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.

05/30/2026

Sauce. Cheese. Meatballs. Repeat. 🔥

05/28/2026

people love to call us a “hidden gem”… but we’re literally right off 6th street, so how hidden can we really be?

New bruschetta just dropped - red wine & onion jam, goat cheese, grilled peaches, & mint to top. Whose hungry?
05/23/2026

New bruschetta just dropped - red wine & onion jam, goat cheese, grilled peaches, & mint to top.

Whose hungry?

did we save the best for last? be honest, are we crust eaters or not…let us know in the comments!
05/22/2026

did we save the best for last?

be honest, are we crust eaters or not…let us know in the comments!

where are my olive lovers at?personally, we are big olive fans here.
05/20/2026

where are my olive lovers at?

personally, we are big olive fans here.

Summer sides have arrived at Backspace!!🍄‍🟫🍅🥦 mushroom bruschetta, a bright tomato salad, and wood-fired broccolini…what...
05/14/2026

Summer sides have arrived at Backspace!!🍄‍🟫🍅🥦

mushroom bruschetta, a bright tomato salad, and wood-fired broccolini…what are you trying first??

05/13/2026

our backspace color palette

❤️🔸⭐🥬

all the colors and all the flavor.

‼️GIVEAWAY ALERT‼️Things are getting a little spooky… We are teaming up with this month to give 2 lucky people the perf...
05/08/2026

‼️GIVEAWAY ALERT‼️

Things are getting a little spooky…

We are teaming up with this month to give 2 lucky people the perfect haunted night out: dinner for 2 + 2 tickets to their walking ghost tour👻

How to enter:
1. Like this post
2. Follow &
3. Tag 3 friends

Good food + ghost stories, what more could you want?

Giveaway closed Friday, May 15th @ noon.

Wine Wednesday🍷Check out this dry, ruby red Italian wine. Morellino Di Scansano is known for its vibrant fruit notes, su...
05/06/2026

Wine Wednesday🍷

Check out this dry, ruby red Italian wine. Morellino Di Scansano is known for its vibrant fruit notes, subtle earthy hints, and a great compliment to some Italian cuisine🍕

do a beer and a salad just cancel each other out?we feel like yes… test it out during happy hour and let us know!4-6 dai...
05/04/2026

do a beer and a salad just cancel each other out?

we feel like yes… test it out during happy hour and let us know!

4-6 daily :)



red vs. white pizza…who are you voting for?
05/01/2026

red vs. white pizza…who are you voting for?

‼️GIVEAWAY ALERT‼️Dinner is on us next week. Got a hot date or are you just here for the pizza? (No judgement - it’s val...
04/28/2026

‼️GIVEAWAY ALERT‼️

Dinner is on us next week. Got a hot date or are you just here for the pizza? (No judgement - it’s valid)

Either way, here’s $100 for dinner on us.

How to enter:
1. Like this photo
2. Follow on instagram
3. Tag 3 friends

Giveaway closes Friday, May 1st at noon!! Good luck🥂

no, we didn’t make a spelling error. pizze is just the plural form of pizza, at least in Italian :)
04/27/2026

no, we didn’t make a spelling error.

pizze is just the plural form of pizza, at least in Italian :)

some of the finest ingredients come from this earth. good thing we use them to make our pizze.happy earth day!
04/22/2026

some of the finest ingredients come from this earth.

good thing we use them to make our pizze.

happy earth day!

04/13/2026

$5 PIZZA THIS TUESDAY - WHAT A STEAL!

Tuesday lunch only!🍕🥂

what goes better than a little pizza and vino?try out this pairing - fennel sausage pizza & a glass of valmorena barbara...
04/11/2026

what goes better than a little pizza and vino?

try out this pairing - fennel sausage pizza & a glass of valmorena barbara🍷

04/09/2026

Just having some fun…we love pizza :)

hand-tossed, perfectly stretched, and made fresh every time.

fired at backspace - lemon pecorino wings 🍋Are you coming by to try?
04/07/2026

fired at backspace - lemon pecorino wings 🍋

Are you coming by to try?

We will be closed this Sunday to allow our staff to spend Easter with friends & family. See you monday!
04/04/2026

We will be closed this Sunday to allow our staff to spend Easter with friends & family.

See you monday!

the first step in your pizza process. the freshest dough, built on tradition for you to enjoy :)
03/30/2026

the first step in your pizza process. the freshest dough, built on tradition for you to enjoy :)

03/25/2026

craving pizza? Trust us we’ve got the best.🥂

the warmth of the wood-fired oven, the aroma of pizza, and the charm of downtown Austin...that's how we do weekends at t...
10/10/2025

the warmth of the wood-fired oven, the aroma of pizza, and the charm of downtown Austin...

that's how we do weekends at the backspace 🤩

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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