The Eastern

This is the eponymous restaurant of James Beard winner, Paul Qui. Following his victory on the ninth season of Top Chef in 2012, Qui opened his very first restaurant in the heart of Austin in 2013. The cuisine offered here is a delightful fusion of western and oriental cooking traditions. You can choose the pasta with sea urchin, yuzu and squid, ceviche prepared Filipino style, or why not let...

"Top Chef" alum Paul Qui of Uchiko and East Side King opened qui in 2013. The tasting menus, one for vegetarians and one for carnivores change daily. Expect creative interpretations of Asian fare, such as albacore seared on binchotan and served with cilantro, ume miso and blossoms. Desserts feature ingredients like coconut fig caramel and goat milk ice cream. Qui also offers a Filipino à la...

Set in an airy, understated East Austin space, this highly anticipated East Austin fusion restaurant from Paul Qui boasts hyper-seasonal (and hyper-spendy) plates with influences from the chef's travels in Asia, America, France, Copenhagen, Mexico City and more.

Known primarily as a place to "dance on the weekends" ("they have awesome DJs on Fridays"), this "typical" East Austin bar draws party-friendly types who say the "ambiance and prices are alright"; a "cool, spacious" patio provides relief when it gets to feeling "a little cramped" indoors.

A laidback bar in East Austin, where the DJ's deaf-inducing jams are drowned with strong Bombay Sapphire gin drinks and a generous outdoor area. The Eastern attracts a young and attractive indie crowd who groove to rap and indie tunes while cupping handfuls of the bar's free popcorn and downing shots named "Nate Dogg" and "Scooby Snacks."

We have the longest Happy Hour 7 days a week from noon-9pm with $1 off everything on our already low prices. We also have theme nights that run throughout the week like MONDAY- Film & a 40 brought to you by uLOVEi, TUESDAY- $1 PBR Night, WEDNESDAY- Indie I-Pod Night, FRIDAY- F*#kme, F*#kme Friday Hip Hop w/ DJ Miguel Angel, SATURDAY- Rotation of other booty shaking DJ's. And there is never a...