Arriba Abajo sits at 506 San Jacinto Boulevard in Downtown Austin, built around a poolside setting with a contemporary Mexican menu. Starters include guacamole with pomegranate and pickled jalapeño, a chicken pibil quesadilla "pizza," short rib barbacoa taquitos, and crudos like ahi tuna with mango habanero salsa, salmon belly with yuzu shiro-dashi, and seabass leche de tigre.
The main menu runs through tacos (baja fish, carnitas, carne asada, chicken pibil), tableside fajitas, tortas on bolillo rolls, and handhelds including a milanesa de pollo sandwich and a double-patty smashburger, alongside salads like burrata and chipotle caesar. The bar leans on tequila and mezcal, with rotating-flavor margaritas and ranch waters, a house michelada, and large-format cantaritos and margarita pitchers meant for the table.
Regulars and reviewers alike point to the atmosphere and service as strong points of the experience, with the poolside setting and views a recurring draw.
The main menu runs through tacos (baja fish, carnitas, carne asada, chicken pibil), tableside fajitas, tortas on bolillo rolls, and handhelds including a milanesa de pollo sandwich and a double-patty smashburger, alongside salads like burrata and chipotle caesar. The bar leans on tequila and mezcal, with rotating-flavor margaritas and ranch waters, a house michelada, and large-format cantaritos and margarita pitchers meant for the table.
Regulars and reviewers alike point to the atmosphere and service as strong points of the experience, with the poolside setting and views a recurring draw.