Restaurant Guide

Restaurants in Downtown Austin, $25-$40

18 results Downtown $25-$40

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15th Street Cafe

American Cafe • Downtown • $25-$40

Located inside the Downtown DoubleTree Suites, the cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.

303 W. 15th

Ancho's

Downtown • $25-$40

This pleasant dining room in the Omni Hotel atrium offers a Southwestern menu and a dynamite Sunday brunch with waffle and omelet stations.

700 San Jacinto, 512/476-3700

Emmer & Rye

American Cafe • Downtown • $25-$40

Chef owner Kevin Fink's grain-forward concept combines a weekly menu with dim sum service served in wooden carts.

51 Rainey #110, 512/366-5530

This restaurant is ground zero for the small-plate craze. You'll find a great wine list, but it's the rainbow of cocktails that is truly inspired. The generously portioned entrées include crispy firecracker shrimp, lo mein, and the Imperia 10 Treasures fried rice.

310 Colorado, 512/472-6770

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La Condesa

Interior Mexican • Downtown • $25-$40 • First Plates

Chef Rick Lopez whips up neo-Mexican cuisine at this Second Street District anchor and 2010 James Beard Award nominee for Best New Restaurant. It's still running on all cylinders.

400-A W. Second, 512/499-0300

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La Traviata Italian Bistro

Italian • Downtown • $25-$40 • First Plates

The sublime starter of roasted beets with goat cheese is an indication of how the food served here is a model of perfect preparation and clean flavors. Save room for their desserts.

314 Congress, 512/479-8131

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Maiko

Japanese • Downtown • $25-$40

The restaurant provides Japanese and fusion cuisine in a modern and swanky yet relaxed setting. Find standard sushi offerings, including edomae – Tokyo-style sushi – and some signature rolls.

311 W. Sixth, 512/236-9888

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Manuel's

Interior Mexican • Downtown • $25-$40 • First Plates

Serves premium Black Angus Texas beef, all natural chicken and pork, and wild-caught fish, served in many ways with non-GMO corn meal. Consulting chef Juan Jose Gomez has created new soups, appetizers, and entrees on a revamped menu. You can't go wrong with shredded pork enchiladas in mole poblano, or Chile Relleno del Mar, which contains all manner of sea life in a creamy sauce.

310 Congress, 512/472-7555

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Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

American Cafe • Downtown • $25-$40 • First Plates

An American regional menu and a busy bar housed in a sunny, historic old building with limestone rubble walls. The macaroni and cheese will make you forget where you parked, and you know the brunch is as serious as the wait.

303 Red River, 512/236-9599

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Parkside

American Cafe, Seafood • Downtown • $25-$40 • First Plates

Boasts simple surf and turf in a bistro setting with a full oyster bar, amazing mac and cheese, and great desserts. Stop by for dinner and the late-night scene or a quick prowl through the half-price bar menu at happy hour.