Emmer & Rye
Restaurant · Town Lake
SkyHouse, 51 Rainey St UNIT 110, Austin, TX 78701
Highlights
Innovative farm-to-table fare with creative cocktails and wine
Innovative farm-to-table fare with creative cocktails and wine
"As part of a worldwide campaign honoring Jacques Pépin's 90th, the restaurant will host a Breaking Bread dinner on Thursday, May 22 with various seating times. Chefs Kevin Fink and Tavel Bristol-Joseph will reinterpret recipes from Pépin's 2012 Complete Techniques into an a la carte menu: starters include goujonnettes (crispy strips of red snapper marinated in Texas Keeper Cider, coated in buckwheat and rouge de bordeaux grain, paired with a classic sauce tartare), gnocchi Parisienne (a Sonoran wheat dumpling gratin finished with Parmesan), and pain de ménage (rustic country loaf served with chicken skin cracklings, chicken liver pâté, and cultured butter flowers). Entree options include fish en papillote (parchment-baked Gulf grouper with braised celtuce and a fennel nage) and ficeler la volaille (a trussed, deboned stuffed chicken with traditional sauce chasseur). Reservations are available on OpenTable and walk-ins will be seated if space allows." - Courtney E. Smith
"Powerhouse team chef Kevin Fink and executive pastry chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph run this New Texan restaurant at the end of Rainey focused on using heritage grains, local products, and in-house fermentation. It’s known for a delicate cacio e pepe pasta and creative desserts from Bristol-Joseph like sorbet with salted cream. The vibe is modern industrial, with exposed brick, wood walls, matching shelves, and lighting using black metal. It’s a good spot for dinner with friends and family." - Erin Russell
"The high-end restaurant Emmer & Rye doesn’t really fit into Rainey Street’s food and beverage scene (other than its geographical location). The food showcases their in-house fermentation program and local ingredients, and the entire menu of small plates is served à la carte, so you can piece together your own multi-course tasting. This probably isn’t a place where you’d casually stroll in for a snack during a night out, but if there were any restaurant on Rainey Street worth making the trek for, this is it. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"Emmer & Rye is a Bib Gourmand Green Star restaurant known for its commitment to sustainability. The restaurant sources 90-95% of its ingredients from local Texas farms, including their own Trosi Farms. The team focuses on utilizing ingredients that might otherwise go to waste and employs creative techniques to minimize food waste." - Michael He
"If you’re going to spend the night on Rainey Street, it might as well be at Emmer & Rye, a modern American farm-to-table restaurant that we like a lot. On the 31st, they’re offering a special six-course menu with an optional wine pairing and supplements. If you want to keep the celebrations going after dinner, just step outside—you’re already on Austin’s biggest party street. The deal: $150 for a six-course dinner with optional wine pairings and supplements. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - nicolai mccrary
