1. Vespaio Ristorante
8.6
1610 S Congress Ave (W Milton St), Austin, TX
Italian Restaurant · Bouldin Creek · 35 tips and reviews
Austin Chronicle: The comfy bar, great service, and dazzling display of antipasti near the front door lure us in, and the pasta and heirloom tomatoes do the rest. A perennial favorite of our readers.
Michael Atkinson: Outstanding bistro! Great food, service, ambiance of a well worn tavern. I had the Bolognese and the mozzarella salad. Four stars for sure. Can't wait to bring my wife here.
gabriel d: Saltimbocca is heavenly delicious. Mean "jumps in mouth" and it truly does.
2. North Italia
8.9
11506 Century Oaks Ter Ste 124 (Agave Ln.), Austin, TX
Italian Restaurant · North Burnet · 134 tips and reviews
Roland Frasier: Get the Buratta with heirloom tomato and beets
Adrian Gonzalez TTY: Love wine? Order the Sunflower Pinot Nero. Awesome. Great price. And you can only find it here.
🤦🏻♂️ 🤘🏻: We got calamari, the prosciutto, fig and goat cheese pizza and nutella cake. It was all amazing! As a chef I was totally impressed!
Christine Stephenson: Pricey, but well worth it! Loved the heirloom tomato salad and clam soup. Bf liked his lobster roll.
Kat Egan: Love the food here...amazingly fresh fish and oysters. Great patio to dine outside under the trees.
Austin Chronicle: Perla's has transformed a land-locked SoCo corner into a beachy cafe. It's hard to beat this place on a sunny afternoon for fresh oysters, grilled octopus, and a Caesar cocktail on the shady patio. Read more.
Everett Swain: Man I LOVED this place. Ordered the classic burger with bacon and avocado! Atmosphere, drinks, and food were AMAZING. The whiskey sour and the Whiskey Buck are great drinks to kick off the night
B Jones: Nothing like a table for 2 and a Bulleit Old Fashioned with a Blackened Ribeye
Alex Gonzalez: Great chimichurri chicken
Austin Chronicle: This is a restaurant of hearty roast meats and homemade pastas, where diners can sample savory stews of wild boar and luxuriate in the glow of a crackling fire. Elegant neo-Tuscan comfort-cooking. Read more.
Nick Uhlman: Ask for nick, he is the best!
Patrizio: This place is absolutely beautiful! Try scoring a seat on one of the balconies for a super-special dining experience. ~ Patrizio, Founder of ForTheLoveOfItaly.com
14. Botticelli's
8.2
1321 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX
Italian Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews
David Harrison: Just as expected. Fantastic! Haven't had that good of Italian since Boston. Huge portions for the $! Great service, perfect beer garden in the back. So very good!
Jeff Goke: Definitey try the Botticelli bread. Live music in the back, great food in the front.
Patrizio: Give the dog-friendly patio a try. We loved it! PS ~ Enter from the back behind Congress.
15. Cafe Malta
8.3
3421 W William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX
Mediterranean Restaurant · 34 tips and reviews
Austin Chronicle: Mediterranean comfort food made with local ingredients. Tarts, fish, pasta, and salads are all achingly fresh. And the adventurous cocktail list is a nice surprise. Read more.
Eater: South Austin's "Tex-Med" destination is all strip mall on the outside, and all charming bistro on the inside. Go for brunch, and don't skip their signature Bloody Mary. [Eater 38 Member]
Theda Sandiford: Try the Gnocci Gorgonzola - Buttery soft, melt in your mouth gnocci with gooey gorgonzola makes this the Italian equivalent of mac-n-cheese