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Where to Find Exceptional Sausages in Austin

Mmmm meaty links

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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A sausage at Banger’s.
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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

Sausages are the fancy cousins of that childhood staple, hot dogs. Austin embraces its German heritage with world-class traditional links to fun fusion interpretations.

In Austin, find classics and vegetarian sausages at Banger’s, wild game-based sausages from Dai Due, a Laotian take at Lao’d Bar, the Frito pie version from barbecue restaurant Interstellar BBQ and many jalapeño-cheddar sausages throughout the city.

For similar meats, check out Eater Austin’s guides to the best hot dogs, corn dogs, and barbecue in town.

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Interstellar BBQ

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The Anderson Mill-adjacent barbecue restaurant includes a good sausage selection, including some that are very invention. Currently, there’s the Frito pie sausage made with cheddar cheese, green onions, corn, black beans, and a chile spice. There’s also beef kielbasas within pork casings. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor dine-in services.

12233 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 382-6248
(512) 382-6248

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Stiles Switch BBQ

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Likewise, the Brentwood barbecue restaurant offers up monthly invention sausages alongside staple ones. The former currently includes the Firecracker, a pork-beef sausage with hot honey, an herb blend, aromatics meant for ham, and chile spices within a red casing. There’s also its house sausage and the jalapeño-cheddar one. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub deliveries; and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

6610 N Lamar Blvd (at Brentwood St), Austin, TX 78752
(512) 380-9199
(512) 380-9199

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Dai Due

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It makes sense that the Cherrywood New Texan restaurant has loads of sausages — especially many wild-game based ones — since it is also a butcher shop. Expect options like Nilgai antelope breakfast sausages, wild boar boudin, and turkey boudin blanc. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2406 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 524-0688
(512) 524-0688

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Micklethwait Craft Meats

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A standby of the Central East Austin barbecue truck’s menu is the Tex-Czech sausage, made with beef and pork. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

1309 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 791-5961
(512) 791-5961

Lao'd Bar

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It’s worth the trek out to far east Austin to hit up this Laotian restaurant if only for its sausage, a deep-fried and cured pork sausage served alongside pickles and a chile paste. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

9909 Fm 969, Austin, Texas 78724

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Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden

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The downtown Rainey Street sausage and beer garden offers lots of link options. Look out for everything from bratwursts to spicy chicken to duck-bacon-fig to the vegetarian sun-dried tomato one. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

81 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 386-1656
(512) 386-1656

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La Barbecue

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The East Austin barbecue restaurant’s main house-made is pure Texas hot guts. Then there are jalapeño and chipotle iterations, plus many sandwiches. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2401 East Cesar Chavez Street, TX 78702

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LeRoy & Lewis [Restaurant]

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Down in Garrison Park, the former barbecue truck is still slinging its citra-hop sausage, which is also available within a tortilla. There’s also the salchica wrap with a beef-chorizo sausage. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

5621 Emerald Forest Drive, Austin, Texas 78745
(512) 962-7805
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Distant Relatives

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The house sausages at the McKinney barbecue truck at Meanwhile Brewing aren’t to be missed. Plus, it sometimes plays around with the flavors, such as the chaurice, a spicy pork one. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin, Texas 78744
(512) 717-2504
(512) 717-2504

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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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Interstellar BBQ

12233 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78750

The Anderson Mill-adjacent barbecue restaurant includes a good sausage selection, including some that are very invention. Currently, there’s the Frito pie sausage made with cheddar cheese, green onions, corn, black beans, and a chile spice. There’s also beef kielbasas within pork casings. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor dine-in services.

12233 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 382-6248
(512) 382-6248

Stiles Switch BBQ

6610 N Lamar Blvd (at Brentwood St), Austin, TX 78752

Likewise, the Brentwood barbecue restaurant offers up monthly invention sausages alongside staple ones. The former currently includes the Firecracker, a pork-beef sausage with hot honey, an herb blend, aromatics meant for ham, and chile spices within a red casing. There’s also its house sausage and the jalapeño-cheddar one. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub deliveries; and there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

6610 N Lamar Blvd (at Brentwood St), Austin, TX 78752
(512) 380-9199
(512) 380-9199

Dai Due

2406 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

It makes sense that the Cherrywood New Texan restaurant has loads of sausages — especially many wild-game based ones — since it is also a butcher shop. Expect options like Nilgai antelope breakfast sausages, wild boar boudin, and turkey boudin blanc. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

2406 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 524-0688
(512) 524-0688

Micklethwait Craft Meats

1309 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX 78702

A standby of the Central East Austin barbecue truck’s menu is the Tex-Czech sausage, made with beef and pork. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

1309 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 791-5961
(512) 791-5961

Lao'd Bar

9909 Fm 969, Austin, Texas 78724

It’s worth the trek out to far east Austin to hit up this Laotian restaurant if only for its sausage, a deep-fried and cured pork sausage served alongside pickles and a chile paste. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

9909 Fm 969, Austin, Texas 78724

Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden

81 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown Rainey Street sausage and beer garden offers lots of link options. Look out for everything from bratwursts to spicy chicken to duck-bacon-fig to the vegetarian sun-dried tomato one. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

81 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 386-1656
(512) 386-1656

La Barbecue

2401 East Cesar Chavez Street, TX 78702

The East Austin barbecue restaurant’s main house-made is pure Texas hot guts. Then there are jalapeño and chipotle iterations, plus many sandwiches. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

2401 East Cesar Chavez Street, TX 78702

LeRoy & Lewis [Restaurant]

5621 Emerald Forest Drive, Austin, Texas 78745

Down in Garrison Park, the former barbecue truck is still slinging its citra-hop sausage, which is also available within a tortilla. There’s also the salchica wrap with a beef-chorizo sausage. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

5621 Emerald Forest Drive, Austin, Texas 78745
(512) 962-7805
(512) 962-7805

Distant Relatives

3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin, Texas 78744

The house sausages at the McKinney barbecue truck at Meanwhile Brewing aren’t to be missed. Plus, it sometimes plays around with the flavors, such as the chaurice, a spicy pork one. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin, Texas 78744
(512) 717-2504
(512) 717-2504

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