Casa de Luz in Austin is the Toomey Road macrobiotic dining hall built entirely gluten-free, with daily-changing plates of grains, legumes and seasonal vegetables for groups.
Tip: Communal seating and one set plate per service; ideal for groups with mixed dietary needs.
Address: 1701 Toomey Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Halal Bros in Austin is the West Campus halal Middle Eastern counter on Guadalupe Street, the closest halal kitchen to UT for chicken shawarma and grilled-meat platters.
Tip: The line moves fast; the chicken-and-rice platter is the campus default. Open until 11pm daily.
Tarka Indian Kitchen in Austin is the South Austin halal Indian counter, with halal chicken and grass-fed halal lamb served in tikka, curry, biryani and tikka masala plates.
Tip: The lamb biryani is the room's strongest dish; the Westgate location has the largest dining room.
Mum Foods in Austin is Geoffrey Ellis's pastrami smokehouse on Manor Road, a kosher-style Jewish deli serving Texas pastrami, matzo ball soup and corned beef sandwiches.
Tip: Not certified kosher but the kosher-style menu runs corned-beef, pastrami and matzo ball soup all day.
Casa de Luz in Austin is the 100 percent organic vegan and gluten-free dining hall on Toomey Road since 1991, serving a daily-changing macrobiotic menu in a communal-seat room.
Tip: Communal seating only; the daily-changing menu is a single set plate, no substitutions or a la carte.
Bistro Vonish in Austin is Craig Vanis's vegan food truck on East 53rd Street, a North Austin trailer serving BBQ seitan sandwiches, sweet potato arepas and vegan kolaches.
Tip: Vegan kolaches are the room's most distinctive plate; the trailer runs Wednesday-Saturday afternoons.
Counter Culture in Austin is Sue Davis's vegan diner trailer behind Tweedy's Bar on Fruth Street, the reopened version of the long-running East Side vegan room since 2009.
Tip: The trailer is the rebuild ahead of a Windsor Park brick-and-mortar planned for summer 2025; check social for the trailer hours.
