{"id":97175460,"date":"2016-03-11T18:01:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T18:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/?p=97175460"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:50:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T17:50:39","slug":"austin-food-guide-sxsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/austin-food-guide-sxsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s How to Eat Your Way Through Austin, Just in Time for SXSW"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re traveling to Austin for the food alone, you won\u2019t be the first to savor such a journey. Austin is an awesome place for BBQ, and there have been plenty of folks who\u2019ve paid a visit just to get their fill of the area\u2019s world famous brisket. But it\u2019s not just \u2018cue that excites taste buds in this Texas town. Austin<\/a> boasts some of the best Tex Mex in the state. And if it\u2019s classic southern cooking you\u2019re hoping to receive alongside Austin\u2019s renowned southern hospitality, you\u2019re sure to get hearty helpings of it.<\/p>\n

Yep, Austinites do the tried and true Texas traditions deliciously well. However, the menu of must-eat treats doesn\u2019t stop there. Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. with a young (hello University of Texas!) and cosmopolitan population. Student life, a buzzing downtown, and an amazing assortment of live music venues create the right dynamics for a competitive restaurant scene keeping prices low and quality high. Expect to eat phenomenal street food and to encounter an overwhelming selection of international cuisines and exquisite fine dining options.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re heading down to this Texas town for SXSW<\/a>, you\u2019ll be in good company. It\u2019s Austin\u2019s biggest party of the year, offering the chance to rub elbows with movers and shakers at the top of their game across a range of creative and high tech industries, to see the best up-and-coming bands perform live and experience a fun loving city at its very best \u2013 and to feast like there\u2019s no tomorrow!<\/p>\n

To whet your Austin appetite, we\u2019ve come up with this handy rundown of some of the best eats the city has to offer.<\/p>\n

BBQ<\/h1>\n

\"Barbecue<\/p>\n

Austin is square in the heart of brisket country. Leading contenders for the best low and slow cooked beef include La Barbecue, Micklethwait Craft Meats, Stiles Switch, and of course, the world famous Franklin BBQ. The latter joint\u2019s meats are so in demand, folks from near and far don\u2019t mind lining up for hours for the chance to buy some. Beyond the city limits, great BBQ establishments such as the legendary Salt Lick out in Driftwood, Texas give delectable reason to take a drive out to the Hill Country.<\/p>\n

Tex Mex<\/h1>\n

Austin\u2019s other edible claim to fame is Tex Mex. A list of the best Tex Mex restaurants in town would be far too lengthy, but a few locally approved safe bets are El Azteca, Baby Acapulco, Chuy\u2019s, Enchiladas y Mas, Habanero Mexican Caf\u00e9, Texican Caf\u00e9, and Trudy\u2019s South Star. All do a mean \u2013 and ice cold \u2013 margarita too! Come morning time, for a quick and inexpensive bite (and surefire hangover remedy) grab a breakfast taco. You\u2019ll find \u2018em all over town. Tacodeli\u2019s a tasty name to be on the lookout for \u2013 buy a couple of Tacodeli\u2019s breakfast tacos at Houndstooth (arguably Austin\u2019s best coffee shop).<\/p>\n

Mexican<\/h1>\n

\"Delicious<\/p>\n

Looking south of the border for flavor, a number of Austin eateries forgo the Tex and focus solely on the Mex, for some of the best Latin cuisine north of the Rio Grande. Booking a table at well-established and highly regarded Fonda San Miguel is a must for an authentic and ambient dining experience. For tacos, you can\u2019t beat Torchy\u2019s. If not the best Mexican restaurant in town, Guero\u2019s is definitely the best known. Dining here \u2013 whether you\u2019re a tourist, student or President of the United States \u2013 is a rite of passage.<\/p>\n

Street Food<\/h1>\n

Some say the scene in Austin was the driving force behind America\u2019s recent obsession with food trucks and street food. Theirs is a tasty argument. Whatever you\u2019re after \u2013 BBQ, banh mi, Korean-Mexican, doughnuts, you name it \u2013 it\u2019s probably being served from the side window of trailer or truck right now. A few food court trailer parks to keep in mind are Midway Food Park, The Picnic, and Austin Food Park.<\/p>\n

Vegetarian<\/h1>\n

\"In<\/p>\n

Sure, there are a lot of carnivorous cowboys and BBQ aficionados swaggering around Austin, but vegetarians shouldn\u2019t be put off. There are plenty of great options for you too. The vegan comfort food at Counter Culture is a hit with many a health-conscious diner. For meat-free BBQ made from plant-based proteins, there\u2019s BBQ Revolution. Bouldin Creek Caf\u00e9, Swad Indian Vegetarian Restaurant, and Mother\u2019s Caf\u00e9 and Garden are a few of the many other popular vegetarian and vegan restaurants.<\/p>\n

Hungry?<\/h1>\n

Good! There\u2019s so much good fine food to eat in Austin<\/a>. And we didn\u2019t even start to rave about all the fantastic bars and places to have a drink. Are you heading to SXSW? If so, what are you hankering to try first when you hit the town? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re traveling to Austin for the food alone, you won\u2019t be the first to savor such a journey. Austin is an awesome place for BBQ, and there have been plenty of folks who\u2019ve paid a visit just to get their fill of the area\u2019s world famous brisket. But it\u2019s not just \u2018cue that excites […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":97186202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,66,1416],"tags":[622,1551,1700,1686,57,1667,1640,1687,1347],"class_list":["post-97175460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-travel","category-interests","category-travel-guide","tag-aus","tag-austin","tag-austin-food-guide","tag-bbq","tag-food","tag-mexican-food","tag-sxsw","tag-tex-mex","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97175460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97175460"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97175460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97186206,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97175460\/revisions\/97186206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97186202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97175460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97175460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97175460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}