Bill's Oyster Bar
15 people recommendvia r/austinfood, r/Austin15 comments cited below
What people say, in short
People recommend the burger at Bill's Oyster, and many praise it as excellent. One says it has the best smash burger, one thinks it may be the top burger in town, one calls it an under-the-radar standout, and one calls a meal of oysters and a burger perfect. One found the Caesar salad too heavily dressed.
Address
Bill's Oyster, 205 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Smash burger
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/cnull in r/austinfood · Jun 2026taste
Reports it was picked as the day's best burger at a burger-tasting event and calls it solid overall with few frills.
- Recommendsu/emericuh in r/austinfood · Dec 2025taste
Praises the burger at Bill’s Oyster as excellent and notes it is reasonably priced during happy hour.
- Recommendsu/atxJohnR in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Visited recently and found the hamburger delicious.
- Recommendsu/Bungus_Among_Us in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Calls it an under-the-radar standout burger in the city.
- Recommendsu/austinoracle in r/austinfood · Jun 2026taste
Strongly praises the burger, though eating all that beef and cheese was a lot.
- Recommendsu/caffeineTX in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Calls the happy-hour burger excellent but criticizes the fries price.
- Recommendsu/FakeEmpire20 in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Praises the burger and says it is all they want right now.
- Recommendsu/daybauchery in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Calls it their favorite burger.
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- Recommendsu/BigJohnnysMufflah in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Gives high praise to the burger.
- Recommendsu/Altruistic_Gene_6869 in r/austinfood · Sep 2026
Calls a meal there, featuring oysters and a burger, perfect overall.
- Recommendsu/Ned911S in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Thinks it may be the top burger in town.
- Recommendsu/thinkconverse in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Visited recently; found the burger fantastic and the overall price fair.
- Recommendsu/Calm_Instruction1651 in r/austinfood · Sep 2026taste
Enjoyed the burger; separately found a salad too heavily dressed for their taste.
- Recommendsu/Grifone_Primitivo in r/Austin · May 2026taste
Says it has the best smash burger.
- Recommendsu/ATXAG787 in r/austinfood · Nov 2024
Calls it an underrated surprise worth noting in this burger discussion.
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