175 tracked keywords, 2,669,680 searches a month, $1.8M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Austin metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 175 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $10.84 for “kerbey lane cafe austin”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 1,500,000 | $0.56 | 9 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 165,000 | $0.37 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 110,000 | $1.40 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 110,000 | $0.31 | 0 | transactional |
| barton creek pool | 74,000 | $0.57 | 20 | informational |
| franklin barbecue austin | 49,500 | $0.73 | 25 | branded |
| bouldin creek cafe austin | 33,100 | $1.05 | 10 | commercial |
| la barbecue austin | 27,100 | $0.72 | 21 | branded |
| barber shop near me | 27,100 | $1.70 | 23 | transactional |
| best restaurants austin | 22,200 | $0.94 | 14 | commercial |
| elizabeth cafe austin | 22,200 | $2.19 | 13 | commercial |
| 888 restaurant austin | 18,100 | $1.98 | 0 | commercial |
| austin restaurants | 14,800 | $1.07 | 10 | commercial |
| brunch austin | 14,800 | $0.73 | 5 | informational |
| 24 diner austin | 14,800 | $0.23 | 12 | commercial |
| barley swine austin | 14,800 | $0.86 | 12 | branded |
| terry black's bbq austin | 12,100 | $0.85 | 11 | branded |
| cafe no se austin | 12,100 | $0.61 | 16 | commercial |
| clarks oyster bar austin | 12,100 | $0.82 | — | commercial |
| top bbq in austin | 9,900 | $0.21 | 25 | informational |
| mexican restaurant austin | 9,900 | $0.49 | 18 | commercial |
| barton springs pool austin | 9,900 | $0.11 | 20 | branded |
| black's barbecue austin | 9,900 | $0.32 | 15 | branded |
| domain restaurants austin | 8,100 | $0.50 | 2 | commercial |
| iron works bbq austin | 8,100 | $0.30 | 5 | branded |
| santorini cafe austin | 8,100 | $0.15 | 0 | commercial |
| umi sushi austin | 6,600 | $0.98 | 0 | branded |
| downtown austin restaurants | 6,600 | $1.18 | 2 | commercial |
| sushi austin | 6,600 | $1.02 | 16 | informational |
| south austin restaurants | 6,600 | $0.70 | 0 | commercial |
| barchi sushi austin | 6,600 | $0.57 | 17 | branded |
| restaurants at the domain austin texas | 6,600 | $0.60 | — | commercial |
| terry black's barbecue barton springs road austin tx | 6,600 | $1.16 | 7 | branded |
| bbq austin tx | 5,400 | $0.30 | 30 | navigational |
| best brunch in austin | 5,400 | $0.48 | 5 | informational |
| best pizza in austin | 5,400 | $0.32 | 10 | commercial |
| austin food places | 5,400 | $0.74 | 3 | informational |
| soco restaurants austin | 5,400 | $0.56 | 2 | commercial |
| curra's grill austin | 5,400 | $1.57 | 9 | branded |
| lonesome dove restaurant austin | 5,400 | $1.47 | 8 | commercial |
| rice bowl cafe austin | 5,400 | $1.64 | 3 | commercial |
| saffron restaurant austin | 5,400 | $2.35 | 3 | commercial |
| vince young steakhouse austin | 5,400 | $0.12 | 0 | commercial |
| austin food | 4,400 | $0.92 | 14 | branded |
| franklins bbq austin | 4,400 | $0.41 | 25 | branded |
| estancia brazilian steakhouse austin | 4,400 | $1.08 | 14 | commercial |
| bartletts austin | 4,400 | $6.49 | 3 | branded |
| cafe malta austin | 4,400 | $0.37 | 0 | commercial |
| corner restaurant austin | 4,400 | $1.29 | 4 | commercial |
| restaurants mueller | 4,400 | $0.47 | 16 | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Austin.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Austin metro — 11 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corner Restaurant | 4.8 | 18,180 | ✓ |
| Caroline | 4.8 | 14,943 | ✓ |
| Home Slice Pizza | 4.7 | 11,000 | ✓ |
| Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse | 4.7 | 9,888 | ✓ |
| Upstairs at Caroline | 4.8 | 6,898 | ✓ |
| Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que | 4.4 | 6,683 | ✓ |
| Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken | 4.5 | 5,930 | ✓ |
| Home Slice Pizza | 4.7 | 5,211 | ✓ |
| Pinthouse Pizza | 4.7 | 5,123 | ✓ |
| Perry's Steakhouse & Grille - Downtown Austin | 4.6 | 4,563 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Austin already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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