SXSW-Bound? Here Are The Best Places To Eat And Drink In Austin, Texas

Ah, so you're one of the lucky ones heading down to the South by Southwest Interactive, Film and Music festivals, beginning this weekend in Austin, Texas. You're all psyched to see the Elon Musk keynote, to stalk Olivia Wilde, to camp out 'til you see Macklemore & Ryan Lewis play “Thrift Shop.”

But you've forgotten one very important thing. Where are you going to eat?! Luckily, you've come to the right place to find out. Texas’s capital city has become a food favorite of ours, and we have traveled there multiple times in search of the best 'cue, breafkast tacos, margaritas and more. Here's a roundup of stories about Austin’s best spots — from vegan to burgers to secrets about getting into the best barbecue place in town (you gotta watch the Aaron Franklin video for that). What’s that great about partying all night unless you know where to find the biggest breakfast taco waiting for you in the morning, anyway?

SXSW-Bound? Here Are The Best Places To Eat And Drink In Austin, Texas

You Travel, You Eat: Where To Find The Best Food & Drink In Austin, TX

The insider’s guide to eating and drinking well

With the Austin Food & Wine Festival, a resident Top Chef winner, and more gourmet restaurants, bars and coffee shops breaking ground every day, this compact town is now the place to eat and be seen. Here’s where to go.

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Top 10: Restaurants in Austin, Texas

All of the Texas-style beef sausage you can handle

Austin is probably the best dining city in Texas, and here are the 10 best places to eat right now for everything from barbecue brisket and Tex-Mex to slow-roasted goat, sublime sushi and, well, the fine art of porch sitting.

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The 16 Best Vegan And Vegetarian Restaurants In Austin, Texas

Cooking that's more about comfort than kale piles

From vegan breakfast tacos and veggie bacon cheeseburgers to a worker-owned cooperative bakery that sells only vegan donuts, the veg scene is Austin is hardly a plate of heirloom veggies. (But you can get that too.)

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Is Texas Barbecue The Best? Here Are 10 Beefy Places To Find Out

In the Lone Star State, it's all about the brisket

Texas barbecue is really a different species from the rest of their neighboring Southern sates. In the more pork-centric Southeast, beef usually only appears on the barbecue menu as a novel oddity in the form of a brisket dish thrown into the smoker along with the pork shoulders and short ribs. But in Texas, specifically the central section, brisket is king.

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Top 5 (Not-So) Little Burgers in Austin

Welcome to Texas. Choose Your Cow

We've got bovines aplenty down here in Austin. And while it does create the ironic juxtaposition where you're rooting for the Longhorns while eating part of a longhorn's cousin, it also means that you'll never go long without a good hamburger.

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The Best Breakfast Tacos In Austin, TX

Eggs aren't complete unless they're in a taco shell

How important are breakfast tacos to Austin, Texans? Let me tell you a story about a buddy named Scott. A hefty dude, Scott announced last year that he was giving breakfast tacos up for lent; for 40 days, he'd have to make something else for breakfast.

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Video: Aaron Franklin On Why People Wait 3+ Hours For His Barbecue

All-universe pitmaster does Texas...pork?

Aaron Franklin offers  tips for those wanting to open their own business (“don’t overspend”) and reveals some tightly guarded expansion plans. Plus, a tip for grilling steaks in the backyard.

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