TX · Lunch
The 10 best lunch spots in Austin.
A good lunch gets two hours of your afternoon back. A bad one costs three and you spend it wishing you'd eaten at your desk. Harry has done the triage: only places that are actually open at lunchtime, ranked by Harry Score.
Austin lunch is the breakfast taco extended through noon by consensus. This is not a complaint — it is the correct answer. The migas plate at eleven. The queso situation. Harry's position is that Austin has solved the lunch problem in a way other cities haven't, and the solution involves corn tortillas and no reservation required.
How Harry ranks lunch
A great dinner restaurant is not automatically a great lunch.| Weekday lunch | Open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays, going by the listed hours. A dinner room that opens at six doesn't qualify, however good it is. |
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| Harry Score 70+ | The same composite as everywhere else, from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals, adjusted for tourist skew. Seventy is the floor. |
| Lunch prices | Top-price-tier rooms, tasting menus, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Lunch shouldn't cost dinner prices. |
Harry's ten — Austin
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01Weladee Thai Kitchen
thai — 5002 Hamilton Ln, Austin
4.9 across 257 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendHarry
94
Worth It
82
- 02Ichi Shokudo
japanese — 1210 Barton Springs Rd, Austin
5.0 across 108 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
93
Worth It
81
- 03Franklin Barbecue
bbq — 900 E 11th St, Austin
4.7 across 7.2k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and World's 50 Best.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 04Indian fusion
1158 Lost Creek Blvd, Austin
4.9 across 279 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 05Pizza Di Roma
pizza · italian — 3316 Harmon Ave, Austin
4.9 across 464 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #309 of 4,228 locally on Tripadvisor.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 06Rogue Radish
cafe — 315 N Congress Ave #200, Austin
4.9 across 94 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; basic food truck doling out health-conscious eats including grain bowls & salads, plus….
Harry
91
Worth It
78
- 07Mamma Melon
1201 E 11th St, Austin
5.0 across 469 Yelp reviews; ranked #278 of 4,228 locally on Tripadvisor.
Great ValueHarry
90
Worth It
82
- 08Cocina1204 Italian Kitchen
italian — 510 E Anderson Ln, Austin
5.0 across 608 Yelp reviews; ranked #87 of 4,228 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 09Kalimera Greek Street Foods
mediterranean — 742 Northwestern Ave, Austin
5.0 across 320 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 10Little Deli & Pizzeria
pizza · deli — 7101 Woodrow Ave Unit A, Austin
4.8 across 2.5k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; small, deli-style storefront supplies Jersey-style specialty pizzas plus hot & cold….
Harry
90
Worth It
80
How this list is built Places across Austin with a Harry Score of 70 or more that serve weekday lunch: on their listed hours they're open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays. Tasting-menu rooms, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .