Austin's wing scene runs deeper than any city this size should allow. You've got a sports bar in Hancock running 28 homemade sauces. A food trailer on Rainey Street frenching every drumette into a lollipop. A Laotian bar in Far East Austin glazing wings in caramel fish sauce and crab fat. A ramen shop where the wings outscore the noodles. This is 16 spots — no chains, no crossover with the BBQ list, just wings.
The styles cover everything from classic buffalo and oak-smoked to Korean fried, Vietnamese fish sauce caramel, Thai PB&J, Jamaican jerk, and Baltimore Old Bay. Food trucks parked at dive bars. Craft breweries with creative kitchens. Century-old pubs with bacon-wrapped jalapeno-stuffed boneless birds. Late-night trailers with mystery sauces and 75-cent wing nights. Every neighborhood, every style, all within striking distance of a muni course.
