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🇺🇸 Austin

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Every Place Bourdain Visited in Austin

11 places
1

Perla's

S Congress Ave

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Seafood spot with 20 different kinds of oysters

2

Gourdough's Big. Fat. Donuts.

South 1st Street

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Donut truck. Fried chicken donuts, Jalapeno donuts, all kinds of weird topping donuts

3

Odd Duck

S Lamar Blvd

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Farm to table food truck. Grilled quail, brussel sprouts, pork belly

4

East Side King

South Lamar Boulevard

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"Japanese drunk food fusion" is how Tony described this food truck.

5

Barley Swine

Burnet Road

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Local chef making "small, meticulously prepared plates, meant to be shared." Parmesan beer fritters; chilled soup of asparagus and shallots; pickled oyster mushrooms; soft scrambled eggs with grilled broccoli, goat feta, and pine nuts; shrimp with fried heads served over garlic rice; foie gras grilled and served with macerated strawberries; goat neck with carrot and artichoke; chicken fried egg with sweetbreads; brisket; grilled chicken breast

6

Franklin Barbecue

East 11th Street

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A very long line for this brisket/ribs/sausage spot. 

7

El Taco Rico (closed)

Vargas Road

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Former site of food stand called El Taco Rico, the best tacos in the area 

8

Quality Seafood Market

Airport Boulevard

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Tony had a huge fish taco, oysters, crack pie, and beer.

9

El Azteca (closed)

East 7th Street

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Genuine Tejano cuisine. Chicken mole; cabrita (goat), served with rice and beans

10

Texas Chili Parlor

Lavaca St

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Bar and hangover food. The chili is the specialty.

11

Austin

Peter N Blvd

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Tony went to a crab boil at a band's house while in town for SXSW

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