Austin’s Most Romantic Restaurants for a Date Night

By Kelly Stocker

Published in THRILLIST

El Naranjo finally moved off Rainey, and we’re glad they did; the vibrant new space is welcoming enough to make it feel like an everyday option, but fancy enough to have date night appeal as well. James Beard-nominated chef Iliana De la Vega keeps upping her game by leading culinary expeditions to Mexico City; start with one of their incredible cocktails, like the Mezcalina (mezcal, serrano, basil, agave, pineapple), and then get right into it with mole negro with duck or the banana leaf-wrapped redfish.