Fodor's Expert Review Hyde Park Bar & Grill
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North Austin
American
With a classic but eclectic menu focusing on comfort foods, this welcoming neighborhood hangout has kept the locals coming in since 1982. Both the original on Duval Street and the newer south Austin location decorate with pleasant, colorful paintings (for sale) by local artists, and maintain an easygoing atmosphere for both the shorts-and-T-shirt crowd and the dressier, special-occasion fraction. The variations on simple fare run from black-bean veggie burgers and chicken-fried steaks to fresh seafood. Weekend brunch and lunch hours are busiest—look for the hungry crowd milling around the fork-in-the-road sculpture staked in the front parking lot.
Quick Facts
Known For:
- Giant fork towering over the entrance, decorated with seasonal impalements on holidays
- Buttermilk-battered and peppered fries, served on shareable platters
- Lovely neighborhood location
