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The Best Chicken Wings in Austin

Get a great plate of wings whether you like them smoked, Korean, traditional-style, very spicy, or even vegan

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated Jan 7, 2025, 8:19am CST

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Chicken wings from East Meets Wings.

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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated Jan 7, 2025, 8:19am CST

Chicken wings are a ubiquitous food that works well in so many forms: marinated, fried, smoked, grilled, innocently mild, ridiculously spicy, and so much more.

Austin’s best chicken wing bets include meaty lollipops from chicken wing trailer Tommy Want Wingy, Korean versions at BBQ Chicken, duck-fat-fried takes from Roots Chicken Shak, halal ones from Arpeggio Grill, Buffalo chicken wings from Delray Cafe, pan-Asian iterations from East Meets Wings, and even vegan and vegetarian options. Order up on celery, dressings (ranch, of course), and beer, and the meal is complete.

For more chicken needs, check out Eater Austin’s maps to the best fried chicken, the best whole chickens, and best chicken tenders in town.

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Tommy Want Wingy

The chicken lollipops at all three locations of the Tommy Boy-inspired trailer arrive alongside sauces like spicy pineapple and Holy Schnikes. There’s this location at Cosmic Coffee in the Dawson neighborhood, one on South First, and the other at Barton Springs Saloon. Takeout orders can be placed online; most locations feature indoor and outdoor dining areas.

121 Pickle Road, Austin, Texas 78704

A paper boat on a wooden table holds a few bone-in chicken wings, fries, two containers of sauce, and a can of Modelo beer.

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Deckhand Oyster Bar & Seafood

This Thai-seafood restaurant with two locations (this one in South Lamar and the other up in Round Rock) offers half-pounds of chicken wings marinated with peppery sauces. Options include lemon-pepper, Buffalo, and Asian pepper. Takeout orders can be placed in person or over the phone; there is also indoor dine-in.

4211 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

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Frazier's Long & Low

The easygoing Riverside bar’s chicken wings come by the eight. Diners can pick one or two sauces from a list that includes lemon-pepper, XXX Buffalo (aka very spicy), and more — with ranch or blue cheese on the side. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2538 Elmont Dr, Austin, TX 78741

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CM Smokehouse

The barbecue truck at both locations of Bouldin Acres (this one on South Lamar and the other up in North Austin) serve up smoked chicken wings and vegetarian cauliflower wings, the latter with sauce options including Buffalo, white barbecue, and lemon-pepper. Takeout orders for South Lamar can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2027 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

A paper plate holds several smoked chicken wings covered in sauce.

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Green Mesquite BBQ

The Zilker barbecue restaurant’s chicken wings are first smoked, and then drenched in sauce, which takes the bird to a whole other level. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone. There are also third-party deliveries (Uber Eats, EZ Catering). There are indoor and outdoor dining options at the restaurant.

1400 Barton Springs Rd (Josephine St.), Austin, TX 78704

A plate holds a dozen or so chicken wings sitting on greens, all coated in sauce.

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Hold Out Brewing

The Clarksville-adjacent brewery offers up chicken wings that are brined, then fried and, made with either Buffalo sauce or a lemon pepper-garlic-cotija dry rub, then both served with both a miso-ranch dip and celery salad. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78703

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The Tavern

The historical west-downtown bar’s iconic white chickens wings remain under its new owners. The boneless meats comes covered in bacon and jalapeños, then drenched in wing sauce. There are also bone-in classic chicken wings available. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone and there are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

922 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703

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Wingzup

The Hancock restaurant is all about chicken wings (see: the name). This means all sorts of chicken wings from boneless to bone-in to grilled to smoked to crunchy to a nice variety of sauced ones. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

1000 E 41st St Ste 210, Austin, TX 78751

Roots Chicken Shak

Dallas chef Tiffany Derry opened an Austin location of her Southern restaurant within the H-E-B in Mueller, bearing chicken wings fried in duck fat. Takeout orders can be placed in person or there are Favor deliveries. The food hall features dine-in service.

1801 E 51st St, Austin, TX 78723

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Home Slice Pizza

The pizzeria’s second location up in North Loop serves up Buffalo chicken wings, which are served with house-made blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person and there are indoor and outdoor dining services.

501 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

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Arpeggio Grill

The Highland halal Mediterranean restaurant’s chicken wings can come in massive orders (up to 100), with spicy flavors including nuclear honey teriyaki, garlic parmesan, and spicy barbecue. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are DoorDash deliveries. Dine indoor and outdoor on-site.

6619 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752

A dozen bone-in chicken wings sit on a white plate with sauce.

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BBQ Chicken

The Korean-based restaurant brought along really great Korean chicken wings, bone-in and boneless, to Highland. Flavors include honey-garlic, spicy galbi, and sweet-savory cheeseling (the boneless wing is covered with cheddar cheese and mascarpone powder), among others. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online and there is indoor dining.

6929 Airport Blvd Suite 158, Austin, TX 78752

A black plate holds several chicken wings coated in sauce and chunks of garlic.

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Hi Wings

Allandale’s dedicated chicken restaurant offers simple or double-battered chicken wings with accompanying sauces and celery, the former ranging from sweet orange to honey-ginger to Sriracha-barbecue. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online and there is indoor dining.

2525 W Anderson Ln #135, Austin, TX 78757

Battered Korean-style chicken wings sit in a white bowl surrounded by chile peppers.

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Le Bleu

Chicken wings from Saigon Le Vendeur’s North Shoal Creek Vietnamese restaurant come with a passionfruit garlic-chile sauce. Takeout orders can be placed online and there is indoor and outdoor dining.

#303, 9070 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758

A white, square bowl holds several chicken wings with sauce, topped with sesame seeds, radish slices, and sliced spring onions.

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The Rolling Rooster

The soul food and Southern restaurant in Wells Branch offers chicken wings (and spicy iterations) with waffles or sides, with sauces such as buffalo, lemon-pepper, and mango-habanero. Takeout orders can be placed online and there is indoor dining.

13717 Mopac Service Rd, Austin, TX 78727

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Gossip Shack

The Pflugerville Southern restaurant cooks up chicken wings in all kinds of flavors, such as Cajun-lemon pepper, garlic-Parmesan, jalapeño-ranch, and more, plus combinations with waffles and fries. Takeout orders can be placed online. There is indoor dining.

1615 Grand Ave Pkwy #110, Pflugerville, TX 78660

Two hands reach into a basket with a red checked liner holding waffle fries and battered chicken wings.

Nadia Chaudhury is an editor for Eater Northeast and Eater New York and was the former Eater Austin editor, who often writes about food and pop culture.

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Tommy Want Wingy

121 Pickle Road, Austin, Texas 78704

The chicken lollipops at all three locations of the Tommy Boy-inspired trailer arrive alongside sauces like spicy pineapple and Holy Schnikes. There’s this location at Cosmic Coffee in the Dawson neighborhood, one on South First, and the other at Barton Springs Saloon. Takeout orders can be placed online; most locations feature indoor and outdoor dining areas.

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121 Pickle Road, Austin, Texas 78704

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A paper boat on a wooden table holds a few bone-in chicken wings, fries, two containers of sauce, and a can of Modelo beer.

Deckhand Oyster Bar & Seafood

4211 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

This Thai-seafood restaurant with two locations (this one in South Lamar and the other up in Round Rock) offers half-pounds of chicken wings marinated with peppery sauces. Options include lemon-pepper, Buffalo, and Asian pepper. Takeout orders can be placed in person or over the phone; there is also indoor dine-in.

4211 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

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Frazier's Long & Low

2538 Elmont Dr, Austin, TX 78741

The easygoing Riverside bar’s chicken wings come by the eight. Diners can pick one or two sauces from a list that includes lemon-pepper, XXX Buffalo (aka very spicy), and more — with ranch or blue cheese on the side. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

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2538 Elmont Dr, Austin, TX 78741

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CM Smokehouse

2027 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

The barbecue truck at both locations of Bouldin Acres (this one on South Lamar and the other up in North Austin) serve up smoked chicken wings and vegetarian cauliflower wings, the latter with sauce options including Buffalo, white barbecue, and lemon-pepper. Takeout orders for South Lamar can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2027 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

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A paper plate holds several smoked chicken wings covered in sauce.

Green Mesquite BBQ

1400 Barton Springs Rd (Josephine St.), Austin, TX 78704

The Zilker barbecue restaurant’s chicken wings are first smoked, and then drenched in sauce, which takes the bird to a whole other level. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone. There are also third-party deliveries (Uber Eats, EZ Catering). There are indoor and outdoor dining options at the restaurant.

1400 Barton Springs Rd (Josephine St.), Austin, TX 78704

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A plate holds a dozen or so chicken wings sitting on greens, all coated in sauce.

Hold Out Brewing

1208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78703

The Clarksville-adjacent brewery offers up chicken wings that are brined, then fried and, made with either Buffalo sauce or a lemon pepper-garlic-cotija dry rub, then both served with both a miso-ranch dip and celery salad. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78703

Visit Website

The Tavern

922 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703

The historical west-downtown bar’s iconic white chickens wings remain under its new owners. The boneless meats comes covered in bacon and jalapeños, then drenched in wing sauce. There are also bone-in classic chicken wings available. Takeout orders can be placed over the phone and there are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

922 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703

Visit Website

Wingzup

1000 E 41st St Ste 210, Austin, TX 78751

The Hancock restaurant is all about chicken wings (see: the name). This means all sorts of chicken wings from boneless to bone-in to grilled to smoked to crunchy to a nice variety of sauced ones. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

1000 E 41st St Ste 210, Austin, TX 78751

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Roots Chicken Shak

1801 E 51st St, Austin, TX 78723

Dallas chef Tiffany Derry opened an Austin location of her Southern restaurant within the H-E-B in Mueller, bearing chicken wings fried in duck fat. Takeout orders can be placed in person or there are Favor deliveries. The food hall features dine-in service.

1801 E 51st St, Austin, TX 78723

Visit Website

Home Slice Pizza

501 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

The pizzeria’s second location up in North Loop serves up Buffalo chicken wings, which are served with house-made blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person and there are indoor and outdoor dining services.

501 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

Visit Website

Arpeggio Grill

6619 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752

The Highland halal Mediterranean restaurant’s chicken wings can come in massive orders (up to 100), with spicy flavors including nuclear honey teriyaki, garlic parmesan, and spicy barbecue. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are DoorDash deliveries. Dine indoor and outdoor on-site.

6619 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752

Visit Website

A dozen bone-in chicken wings sit on a white plate with sauce.

BBQ Chicken

6929 Airport Blvd Suite 158, Austin, TX 78752

The Korean-based restaurant brought along really great Korean chicken wings, bone-in and boneless, to Highland. Flavors include honey-garlic, spicy galbi, and sweet-savory cheeseling (the boneless wing is covered with cheddar cheese and mascarpone powder), among others. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online and there is indoor dining.

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6929 Airport Blvd Suite 158, Austin, TX 78752

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A black plate holds several chicken wings coated in sauce and chunks of garlic.

Hi Wings

2525 W Anderson Ln #135, Austin, TX 78757

Allandale’s dedicated chicken restaurant offers simple or double-battered chicken wings with accompanying sauces and celery, the former ranging from sweet orange to honey-ginger to Sriracha-barbecue. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online and there is indoor dining.

2525 W Anderson Ln #135, Austin, TX 78757

Visit Website

Battered Korean-style chicken wings sit in a white bowl surrounded by chile peppers.

Le Bleu

#303, 9070 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758

Chicken wings from Saigon Le Vendeur’s North Shoal Creek Vietnamese restaurant come with a passionfruit garlic-chile sauce. Takeout orders can be placed online and there is indoor and outdoor dining.

#303, 9070 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758

Visit Website

A white, square bowl holds several chicken wings with sauce, topped with sesame seeds, radish slices, and sliced spring onions.

The Rolling Rooster

13717 Mopac Service Rd, Austin, TX 78727

The soul food and Southern restaurant in Wells Branch offers chicken wings (and spicy iterations) with waffles or sides, with sauces such as buffalo, lemon-pepper, and mango-habanero. Takeout orders can be placed online and there is indoor dining.

13717 Mopac Service Rd, Austin, TX 78727

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Gossip Shack

1615 Grand Ave Pkwy #110, Pflugerville, TX 78660

The Pflugerville Southern restaurant cooks up chicken wings in all kinds of flavors, such as Cajun-lemon pepper, garlic-Parmesan, jalapeño-ranch, and more, plus combinations with waffles and fries. Takeout orders can be placed online. There is indoor dining.

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1615 Grand Ave Pkwy #110, Pflugerville, TX 78660

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Two hands reach into a basket with a red checked liner holding waffle fries and battered chicken wings.

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