SXSW 2018 Dining Suggestions

Looking for the best places to eat around Austin during SXSW? Here are a few that you’ll not want to miss!

Hoover’s Cooking on Manor – Very close to downtown on the East Side.

Micklethwait Craft Meats – East side location and top ten BBQ!

Red Ash Italia – Best Italian food downtown perfect location.

Chinatown Bee Cave – just a stone’s throw from downtown off Mopac.

68 Degrees Kitchen – great spot on Lake Austin Blvd.

Biderman’s Deli – excellent delicatessen fare on Far West.

Citizen Eatery on Burnet – central location and an easy Uber from downtown.

Juliet Italian Kitchen on Barton Springs near Lamar – try the eggplant or the cheese pizza.

EurAsia Sushi Bar & Seafood – If you’re cruising around Austin for SXSW, there is music, sweet music reverberating from the sashimi at EurAsia at the Y in Oak Hill. You will regret not checking this lovely place out. So listen to the beautiful sounds emanating from this extraordinary Indonesian seafood eatery.

Roppolo’s Pizzeria – You CAN’T miss Roppolo’s on 6th Street. Killer pies and stromboli!

Olamaie – This is another spot not to be missed. Unique Southern cuisine and highly stylish!

Blue Cat Café – You want weird? SXSW fans should love this East Side beacon of audacity.

Big Cat BBQ – Austin’s premier TV meteorologist Chikage Windler and her family love Big Cat BBQ in Cedar Park. So does the Balon family. James Jones and his crew smoke up some killer Q. Ideal SXSW location – try it!

East Side Pies – Ranked #1 in our last Austin Pizza Wars. Convenient locations on Rosewood and Anderson.