Austin » Restaurants » SOUTHWEST

• Cru 
•   Downtown  
• ASIAN, FRENCH, PIZZA, SOUTHWEST
•  $$$ 

A wine-bar chain, yes, but a superbly situated one with a staff trained to abet you in harmonizing eats and vino.

• Hudson's on the Bend 
•   Out of Town  
• AMERICAN (NOUVEAU), SOUTHWEST
•  $$$$ 

The only rattlesnakes found in this limestone farmhouse are on a plate.

• Ranch 616 
•   Downtown  
• MEXICAN, SEAFOOD, SOUPS/SANDWICHES, SOUTHWEST
•  $$$ 

Chase the snake, not the worm, at this tequila-rich, bordertown cantina transformed.

• South Congress Café 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN (NOUVEAU), SEAFOOD, SOUTHWEST
•  $$ 

A restaurant fit for the Jetsons, with wine options aplenty and jalapeno-, corn-, and queso-infused food.