Southern
Southern
Stella San Jac
Stella San Jac is an upscale Southern restaurant at the bottom of The Westin Hotel in Downtown Austin.
Geraldine’s
Geraldine’s is a rooftop bar and restaurant at Hotel Van Zandt on Rainey Street with nightly live music.
Mattie’s At Green Pastures
Mattie’s at Green Pastures is a historic restaurant serving Southern food and a great brunch in Bouldin Creek.
Texas Chili Parlor
Texas Chili Parlor is a dive bar and restaurant specializing in chili and Tex-Mex classics downtown near the Capitol.
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
Lamberts serves barbecue out out of an exceptionally good-looking brick building downtown.
Standard Proof
Standard Proof is a whiskey tasting room and cocktail bar on Rainey Street with Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches.
The Potluck
The Potluck is a 24/7 trailer in South Austin that makes some of our favorite wings in town.
Smoke Hounds BBQ
Smoke Hounds BBQ is a trailer serving brisket, pulled pork, and ribs in South Austin.
Diner Bar
Diner Bar is a restaurant/bar serving seasonal Southern meets Texas food in downtown Austin.
Roots Chicken Shak
Roots makes duck fat fried chicken sandwiches, strips, and wings out of a food hall at the Mueller HEB.
Colleen's Kitchen
Colleen's Kitchen offers southern comfort staples like fried chicken, biscuits, and cornbread in the Mueller neighborhood.
Lucy's Fried Chicken
One of our favorite places to spend an afternoon eating in the sun is Lucy’s Fried Chicken, with a bucket of bird, grilled oysters, and beers.
Jacoby’s Restaurant & Mercantile
Jacoby’s is the kind of place people outside of Texas dream about. The food isn’t life-changing, but the huge backyard and charm make up for it.
The Gossip Shack
The menu at Gossip Shack in East Austin consists of just a few items - chicken, waffles, and waffle fries.
Slab BBQ
Slab BBQ on Research Boulevard is a chill, inexpensive North Austin barbecue spot that creatively mashes up different barbecue styles.
Little Ola’s
The best biscuits in Austin just got better with a new biscuit-based sandwich takeout spot.
Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
Moonshine is an all-you-can-eat Southern spot downtown that we like best for brunch.