Spending time in downtown Austin? Get to know this Austin neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a dim sum and seafood spot to a New American spot.
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit downtown, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
1. Wu Chow
Topping the list is Wu Chow, a spot to score dim sum, seafood and soups. Located at 500 W. Fifth St., it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 707 reviews on Yelp.
Courtesy of executive chef Ji Peng Chen, who hails from China, the menu features favorites such as Shanghai soup dumplings, salt and pepper squid and Yu Xiang eggplant.
2. Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
Next is cocktail bar and Southern spot Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, situated at 303 Red River St. With 4.5 stars out of 4,583 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite.
This spot serves up local, made-from-scratch comfort food. The menu features cornflake-crusted chicken salad, corn dog shrimp and its award-winning chicken fried steak with chipotle cream gravy. For dessert, try the apple pie or German chocolate cake.
3. Turf N Surf Po' Boy
Food stand and Cajun/Creole spot Turf N Surf Po' Boy, which offers seafood and more, is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 407 Lavaca St., 4.5 stars out of 1,058 reviews.
Start off with jalapeño hush puppies, fried oysters, buffalo chicken and Cajun corn. Expect entrees like grilled blackened catfish and tacos with blackened snapper, seared tuna or ribeye steak
4. True Food Kitchen
True Food Kitchen, a New American, vegan and vegetarian spot, is another much-loved neighborhood go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 892 Yelp reviews. Head over to 222 West Ave., Suite HR100, to see for yourself. The Phoenix-based eco-chain has more than locations in 11 states.
"[Our] philosophy is that food should make you feel better, not worse, and that great tasting food and thoughtfully crafted beverages can serve as the foundation for a life well lived," the business states on its Yelp profile.
The menu features items ranging from edamame dumplings and jalapeño cornbread to a chicken sausage pizza and an Unbeetable burger. Also, try the Winter Immunity bowl, which is made with lion’s mane mushroom, farro, quinoa, carrot, broccolini, garbanzo bean, edamame, organic kale and garlic broth.
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