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Restaurants in Austin, $40+
22 results $40+The Capital Grille
American Cafe • Downtown • $40+
This is a restaurant for the big ballers, the heavy hitters, the corporate accounts; basically, for anyone who wants to make like an old-school Rockefeller and eat some of the best food available anywhere.
117 W. Fourth, 512/322-2005
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The Carillon
American Cafe • Campus • $40+ • First Plates
Upscale, modern American cuisine in a lavish setting on the UT campus. Try one of the exquisite desserts or the tangy Benedicts.
1900 University Ave., 512/404-3655
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The Driskill Grill
Downtown • $40+
First opened in 1929, the Driskill Grill presents a grand and sophisticated experience you can share with the most exacting Manhattanite. Housed in the ornate Driskill Hotel, the grill is home to cuisine that is hardly economical but certainly provides value.
604 Brazos, 512/391-7162
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Eddie V's Arboretum
Seafood • North • $40+
9400-B Arboretum Blvd., 512/342-2642
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Eddie V's Prime Seafood
Seafood • Downtown • $40+
You'll find fine dining in a supper-club atmosphere, with live music almost every night. Eddie V's specializes in fresh seafood, oysters, and prime beef. Try the Lemon Drop during happy hour.
301 E. Fifth, 512/472-1860
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The Emerald Restaurant
West Austin and Lakeway • $40+
For more than 30 years, this cozy, candlelit cottage has been known for voluptuous European meals with ample cuts of meat, fish, and fowl, and a lengthy, expensive wine list to match.
13614 Hwy. 71 W., 512/963-4272
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Flat Creek Estate Vineyard & Winery
West Austin and Lakeway • $40+
24912 Singleton Bend E., Marble Falls, 512/267-6310
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Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Steak House • Downtown • $40+
The main attraction is perfectly prepared beef presented in a comfortable, clubby setting and enhanced by an extensive wine list and accomplished service. Be careful with hand-crafted cocktails including the Farmer's Daughter, Clover Club, and Blood Orange Sangria.
320 E. Second, 512/457-1500
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Fogo de Chão
South American • Downtown • $40+
Take one look at the massive ribs and open-flame rotisserie as you walk in the door and you'll understand this is a carnivore's paradise. The salad bar is pretty terrific, too.
309 E. Third, 512/472-0220
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Fonda San Miguel
Interior Mexican • Midtown • $40+ • First Plates
This Austin icon offers traditional interior Mexican cuisine.
2330 W. North Loop, 512/459-4121
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Jeffrey's
Steak House • Old West Austin • $40+ • First Plates
In 2013 the McGuire Moorman Hospitality Group reimagined this Clarksville cafe as an upscale steak house, and the gamble swiftly paid off: Bon Appétit named Jeffrey’s one of 2013’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants. The French American menu places dry-aged meat as the centerpiece of a daily changing ingredient-driven menu. Save room for their desserts.
1204 W. Lynn, 512/477-5584
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Lenoir
French • South 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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Mattie's
Global Contemporary, Southern/Down-Home • South Congress and South First • $40+
La Corsha Hospitality returns Green Pastures to its former elegance, serving a contemporary Southern menu with global influences.
811 W. Live Oak, 512/444-1888
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Otoko
Japanese • South Congress and South First • $40+
The tiny, 12-seat restaurant isn't cheap, but the omakase experience from head chef Yoshi Okai is worth the indulgence.
1603 S. Congress, 512/994-0428
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Ruth's Chris Steak House
Steak House • Downtown • $40+ • First Plates
You'll find this nationally recognized steak house in a historic Austin building. Good steaks and à la carte side dishes are accompanied by stock market quotes for the business crowd.
