Aquarelle 
606 Rio Grande
Austin, TX 78701
512-479-8117

This elegant restaurant proffers exquisite, classic French cuisine, and demands that patrons slow down, relax, and make dining the pleasurable ritual that it once was--- that is, one must "savour the food, enjoy the interlude between dishes and treat dining as a full evening of entertainment, not a quick pit stop between events." The traditional French fare uses classic ingredients, and the presentation utilizes the "showy techniques of the classic cuisine."