Austin Restaurant Experts Share the Best Meals of 2019

By Erin Russell

Published in Eater Austin

As is the tradition as we near the end of 2019, Eater asked a trusted group of friends, industry types, and local bloggers for their takes on the past culinary year in Austin. The annual survey spans eight questions, from dining surprises to best food neighborhoods and disappointing meals. All answers will be revealed as the week rolls on — cut, pasted, (mostly) unedited, and in no particular order. Question number seven:

What was your best restaurant meal of 2019?

Pat Sharpe, executive editor and food writer for Texas Monthly
I had a stupendous meal at El Naranjo’s new digs on South Lamar. Chef Iliana de la Vega specializes in the cuisine of Oaxaca and excels at everything. If I had to mention only one dish, it would be the fabulous deconstructed chile relleno, using a smoky chile pasilla Mixe with mild, melty Oaxaca cheese and a rich black bean sauce.

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