The 19 Best Downtown Austin Restaurants

"Downtown has plenty of places where a nice dress or blazer wouldn’t feel out of place, but sometimes you just need a quick, healthy weekday lunch. When that moment comes, head to Koriente. It’s mostly Korean food—with lots of vegan and gluten-free options—with entrées that are designed to be built upon, so you can add things like chicken, tofu, mushrooms, smoked salmon, avocado, or eggs to your bowl. We like to start with a base of sweet potato japchae noodles, then just add as many vegetables as we can before they kindly ask us to stop.  " - nicolai mccrary