Best Neighbourhood Gem Restaurants in Midtown

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1. Red Ash Italia

4.9

Exceptional(3826)

Price: Very Expensive

• Italian • Downtown

Booked 97 times today

Wood Fired hand crafted Italian food set in a rustic modern open space in the warehouse district in ATX. A wide range of specialty dishes created by Chef owner John Carver and his staff on a nightly basis. Our house made Pastas, Fresh Seafood, and Prime Steaks are all prepared on wood fired grill, oven and plancha. An International wine list, specialty craft cocktails, and local brewed beers to choose from. Dolce and some Grappa, Amaro or Vino Dolce to add to your dining experience at Red Ash Italia.

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2. Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin

4.9

Exceptional(1793)

Price: Very Expensive

• Seafood • Downtown

Booked 44 times today

Clark's Oyster Bar in Austin is a local gem, serving fresh, local seafood in an intimate setting. Reviews rave about the amazing oysters, lobster rolls, and cocktails. The restaurant is described as having great energy and understated elegance. One reviewer even said it's one of the highest quality restaurant experiences in Austin. Despite its small size, Clark's offers a fantastic dining experience, making it a neighborhood favorite.

3. Josephine House

4.8

Exceptional(1299)

Price: Expensive

• American • Central Austin

Booked 50 times today

The sister restaurant to Austin fine dining institution Jeffrey’s, offering breakfast, lunch, brunch, happy hour, dinner & Monday night steak frites. The Clarksville cottage features a small marble bar for coffee or cocktails, intimate tables in the dining room, shady nooks on our patio and a grassy front lawn for lounging. Serving an eclectic daily menu featuring the best locally sourced products. Learn more about McGuire Moorman Hospitality and their family of restaurants at www.mcguiremoorman.com.

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4. Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar

4.9

Exceptional(3711)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Downtown

Booked 68 times today

Perla's offers fresh fish and oysters flown in daily from both coasts with an emphasis on sourcing from the gulf and locations around the world. The bar makes delicious coastal cocktails and the wine list is stocked with fun sparkling, rosé & white wines.Perla's has Austin’s prettiest oak-shaded patio and a comfortable airy dining room featuring a huge saltwater fishtank, poured concrete oyster bar and open kitchen. Learn more about McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality and their family of restaurants at www.mmlhospitality.com.

5. The Salty Sow

4.8

Exceptional(3966)

Price: Moderate

• Gastro Pub • East Austin

Booked 66 times today

Love SWINE+Wine+BEER? From the creators of Eddie V's, Roaring Fork & Hopdoddy, Larry Foles & Guy Villavosa brings you Salty Sow. The culinary force of Chef Harold Marmulstein & Chef Nick Sheley are together at Austin's premier head to tail restaurant. Salty Sow serves modern farmhouse cuisine, combining new cooking techniques with old-world methods like braising, poaching, and stewing. Our signature cocktail ingredients come fresh out of the garden, featuring local and organic spirits. Founded by long-time food lovers, we take special care to prepare everything we serve from scratch and by hand daily.

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6. Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer

4.5

Awesome(330)

Price: Moderate

• French • North Central

Booked 21 times today

Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer is a neighborhood gem in Austin's Hyde Park. It's a French bistro with a modern twist, offering a delightful mix of old favorites and new specialties. Reviewers rave about its delicious food, great service, and charming vibe, with many expressing a desire to return. The cute patio and indoor banquette seating add to the appeal. It's described as a great addition to the neighborhood and a place to visit over and over.

7. Nômade

4.6

Exceptional(436)

Price: Expensive

• Regional Mexican • Austin

Booked 41 times today

Named number 4 best new restaurant in the South by YELP, top 15 restaurants in Austin by Fodors Travel and a 2024 Open Table Diners' Choice Award Winner. Be transported to the lush jungles of the Yucatán with subtle scents of copal and open-fire grills. We are a gluten-free restaurant and offer a plant based menu. We source seafood from the bounty of the Mexican gulf coast, farms of Quintana Roo. Our flavors are Yucatecan with global influences of Lebanese, Portuguese, and African flavors of the region. The cantina cocktail bar specializes in Agave offering unique and small batch mezcals and tequilas. Happy Hour is Monday to Friday 4:30-6 PM and is offered throughout all areas of the restaurant.If reservations are full for the evening, we do offer wander in/walk in dining optionsWe offer different dining areas.. you can experience the Garden, Cabana, Terazza, Casita or Cantina dining areas for a special night out or booking one of the areas for a private dining event!

8. La Condesa

4.6

Exceptional(2225)

Price: Moderate

• Mexican • Downtown

Booked 38 times today

La Condesa is a local favorite in Austin's 2nd Street District, known for its inventive, farm-to-table Mexican cuisine. It's praised for its excellent service, beautiful decor, and unique dishes. As one reviewer put it, it's a 'real gem in the 2nd area and a new favorite stop!', with others calling it 'one of the absolute best in all of Austin'.

9. Il Brutto

4.5

Awesome(1592)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • East Austin

Booked 63 times today

Il Brutto is a neighborhood Italian restaurant located in East Austin with an emphasis on classic, multi-regional Italian dishes. The menu features fresh antipasti, daily home-made pastas, and pizzas baked in the restaurant’s Neapolitan wood-burning oven, in addition to house-made gelati, sorbets & desserts. The beverage program highlights an extensive selection of Italian wines from an on-site cellar, as well as local beers and handcrafted cocktails.

10. Emmer & Rye

4.7

Exceptional(3442)

Price: Very Expensive

• American • Downtown

Booked 49 times today

Emmer & Rye is a restaurant designed around the farmer’s haul, featuring a menu that changes daily with a focus on seasonal and local cuisine. Heirloom grains are milled fresh for house made pastas, breads, and desserts, whole animal butchery is done on site, and an extensive in house fermentation program captures flavors at their peak and preserves them for the off season.We accept reservations 60 days in advance. For event inquiries, please visit our website.2024 Michelin Green Star2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand

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Cindyvip
Austin •73 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
The food was delicious as usual; our server Stevie was a doll, so personable and very attentive. We sat outside and it was perfect
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Josephine HousePrice: Expensive• American• Central Austin
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4.8
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Catharine
Utah •49 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
We always love coming to the Salty Sow. We love the vibe and the eclectic menu as well as the awesome drinks! Jordan our server was great. Can’t go wrong with the deviled eggs, Brussels sprouts and duck fat fries for some shared appetizers! Rounded off with the filet, pork belly and beef shoulder. They have a great happy hour! Highly recommend
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The Salty SowPrice: Moderate• Gastro Pub• East Austin
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4.8
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Jennifervip
Austin •93 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
Perla’s food and service are always wonderful. Today’s server, Kristen, upped the bar. She was fantastic. It was a gorgeous day, so the deck was packed but we had a relaxed, easier to talk and to “take our time” lunch with an old friend in from out-of-town inside. Insanely yummy oyster po’boy. Love you Perla’s.
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Perla's Seafood and Oyster BarPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Downtown
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4.9
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Karivip
Austin •1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
The food is out of this world and our server was attentive in the most balanced ways and knew the menu well! Ask for Vincenzo, he’s an amazing server! Its my #1 place to take guests who are in town, but you have to plan ahead!
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Red Ash ItaliaPrice: Very Expensive• Italian• Downtown
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4.9
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Philipvip
San Diego •61 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Great service. Went for happy hour. Half price martini and burger. Excellent broccolini and affogato dessert.
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Clark's Oyster Bar - AustinPrice: Very Expensive• Seafood• Downtown
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4.9

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61 restaurants available nearby

1. Red Ash Italia

2. Clark's Oyster Bar - Austin

3. Josephine House

4. Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar

5. The Salty Sow

6. Bureau de Poste at Tiny Grocer

7. Nômade

8. La Condesa

9. Il Brutto

10. Emmer & Rye

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