Gastro Pubs in Austin, $25-$40

A Barley Swine

Gastro Pub • Midtown • $25-$40 •  First Plates 

Offering a daily chef's selection of skillfully prepared seasonal and local small plates that use everything from sauerkraut to sunchokes.

6555 Burnet Rd. #400, 512/394-8150

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B Foreign & Domestic

American Cafe, Gastro Pub • Midtown • $25-$40 •  First Plates 

Nose-to-tail, farm-to-table cuisine from chefs Sarah Heard and Nathan Lemley.

306 E. 53rd, 512/459-1010

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C Odd Duck

Gastro Pub • South Lamar and Barton Springs • $25-$40 •  First Plates 

Chef Bryce Gilmore first made a splash with his Odd Duck Farm to Trailer before moving on to the nationally acclaimed Barley Swine. He revives Odd Duck with this brick-and-mortar starring seasonal, farm-fresh food prepared by a wood-fired oven.

1201 S. Lamar, 512/433-6521

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D Swift's Attic

Gastro Pub • Downtown • $25-$40 •  First Plates 

Executive Chef Mat Clouser, sous chef Zack Northcutt, and pastry chef Callie Speer are turning out impressive small plates loaded with flavor, with a variety of international influences and an emphasis on housemade everything. The bathrooms are faint-worthy.

315 Congress, 512/482-8842

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