Vespaio - Austin Restaurant

  • Address: 1610 South Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704-3522
  • Phone: +1 512 441 6100
  • Website:www.austinvespaio.com
Average Rating
4.5
71+ reviews
from 3 sources
Frommers
1.0
1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
19+ reviews
CitySearch
4.5
51+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $14

Vespaio
1610 South Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704-3522

Vespaio Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • This cozy neighborhood eatery is a well-kept secret among the Austin dining elite. The chef lines up a delectable menu of fine Italian favorites that has kept the whole city talking. The service is pleasant and the prices are reasonable, with most dishes ranging from USD10 to USD16. The wine sele... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • In Short :At the entrance, a lighted deli case beckons with glittering plates of antipasti. The restaurant has just 15 tables, and faces a brick oven and open kitchen. At peak hours, the din can be deafening, and diners may have to strain to hear conversation. Starters include oven-dried tomatoes... more on CitySearch
  • Vespaio in Austin is a four star Italian restaurant. Here's a place to get good food. This expensive restaurant is one of the popular places in the area. Know before you go: this place features a perfect venue for special occasions. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice an elegant at... more on OpenList.com
  • Still one of Austin's trendiest restaurants, Vespaio doesn't quite draw the long lines that it did when it first opened in the late 1990s, but the weird policy for reservations -- they're accepted only for early hours on off-days -- ensures that the see-and-be-seen bar is always packed. The swank... more on Frommers
  • This offspring of the original Vespaio next door is a combined deli, market, cafĂ© and wine bar. more on Gayot

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0
Amazing food and service; truly authentic

The main chef comes from the best Italian restaurant in Napa Valley. The food is truly authentic and fantastic. My wife and I have been to Italy (Florence, Venice, and Rome), and this is the only restaurant in the U.S. that compares to the truly outstanding food in Italy. We have dined all over t... bretthurt, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
vespaius maximus

this place.....well, where do i start........the food is flat-out amazing, the architecture is, shall we say, wonderfully eccentric and the staff, owner-to-waiter is friendly, ... aubreycarter, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on CitySearch

Frommer's | Frommer's Review

Still one of Austin's trendiest restaurants, Vespaio doesn't quite draw the long lines that it did when it first opened in the late 1990s, but the weird policy ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

5.0
Perfect....

Vespaio's could be one of the best restaurants in the country. I would easily put it ahead of any restaurant in Austin, and that is saying something. The food is cooked over a wood burning oven which gives it an absolutely amazing flavor. The veggies are grown in the garden in the back of the res... jestep_austin, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0

I think that growing up Italian in New York City and now living in Austin Texas, I've been in search of a good italian restaurant. Vespio does a good job of this, ... barb0421, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on CitySearch

Directions

Cross Street :Milton Street

South Austin

Hours

Tues-Sun 5:30-10:30pm (bar 5pm-midnight)

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about Vespaio on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.austinvespaio.com
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  • http://www.austintexas.org
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