{"id":472670,"date":"2026-10-21T22:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472670\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:04:10","slug":"the-best-restaurants-in-austin-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472670\/","title":{"rendered":"The best restaurants in Austin right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Since <a data-ylk=\"slk:Michelin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;evdesc:context_link_tap;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Michelin&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yEventDescription&quot;:&quot;context_link_tap&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/texas\/news\/michelin-texas-award-winners-2024-111224\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Michelin<\/a> came to Texas, Austin&#8217;s restaurant scene has been getting global attention, despite locals knowing its value long before the French came in to taste it. The city has evolved, staying true to its barbecue and Tex-Mex roots, with chefs now earning fame for omakase counters and modern takes on barbecue. Whether you&#8217;re in Austin for a day or longer, here are some of the best places to eat inside the city limits. Since this scene moves fast, don&#8217;t be surprised if this list looks different down the road. This is only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">RECOMMENDED:<a data-ylk=\"slk:The best things to do in Austin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;evdesc:context_link_tap;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The best things to do in Austin&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yEventDescription&quot;:&quot;context_link_tap&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/austin\/things-to-do\/best-things-to-do-in-austin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The best things to do in Austin<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">October 2026: Fall is in full swing in Austin. While we&#8217;ve had to bid farewell to a few South Congress staples, including Maie Day and OTOKO, plenty of longtime favorites are keeping the dining scene lively. Most recently, we pulled up a chair at Kappo Kappo, which earned a Michelin Star in the 2026 Texas Guide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Read more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;evdesc:context_link_tap;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Read more&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yEventDescription&quot;:&quot;context_link_tap&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/usa\/restaurants\/best-restaurants-in-austin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since Michelin came to Texas, Austin&#8217;s restaurant scene has been getting global attention, despite locals knowing its value&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-472670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}