it was supposed to reopen in February 2023 — ahead of that year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) — but, because it’s Austin, it ..read more
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3d ago
Dumplings from New Fortune in 2021. | New Fortune/Facebook
New Fortune 2 returns in a new location with the same beloved menu
After being closed for three years, Austin Chinese restaurant New Fortune is now back serving dim sum and the such in a new location. The returned New Fortune 2 is now found in northwest Austin at 12300 Farm-to-Market Road 620 near the Anderson Mill neighborhood as of March 21.
Under owner and chef William Wong, New Fortune 2’s menu remains essentially the same. There’s all-day dim sum with all sorts of dumplings — such as soup, crystal shrimp, spicy Sichuan wontons, an ..read more
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3d ago
Dan Dan noodles at Peached Tortilla. | Consumable Content
Expect dishes like noodles with brisket as well as new ones like Nashville hot chicken bao
Southern-Asian restaurant the Peached Tortilla is opening a new location in Cedar Parkin 2024. It’ll be found at 1915 East Whitestone Boulevard starting on Tuesday, March 26.
The menu will remain mostly the same with dishes offering a blend of Southern and Asian dishes and ingredients (based on founder Eric Silverstein’s upbringing) such as the Southern Fun, a noodle dish with braised brisket and kale; and the Dan Dan Noodles with five-spice pork ..read more
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6d ago
The Austin airport is actually home to several closed legacy restaurants. | Photo illustration by Lille Allen; Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images; travelview/Getty; Ed Lallo/Getty
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport — with its local ethos — is really a wax museum of gone restaurant relics
It’s become a common question in the Texas capital: Is Austin — a city whose culture is rooted in laid-back vibes — still the same? The city is rapidly changing and many of our classic restaurants have closed. But weirdly, enough, there’s still a place where the old soul of the city lives on, a bastion ..read more
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1w ago
The mushroom pot pies from Pie in the Sky. | Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky’s pie drops include a Vietnamese beef pot pie
There’s a home bakery in Austin that is highly focused on savory pot pies. Pie in the Sky Baking Co., which started in in the fall of 2023 with Instagram and online orders.
Through Pie in the Sky, owner/baker/founder Julie Nguyen serves a curated menu of savory six-inch pot pies made with her hand-made rough-puff crust. There’s the classic chicken pot pie, made with white meat, a creamy roasted bone bone gravy, and vegetables. And there’s a vegetarian pie with mushrooms.
Per ..read more