My favorite restaurants in Austin

A list of my personal favorites in Austin...

Thai Food: Madam Mam's, Thai Spice Cafe (on 360)
Tex-Mex/Mexican: Manuel's, El Chile Cafe Y Cantina, Fonda San Miguel (yes Chuy's does not make my list)
Sunday Brunch: Trudy's, Taverna on 2nd street, Cafe Magnolia
Drinks: Mexian Martinis at Trudy's, Mojitos at Malaga, Breakfast Fresh Orange Juice at Trudy's (haha), Thai Iced Coffee at Mekong River
Italian: Reale's up by 183 and Anderson Mill , Enoteca Vespaio on S.Congress, Osteria Primizie on East 11th, Mandola's
Thin-crust pizza - authentic NYC/Italy style: Brooklyn Pie Co in Round Rock, Mandola's
Indian Food: Clay Pit, Bombay Express for some things, Sarovar for the egg-biryani.
South American (non-Mexican): Buenos Aires (Argentinian), Dona Emilia's (Colombian)
Desserts: Paciugo on 2nd street for the Tiramisu frappe and amazing gelatos, Dolce Vita, Buenos Aires, and a long list of others...
Sushi: Kenichi, Uchi... (both high-end), Tokyo Teppan/Steakhouse
Chinese: Tokyo Teppan/Steakhouse (can't stand any other place... their ingredients are never fresh)
Vietnamese: Sagiang (on Jollyville road), Sunflower Cafe
Crepes: Austin has a load of crepe places now, but the only place that still rings true for me (memories of Montmartre in France) is Flip Happy Crepes!
Soups: Tom Yum soup at Madam Mam's, Tom Ka (with coocnut) soup at Thai Kitchen (William Cannon and I35) and at Satay. (I don't usually venture to try soups at other restaurants because many of them are made in chicken broth).