![]() ![]() See: Donny Sirisavath's artful yet technically pristine riffs on the Laotian food he grew up eating at Khao Noodle Shop, or Misti Norris's butchery-and-fermentation playground at Petra and the Beast-both of which made our Top 50 list this year. These chefs are ditching the large-scale restaurant group models of yesteryear and instead forging their own paths, creating highly specific, highly personal spaces that feel more like stepping directly into said chef's brain. It's not just one person or one thing that's driving the change, but rather Dallas' community of highly ambitious chefs, hailing from all different backgrounds, working independently and yet with a palpable sense of synchronicity. (Seriously-I was last there in mid-June and already feel like I'm behind.) Though Dallas and its food scene have long been overlooked in favor of other Texas towns, today, the city's in the midst of a renaissance, with excellent new restaurants and bars opening so fast and so furious that it's hard to keep up. Here are the best restaurants in Austin to try on your next visit.“We’ve always been looking over our shoulders at Houston,” says the first guy I meet in Dallas, his tone dramatic. We do have established, iconic spots to eat, but in general, Austin’s restaurant expansion has primarily been in the last 15 years, making it an interesting time to see more diverse types of cuisine become available than we’ve ever had before,” wrote Craig and Thurwachter. “Over time, though, I think that the scene will evolve into having a greater variety of really quality places all over the city, not just a few scattered in select neighborhoods.”Īustin continues to attract droves of tourists – at one point for the well-established scene and hipster vibes, and now for the restaurants, too. I think we have got quite a bit more notoriety, not because the restaurants have necessarily been better, but because Austin has become more famous,” says Erevn. Ten years ago, there were fewer restaurants. And new restaurants continue to open all the time. Today, however, visitors cna find Texas classics like barbecue and tacos, alongside quirky restaurants that might surprise the Texas food purist. It promotes fostering beneficial relationships with a growing number of regional farmers and ranchers,” Krystal Craig and Ian Thurwachter of Italian restaurant Intero, wrote to Matador in an email.įood trucks were likely the catalyst for better, more creative food blossoming in Austin, according to CJ Jacobson. The local restaurant community continues to grow in a tight-knit, supportive way. “On one hand, the maturing culinary scene provides many opportunities for people in the industry to continue learning and expanding their skills. This welcoming atmopshere (at least when it comes to good food) provides the perfect opportunity for chefs and other culinary artists to advance in their craft - and the environment in Austin is especially supportive. ![]() ![]() “Where else can you get awesome Bahn mi, smoked brisket, spicy ramen, great Mexican, and groundbreaking Caribbean food in one place.” “I think the restaurant scene has gotten better and more diversified,” says CJ Jacobson, the chef at Aba, which specializes in kebabs, hummus and falafel. ![]()
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