COOKING WITH PASSION SINCE 1975

Fonda San Miguel is a celebration of distinctive cuisine, colorful history and the transformative influence on Mexican restaurants across the country. As a pioneer of interior Mexican cuisine in the U.S., it was one of the first in the nation to introduce the full-flavored and more complex specialties from Mexico’s regional cuisine. A venerable restaurant, Fonda San Miguel has garnered national and international acclaim, and continues to stay true to Mexico’s great traditions and share the fundamentals of Mexican cuisine through its authentic flavors and ties to Mexico’s ever-changing food culture.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Happy Hour

Bar & atrium only
 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays 5:00pm–7:00pm
 
Reduce-priced appetizers are Quesadillas, Tacos al Pastor, Ceviche las Brisas and Tostada Compuestas. 
 
$2 off tequila and tequila cocktails.
 

ABOUT OUR MENUS

Special menus are unveiled every other week. Ask your server for the delicious details! 
 
Did you know Fonda now has a
De La Tierra menu with savory plant-based offerings?
 
Come join us for an extraordinary dining experience!

PRIVATE PARTIES

Our private dining room is available to rent for large parties and meetings of 40-75 people.

Customized menus range from passed appetizers to pre-fixed dinner menus. We look forward to helping you create a memorable experience.

Private Event Inquiries

PRESS

“They opened Fonda San Miguel in 1975, gradually converting the space into a replica of a colonial-era hacienda, filled with artifacts, original artwork and blooming plants. Their timing was auspicious, coinciding with a period of culinary exploration. Fonda remains the grande dame of interior Mexican cuisine in Texas.”

TEXAS MONTHLY

Fonda San Miguel
2330 W. North Loop, Austin
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HOURS

DINNER

Monday–Thursday 5:00pm–9:30pm
Friday–Saturday 5:00pm–10:30pm

BAR/DRINKS

Monday–Saturday
5:00pm–Close

Happy Hour

Monday–Thursday
5:00pm–7:00pm

FONDA SAN MIGUEL COOKBOOK

Fonda San Miguel: Forty Years of Food & Art is a full-color cookbook for the home cook that focuses on Mexico’s diverse regional cuisines. Compiled and written by restaurant founders Tom Gilliland and Miguel Ravago, with foreword by Robert Rodriguez, the cookbook features more than one hundred memorable recipes, the artwork of Fonda San Miguel and notes on the artists.

The perfect gift for birthdays and anniversaries, the cookbook is available at Amazon, your local bookstore or at Fonda San Miguel.