Best road-trip restaurants in Texas
Start here: 238 route-useful dining stops in Texas, grouped by town and filtered by cuisine or price. This is the curated road-trip layer, not every restaurant in the state.
Updated 2026-07-01. Check current hours, reservations, and seasonal closures before you go.
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Austin1
Dallas1
Houston1
Richardson2
Chef-led Richardson Chinatown institution led for decades by the Teng family, famed for Taiwanese soup dumplings, dim sum and house-made desserts.
Family-run Richardson Chinatown favorite drawing crowds for its dumplings, hand-rolled noodles and authentic Sichuan and Taiwanese home cooking.
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