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31 Incredible Foods To Try When Visiting Austin

by N/A, 10 years ago | 6 min read

Austin is keepin' it weird and keepin' it DELICIOUS with these places, let me tell you!Â

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1. Get pie from Royers Pie Haven. It's a haven for pies...what on Earth could be bad about this?

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2. What's the best way to combat the high temperatures of a Texas summer? Definitely with a sno-cone from SnoBeach.

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3. Freddie's Place will gladly remind you why Chicken and Waffles were invented.

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4. Get pancakes from Kerbey Lane...but if you're in the mood for Tex Mex, they make a mean queso dip as well.

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5. Grab a doughnut at Gordough's!

Gordough's is a marvelous foodtruck that also has a brick-and-mortar location WITHIN A BAR. Pictured here are the Flying Pig (my personal favorite) and the Blackout.Â

6. A chicken avocado cone may sound disgusting, but if you keep an open mind, The Mighty Cone will show you the path to deliciousness.

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7. Banh Mi fans, rejoice: Tam Deli has everything you've been looking for.

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8. There is no better drunk food in the world than a kebab, and at a place named Kebabalicious, you know you can't go wrong.

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9. Get an ice cream cupcake from Amy's Ice Creams because it's an ICE CREAM CUPCAKE and why the fuck not?

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10. Find a Chilantro foodtruck and eat your weight in Kimchi fries.

Kimchi...cheese...fries...a delicious Korean BBQ sauce...and your choice of meat. There is nothing better in this world, truly.Â

11. The Johnny Hash from Biscuits+Groovy will make you leave both time and space.

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12. Grilled cheese lovers (which ought to be everyone), pay attention: You ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO visit Sweet-N-Cheezy.

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13. So we probably don't even need to sell you on a sundae called Gimmie S'More from a place called Cow Tipping Creamery, but here's a mouth-watering photo just to seal the deal.

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14. Franklin BBQ is like the BBQ place of your dreams. It's probably part of why you're in Texas in the first place.

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15. Tommy Want Wingy not only has some of the best chicken wings you'll ever have, they have the best name in the history of names.

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16. Truly delicious vegan food is sort of like a unicorn in the world of cuisine, but Arlo's is full of unicorns.

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17. If you aren't going to Easy Tiger for their amazing pretzels, you should be going for their UNREAL beer cheese.

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18. Stop by Hoody's for the best cheesesteak you've ever had (outside of Philadelphia, of course).

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19. Halal Bros make the only falafel you'll ever need.

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20. Juan in a Million is more than just a punny nameâ€”they're also home to the Don Juan taco, which will fill you up with happiness and potatoes and cheese and bacon.

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21. Pho so good you'll want to pretty much bathe yourself in it if you go to 888 Vietnamese.

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22. Ramen Tatsu-ya offers something called Sweet & Sour Yodas, which is A. a super fun name and B. a crazy delicious form of fried brussels sprouts.

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23. Austin is known for their incredible Tex Mex, and Magnolia's Cafe is the creme de la creme. Their Mag Mud queso dip is out of this world.

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24. Don't fries cooked in duck fat just SOUND absurdly delicious? That's because they are, and you can get them at Salty Sow.

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25. East Side King is arguably Austin's most famous food truck, and for good reason. Those deep fried beets will change your entire view on beets.

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26. Get this monstrous cheeseburger that is LESS THAN 3 DOLLARS from P. Terry's.

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27. No one does subs quite like Thundercloud.

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28. Forget everything you thought you knew about brunch before you go to Joe's Bakery. Your life is about to change.

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29. Feeling pretty liberal? Try The Democrat taco from Torchy's Tacos.

Another on the long list of food truck loves, really ANY taco from Torchy's will be good, but I mean why not dig into those yummy avocados?Â

And if you go to the Torchy's brick-and-mortar location, you can get one of THESE.

Caution: The Torchy's Bloody Mary is not for the faint of heart. That thing is SPICY!Â

30. Move over NY and Chicago, Austin has some pretty great pizza, and it's located at Home Slice.

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31. Don't leave Austin without trying a burger from Hopdoddy, and may we recommend the Lano Pablano burger specifically? Thank us later.

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