Asia Cafe

The best and most authentic Chinese in town?

"...Asia Cafe..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

Asia Market

Get ready to spend some time and money

"...Asia Market..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

Nouvelle Cafe

Chronicle Cuisines writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry finds something unexpected in Granite Cafe's latest incarnation.

"...The Granite Cafe 2905 San Gabriel, 472-6483..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Food Feature

Tâm Deli & Cafe

Tâm Deli, open since 1999, is one of our favorite Vietnamese cuisine venues

"...Tâm Deli & Cafe8222 N. Lamar Ste. D-33, 834-6458..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Food Review by Mick Vann

Granite Cafe

"...Granite Cafe used to be a favorite spot to satisfy my..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Food Feature

'Bon Temps' and Tasty Pies

New Awlins Cafe does Louisiana home-style cooking

"...As luck would have it, Hegger's friendly New Awlins Cafe occupies the very same spot that was once home..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Crazy Rich Asians

Joyful rom-com puts the American fish out of water among Asia's 1%

"...A couple splits dessert at a New York cafe. Both university professors, they’ve only been dating a year,..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A+A Sichuan China

A+, A+A!

"...recognize from her many years working the counter at Asia Cafe one exit to the east. And though there..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Food Review by Mick Vann

Chefs' Night Out

Some top local chefs talk about where they go when they eat out

"...at East Side King, has a definite propensity for Asian cuisines, as you'd expect. His choices: the cafe inside..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Top 10 Meat Eats

Mick Vann's pork, lamb, and beef picks for 2008

"...2) Beef with cumin and ma po dofu at Asia Cafe: The beef with cumin is just that, tender..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mapo Doufu Beatdown

Yum, like it hot

"...it stayed hotter for a longer period of time. Asia Cafe8650 Spicewood Springs Rd. #115, 331-5788 www.asiamarketaustin.com..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Exclusive Interview: Spin Modern Thai

What's really behind Spin's failure, and what's next for its chefs?

"...Along with the likes of Noble Sandwich Company and Asia Cafe (both fellow First Plates winners), Spin helped prove..."

July 29, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

The Best of Food in 2007

Excellent Dump­lings I Have Known in 2007

"...Asia Cafe, 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd. #115 (at Highway 183),..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Chapter Two: Wasota African Cuisine

Trailer presents a second chance for locally-loved chef

"...flag. Wasota African Cuisine, it reads, formerly World Beat Cafe...."

Oct. 30, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem

The Year in Food

The 2014 tastes we just couldn't stop thinking about

"...and Ling have edged ahead of their just-down-the-road rival, Asia Cafe, for dominance in Austin's Sichuan food scene...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Best of Food in 2007

The best of 2007 in bites, wines, surprises, and, of course, quotes from Ratatouille

Jan. 4, 2008 Food Feature

Indian Explosion

Austin gains a bounty of healthy menu choices

"...Maharaja Indian Cafe8650 Spicewood Springs Rd., 249-9122 Tue.-Sun., 11am-3pm, 5-9pm www.apnabazaaraustin.com/maharaja.html..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Food Feature by Kenny Pailes

Food-o-File

French, Indian, and Gulf of Mexico seafood newcomers; restyled Japanese surf with American turf; and postprandial treats for both humans and canines

"...he'll feature a New American menu enhanced by some Asian-inspired dishes, prime steaks, sushi, weekend brunch, and a full..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Local Hangover Cures

Defeating the porcelain god and that pounding brain

"...tend to drink more. Women and many people of Asian descent, on the other hand, naturally possess lower levels..."

March 20, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Where to Find Mick Vann's Favorite Inexpensive International Eats

"...2) Asia Cafe (8650 Spicewood Springs Rd. #115, 331-5780): Unapologetically and..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Himalaya Kosheli and Fat Dragon Spice Up Spicewood Springs

Nepalese fare and Asian fusion revitalize North Austin shopping center

"...a mini-mecca for low-key tasty fare, boasting perennial favorites Asia Cafe and New Awlins Cafe, plus bonus shopping spots..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Q&A Hole: Which Restaurant for the Rest of Your Life?

With Ben Snakepit, Regina Allen, Patty Leidy, Miracle Jones, and more.

"...Fritz Blaw of Motorblade: Austin's Bouldin Creek Cafe would be my choice, I believe. Bouldin has a..."

Nov. 1, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All About That Banchan

Singing the praises of Austin's unsung Korean cuisine

"...tolerate our northward treks for Sichuan-style spicy fish at Asia Cafe, Korean food hasn't been on our family radar..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

Chocolate beer, pecan gelato, and lots of sausage

"...• Ginny and Eric Yi have sold Asia Cafe (8650 Spicewood Springs Rd.) to some new owners..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China

Dunlop offers tantalizing insight into the culinary soul of the real China

"...you get comfortable, surrounded by car­tons of takeout from Asia Cafe and a six-pack of Tsingtao, and enjoy every..."

May 29, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Adventures in Backpacking

While traversing the globe in search of enlightenment, writer Mary Fitzgerald finds something altogether different: the steadily growing tribe of the full-time traveler. Outfitted to the teeth with Stussy, batik, Birkenstock, and the latest John Grisham novel, these nomadic wanderers have an entire culture all their own.

"...all over the world, the travelers' preferred habitat is Asia and in particular Southeast Asia, which rather like migrating..."

March 24, 2000 Features Feature by Mary Fitzgerald

Day Trips

Everything in Houston's Chinatown is centered around food

"...Don Juan Mall and Sterling Plaza anchored by warehouse-sized Asian supermarkets. Missing is the architectural history that makes an..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Art

Art Openings

"...Museum, 2400 Trinity, 471-1604. "Between Empires: Turks of Central Asia 1850-1925," a traveling exhibition featuring 75 archival and contemporary..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

The World on a Shelf

"...Take Austin, for example. Middle Eastern, Latin American, Asian, South Asian, African, and even obscure European foodstuffs can..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Japaniversary

A decade at SXSW and Japan's musical jack-in-the-box has lost none of its delight. China, Singapore, India, and Iran take their cue, in baby steps.

"...It's appropriate that Hyakkei shares an Asian label (Human Highway) with Explosions in the Sky. Like..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

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