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French Restaurants in Austin

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Baguette et Chocolat

Bakery, Coffeehouse, Deli/Sandwich Shop, FrenchWest Austin and LakewayUnder $10

In addition to a full espresso bar and French bakery, this place has an extensive menu including sweet and savory crepes, quiches, and croque-monsieurs. Sandwiches are available as paninis or on a fresh half-baguette, and all breads and pastries are baked in-house.

12101 FM 2244, 512/263-8388

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Blue Dahlia Bistro

American Cafe, Coffeehouse, FrenchWest Austin and Lakeway

This sunny, lovely bistro specializes in French treats like tartines, mussels, and boeuf bourguignon.

3663 Bee Cave Rd., 512/306-1668

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Café Crème

Bakery, Coffeehouse, FrenchSouth

Extensive coffee and tea options, local craft beers, and sweet and savory crepes to soak it all up.

1834 E. Oltorf, 512/710-9473

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Crepe Crazy

FrenchSouth Lamar and Barton Springs

Founded by Eastern European immigrants, Crêpe Crazy melds a variety of cultures into their crepes, stuffing them with everything from Scandinavian lox to Southwestern peppers, corn, and black beans.

3103 S. Lamar, 512/387-2442

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Elizabeth Street Cafe

Bakery, Coffeehouse, French, VietnameseSouth Congress and South First$25-$40 First Plates 

Making Vietnamese cuisine with grass-fed meats, eggs from pastured chickens, locally grown organic produce, and seafood fresh from the Gulf makes us happy, but not as happy as the dreamy drip coffee served iced or hot.

1501 S. First, 512/291-2881

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Épicerie

Bakery, Coffeehouse, Deli/Sandwich Shop, FrenchMidtown$10-$25 First Plates 

The vinaigrette-dressed beet and barley salad, tossed with mint and pumpkin seeds is inspired simplicity. Move on to luscious house-cured charcuterie.

2307 Hancock, 512/371-6840

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French Tex Cuisine

FrenchSouth Lamar and Barton Springs

Home of the "French taco."

2323 S. Lamar, 512/550-1412

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Hopfields

French, Gastro PubCampus$10-$25 First Plates 

This popular near-campus watering hole features French comfort food that transcends the genre of bar fare. The frites are nearly perfect: not too thin or thick, with some skin, appropriately salted, and sprinkled with parsley.

3110 Guadalupe, 512/537-0467

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Jobell Cafe and Bistro

American Cafe, FrenchWest Austin and Lakeway

16920 RR 12, Wimberley, 512/847-5700

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Justine's Brasserie

FrenchLower East$10-$25 First Plates 

This East Austin answer to a Parisian brasserie (literally “brewery,” but practically speaking, a restaurant) embraces early 20th-century roots (the cottage itself was built in 1937) and creates a picturesque vintage experience. Fit with a cozy bar, wooden tables, and Great Depression-era decor, the disco balls on the patio bring the ambience back to our current millennium. Paired with its late-night dining of standout French bistro fare (steak frites, escargots à la bourguignonne) are readings (Richard Hell), spoken word (Jello Biafra), and the occasional midnight show (Louis Armstrong singer Jewel Brown) for the lucky few that join the party at the eleventh hour.

4710 E. Fifth, 512/385-2900

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La Madeleine

FrenchNorth$10-$25

Diners slide their trays down the cafeteria-style line to order quiches, salads, soups, and sandwiches on dense homemade bread and croissants.

9828 Great Hills Trail #650, 512/502-2474

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La Madeleine

FrenchWest Austin and Lakeway$10-$25

Diners slide their trays down the cafeteria-style line to order quiches, salads, soups, and sandwiches on croissants or dense homemade bread.

701-G South Capital of Texas Hwy., 512/306-1998

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La Pâtisserie

Bakery, Coffeehouse, Desserts, FrenchSouth Congress and South First

This petite Parisian bakery and coffee shop specializes in French pastries: croissants, pain au chocolat, almond and pear brioche, rose and citron madeleines, chouquettes, financiers, palmiers, chocolate and coffee éclairs, mille-feuille, tarte tatins, and gâteaux, as well as more than two dozen flavors of macaron.

602 W. Annie, 512/912-0033

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Le Cafe Crêpe

Coffeehouse, FrenchDowntownUnder $10

This is a full-service espresso and coffee shop that specializes in crêpes for breakfast, lunch, and dessert. Create your own crêpes from the savory filling choices.

200 San Jacin­to, 512/480-0084

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Lenoir

FrenchSouth Congress and South First$40+ First Plates 

This glittering space serves “hot weather food,” chef Todd Duplechan’s take on seasonality. The customizable prix fixe offers choices from dishes in four categories: field, sea, land, and dream (dessert, of course).

1807 S. First, 512/215-9778

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