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The Best Pasta Restaurants in Austin

Where to find the best Italian pastas such as cacio e pepe, pappardelle, and spaghetti

by Erin Russell Updated
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Craving carbs? For those looking for the best when it comes to flour and water concoctions, Austin has several restaurants making top-notch pasta dishes — from those that would make a nonna proud to those making creative use of Texas ingredients.

Here is Eater’s map to Austin’s best bets for pasta, from Emmer & Rye’s craveable cacio e pepe to Il Brutto’s excellent ragu. This list explores excellent pasta beyond just Italian restaurants, including the rotating pasta offerings of Birdie’s or the seasonal delights of Foreign & Domestic.

To fulfill other pasta needs, check out Eater’s picks for the city’s best Italian restaurants.

With updates by Nadia Chaudhury.

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Siena Ristorante Toscana

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Dedicated to Tuscan cuisine, the West Austin restaurant offers Italian fare in an idyllic romantic setting so beautiful, it doesn't feel like Texas. Nights call for dishes like the pappardelle alla bolognese, a hand-cut ribbon pasta with meat sauce. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 349-7667
(512) 349-7667
A plate of wide pasta in a meat sauce.
Papappardelle at Siena.
Siena Ristorante Toscana

Foreign & Domestic

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This chef-owned New American restaurant in North Loop often has a couple of pastas on the menu that make creative use of seasonal ingredients, such as the tomato leaf risotto or the short rib campanelli. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

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Asti Trattoria

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The neighborhood Italian restaurant in Hyde Park dishes out plenty of pasta, from smoked salmon linguine to rigatoni amatriciana, and, even better: there are brunch pastas too. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

408 E 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-1218
(512) 451-1218

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L'Oca d'Oro

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The Mueller Italian restaurant makes creative use of its handmade pastas, with dishes like malfaldine with a pecan-guajillo butter and cherry agrodolce or the sweet potato gnocchi with mushroom ragu and pickled radishes. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723
(737) 212-1876
(737) 212-1876

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Patrizi's

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The fettuccine is thick and chewy at this Italian food truck located in Butterfly Bar in the Cherrywood neighborhood. It comes with sauces like carbonara and garlicky pomodoro. There’s a second location in Cuernavaca. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 522-4834
(512) 522-4834

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Cipollina

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This charming Clarksville gem makes its own pasta every day, and even has gluten-free options. The rich bolognese is made with brisket and bacon. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1213 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5211
(512) 477-5211

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Birdie's

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This Chestnut counter-service wine resaurant usually has one or two pasta offerings on its ever-rotating menu. Whatever they are, they’re cooked and sauced to perfection. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

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Emmer & Rye

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This Rainey Street New Texan restaurant takes its grains — and pasta — very seriously. While the menu often changes, be sure to try the mainstay pasta: cacio e pepe made with fermented tomato water. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

51 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 366-5530
(512) 366-5530

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Sammie's

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The fancier Italian American restaurant in downtown — from the McGuire Moorman Lambert group — dishes out perfect red sauce pastas and the such. Think classic spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, and bolognese cheese ravioli. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

807 West 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78703
(512) 474-2054
(512) 474-2054

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Sapori Italian Roots

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The downtown Italian restaurant is all about handmade pastas like spaghetti, fettuccine, penne, and more. There are indoor dine-in services.

800 Brazos Street, Suite 215, Austin, Texas 78701
(737) 351-9271
(737) 351-9271

Red Ash

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The downtown Italian restaurant is back offering up flavorful house-made pastas. The tagliatelle is paired with bolognese and the cappelletti comes with spinach and ricotta. There are indoor dine-in services.

303 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 379-2906
(512) 379-2906

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Dean's Italian Steakhouse

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This sleek downtown steakhouse inside the JW Marriott hotel offers pastas with luxe ingredients like bucatini with black truffles, strozzapreti with spicy shrimp, and wagyu bolognese. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 608-4490
(512) 608-4490

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Il Brutto

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This East Sixth Italian restaurant has excellent pasta dishes, from the lasagna alla bolognese to the decadent pappardelle with lamb ragu, and there are gluten-free options. The open-air patio is a great spot for people-watching when it’s nice out. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1601 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 580-8779
(512) 580-8779
A shallow bowl of long pasta with a cream sauce.
Cacio e pepe from Il Brutto.
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Bufalina

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Both locations of the wine/pizza restaurant — this in East Austin and the other up in Brentwood — offer a short yet super-strong handmade pasta menu. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2215 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 394-5337
(512) 394-5337

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Intero Restaurant

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The East Austin Italian restaurant is another great pasta destination. Find handmade pastas with rich meats like gnocchi with duck confit or mafaldine with house bolognese. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2612 E Cesar Chavez St Suite 105, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 599-4052
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Vespaio

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After a day of shopping on South Congress, duck into this Bouldin Creek Italian establishment for classic handmade pastas. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1610 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 441-6100
(512) 441-6100

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Artipasta

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This far South Austin pasta truck owned by an Italian family from Mantova serves a variety of pastas like lasagne, four-cheese macaroni, and spaghetti alla carbonara. There’s a second location up in the Linc. Takeout orders can be placed in person or over the phone; there are third-party deliveries available (Uber Eats, DoorDash); there are outdoor dine-in areas.

7800 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 228-7489
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Siena Ristorante Toscana

6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731

Dedicated to Tuscan cuisine, the West Austin restaurant offers Italian fare in an idyllic romantic setting so beautiful, it doesn't feel like Texas. Nights call for dishes like the pappardelle alla bolognese, a hand-cut ribbon pasta with meat sauce. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 349-7667
(512) 349-7667
A plate of wide pasta in a meat sauce.
Papappardelle at Siena.
Siena Ristorante Toscana

Foreign & Domestic

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751

This chef-owned New American restaurant in North Loop often has a couple of pastas on the menu that make creative use of seasonal ingredients, such as the tomato leaf risotto or the short rib campanelli. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

306 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 459-1010
(512) 459-1010

Asti Trattoria

408 E 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751

The neighborhood Italian restaurant in Hyde Park dishes out plenty of pasta, from smoked salmon linguine to rigatoni amatriciana, and, even better: there are brunch pastas too. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

408 E 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-1218
(512) 451-1218

L'Oca d'Oro

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723

The Mueller Italian restaurant makes creative use of its handmade pastas, with dishes like malfaldine with a pecan-guajillo butter and cherry agrodolce or the sweet potato gnocchi with mushroom ragu and pickled radishes. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1900 Simond Ave, Austin, TX 78723
(737) 212-1876
(737) 212-1876

Patrizi's

2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

The fettuccine is thick and chewy at this Italian food truck located in Butterfly Bar in the Cherrywood neighborhood. It comes with sauces like carbonara and garlicky pomodoro. There’s a second location in Cuernavaca. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 522-4834
(512) 522-4834

Cipollina

1213 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703

This charming Clarksville gem makes its own pasta every day, and even has gluten-free options. The rich bolognese is made with brisket and bacon. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1213 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5211
(512) 477-5211

Birdie's

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

This Chestnut counter-service wine resaurant usually has one or two pasta offerings on its ever-rotating menu. Whatever they are, they’re cooked and sauced to perfection. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

Emmer & Rye

51 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701

This Rainey Street New Texan restaurant takes its grains — and pasta — very seriously. While the menu often changes, be sure to try the mainstay pasta: cacio e pepe made with fermented tomato water. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

51 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 366-5530
(512) 366-5530

Sammie's

807 West 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78703

The fancier Italian American restaurant in downtown — from the McGuire Moorman Lambert group — dishes out perfect red sauce pastas and the such. Think classic spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, and bolognese cheese ravioli. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

807 West 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78703
(512) 474-2054
(512) 474-2054

Sapori Italian Roots

800 Brazos Street, Suite 215, Austin, Texas 78701

The downtown Italian restaurant is all about handmade pastas like spaghetti, fettuccine, penne, and more. There are indoor dine-in services.

800 Brazos Street, Suite 215, Austin, Texas 78701
(737) 351-9271
(737) 351-9271

Red Ash

303 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown Italian restaurant is back offering up flavorful house-made pastas. The tagliatelle is paired with bolognese and the cappelletti comes with spinach and ricotta. There are indoor dine-in services.

303 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 379-2906
(512) 379-2906

Dean's Italian Steakhouse

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

This sleek downtown steakhouse inside the JW Marriott hotel offers pastas with luxe ingredients like bucatini with black truffles, strozzapreti with spicy shrimp, and wagyu bolognese. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 608-4490
(512) 608-4490

Il Brutto

1601 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

This East Sixth Italian restaurant has excellent pasta dishes, from the lasagna alla bolognese to the decadent pappardelle with lamb ragu, and there are gluten-free options. The open-air patio is a great spot for people-watching when it’s nice out. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1601 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 580-8779
(512) 580-8779
A shallow bowl of long pasta with a cream sauce.
Cacio e pepe from Il Brutto.
Il Brutto

Bufalina

2215 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702

Both locations of the wine/pizza restaurant — this in East Austin and the other up in Brentwood — offer a short yet super-strong handmade pasta menu. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2215 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 394-5337
(512) 394-5337

Intero Restaurant

2612 E Cesar Chavez St Suite 105, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin Italian restaurant is another great pasta destination. Find handmade pastas with rich meats like gnocchi with duck confit or mafaldine with house bolognese. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2612 E Cesar Chavez St Suite 105, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 599-4052
(512) 599-4052

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Vespaio

1610 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

After a day of shopping on South Congress, duck into this Bouldin Creek Italian establishment for classic handmade pastas. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

1610 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 441-6100
(512) 441-6100

Artipasta

7800 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745

This far South Austin pasta truck owned by an Italian family from Mantova serves a variety of pastas like lasagne, four-cheese macaroni, and spaghetti alla carbonara. There’s a second location up in the Linc. Takeout orders can be placed in person or over the phone; there are third-party deliveries available (Uber Eats, DoorDash); there are outdoor dine-in areas.

7800 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 228-7489
(512) 228-7489

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