2 editor picks in Austin.
2 tasting menu places in Austin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Austin | Tasting Menu across every city.
The tasting menu in Austin is farm-driven and often fire-led, anchored by a couple of chef-defining rooms. Barley Swine on Burnet Road is Bryce Gilmore's Texas-only sourcing kitchen, while Hestia downtown is Kevin Fink's Michelin-starred live-fire room with a tasting menu built around a custom hearth.
Barley Swine in Austin is Bryce Gilmore's farm-driven Burnet Road tasting room, the chef's first kitchen since 2010, with a Texas-only sourcing rule.
OrderThe full chef's tasting menu; the kitchen builds it around what came in that morning.
TipOdd Duck and Sour Duck Market are Gilmore's sibling rooms; book Barley Swine for the most kitchen-led experience.
Hestia in Austin is Kevin Fink's Michelin-starred live-fire dining room downtown, built around a 20-foot custom hearth and a tasting menu of wood-grilled.
OrderThe whole roasted duck for two and the hearth-cooked vegetable course.
TipSit at the hearth counter if you can land it at booking; the view of the live-fire kitchen is the point.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Six East Austin smokehouses in three hours, including a MICHELIN One Star pitmaster and three Bib Gourmands. Skip every line, ride in an air-conditioned van, and come hungry.
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Water activity · 6 hours
Join a guided boat tour of Lake Travis in Austin. Enjoy a BBQ lunch, swim in the lake, and learn about the area's history. Choose this tour to join a group and to meet...
