Your 20 Favorite Local Austin Food Trucks (2024)
The very first food trucks date back to covered wagons selling perishable food to cowboys and loggers as a chuckwagon in the American wilderness. (Prestige Food Trucks)
Nowadays, Austin has become a huge food truck town with many food truck parks around the city. You can find just about any cuisine within four walls and riding four wheels.
Here is a list of some of our favorite food trucks that us locals enjoy.
Utilize the map OR select the type you’re looking for below:
➜ PIZZA
Pedroso’s pizza
sammataro
➜ BBQ
LeRoy & lewis
valentina’s
➜ tacos
Discada Tacos
Taqueria 7 Estrellas
Ensenada
La Santa Barbacha
Paprika
La Taquicardia
Veracruz All Natural
➜ burgers
leroy & lewis
golden castle
➜ burritos
daygo’s
➜ vietnamese
pho craft
➜ lao
sxse
➜ others
briscuits
mama fried
➜ vegan
revolution vegan kitchen
➜ desserts
little lucy’s
bananarchy
PIZZA
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PIZZA 🍕
Not only are these the best food truck pizzas, they are also some of the best pizzas in Austin!
pedroso’s pizza
8315 burnet rd atx 78757
hours: w - sun 11:30am to 10pm
🍕 N.Y. Style 16” Cheese | 18
Pedroso’s has many different types of pizzas but the one that stands out to me is their New York Style pie. I prefer it with their fresh mozzarella and small pepperonis.
an atx FYI: they sell slices during lunch so if you miss NYC slices, I suggest hitting them up
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Photo Credit: Bianca at ATX FYI
Photo Credit: Bianca at ATX FYI
Photo Credit: Bianca Delmar at ATX FYI
Sammataro
1108 E 12th St atx 78702
tue - f 5-10pm sat 12-10pm sun 3-8pm
🍕 Classic Pie | 26
+ costs $4 to add meats and $2 for veggies
From Westlake to East Austin, Sammataro has made quite the name for itself. Sir Sammataro, Issac Flores, worked to recreate his fave pies from Brooklyn during the pandemic by building a pizza oven in his own backyard.
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BBQ
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BBQ 🔥
Photo Credit: Valentina’s BBQ
Valentina’s tex mex bbq
11500 menchaca rd austin 78748
w-sun 7:30am-8pm
🔥 brisket | 33/lb
🔥 queso & chips | 8.5/12.5/16
🔥 pulled chicken | 20/lb
🔥 real deal holyfield breakfast taco | 10
A BBQ food truck that’s been on everyone’s top BBQ list for years and with all of their fans’ support, they are also opening a brick and mortar in Buda!
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tacos
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tacos 🌮
As someone who believes that the best tacos are served outside,
we have a lot of favorite taco trucks on this list
Photo Credit: Bianca Delmar at ATX FYI
ENSENADA
1108 e 12th st atx 78702
Hours: w-f 11am to 4pm sat&sun 11am to 6pm
🌮 Fish Taco Ensenada Style | 6
🌮 Tacos de Camaron (shrimp) | 6
🌮 Tostadas de Ceviche | 6 (weekend only)
Liz and Stephanie brought Ensenada-Style tacos to Austin and boy, are we blessed for them! Everything they serve is incredible, fresh, and clearly full of love.
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LA SANTA BARBACHA
807 e 4th st atx 78702
hours: w-sun 11am to 5pm
🌮 Quesabarbacha | 7
🌮 Barbacha Chilaquiles Bowl | 15
🌮 Breakfast Barbacoa Taco | 5
🌮 Cantaloupe Agua Fresca | 6
The La Santa Barbacha ladies serve the best barbacoa and chilaquiles in town. They make their tortillas to order, which makes all of the difference.
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PAPRIKA ATX
6519 n lamar blvd atx
hours: tu-sat 11am to 3pm
also, 6 to 8pm on fridays at long play lounge
🌮 quesitaco + carnitas | 5
🌮 taco de suadero | 4
🌮 taco de nopalitos | 4
Paprika is located behind the Michi Ramen and serving authentic tacos and tortas. They’re also at Long Play Lounge popping up on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm.
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LA TAQUICARDIA
southern heights brewing
6014 techni center dr ste 2-101 atx
lulu’s
10402 menchaca rd atx
🌮 barbacoa taco w/blue corn tortilla | 4.65
🌮 cochinita pibil | 4.65
🌮 quesabirria plate | 14.99
la taquicardia now has two locations to serve you authentic Mexican tacos. They also offer weekly specials and of course, taco tuesday specials!
an atx FYI: get your tacos on a blue corn tortilla, you won’t regret it!
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Veracruz all natural
tarrytown - 2401 winsted ln
east - 2505 webberville rd
line hotel - 111 e cesar chavez
radio - 4208 menchaca rd
round rock - 2711 la frontera blvd #320
🌮 Migas Taco
🌮 Barbacoa Taco
🌮 El Sancho Taco
An icon to the taco truck scene and a huge staple to the Austin food community.
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BURGERS
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BURGERS 🍔
leroy and lewis
121 Pickle Rd atx 78704
w-sun 11am-9pm
🍔 L&L Burger | 15
LeRoy and Lewis serves the best burger in town with a smoked brisket patty with cheese, grilled onions, pickles, and burger sauce on a toasted potato bun.
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Photo Credit: Bianca D. at ATX FYI
BURRITOs
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BURRITOs 🌯
Vietnamese
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Vietnamese 🍜
pho craft
3307 oak springs dr atx 78721
hours: sun-th 11am to 8pm f&sat 11am to 9pm
🍜 Bao Buns (2) | 8
🍜 Beef Pho | 12
🍜 Bahn Mi Sandwich | 10
🍜 Vermicelli Bowl | 13
🍜 Vietnamese Ice Coffee | 5
Bringing pho to the eastside by way of food truck. Pho Craft is such a great spot with an impressive setup offering a rooftop and lower covered area. Thaison, the owner, was raised by the owners of the iconic, local Pho Thaison chain, so you know the food is legit.
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LAO
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LAO 🍢
SXSE Food Co
415 st elmo rd 1d2 atx
hours: w-th 4 to 9pm f 4 to 10pm
sat 12 to 10pm sun 12 to 7pm
🍢 Ribeye Steak Skewers | 14.5
+ sub crispy rice | 5.50
🍢 mango sticky rice | 8
special item - 🍢 lao’d pork smash burger | 9
Outside of Vacancy Brewing, this food truck in the St Elmo Area brings contemporary award-winning Lao cuisine.
an atx FYI: their name is pronounced “ˈsek-sē • ˈfüd •ˈkō” since SXSW has trademarked SXSE.
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Vegan
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Vegan 🌱
Photo Credit: Cater Fox
OTHERS
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OTHERS 〰️
BRISCUITS
4204 Menchaca Rd ATX 78704
hours: th-sat 9am to 8:30pm sun 9am to 3pm
🥪 Brisket & smoked strawberry jelly biscuit | 14
🥪 Pork belly & spiced apple jelly biscuit | 14
🥪 Hashbrowns | 3.50
One of my absolute fave food trucks giving us incredibly delicious bbq between biscuits coupled with jelly. Don’t miss out on their hashbrowns that remind me of the iconic McDonald’s hashbrowns but even better.
WEBSITE | instagram
mama fried
armadillo den
10106 Menchaca Rd ATX 78704
hours: w&th 6 to 11pm f&sat 6pm to 12am
sun 6 to 11pm
🍟 Footlong corn dog | 7
🍟 Barbacoa nacho fries | 14
🍟 BBQ sandwich | 13
A sister food truck to the icon, LeRoy and Lewis, Mama Fried gets their bbq from them to make loaded fries and bbq sandwiches.
an atx FYI: get their corn dog, it’s the best in Austin and be sure to have the bbq mustard with it.
WEBSITE | instagram
DESSERT
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DESSERT 🍦
LITTLE LUCY’S
75 1/2 RAINEY ST AUSTIN 78701
2420 guadalupe st atx
🍩 Schnauzer
- Pistachio, Lavender, Vanilla
🍩 Chow Chow
- Cinnamon & Sugar
🍩 Poodle
- Blueberry & Lemongrass
Little Bag (6 Mini Donuts) | 6
Large Bag (12 Mini Donuts) | 9
These mini donuts are one of a kind and such a great treat (especially on a late night out at Rainey).
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Photo Credit: Bananarchy
In addition to this, we feature a new food truck each Friday on our Instagram HERE.
