Ramen Tatsu-ya (South Lamar) is a japanese ramen restaurant in South Lamar, Austin.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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Get ready to have a road trip experience to the Capital of Texas. We will enjoy the beautiful hill country stopping at wonderful places.
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...
Address: 1234 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
Matt's El Rancho in Austin is the Martinez family's South Lamar Tex-Mex room, opened in 1952 and home of the canonical Bob Armstrong queso dip.
OrderThe Bob Armstrong dip and a frozen margarita; the dip was invented here for a state legislator in 1973.
TipThe patio under the oaks is huge; arrive 6pm or after 9pm to dodge the 7-to-9 wait.
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.
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.
Matt's El Rancho in Austin is the Martinez family's South Lamar Tex-Mex room, opened in 1952 and home of the canonical Bob Armstrong queso dip.
OrderThe Bob Armstrong dip and a frozen margarita; the dip was invented here for a state legislator in 1973.
TipThe patio under the oaks is huge; arrive 6pm or after 9pm to dodge the 7-to-9 wait.
Garrison in Austin is the Fairmont's Michelin-recommended steakhouse on Red River, a wood-and-fire room built on Texas beef and a Wine Spectator cellar.
OrderThe wood-fired ribeye, ordered medium rare, with the tableside Garrison Dirty Martini.
TipThe bar runs walk-in cocktails and the same beef; book the dining room only for the full tasting flow.
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.
