Downtown Austin Restaurants

Downtown and looking for a place to dine in Austin? Skip 6th Street and head directly to Café Blue for lunch, dinner or weekend brunch. Downtown Austin restaurants can be hit or miss, but Café Blue is always a catch!In town for a conference? We’re located directly across Trinity Street from the Convention Center. Start your evening in Downtown Austin at Café Blue for happy hour—all day Monday, and 3pm-6pm Tuesday-Friday. You’ll enjoy half-priced drink specials, select oysters on the half shell, and shrimp appetizers. Meet friends or colleagues on our spacious outdoor patio, or come inside and enjoy our bright, cozy and cool bar, or dining room.If you’ve been disappointed by other downtown Austin restaurants, you will be pleasantly surprised and delighted by our menu. Our seafood is always fresh and prepared to your order.You’ll find signature creations by our Executive Chef, Ben Nathan, like Thai Style Mussels–PEI mussels, steamed in a sweet & spicy Thai coconut-curry broth, served with grilled French bread. Dipping the bread in this sauce is as good as it gets! There’s the appropriately named Kick Ass Sea Bass, which is sesame-teriyaki glazed Chilean sea bass topped with crispy onion strings, served with rice pilaf and asparagus. Or try a house favorite, the amazing Filet Oscar! An 8 oz. center cut beef tenderloin filet lightly blackened, topped with jumbo lump crab meat and béarnaise sauce, served with garlic whipped potatoes and asparagus.You’ll also find hearty, classic seafood staples that will leave you speechless like Crab Mac & Cheese, Redfish Louisiane, and Trout Almondine.If you’re trying to make heads or tails of all the downtown Austin restaurants, give us a try at Café Blue for the freshest oysters and seafood in all downtown Austin. We’re located at Trinity and 2nd Street in Downtown Austin, and at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave on the main square.