The Backspace

The Backspace The backspace offers wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas as well as a rotating seasonal selection of antipasti, insalate, and paninis. Local beer on draft.
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Enjoy a local beer on tap and an all-Italian wine list. Neapolitan-style pizzas, including classics like the Margherita and Marinara, as well as a selection of antipasti, insalate, and paninis. The all-Italian wine list features many bottles, with choices by the glass. Easy and urban, the restaurant seats just 30 diners, half at tables and the rest around the convivial bar. Local designers Michael

Hsu and Kasey McCarty restored the historic 130-year-old building to its original luster. The centerpiece of the backspace is a Forni Cirigliano wood-fired pizza oven, custom-made and shipped over from Naples, the only one like it in Austin.

09/01/2026

Check out our new look! 

Say cheese!
08/31/2026

Say cheese!

08/30/2026

Why does the wood matter?🔥 

Because great pizza starts with great fire. We use Texas post oak to give every pie the smoky, wood-fired flavor that makes all the difference. 🍕

Even great fires leave great ingredients. 

Can you think of a better way to spend an evening?Good food & good company is just what you’re looking for tonight! ...
08/26/2026

Can you think of a better way to spend an evening?

Good food & good company is just what you’re looking for tonight!

A little fire never hurt nobody… especially not these wings.
08/20/2026

A little fire never hurt nobody… especially not these wings.

08/15/2026

What would you get with $50?

Essentially this is your sign to stop by during happy hour: 4-6 p.m. daily!


08/08/2026

Our tomato budget is cooked… 🍅

‼️GIVEAWAY ALERT‼️We’re teaming up with Firehouse Hostel & Lounge to give you the ultimate night downtown🥂✨One lucky win...
08/07/2026

‼️GIVEAWAY ALERT‼️

We’re teaming up with Firehouse Hostel & Lounge to give you the ultimate night downtown🥂

✨One lucky winner will receive a $100 dinner for 2 at backspace, plus a redeemable voucher to keep the night going Firehouse Hostel & Lounge ✨

2. Follow Firehouse Hostel & Lounge & the backspace
3. Tag 3 friends

Giveaway closes Friday, 8.14 @ noon.

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08/04/2026

One of Italy’s oldest dishes is here to stay. 

Before tomatoes made their way to Italy, pizzas looked a lot like this—simple, rich, and built around incredible cheese: the Caciocavallo.

Just a few more touchups happening this morning. We will catch you guys this afternoon! 🤩
08/04/2026

Just a few more touchups happening this morning. We will catch you guys this afternoon! 🤩

Address

507 San Jacinto Boulevard
Austin, TX
78701

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 9pm
Tuesday 5pm - 9pm
Wednesday 5pm - 9pm
Thursday 5pm - 9pm
Friday 5pm - 10pm
Saturday 5pm - 10pm
Sunday 5pm - 9pm

Telephone

+15124749899

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