Lamberts Downtown Barbecue
"Fancy barbecue" with cocktails and live music
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Austin, Texas.
Housed in a historic downtown building, Lamberts calls itself 'fancy barbecue' and means it — a two-story, full-service restaurant with a bar program and a live-music stage upstairs, aimed at diners who want Texas smoke as a proper night out rather than a paper-tray lunch. It has been reworking the sit-down barbecue format on West 2nd since 2006.
The kitchen leans into refinement without abandoning the pit. The coffee-rubbed brisket is the signature, its crust deepened with a dark, bitter edge, and the maple- and coriander-crusted pork ribs bring a sweet-savory polish rare in the genre. Wood-grilled steaks and a hangar steak push it toward steakhouse territory, and the cocktails and nightly music complete the pitch. This is barbecue dressed for dinner — smoke and craft with a tablecloth sensibility.
- Style: Central Texas Style
- Price: $$$
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Serving since 2006
What to order
- Coffee-Rubbed Brisket
- Maple- and Coriander-Crusted Pork Ribs
- Wood-Grilled Steak
- Hangar Steak
How it scores — 8.2/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 401 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701
- Phone: (512) 494-1500
- Website: https://lambertsaustin.com/
Hours: Daily 9am–5pm (verified on 2026-08-06)
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