Suerte’s is regarded as one of the best restaurants in Austin, and it has the accolades to prove it. But if you need physical evidence to back up these claims, dine in and allow Fermín Núñez—the executive chef and culinary mastermind behind the menu—to show you what Mexican flavors, technique and local ingredients can do. Start your meal off with the tuna tiradito, whose butteriness is complemented by the smokiness and slight sweetness from the burnt habanero and apple salsa. While here, you mustn't miss the restaurant’s signature suadero tacos, made of confit wagyu brisket, avocado crudo, onion and cilantro.
Extra hungry? Try carnitas and pollo al recado negro served with housemade tortillas, and be sure to leave room for the tres leches, a perfectly-balanced vanilla-lemongrass soaked sponge cake topped with Chantilly cream and crunchy chocolate pearls. As you indulge, take in the restaurant’s thoughtfully curated interior, featuring banquette-style seating upholstered in fabrics by artist Arturo Hernández, mezcal bottles repurposed as light fixtures and ceramics sourced from a pottery shop in Oaxaca.