Matthew Odam

Summer to me means eating food off the grill, diving into fresh seafood and finding nostalgia through childhood favorites that take me back to my parents' home.

Lammes Candies, an Austin institution founded in 1876, closed in the spring of 2026. It is making a return with new owners from Fort Worth.

If you're headed out for a full day of music at the Austin City Limits Festival, you're going to need to fuel up. These are the dishes we recommend, from vegan dishes to burgers.

In the final year of its three-year contract in the Lone Star State, Michelin Guide handed out stars to three Texas restaurants, including two in Austin, and named six new Bib Gourmand winners.

Former Olamaie chef Amanda Turner will open casual comfort food restaurant Chow Chow in the space that was home to Hoover's Cooking for almost 30 years.

Bill's Oyster co-owner chef Daniel Berg opening Charleston-inspired The Charles Oyster House on Rainey Street.

After spending most of her 18-year career working in fine dining, chef Amanda Turner is preparing to bring her take on comfort food to a wider audience, grounded in a location with deep East Austin roots.

"Austin excels in many things, but pizza making hadn't been one of them — that is until Allday opened in 2023," Food & Wine says in its latest piece profiling 27 of the best pizza slices in America

Meanwhile Brewing Co., a family-friendly brewery that makes some of the best beer in Texas, has opened its own soft serve ice cream operation on site.

Restaurant critic Matthew Odam unveils his top restaurants in Austin. Did your favorite make the cut?