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Where Joshua Weissman actually eats in Austin

YouTube chef & owner, Ben & Lynn's (Austin) · 7 picks

Joshua Weissman is a YouTube chef and cookbook author (An Unapologetic Cookbook, Texture Over Taste) who started out as a line cook at Uchiko and Odd Duck in Austin, and in September 2026 opened his first restaurant, Ben & Lynn's, a fried-chicken counter on East Cesar Chavez. None of those three kitchens is on this list: these are seven places in the city he sends other people to, from an iced gesha coffee on the east side to a taco stand on the same street as his own restaurant.


Canje

Holly · Latin American · map

Canje. I've seen a little bit of Jamaican influence, maybe some African influence. It's really good.

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NADC Burger

East Cesar Chavez · Western · map

There's not a whole salad on it. It's just what a burger should have always been.

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order: burger

Desnudo Coffee: East Austin

Blackshear-Prospect Hill · Café & bakery · map

Have you had the iced gesha? It's the best iced coffee I've ever had in my life.

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order: iced gesha coffee

Emmer & Rye

Downtown Austin · Italian · map

Emmer and Rye, cocktails are remarkably good, but also the food.

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order: cocktails

DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana - Downtown Austin

Downtown Austin · Italian · map

I'm going to finalise my answer as DeSano.

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Las Trancas Taco Stand

East Cesar Chavez · Latin American · map

You're going to get fatty meat, onion and cilantro and a spicy salsa. What more do you need?

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order: tacos

Bufalina Pizza

Holly · Italian · map

Best pizza, Bufalina is the first place to go.

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order: pizza


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