Garrison Austin

Garrison sits on Red River Street, a twenty-minute walk from Auditorium Shores at Lady Bird Lake. It holds a four-star rating from the Forbes Travel Guide.

The room runs smart and elegant, leaning into a modern, contemporary style that leans toward South American influences. While most of the city’s surrounding dining options push for a casual, high-volume energy, Garrison trades that frenzy for a more controlled pace. It is a necessary counterweight to the louder spots near South Congress, offering a level of focus that is missing from the district’s more frantic mainstays. If you want a dinner where you can actually hear your conversation, this is the place.