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Onigiri at Asashi Imports.
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6 Enjoyable Onigiri Spots in Austin

Where to find the excellent Japanese rice snack in the city

by Nadia Chaudhury
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Onigiri at Asashi Imports.
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by Nadia Chaudhury

Onigiri is one of those absolutely perfect foods: hand-packed rice in a triangle shape wrapped with seaweed and filled with ingredients. The Japanese dish works well as a snack, a pick-me-up, and even a full meal. In Austin, there are great restaurants serving up onigiri, from the O.G. ones at Japanese market Asahi Imports, Japanese cafe Sugar Pine, and others.

Likewise, find Austin’s best sushi spots and ramen destinations.

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Daichi Sushi and Grill

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The Cedar Park Japanese restaurant’s dinner includes two onigiri options, a spicy tuna and a broiled salmon. There are indoor dine-in services.

2051 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512) 249-0338
(512) 249-0338

Sugar Pine

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Along with the casual Wooten Japanese restaurant’s excellent array of noodles and ice creams is a great and wide-ranging lineup of onigiri. There are meaty ones like spicy tuna, steak, and kimchi pork; and then there are non-meat ones like ume shiso, pickled vegetables, and spicy tofu. Takeout orders can be placed in person or online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

8578 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
(512) 520-9046
(512) 520-9046

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Snow Ball Rice Ball

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It’s right there in the name of the casual Highland cafe (with a second location up in Anderson Arbor). The Japanese and Korean menu’s rice balls — aka onigiri — comes in both traditional and not-traditional fillings, such as mayonnaise tuna, mushroom and eggs, bacon and avocado, and crab. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are also online pickup and delivery orders available through Uber Eats; there are indoor dine-in areas.

6929 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
(512) 433-6872
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Asahi Imports

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The Japanese market with two locations (this one in Brentwood and the other one down on South Lamar) is the premier spot for onigiri in Austin. The Onigiri Corner menu includes everything from plain to umeboshi to kombu to the karaage chicken-mayonnaise to the shiitake soboro. Pickup orders can be placed in person.

6105 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 453-1850
(512) 453-1850

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Komé: Sushi Kitchen

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One of Austin’s best sushi restaurants in North Loop serves two types of onigiri for dinner. There’s the chazuke, where the salmon onigiri is doused in a dashi broth. And then there’s the yaki-onigiri, where the miso-salmon rice ball is pan-grilled. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

5301 Airport Blvd #100, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 712-5700
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Uchi

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For happy hour, the Zilker fancy Japanese restaurant offers a fried onigiri made of short ribs, cauliflower curry, and sweet potatoes. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. daily; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

801 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 916-4808
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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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Daichi Sushi and Grill

2051 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, TX 78613

The Cedar Park Japanese restaurant’s dinner includes two onigiri options, a spicy tuna and a broiled salmon. There are indoor dine-in services.

2051 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512) 249-0338
(512) 249-0338

Sugar Pine

8578 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758

Along with the casual Wooten Japanese restaurant’s excellent array of noodles and ice creams is a great and wide-ranging lineup of onigiri. There are meaty ones like spicy tuna, steak, and kimchi pork; and then there are non-meat ones like ume shiso, pickled vegetables, and spicy tofu. Takeout orders can be placed in person or online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

8578 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
(512) 520-9046
(512) 520-9046

Snow Ball Rice Ball

6929 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752

It’s right there in the name of the casual Highland cafe (with a second location up in Anderson Arbor). The Japanese and Korean menu’s rice balls — aka onigiri — comes in both traditional and not-traditional fillings, such as mayonnaise tuna, mushroom and eggs, bacon and avocado, and crab. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are also online pickup and delivery orders available through Uber Eats; there are indoor dine-in areas.

6929 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
(512) 433-6872
(512) 433-6872

Asahi Imports

6105 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757

The Japanese market with two locations (this one in Brentwood and the other one down on South Lamar) is the premier spot for onigiri in Austin. The Onigiri Corner menu includes everything from plain to umeboshi to kombu to the karaage chicken-mayonnaise to the shiitake soboro. Pickup orders can be placed in person.

6105 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 453-1850
(512) 453-1850

Komé: Sushi Kitchen

5301 Airport Blvd #100, Austin, TX 78751

One of Austin’s best sushi restaurants in North Loop serves two types of onigiri for dinner. There’s the chazuke, where the salmon onigiri is doused in a dashi broth. And then there’s the yaki-onigiri, where the miso-salmon rice ball is pan-grilled. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

5301 Airport Blvd #100, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 712-5700
(512) 712-5700

Uchi

801 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

For happy hour, the Zilker fancy Japanese restaurant offers a fried onigiri made of short ribs, cauliflower curry, and sweet potatoes. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. daily; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

801 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 916-4808
(512) 916-4808

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