Unsure where Austin's in-the-know crowd is eating and drinking? It's easy to spot lines out the door, but some underlying trends are harder to see.
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which eateries have been most discussed this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Austin businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are worth exploring this summer.
High Note
Open since April, this Mediterranean and breakfast and brunch spot, which offers coffee and tea and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp.
Citywide, coffee and tea spots saw a median 1.6 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but High Note saw a 90.9 percent increase, maintaining a strong 4.5-star rating throughout.
Located at 300 S. Lamar, Suite A, in Zilker, High Note offers fresh juices, hand-crafted cocktails and food options like edamole toast, breakfast sandwiches, soup, salad and lunch items such as salmon poke, falafel and yellow coconut curry. (To view the whole menu, click here.)
Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Cantina
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about North Burnett's Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Cantina, the well-established bar and Tex-Mex and Mexican spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Tex-Mex" on Yelp saw a median 1.9 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Cantina bagged a 7.2 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a mixed 3.5-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 5.8 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
Open at 3120 Palm Way, Suite 170, since the fall of 2017, Cyclone Anaya's Tex-Mex Cantina features a menu that includes all day breaks fare, such as tacos and egg dishes, and lunch and dinner options like specialty tacos, burritos, enchiladas and house specialties.
Torchy's Tacos
Torchy's Tacos is also making waves. Open since November at 5900 W. Slaughter Lane, Suite 550, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers tacos and more, has seen a 15.9 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.4 percent for all businesses tagged "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp.
Torchy's Tacos has an assortment of breakfast, classic and signature tacos, salad and burritos. Also, expect a wide variety of frozen drinks, beer and wine. (Find the menu here.) Over the past month, it's maintained a mixed three-star rating among Yelpers.
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