This is my dining and restaurant recap for the year! I was BLESSED with so many great meals, and this post celebrates my favorite dishes, restaurants, food trucks, desserts, and bars.
I ate at 197 restaurants, bakeries, breweries, food trucks, etc in 2024, and all but one dish was enjoyed in Austin, Texas. I also didn’t include anything from my NYC trip because so much was great! You can see those things in this post.
Best Dishes and Drinks of 2024 – 23 Spots
Pan Fried Soup Bao at Si Jie Special Noodle

Lychee and Strawberry Souffle Cake from Interrupted Baker

Lamb Rib at KG BBQ

Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake at The Guest House

Sourdough Focaccia with Housemade Ricotta, Honey, Thyme at Intero

Brown Butter Cake, Cinnamon Gelato, Pecans at Intero

Killed Lettuces & Onions at Audrey (Nashville)

Swedish Tosca Almond Cake at My Sweetish Friend

Hokkaido Scallop at Tare

Masa Twinkie at Mercado Sin Nombre

Unagi at Toshokan

Dinner at Birdie’s




Cacio e Pepe Slice from All Day Pizza

Cocktail at Oko

Halo Halo at Oko

Dinner at Craft Omakase



Steak Super Burrito at Asado’s Taqueria

Soft Serve at Bambino

Pozole Verde Tonkotsu at Ramen del Barrio

Pepper with Eggplant and Preserved Egg at Hunan Bistro

Pandan Cupcake from Hhomdee

Crab Benedict at Serenade

Pecan Souffle at Garrison

Among the 197 places I dined at in 2024, here are some more notable mentions.
Favorite Restaurants: (I had only tried 3 of these before and many of them opened this year)
- Si Jie Special Noodle
- The Guest House
- Intero
- Tare
- An Nyeong K Tofu & BBQ
- Bambino
- Taqueria 10 de 10
- Birdie’s
- Nixta Taqueria
- Craft Omakase
- Garrison
- Oko
Food Trucks:
- Asado’s Taqueria
- KG BBQ
- All Day Pizza
- T-Loc’s Sonora
Desserts and Pastries:
- Golden Eye Chocolates
- Interrupted Baker
- My Sweetish Friend
- Good Things
- Mercado Sin Nombre
Bars:
- Mama Dearest
- Equipment Room
- Flo’s Wine Bar
- Trona
- Milonga Room
Where I’m Looking Forward to Eating in 2025
I’m sure you can guess that I always have a “to-eat” list. Here are some places I’m planning to cross off my list next year.
- Custard Prison – paczki (filled donut) pop-up
- Dang Hot 89 – fried chicken
- Feral Pizza – pizza
- Kalimotxo – I want to try their new location
- Knuckle Sandwich – sandwiches
- Loudmouth – pizza and more
- Paper Boy – the go-to brunch, haven’t been since it was a food truck
- P Thai’s Khao Man Gai – I do love Haianese chicken rice
- Rockman Bakery – newest bakery, had some things delivered by a friend but want to dine in and try more
- The Flower Shop – 70s diner meets dive bar
Here’s to more great eats in 2025!
What was your favorite thing eaten this year?
Need more of my favorite eats? Here are the posts to read: