Best Restaurants in Texas 🇺🇸

836 restaurants analyzed across 3 cities · 15506 total identified

Texas dining brings together polished American steakhouses, inventive Mexican cooking, sushi, and wine-centered tasting menus across a wide range of prices. It is especially well suited to special occasions, with refined rooms, thoughtful cocktails, and creative plates that reward planning ahead. American and Latin American flavors give the area a particularly strong sense of place.

Top Restaurants in Texas

• The Capital Grille A+ · Steakhouse, American · Dallas
• Uchi Austin A · Sushi, Japanese · Austin
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood A · Seafood, American · Austin
• Written by the Seasons, The Quad A · Modern American, Contemporary · Dallas
• Truluck's Ocean's Finest Seafood and Crab A · Seafood, American · Dallas
• Suerte A · Contemporary Mexican, Mexican · Austin
• Jeffrey's A · Steakhouse, American · Austin
• Wink Restaurant & Wine Bar A · Contemporary American, American · Austin
• III Forks A · Steakhouse, American · Austin
• June's A · Modern American, American · Austin

Top Cities for Dining in Texas

• Dallas — Dallas's food scene runs from authentic Tex-Mex and barbecue to a growing fine dining tier in Uptown and the Design District. The city's Mexican food depth - driven by the large Hispanic population - is the genuine strength, with taco shops and Mexican restaurants in every suburb. Prices are moderate overall, with the suburbs offering exceptional value.
• Austin — Austin's food scene is built on Tex-Mex, barbecue, and taco trucks - with the breakfast taco as the city's signature morning meal and brisket as the religion. The food-truck culture is one of America's best, and South Congress and East Austin have growing restaurant corridors. Prices are moderate, though Austin's growth has pushed prices above historic norms.
• Houston — Houston is one of America's most underrated food cities - exceptional Vietnamese in Midtown, Chinese in Chinatown, Mexican and Tex-Mex everywhere, barbecue, and a Nigerian and West African food scene along Bissonnet. The strip-mall dining culture means the best food is rarely in the most photogenic locations. Prices are moderate, with strong budget options across the international corridors.

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What Texas Does Best

• American — 316 restaurants, 47 rated A- or higher
• Mexican — 124 restaurants, 16 rated A- or higher
• Japanese — 40 restaurants, 8 rated A- or higher
• Pizza — 22 restaurants, 8 rated A- or higher
• Latin American — 24 restaurants, 7 rated A- or higher
• Mediterranean — 23 restaurants, 6 rated A- or higher
• Chinese — 18 restaurants, 4 rated A- or higher
• Italian — 29 restaurants, 4 rated A- or higher
• Southeast Asian — 13 restaurants, 3 rated A- or higher
• Barbecue — 24 restaurants, 3 rated A- or higher