"Nixta’s high-low aspect is perfectly Austin. It might be a scrappy counter-service operation, but the food and drinks here are more like what you’d find at a blockbuster restaurant. It’s an excellent place to eat stellar tacos on a spacious outdoor patio full of colorful picnic tables with Selena blasting on the speakers. There’s also a covered outdoor bar where you can drink interesting low-intervention natural wines from places like Texas, California, France, Spain, and Mexico. Like the food menu, the wine list is short and focused, usually consisting of a single pet nat, red, white, orange, rose, and red wine that are available by the glass or by the bottle. The glassware are these short stemmed cheerfully chonky wine glasses, just perfect for picnic table hangs. Nixta also hosts a monthly wine club that highlights different winemakers—usually alongside food—that often sells out." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion