# Austin’s Best Outdoor Dining

Where to dine outside right now — from sunny sidewalk seating to secret backyard gardens.

## Restaurants

1. **[Bill's Oyster](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/bills-oyster?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.7 (1.3K reviews)  
   - Cuisine: Seafood  
   - Price: $$  
   - Location: Downtown  
   - Description: Here’s one for seafood lovers — a comfortable restaurant with a New Orleans feel where oysters are the star, but everything from tuna tartare to lobster roll is sea-fresh and perfect. Chef and co-owner Daniel Berg worked at Le Bernardin in Manhattan, so you know he knows his fish and shellfish.

2. **[Uchiba Austin](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/uchiba-austin?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.7 (305 reviews)  
   - Cuisine: Japanese  
   - Price: $$$  
   - Location: Downtown

3. **[UPTOWN](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/uptown-sports-club?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.5 (539 reviews)  
   - Cuisine: American  
   - Price: $$  
   - Location: Austin  
   - Description: Famed barbecue bossman Aaron Franklin and local music biz entrepreneur James Moody have breathed new life into this 1949-vintage Eastside hangout: It’s an all-day bar and restaurant serving quality classic cocktails and no-nonsense food with Texas and Louisiana accents (think oysters, po’boys, and gumbo) that you won’t be able to resist.

4. **[Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/lin-asian-bar-and-dim-sum?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.8 (11K reviews)  
   - Cuisine: Asian  
   - Price: $$  
   - Location: Clarksville  
   - Description: There’s magic in chef Ling’s dim sum: Her inventive creations (think a jumbo seafood soup dumpling and a basil and chicken variety) could rival dim sum parlors on either coast.

5. **[Two Hands Austin](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/two-hands-austin?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.5 (2.3K reviews)  
   - Cuisine: Australian  
   - Price: $$  
   - Location: South Congress

6. **[Oria](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/oria?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.1 (867 reviews)  
   - Cuisine: Mediterranean  
   - Price: $  
   - Location: Zilker  
   - Description: This coastal Mediterranean spot offers respite from the nearby buzzing Barton Springs road. The menu is meant for sharing, so grab a group who isn’t shy about sharing items like wood-fired pitas with your dip of choice, cauliflower shawarma, and tuna tartare.

7. **[Odd Duck](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/odd-duck?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.8 (26K reviews)  
   - Cuisine: American  
   - Price: $$  
   - Location: South Lamar

8. **[Fresa's - South First](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/fresas-south-first?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.6 (4.1K reviews)  
   - Cuisine: Mexican  
   - Price: $  
   - Location: Travis Heights  
   - Description: It doesn't get more quintessentially Austin than this local favorite from the owners of Launderette, from the one-of-a-kind patio to the signature, modern take on chicken al carbon.

9. **[Launderette](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/launderette?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
   - Rating: 4.7 (12K reviews)  
   - Cuisine: American  
   - Price: $$  
   - Location: East Austin  
   - Description: It's a James Beard-nominated converted laundromat with a dessert program that takes the cake.

10. **[Dai Due](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/dai-due?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.8 (2.5K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Local  
    - Price: $$$  
    - Location: East Austin-Cherrywood  
    - Description: Lots of places tout their locavore credentials, but few deliver like this one does. A rustic-chic restaurant with an in-house butcher shop, Dai Due is seriously regional and seasonal in sourcing its ingredients.

11. **[Musashino Sushi Dokoro](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/musashino-sushi-dokoro?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.8 (307 reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Sushi  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Central Austin  
    - Description: This longtime local sushi legend has had a few different locations in Austin history, but their current one in West Campus is nicely hidden from the chaos.

12. **[Fig Italian](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/fig-italian?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.4 (203 reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Italian  
    - Price: $  
    - Location: South Lamar  
    - Description: Located on South Lamar, this upscale Italian spot serves handmade pastas with ingredients from local farms.

13. **[Ling Wu Grove](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/ling-wu-grove?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.7 (1.8K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Asian  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Rosedale  
    - Description: Chef Ling Wu has won fans all over Austin for her restaurants serving richly flavored Chinese fare.

14. **[The County Line on the Hill](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/the-county-line-on-the-hill?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.5 (1.4K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: BBQ  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Westlake

15. **[The County Line on the Lake](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/county-line-on-the-lake?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.6 (3.3K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: BBQ  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Northwest Austin  
    - Description: Because barbecue with a lakefront view doesn’t get any better than this, so take in the scene from the dock.

16. **[Manuel's](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/manuels?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.7 (3.8K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Mexican  
    - Price: $  
    - Location: Great Hills  
    - Description: A bonafide Austin classic since 1984, Manuel’s goes deep on regional Mexican cuisine with an emphasis on wild-caught Gulf seafood and fish.

17. **[Cousin Louie’s](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/cousin-louies?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.4 (1.4K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Italian American  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Belterra  
    
18. **[Cedro Scratch Italian & Wine Bar](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/cedro-scratch-italian-and-wine-bar?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.6 (837 reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Italian  
    - Price: $  
    - Location: North Austin / Cedar Park

19. **[The League Avery Ranch](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/the-league-avery-ranch?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.5 (1.2K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: American  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Avery Ranch

20. **[Tony C's Avery Ranch](/content/cities/austin-tx/venues/tony-cs-avery-ranch?date=2026-07-28&seats=2/index.html)**  
    - Rating: 4.8 (1K reviews)  
    - Cuisine: Pizza  
    - Price: $$  
    - Location: Avery Ranch  
    - Description: Because Tony C’s menu is rife with red sauce classics and coal-fired pies, making it the easygoing Italian eatery we all wish our neighborhoods had.