Garrison is a steakhouse restaurant in Downtown, Austin.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Hestia in Austin is Kevin Fink's Michelin-starred live-fire room downtown, built around a 20-foot custom hearth that anchors the open kitchen.
OrderThe whole-roasted duck for two, ordered at booking; the rest of the menu flexes around it.
TipThe chef's counter on the hearth side is two booking-clicks deeper than the dining room and worth chasing.
Olamaie in Austin is Michael Fojtasek's Michelin-starred Southern dining room in a converted house near downtown, named for three generations of women.
OrderThe off-menu biscuits with whipped honey butter, requested as soon as you sit down.
TipThe four-course prix fixe is built with chef de cuisine Amanda Turner; vegetarian path is available on request.
Comedor in Austin is Philip Speer's modern Mexican room on the corner of Colorado and 5th, with an Olson Kundig design and a focus on sourcing through Texas.
OrderThe bone-marrow tacos with smoked butter and hoja santa-pecan gremolata.
TipThe guillotine garage doors open in good weather; ask for the indoor-outdoor counter when you book.
Uchi in Austin is Tyson Cole's James Beard-winning sushi room on South Lamar since 2003, the kitchen that codified modern Japanese on the south side.
OrderThe hama chili and the maguro sashimi, ordered before anything else.
TipSit at the sushi bar; the omakase is built in real time and the chefs talk you through each piece.
Uchiko in Austin is Tyson Cole's elevated farmhouse sushi room on North Lamar, the second of the Hai Hospitality kitchens and a Top Chef alumni line.
OrderThe Yokai berry course; it has been on the menu since opening for a reason.
TipHappy hour from 5 to 6pm at the bar runs a $5 sushi list; it is the cheapest way into the kitchen.
Hestia in Austin is Kevin Fink's Michelin-starred live-fire room downtown, built around a 20-foot custom hearth that anchors the open kitchen.
OrderThe whole-roasted duck for two, ordered at booking; the rest of the menu flexes around it.
TipThe chef's counter on the hearth side is two booking-clicks deeper than the dining room and worth chasing.
Olamaie in Austin is Michael Fojtasek's Michelin-starred Southern dining room in a converted house near downtown, named for three generations of women.
OrderThe off-menu biscuits with whipped honey butter, requested as soon as you sit down.
TipThe four-course prix fixe is built with chef de cuisine Amanda Turner; vegetarian path is available on request.
Comedor in Austin is Philip Speer's modern Mexican room on the corner of Colorado and 5th, with an Olson Kundig design and a focus on sourcing through Texas.
OrderThe bone-marrow tacos with smoked butter and hoja santa-pecan gremolata.
TipThe guillotine garage doors open in good weather; ask for the indoor-outdoor counter when you book.
Suerte in Austin is Fermin Nunez's masa-driven East 6th room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen serving heirloom-corn tortillas and suadero tacos.
OrderThe suadero tacos on heirloom blue-corn tortillas; the masa is ground in-house each morning.
TipBeverage director Celia Pellegrini won the Michelin Texas Sommelier Award 2025; let her route the pairings.
