Click to view video NoRTHModern Italian Cuisine The Domain - Austin, Texas Taking its cue from an Italian trattoria, NoRTH offers a fresh new approach to Modern Italian Cuisine. With sleek interiors and a sexy atmosphere, the menu offers unique antipasti, wood fired pizzas, inventive pasta dishes and many wood-roasted and grilled dishes. NoRTH appeals to a variety of guests seeking a casual, hip and upbeat venue with deliciously affordable fare. Whether it’s lunchtime, bar grazing or relaxing for dinner, the intimate and modern eatery is bustling non-stop. 
Click to view video Santa RitaTex-Mex Cantina Austin, Texas Santa Rita Cantina is a lively, casual dining spot where neighbors and friends sip on specialty margaritas and share botanitas and other tasty Tex-Mex fare. The restaurant boasts two sunny patios and a fun, colorful interior of Mexican art and décor, serving as the perfect oasis for a Mexican dining getaway. Santa Rita is located in 26 Doors Shopping Center, a "village" of eclectic, locally owned boutiques and galleries, ideal for discriminating diners and shoppers. 
Click to view video 34th Street Cafe & CateringNeighborhood Cafe Austin, Texas Everyone loves the crisp gourmet pizzas, imaginative sandwiches and fresh salads served at lunch at the bustling 34th Street Cafe, but nighttime is an entirely different affair. Dinner at the cafe is a distinctive and relaxing experience. The daytime counter staff is replaced by professional servers and Executive Chef Justin Raiford’s delivers a seasonally changing, inspired menu of indigenous ingredients and local produce that keeps diners coming back for more. 
Click to view video Blue Star CafeteriaUptown Comfort Cuisine Austin, Texas Rosedale’s stylish neighborhood eatery, Blue Star Cafeteria is certainly nothing like your high school cafeteria. Diners can expect plenty of uptown “comfy” cuisine served with a modern twist in this urban diner’s dream. Chef “RJ” Robert Spade’s “star” selections of bountiful salads, creative sandwiches, pasta bowls and old-time, Southern-style favorites keep neighbors happy. Daily happy hours, regular wine & beer tastings and weekend brunch do, too! 
Click to view video Gage HotelCafe Cenizo Marathon, Texas Voted "#1 Small Hotel in Texas” by Texas Highways Magazine, the welcoming, old-world elegance of the Gage Hotel offers guests an ideal place to hang their hats, kick back, relax, and take in the natural wonders of West Texas,not to mention have a first class meal. Nationally renown Chef Paul Petersen, honored as “#34” for emerging talent in the 2007 issue of Esquire 100, was recently referred to as “Keeper of the Flame,” in a 6-page feature story in July 2008’s Texas Monthly. 
Click to view video Mighty FineBurgers, Fries and Shakes Aborwalk - Austin, Texas As any true Texan knows, when it comes to a delicious hamburger, there’s good, and then there’s mighty fine. Mighty Fine Burgers, Fries & Shakes offers premium hamburgers made from fresh 100% pure beef that is ground and hand-formed in the restaurant every day. And when it comes to fries, Mighty Fine purchased their own crinkle machine, ensuring the only fresh-cut, crinkle fries in Austin, or anywhere else, cooked to perfection in 100% trans-fat free peanut oil. 
Click to view video Cookie LoungeGourmet Cookie Shop The Quarters - Austin, Texas The Cookie Lounge offers customizable cookies, which are freshly baked on the spot, and enjoyed in their relaxed, retro lounge or delivered to area residences and offices. Conceived by nationally recognized pastry guru, Mark Chapman, the Cookie Lounge’s melt-in-your-mouth customizable morsels include mix-ins from traditional M&Ms and marshmallows to more indulgent ingredients like French chocolate, goji berries and ancho-roasted chiles. Everything you could want in a cookie! 
Click to view video Cool River CafeSteakhouse and Southwestern Grille Austin, Texas For more than seven years, Cool River Café has been North Austin’s premiere steak house. Cool River’s extensive wine list, features more than 450 wines from around the globe. A winning combination of dining and entertainment, guests may enjoy an aperitif in the bar and a magnificent meal in the main dining room before retiring to the Cigar and Cognac Lounge for an after-dinner cocktail and cigar, or taking in a game of pool in the Billiards Room. 
Click to view video Eddie V's Edgewater GrilleSeafood, Steaks and Rhythm Austin, Texas Eddie V’s Prime Seafood brings an experience filled with Seafood, Steaks and Rhythm, with a menu emphasis on top of the catch prime seafood creations, USDA prime beef and chops, and fresh oyster bar selections, not to mention a high-energy bar scene and an award-winning wine list. Diners chose from two Austin locations, one offering a swanky dinner club atmosphere with live music, in the heart of downtown and the other boasting breathtaking views of the Texas Hill Country from the Arboretum. 
Click to view video El ChileCafe y Cantina Austin, Texas El Chile is a quaint café known for its relaxed atmosphere, sophisticated menu and airy patio reminiscent of a sea-side Mexican cantina. Though Austin is home to dozens of Mexican restaurants, El Chile stands apart, thanks to its humble yet chic style, its truly Austin attitude and, oh yeah, its simply delicious food, which owner Carlos Rivero sums up as, “classic Tex-Mex with interior Mexican flavors, and some fusion added in for some real Austin character.” 
Click to view video El ChilitoTacos y Cafe Austin, Texas A little sister of the wildly popular, El Chile y Cantina, a Mexican restaurant just down the road, El Chilito has fast become an East Austin taqueria favorite, proving the same care and consistency as their sibling. Open morning, noon and night, fans of the fresh homemade tacos choose from a wide variety including barbacoa, carne asada, carne guisada and Cochinita Pibil. Order from the window to go, though many Austin hipsters prefer the very “vintage” patio seating available. 
Click to view video III Forks SteakhouseTexas French Cuisine Austin, Texas III Forks, Austin’s classic steakhouse, serving USDA Prime steaks, fresh fish and cold-water lobster attracts a distinguished clientele of politicos, lawyers, techies and businessman. III Forks wine selection features approachable offerings, with an abundance of great cabs and merlots, not to mention a wide selection of old & new world wines. The restaurant also boasts six sommeliers, what is likely the largest concentration of wine specialists at one restaurant in Central Texas. 
Click to view video KenobiSushi Bar and Restaurant The Arboretum - Austin, Texas
Kenobi has been winning over savvy diners since its opening with a colorful variety of soups, salads, steaks, seafood dishes, lunch bento plates and, of course, cold and hot sashimi and sushi platters, with fresh fish flown in daily from around the globe. The modern space of tall ceilings, intimate lighting and dark, textural interior invites friends to relax and unwind with sakatinis and sashimi in the lounge or share an array of delights in one of the dining areas. 
Click to view video LambertsDowntown Barbecue Austin, Texas Not your typical Texas barbeque joint, Lambert's Downtown Barbecue's open air kitchen serves up modern Texan cuisine in swanky style: all natural barbecue, wood grilled steaks, fresh seafood, family style sides, homemade desserts and more. Located in the historic Schneider Brothers Building, savvy diners line up not just for the good food, but the very hip scene. Two bars offer inventive cocktails and Austin's best live music available upstairs six nights a week. 
Click to view video Roaring ForkWood Fire Cooking Austin, Texas Offering cuisine in the hearty spirit of the American West, Roaring Fork is where bold American wood-fired cooking meets unmatched service and contemporary Western ambiance. The menu embraces the flavors created by the wood-fired rotisserie, open flame grill, and stone hearth oven to create cuisine with a rugged edge. Diners can enjoy a real gourmet meal of simple elegance in the dining room or graze on happy hour specials in the bustling bar. 
Click to view video Rudy'sOperated by K & N Management Austin, Texas Rudy’s renowned meats are cooked in a dry spice over 100% oak wood-fired pits. The meat is pulled straight from the pit and cut right in front of the customer. Sold by weight, you can order by the slice or enough to feed the whoe clan. From serving the freshest high quality meats to providing each customer a one-of-a- kind and delightful experience, Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q takes quality seriously. But as their slogan attests, they don’t take themselves too seriously. 
Click to view video StarliteContemporary Cuisine Austin, Texas Cosmopolitan urbanites thank their lucky stars for the upscale cuisine and comfortably cool vibe at Starlite. Offering the best of both worlds, Starlite wines and dines evening guests desiring a more refined plate in its beautiful upstairs dining room. And for those looking for more casual fare, an all-day bistro menu’s available in the hip, luxuriously adorned, modern space below. The well-loved Executive Chef Josh Hines incorporates seasonal and locally sourced foods on both menus. 
Click to view video MoonshinePatio Bar & Grill Austin, Texas Moonshine takes you back to a simpler time. Comfortable and familiar, relaxed and easygoing, Moonshine greets guests like family. Serving up great cooking with an innovative take on classic American comfort food, Moonshine's menu satisfies even the big city tastes. Owner/partner Chef Larry Perdido's creative dishes reflect childhood memories and grown-up pleasures, boasting Classic American favorites imaginatively reinterpreted using the highest quality and freshest produce, meats and fish. 
Click to view video The Red House LoungeBar, Lounge, Patio Austin, Texas The Red House Lounge, which opened in 2006, was the first (and still the only) bar on Manor Road’s fast-growing restaurant row. The interior of funky Texan décor and backyard-style patio of vintage lawn chairs attracts East Austin hipsters for pizza, wine, beer and conversation. Expect some of the best pizza in town, with to-die-for dough (thin & crispy) by pastry chef Alex Manley & fresh, garden toppings by Stortini chef, Kristine Kittrell. (Stortini shares a wall with little sis, Red House) 
Click to view video The WoodlandChic Comfort Food South Congress - Austin, Texas Folks just cherish The Woodland, Austin’s answer to chic comfort-food. This neighborhood eatery, where a life-sized tree is the centerpiece and colorfully shingled walls provide a stylish yet unpretentious vibe, is known for its hearty meatloaf, spicy sloppy joes, freshly grilled Angus beef burgers and unforgettable homemade pies. Focusing on seasonal flavors and fresh, organic ingredients to create sophisticated dishes, The Woodland soothes the taste buds and the soul. 
Click to view video Twin LiquorsFine Wine & Spirits Texas Twin Liquors, an Austin family enterprise, began as a small mercantile store on 6th St. and Congress Ave. It has grown into 48 neighborhood shops around Austin and the surrounding areas, still maintaining that “neighborhood feel” and establishing a new standard for the liquor industry. The company’s passionate wine authorities are eager to assist customers with their wine purchases, offer wine-food pairing suggestions and succinctly answer any and all wine related questions. |
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