Austin, TX
Best Brunch in Austin.
Harry's top 10 brunch spots in Austin score 84–92 on the Harry Score. 2 carry critic or guide backing. Prices run $ to $$.
Austin brunch lives in East Austin, at taco trailers with folding chairs, not dining rooms with hostesses. Migas is the dish that matters — eggs scrambled with tortilla strips that still have crunch, chile and cheese folded in, nothing reduced to a sauce. That's the local standard, and it's why brunch here skews savory and cheap while other Texas cities still charge for a buffet. South Congress sells the same idea with a line and a patio. Harry judges the migas first; soft tortilla means the kitchen cut a corner.
The breakfast taco is Austin's gift to the form. A corn tortilla, barbacoa made that morning, a wedge of lime — this is the brunch. Everything else is furniture. The migas situation is worth exploring. The $22 brunch entree at a place with exposed brick is not worth exploring; Austin has enough of those.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
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Brunch Brunch Baby
brunch · breakfast
1620 E Riverside Dr, Austin
4.9 across 329 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; unusually good for what you'll pay.
$
Harry
92
Worth It
83
Phoebe's Downtown
breakfast · diner
408 W 11th St, Austin
4.7 across 1.3k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; local eatery with a few sidewalk tables prepping modern morning classics, plus burgers….
$
Harry
86
Worth It
80
Bouldin Creek Cafe
vegetarian · breakfast
1900 S 1st St, Austin
4.7 across 4.9k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; praised by Eater 38 (Eater 38 — Austin (2026)).
$
Harry
85
Worth It
80
Café Crème - Downtown
brunch · breakfast
710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin
4.7 across 292 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; ranked #336 of 4,228 locally on Tripadvisor.
$$
Harry
85
Worth It
78
Home Kitchen
breakfast
2471 A W Grimes Blvd, Round Rock
4.7 across 1.1k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
$$
Harry
85
Worth It
78
Eggman Breakfast Sandwiches
breakfast · coffee-stand
4209 Airport Blvd, Austin
4.8 across 150 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
$$
Harry
85
Worth It
78
Veracruz All Natural
mexican · brunch
2505 Webberville Rd, Austin
4.6 across 2.2k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; praised by Eater 38 (Eater 38 — Austin (2026)).
$
Harry
84
Worth It
79
Electric Shuffle Austin
brunch
91 Red River St Ste 102, Austin
4.7 across 426 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
84
Worth It
77
Austin's Very Own Saltt
seafood · brunch
2525 W Anderson Ln. ste 130 bldg 3, Austin
4.7 across 407 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
$$
Harry
84
Worth It
77
Another Broken Egg Cafe
brunch · breakfast
8012 Mesa Dr, Austin
4.8 across 7.8k Google reviews; ranked #701 of 4,228 locally on Tripadvisor.
$$
Harry
84
Worth It
77
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Questions Harry gets about brunch in Austin
- Where is the best brunch in Austin?
- Brunch Brunch Baby tops Harry's brunch list for Austin right now, with a Harry Score of 92/100.
- How does Harry score brunch in Austin?
- With the same Harry Score as every other guide: a weighted blend of Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor ratings plus critic and guide mentions, docked when the tourist rating runs well ahead of the local one or the buzz outruns the reviews. Brunch is the meal most likely to charge a main-course price for eggs, so read the Worth It score next to it. It measures what you get for what you pay.
- Is a long queue a sign of good brunch in Austin?
- No. Queue length isn't an input, and neither is Instagram. The score leans on what locals keep rating, and it marks a place down when its tourist-facing rating runs ahead of that. The best brunch in Austin is rarely the one with the 45-minute Saturday wait.
- Are there tourist-trap brunch restaurants in Austin to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for Austin on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.