Barley Swine

With his Bourdain-approved Odd Duck food trailer, Chef Bryce Gilmore caught the farm-to-table wave just as it was cresting, and the wild success of that helped launch Barley Swine -- the cozy brick n' mortar version. Barley Swine's ever-changing menu is almost totally dictated by what Gilmore and his punk rock pastry chef, Kyle McKinney, find at the farmer's market, and both gentlemen have admirable imaginations. Try McKinney's Hefeweizen donuts for proof, and don't be greedy -- share a bite with your tablemates.

OMG, worth the wait- and you will! Fantastic food, flavors and service. I heart Barley Swine!!

As an Austin teenager, Chef Bryce Gilmore grew up in the kitchen of Z. Tejas Southwestern Grill, the Tex Mex restaurant where his father used to work. But after earning his cooking pedigree at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and enjoying a cooking stint in Austin, Gilmore came home inspired to open up a place of his own. That led to the food trailer Odd Duck, which quickly earned a famous fan in Anthony Bourdain, and now, Barley Swine: Where the tables are communal, plates are small and luscious, and the beers are high falutin'. In 2011, Gilmore was named one of Food & Wine...

Well worth the wait (especially with Henri's cheese & wine shop next door). You may come for the beer & pig, but you'll leave talking about that amazing carrot dish.

With a talented young chef, a white-hot media spotlight, and a devoted audience, this modernist-casual spot brings Austin a kind of flashy and flavorful high-end restaurant food it has never seen before.

With his Bourdain-approved Odd Duck food trailer, Chef Bryce Gilmore caught the farm-to-table wave just as it was cresting, and the wild success of that helped launch Barley Swine -- the cozy brick n' mortar version. Barley Swine's ever-changing menu is almost totally dictated by what Gilmore and his punk rock pastry chef, Kyle McKinney, find at the farmer's market, and both gentlemen have admirable imaginations. Try McKinney's Hefeweizen donuts for proof, and don't be greedy -- share a bite with your tablemates.