Barley Swine is a tasting menu restaurant in Burnet Road, Austin.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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.
Address: 6555 Burnet Rd, Ste 400, Austin, TX 78757
Nixta Taqueria in Austin is Edgar Rico's heirloom-corn taqueria on East 12th, a James Beard Emerging Chef 2022 winner and Michelin Green Star kitchen.
OrderThe duck-carnitas taco on the pink-corn tortilla; the masa is ground each morning for service.
TipTortillas are nixtamalized in-house from heritage corn; order direct from the counter, no booking.
Kemuri Tatsu-ya in Austin is the Tatsu-ya team's Japanese-izakaya-meets-Texas-BBQ mash-up on East 2nd, a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen with sake list.
OrderThe brisket ramen; the tonkotsu broth runs into the BBQ kitchen and back out.
TipThe sake list is unusually deep for a BBQ-leaning room; ask the bar to route a flight from Junmai to Daiginjo.
Ramen Tatsu-ya in Austin is Tatsu Aikawa's Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen room on South Lamar, the Austin ramen flagship since 2012 with five locations.
OrderThe Tonkotsu Original with the extra-fatty broth setting; that is the chef's-friend order.
TipOrder at the counter; walk-ins only, queue moves fast at 17:30 and 21:00 windows.
Lin Asian Bar in Austin is Ling Qi Wu's dim sum and Chinese kitchen on West 6th, a bright room with an open kitchen and Sunday dim-sum brunch carts.
OrderThe xiaolongbao and the pan-fried beef buns; the dough is rolled in front of you.
TipThe dim sum cart only runs Sunday brunch; lunch service Monday to Saturday is a la carte off the same kitchen.
Sammie's Italian in Austin is McGuire Moorman's downtown red-sauce room on West 6th, an old-school Italian-American card with veal and a martini bar.
OrderThe veal saltimbocca and a Sammie's martini to start; pasta course is family-style.
TipThe bar runs walk-in service; the dining room books a week out and goes faster on Friday nights.
Justine's Brasserie in Austin is a late-night French brasserie in a 1937 East 5th cottage, owned by Justine Gilcrease since 2009 and open until midnight.
OrderThe steak frites with bearnaise; the kitchen runs until 12am Friday and Saturday.
TipThe Pagoda room and patio handle the smoking crowd; the Tuesday closure is firm, so plan around it.
