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The Italian Menu Austin Keeps Coming Back For

House-made pastas, seasonal ingredients, timeless Italian craft

Juniper's Italian menu in Austin has never chased trends. It’s always been the same Northern Italian tradition we've served since 2015, filtered through Texas ingredients and cooked under twenty-foot timber ceilings in the heart of East Austin.

Every pasta is made in-house, every steak and duck breast comes off the wood-fired grill, and after ten years of East Austin dinners, this menu has become one of our favorite things we've ever made. Antipasti built for sharing, pasta that shifts with the season, a secondi built to anchor the table. Come see what we've been up to.

Antipasti

Yecora Rojo FocacciaV

Whipped Lira Rossa ricotta, Calabrian honey

Puffy PotatoV

Twice cooked yukon golds, fonduta di parmigiano, olio al tartufo, chervil

LattughinaVGF

Baby gem lettuce, crispy shallots, honey & shallot vinaigrette, crispy parmigiano, balsamico

Pizzelle*P

Blue fin akami tuna, peroni beer curd, sichuan gelatina

Tartare di Manzo in Crostatina*

Prime tenderloin, pickled burdock gribiche, caviar, sweet-citrus pear

Terrina di Musetto Fritta

Crispy pressed pork, creamed italian braising greens, Moretti beer mustard, apple mostarda

Conserve di Mare

Tinned seafood, served with grilled focaccia and salsa verde

Regalis Sardines with LemonP

La Brujula White Tuna in Olive OilP

Regalis Smoked Razor ClamsP

La Brujula Octopus with PimentonP

Pasta

Cacio e PepeV

Pecorino romano, parmigiano, toasted black pepper, Arbequina olive oil

RigatoniV

Vodka sauce, Calabrian chilis, crispy garlic, stracciatella

CampanelleV

Cured San Marzano, picholine olive, strawberry, baby heirloom tomato, chili, parmigiano

LumacheP

Rock shrimp, vermouth butter, serrano, lemon, focaccia breadcrumbs

Radiatori

Pork ragù, parmigiano, fine herbs

Agnolotti dal Plin

Braised beef tongue, mascarpone, glazed carrots, horseradish

Gnocchi al MaisV

White miso butter, fire roasted corn, basil oil

Secondi

Pancia di Maiale

Grilled Berkshire pork belly, Granny Smith apple cremosa, potato "al forno", cipolle e tamari, fondo Roberto

Ippoglosso del Pacifico*

Pacific halibut grilled over post oak, succotash, tomato brodo, pancetta jam

Petto d'Anatra*

Pan-roasted Rohan duck breast, glazed globe carrots, torched Mexican grapes, maitake mushrooms, peach agrodolce

Occhio di Costata*

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Prime eye of ribeye, grilled scallion, fondo alla bordelese, salsa verde

Contorni

Patate CrocantiVGF

Crispy potatoes, fried rosmarino, fennel pollen, white vinegar powder

Jimmy Nardello PeppersV

Blistered over post oak, caponata, basil olio

CavolifioreV

Black butter-roasted cauliflower, madras curry, plumped sultanas, fried capers

V: Vegetarian
GF: Gluten-Free
P: Pescatarian

* Items marked with an asterisk are served raw or cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

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A Note on Pairing

Most of what you see on our menu was created with a glass of Italian wine in mind. Our beverage menu leans into the same Northern Italian roots, so ask your server for a pour that matches whatever pasta you land on.

Northern Italian Cooking, Texas Ingredients

Chef Sterling Ridings built this menu around a simple idea: Northern Italian technique doesn't need to travel far to find good ingredients. He and the kitchen team he's assembled source produce seasonally and proteins close to home — the kind of relationships that take years to build and show up clearly in what lands on your plate. The result is a menu that reads like Italy but tastes like it grew up here.

Dietary notes are marked throughout — V for vegetarian, GF for gluten-free, and P for pescatarian-friendly dishes. If you're dining with a group that has a mix of preferences, our team is glad to walk you through substitutions table-side.

Whether you're coming for an evening at the Chef's Counter or gathering a group in our upstairs private dining room, this is the menu that's anchored Juniper for a decade. Reserve a table and see it for yourself.

Before You Order

Yes. Several antipasti and pasta dishes are marked V, including the Cacio e Pepe, Campanelle, and Gnocchi al Mais.

Yes. Dishes marked GF, like the Lattughina and Patate Crocanti, are prepared without gluten-containing ingredients.

House-made pasta and wood-fired proteins, cooked under an open kitchen in East Austin since 2015.