The Block List · Austin
Best-rated restaurants in Downtown, Austin
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Downtown, Austin
Restaurants · Top 16 by Google rating, weighted by review volume.
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Restaurants in Downtown, in short
The best-rated restaurants in Downtown, Austin, are Dean's Italian Steakhouse, Corner Restaurant and Caroline. Dean's Italian Steakhouse leads the list with 4.9 stars across 3,395 Google reviews. We looked at 16 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 16 on this list add up to 75,584 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7.
Downtown is number 1 of 5 neighborhoods in Austin for restaurants, with a score of 4.82.
Questions
What is the best restaurant in Downtown?
By this list, Dean's Italian Steakhouse: number 1 with 4.9 stars and 3,395 Google reviews. Next come Corner Restaurant and Caroline.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Which other neighborhoods in Austin are good for restaurants?
- South Congress · 4.65 · #1 Home Slice Pizza
- Zilker · 4.62 · #1 Arepa World
- Hyde Park · 4.61 · #1 VACO HOUSE
- East Austin · 4.57 · #1 Murray's Tavern
Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
Restaurants in other neighborhoods of Austin
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