There’s no shortage of gastronomic glee in Round Top — in addition to year-round restaurants, food trucks, and micro restaurants, guilty pleasures galore pop up for the antiques shows.
Here is a look what’s open year-round, with extended days and hours during the shows.
Joe’s Place, Fayetteville 120 N. Live Oak Street, Fayetteville 979.378.9035 Open Wednesday, 5 pm – 9 pm; Thursday – Friday, 11 am – 2 pm, 5 – 9 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 9 pm; Sunday, 9 am – 3 pm. Have a hankerin’ for good-old American cooking? Joe’s has chicken-fried steak, great burgers, and more.
JW’s Steakhouse 122 S. Hauptstrasse Street, Carmine 979.278.4240 Tuesday – Saturday, lunch and dinner. Fresh, top-quality, home-cooked food served in a comfortable atmosphere.
Lollitop Sweetshop
Lollitop Sweetshop 103 W. Austin Street, Round Top 979.249.4299 Instagram @lollitopsweetshop Open every day. Fresh baked treats both savory and sweet in a tiny candy dreamland, with old-fashioned confectionery. Try the Cowboy Cookie and the marvelous breakfast muffins with fresh coffee.
Lulu’s
Lulu’s 204 E. Mill Street, Round Top 979.249.5171 Instagram @lulustx Open Thursday – Saturday dinner. Step into the historic stone building for top-of-the-class traditional Italian fare complemented by an award-winning wine list.
Mandito’s 102 S. Washington Street, Round Top 979.249.5181 Instagram @manditostx Open Monday – Saturday, 11 am – 8 pm; Sunday, 11 am – 3 pm. You’ll feel right at home as your tastebuds travel south of the border with classic ingredients in this inviting cantina-style space.
Orsak’s Café 121 W. Fayette Street, Fayetteville 979.378.2719 Open Sunday – Thursday, 8 am – 9 pm; Friday – Saturday, 8 am – 10 pm. Great country cooking. Excellent hamburgers with homemade onion rings, chicken-fried steak, and catfish.
Popi Burger
Popi Burger/Local Roots 104 N. Washington Street, Round Top 979.249.5161 Instagram @popiburger, @local_roots_round_top Monday – Sunday, 11 am – 3 pm. Arguably the best place in town to grab burgers, brews, and shakes. Local Roots offers an extensive menu of traditional breakfast and lunch items along with charcuterie boards for dining in, or taking out. Catering available for small groups and events.
Round Top Coffee Shop 111 W. Wantke Street, Round Top 214.356.3280 Instagram @roundtopcoffeeshop Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, 8 am – noon; Friday, 8 am – 5 pm. Come for the coffee, stay for the community and the breakfast burritos.
Round Top Mercantile Company 438 N. Washington Street, Round Top 979.249.3117 roundtopmercantile.com Instagram @roundtopmercantile Monday – Saturday, 7:30 am – 6 pm; Sunday, 9 am – 3 pm. The local everything store, from groceries to liquor to hardware, for more than 36 years. Wonderful deli counter with homemade sandwiches to order and Hunt Brothers Pizza
Lee Ellis, owner of Round Top Smoke House
Round Top Smoke House 199 Henkel Circle (behind Henkel Square Hall), Round Top Thursday – Sunday, 11 am to sell-out. Lee Ellis’ central Texas barbeque with Tex-Mex and Asian influences.
Royers Pie Haven 190 Henkel Street, Round Top 979.249.5282 Instagram @royerspiehaven Wednesday and Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm; Thursday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 8 am – 6 pm. Want to eat dessert first? Stop by Royers Pie Haven for a slice or a milkshake —made with pie, natch.
Royers Round Top Café 105 Main Street, Round Top 979.249.3611 Thursday, 11 am – 8 pm; Friday, 11 am – 9 pm; Saturday, 11 am – 3 pm, 5 – 9 pm; Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm. The granddaddy of them all, Royers has served comfort food for 30 years and is known everywhere for its pies.
The Garden Co. – Feed & Firewater
The Garden Co. – Feed & Firewater 104 Wantke Street, Round Top 979.249.2588 Thursday – Saturday, 11 am – 3 pm, 5 – 9 pm; Sunday, 10:30 am – 3 pm. American cuisine and custom cocktails; plus beautiful interiors, the town’s best deck.
The Little Cheese Shop in Round Top 104 Schumann Lane, Round Top 979.250.3355, Instagram Thursday, 11 am – 4 pm; Friday – Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm; Sunday, 11 am – 3 pm. Everything one could need for a cheese board, including charcuterie, olives, pickles, honeys, chutneys, dried fruits, nuts, crackers, bread, hummus, pimento cheese, and chocolates.
The Stone Cellar 550 N. Washington Street, Round Top 979.249.3390 Instagram @thestonecellar Thursday, 5 – 10 pm; Friday, 5 – 11 pm; Saturday, 11 am – 11 pm; Sunday, noon – 9 pm. At this dance hall and rustic wine venue, snack on apps, salads, sandwiches, or thin-crust pizza with your adult beverage; live music most nights.
22 North Holland, Bellville 22 N. Holland Street, Bellville 979.865.3000 Instagram @22northholland Thursday – Saturday, 11 am – 2 pm, 3:30 pm – midnight; Sunday, 10 am – 2 pm. Chef/owner Cody Vasek serves up delicious farm-to-table meals working with locally grown foods.
Bread pudding at the Wine Bar at the Grand Fayette
The Wine Bar Restaurant at the Grand Fayette Hotel 201 W. Fayette Street, Fayetteville 979.716.6988 Instagram @thewineryrestaurant Thursday – Saturday, 5 – 9 pm; Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm. Located on Fayetteville’s historic square. Chefs Kathy and George Valtasaros serve a select range of wines with a delightful dinner and Sunday brunch. Try the homemade chicken pot pie and save room for dessert — the bread pudding is out of this world.