Austin and the metro
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Austin, plus Pflugerville, Buda, Kyle, Bastrop and the towns within a short drive.
The towns
Restaurants4
DEE DEE : Farm-to-Table Northeastern Thai Foodnew?
Listed · Isaan Thai · Sunset Valley · $$
walk-in
Pad ka pow is the house plate: ground pork rich and savory, fried basil leaves aromatic and peppery, and an egg yolk jammy in the middle with crisp edges.
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: Cedar Creek?
Listed · Sushi · Cedar Creek · $$$$
booking essential
Sixteen courses and a dessert at an omakase counter inside a Bastrop County resort, thirty miles southeast of downtown.
Cocktails1
Suculenta Cantina?
Listed · Mexican · Pflugerville · $$
walk-in
Chile en nogada and enchiladas suizas on hand-made corn tortillas, from the brand The Infatuation scored 7.8 back when it was a trailer at The Domain.
Wine1
The Grove Wine Bar & Kitchen - Westlake
Listed · Wine bar and kitchen · West Lake Hills
book ahead
More than fifty wines by the glass and over two hundred bottles, off a New American card that runs to thin-crust pizza.
Coffee1
Leona Botanical Cafe & Barnew?
Solid · Thai and Mexican counters with a cafe and bar · Sunset Valley · $$
walk-in
Dee Dee's fried chicken comes out under hot honey and Thai chili, off a first-ever full kitchen and a menu twice the size of the food truck's.
Producers1
Genius Liquids Distillery?
Solid · Agave spirits and gin · Bastrop · $$$
booking essentialthe room’s own account
Creador is clay-pot mezcal made in Oaxaca by maestro palenquero José Alberto Pablo, and they pour it next to a Texas spirit distilled from desert spoon.
Elsewhere around Austin