Someday soon ( mid - December ? ) , cold weather condition will be upon us and , because we are Texan , schools will close , highway will be shut down , and we will foreswear crazy Burger and precious fresh American dining for warm , comforting solace food for thought ( no , chips & queso do n’t reckon ) . So head to one of these locales for international dishes that can well stand up to the great ramen zoom any Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
< h2 > Roasted Pork Jowl at < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / venue / eat / austin / restaurants / the - hightower&qu … ; target="_blank”>The Hightower
The Hightower ’s well - selling roast pork jowl bibimbap is one that will make you come back for more . You get a Korean spicy pot satisfy with white Elmer Rice that is crispy around the border topped with tender pork barrel jawbone , avocado , cucumber , pickled red onion , house Sriracha , and egg yolk that gets arouse until everything is miscellaneous . This ardent , filling beauty hits all the spirit points : savory , hot , crispy , acid , umami , and sweet .
Roasted Pork Jowl at The Hightower|Drew DeGennaro
< h2 > General Tso ’s Chicken at < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / locale / eat / austin / restaurants / universal - tsoboy & … ; target="_blank”>General Tso’Boy
< em > Domain NorthOwners Gary and Jessica Wu ’s General Tso’Boy is less traditional Chinese and more modern mashup with its everlasting matrimony of Taiwanese - American savor integrate into cushy and crunchy French bread . Start off with the original sandwich , General Tso ’s Chicken – battered poulet thigh , sweet / savory sauce , lettuce , tomato , and mayo on a new - scorched < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / locale / drink / austin / bar / sluttish - tiger" ; target="_blank”>Easy Tiger rolling . Take your " quilt ” ( aka food comatoseness ) to another level with the cheeseburger spring rolls and homemade soft serve .
< h2 > Shakshuka at < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / locale / eat / austin / restaurant / cantine" ; target="_blank”>CANTINE Italian Café & amp ; Bar
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< em > South LamarAlthough CANTINE Italian Café & amp ; Bar ( possess by the folks behind < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / venue / eat / austin / restaurant / asti - trattoria&q … ; target="_blank”>ASTI Trattoria ) is technically an Italian cafe , its menu is peppered with dishes that reflect smell found in Italy ’s Mediterranean neighbors . The brunch shakshuka is a perfect example of this – a raging dish constitute of solid harissa - spike out Lycopersicon esculentum sauce and z’hug ( Israeli raging sauce ) , topped with local Vital Farm eggs , and broil until bubbling . Eaten with torn piece of warm sign - made pita , the shakshuka is a staring nerveless - weather brunch food made only more perfect by adding chorizo .
< h2 > pitch-black noodles at < a href=“http://www.thrillist.com / locale / eat / austin / restaurants / east - side - king - t … ; target="_blank”>Thai - Kun
< em > Domain NorthYou already know that < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / venue / eat / austin / restaurant / thai - kun" ; target="_blank”>Thai - Kun on East Sixth is the bomb point com , but the Domain North position has three times the menu items , and chef Thai Changthong himself can be learn at the grillwork . While it ’s almost impossible to take a favorite , for the sake of a ramen option , we ’ll go with the only - available - for - dine - in - lunch black noodles : stir - fried Elmer Rice stick bonce , pork , meatballs , liver , angelic soy sauce , bean sprouts , Apium graveolens dulce , pickle leaf mustard greens , and peanuts . basically , it ’s a Thai flavor explosion .
CANTINE Italian Café & Bar
< h2 > Picanha Grelhada at Boteco ATX
< em > East 7thBrazilian intellectual nourishment truck Boteco is still somehow flying under the radio detection and ranging , but with food this great combined with the friendly atmosphere provide by owners Lauren and Fernando Marri , it wo n’t be for retentive . The modest menu has a smattering of appetizers but really only one entree , the picanha grelhada , a dish ordinarily find in Brazil . What is it ? Its flavor - packed , sliced , medium - rare sirloin steak seasoned with Brazilian spicery served over snowy Sir Tim Rice , beans , and yuca flour , and topped with a sunny - side - up bollock and tonic salsa ( the fate is enceinte enough for two to deal ) . Be certain to try out an order of Boteco ’s dead crisp yuca fries on the side . & nbsp; ;
< h2 > The Don from Don Japanese Food Truck
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< em > West CampusFor only $ 5 you may get The Don , a fairly large part of Don ’s homestyle comfortableness food . It ’s a seam of rice and lettuce top with slices of either golden - fried Gallus gallus or porc , sauce , and nori . habitue know that append onsen ( easygoing ) ballock or avocado for a horse more is a great deal . Don Japanese can be found just behind the University Co - op .
< h2 > Malayan Laksa Bowl at < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / venue / eat / capital of Texas / restaurants / the - spill the beans - civil wrong … ; target="_blank”>The let the cat out of the bag Tortilla
< em > Burnet RoadThe Peached Tortilla is know for its flavorsome Asiatic - fusion cuisine , and the Malaysian Laksa soup is no exception . The soup is a generous bowl of poach peewee and tonkotsu noodles in an redolent curry seafood broth topped with a 45 - second egg , cilantro , edible bean sprout , and green onions . The level of cozy atonement this soup leaves you with beef ramen ’s behind … you know , if ramen had a behind .
Boteco Food Truck
< h2 > Ten - Zaru Udon at < a href=“http://www.thrillist.com / venues / eat / austin / restaurants / daito" ; target="_blank”>Daito
< em > West CampusWhile the conception of dusty noodles may sound odd , have us assure you that it is indeed the opposite . A nest of inhuman Japanese udon noodle – the cool down temperature reveals the udon ’s lovely nip and texture – is served with a bowling ball of warm , savory tsuyu broth . The Ten - Zaru at Daito comes with a side of tempura fry veggie that also get dunk into the broth .
< h2 > Om Gai at Dee Dee
Don Japanese Food Truck
< em > East Cesar ChavezThis broth - y volaille should be called “ OMIGOD ” chicken , because the warm , fragrant lulu is out of this world . The Northern Thai motortruck located next threshold to < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / locale / crapulence / austin / bar / stoppage - gold" ; target="_blank”>Stay Gold is a jewel , and has many nutrient - industry devotees . Dee Dee ’s Om Gai is comprised of chicken in a wooden-headed broth flavored with dill weed , lemon grass , chili , spring onion plant , and Thai basil , plus a side of Thai sticky rice double-dyed for sop up the herbal stock .
< h2 > Beef noodle soup at Julie ’s Handmade Noodles
< em > West CampusJulie ’s hand - draw noodles are some of the best in Austin , and are showcased in the signature beef noodle soup – a large bowl of savoury stock , beef , and wide noggin . Portions are large for the comparatively small toll , so you ’ll get a couple of meals out of one lodge . And if you populate in North Austin , there is a < a href=“http://www.thrillist.com / venues / eat / austin / restaurants / July - noodles&q … ; target="_blank”>Julie ’s brick & amp ; mortar next door to < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / locus / eat / austin / restaurants / ramen - tatsu - ya&q … ; target="_blank”>Ramen Tatsu - ya that has a roomy dining room .
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< h2 > Homemade Chicken & amp ; Vegetable Soup at < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / venue / eat / austin / restaurants / julios - cafe" ; target="_blank”>Julio ’s Cafe
< em > Hyde ParkTwo words : Chicken . Soup . Everyone knows it ’s peachy . For $ 6.25 , you get a bowl of soup – big enough for a whole other meal – of tender Gallus gallus , stock that has been simmer for 60 minutes , squash , courgette , carrot , and avocado . For insensate weather , when you have an actual coldness , or you had a few too many the nighttime before , Julio ’s soup is the magical remedy .
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