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Come on, dish: Which Austin restaurant do you miss the most?

We want to know — which local restaurant or meal sparks nostalgia in your heart and belly, and why?

A neon sign at night featuring 'The Frisco,' a well-known diner in Austin that closed in 2018. The sign is shaped like a burger, glowing with bright neon colors: green for the lettuce, red for the bun, and yellow and white accents.

The Frisco Shop closed in 2018, but its memory lives on at Sign Bar in east Austin.

Photo by ATXtoday

We have some amazing restaurants in our city, and we love highlighting new culinary gems at ATXtoday. But there have also been so many great, local restaurants that have closed over the years (Shady Grove, we miss you) — and sometimes, we get a little hankering for a meal from a place that no longer exists. Sigh.

This got us thinking about the local restaurants from yesteryear that make our readers feel that same nostalgia — the spots that would be your go-to choices for dining out if they were still around.

City Editor Morgan here. Personally, if I had a time machine, I’d head straight to Hut’s Hamburgers on West 6th Street for a juicy burger, hot fries, and a classic milkshake.

OK, your turn. Which Austin restaurant or meal would you give anything to eat one more time? Let us know and we may feature you in an upcoming newsletter.

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