Best North Austin Restaurants – 2017 City Guide

This guide to best North Austin restaurants is part of the Austin Food Blogger Alliance’s 2017 City Guide. #atxbesteats

People tend to visit restaurants and shops in a set radius from where they live. While I love visiting great restaurants in Central and Downtown Austin, I’ve gotten to know North Austin restaurants well. There’s no need to go farther than you need to for good food! Here are my favorite and fan favorite locally-owned restaurants in North Austin.

This North Austin Restaurant City Guide is an update from my guide last year and part of the Austin Food Blogger Alliance 2017 City Guide.

Where is North Austin? My southern boundary is Anderson Lane and my other general boundaries are Wells Branch Parkway (north) and Mo-Pac (west) and I-35 (east).

AMERICAN

Cafe Java
11900 Metric Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
Details: cafe with good breakfast and salads and sandwiches for lunch and dinner
What to get: Ironman Omelet; biscuits and gravy; hashbrowns

Cafe Java

Garbo’s
14735 Bratton Ln, Austin, TX 78728
Details: brick-and-mortar of the popular food truck; one part wine bar
What to get: Maine lobster roll; fried calamari

Hopdoddy
Multiple locations in Austin; North location is 2438A W Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757
Details: juicy and creative burger joint in town; all-natural meats; delicious shakes
What to get: Magic Shroom (burger with mushrooms); Truffle Fries; Oreo Cookie Shake
See more about Hopdoddy in this post!

North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewery
Two locations in Austin; North location is 10010 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78759
Details: wide selection of American fare; good brunch
What to get: Brunch pizza; Poached Eggs (with crab cakes)

CHINESE

First Chinese BBQ
10901 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Details: variety of Chinese dishes
What to get: Wonton Noodle Soup; barbecue pork, roast pork and roast duck

First Chinese Barbecue

Shabu
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Details: known for hot pot and noodles
What to get: hot pot; Tempura Spider (fried softshell crab); The Original (braised beef noodles)

Shabu

Szechuan House
11005 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758
Details: authentic spicy Szechuan food
What to get: soup dumplings; beef stew noodles

Szechuan House

ITALIAN

Ramen Tatsu-ya
Two locations in Austin; North location is 8557 Research Blvd #126, Austin, TX 78758
Details: RAMEN, simple restaurant design
What to get: Katsu Sliders and #1 Tonkotsu Original
See more about Ramen Tatsu-ya in this post!

Ramen Tatsu-ya

Tomodachi
4101 W Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78727
Details: laid-back restaurant with a great team; creative dishes; fresh fish
What to order: chef/server-recommended sashimi; anything with Japanese Madai Snapper
See my full review here.

Tomodachi

KOREAN

Together
9200 N Lamar Blvd # 101, Austin, TX 78753
Details: authentic Korean food
What to get: Korean fried chicken; barbecue pork belly and ribs; soju

MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EASTERN 

Peace Bakery and Deli
11220 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Details: affordable and stellar big-plate eats; bakery has small selection of sweet treats

What to order: meat and side combo plate; baba ghanoush

Santorini Cafe
11800 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Details: cute and roomy Greek restaurant; expansive menu; Greek beers available
What to order: Gyro Plate; Appetizer Trio

Santorini Cafe

Shahi Cafe
12410 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Details: tucked away behind a gas station but look for the bigs signs; attached to a grocery store; simple digs but great eats
What to get: Gyro

Shahi Cafe

MEXICAN/TEX-MEX

Bribery Bakery

Snow Monster

THAI

Madam Mam’s
Three locations in Austin; North location is 2700 W Anderson Ln Suite 419, Austin, TX 78757
Details: great selection of Thai dishes
What to get: Kao Soi; Pad Thai; Pad Sea-Ew

Thai Cuisine
4101 W Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78727
Details: popular Thai restaurant with dedicated dining experience
What to get: Tom Ka soup; Tom Yum soup; Pad Kra Prow; Yellow Curry; Pad Kee Mao

VIETNAMESE

Baguette House
10901 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Details: Serves Bahn Mi Sandwiches and other Vietnamese dishes; their fresh crispy French bread
What to get: #1 House Special (traditional banh mi sandwich)

Baguette House

Crawfish Shack & Oyster Bar
Two locations; North location is 915 E Braker Ln, Austin, TX 78753
Details: a little divey; if you want crawfish, dress to get messy
What to get: crawfish!

Crawfish Shack

Pho Dan
11220 N Lamar Blvd, Ste 200, Austin, TX 78753
Details: close to Chinatown on Braker; flavorful pho broth
What to get: Pho with brisket and meatball; spring rolls

Pho Dan

Pho Saigon
10901 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Details: causal eatery with Vietnamese eats
What to get: pho; #59 vermicelli with lemon grass beef

Have favorite restaurants that you think should be included in this list? Be sure to include it in a comment below.

Want to see more of my favorite restaurants in Austin? Check out this post!

This guide is part of the Austin Food Blogger Alliance’s 2017 City Guide. Check out more of Austin’s best eats, curated by Austin food bloggers, on the full list of guides.

P.S. Check out my guide to Best Pastries in Austin, Best Cupcakes in Austin, and my Favorite Restaurants in Austin.

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