Austin Restaurant Openings


Plus, Emmer & Rye celebrates ten years, and the Austin Food & Wine Festival returns

Dark, loud, and full of energy, chef Nicholas Ford’s North Loop restaurant is a certified hit

Dominique Crenn, the chef behind San Francisco’s three-Michelin-starred Atelier Crenn, will debut a restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria Hill Country Resort


Flourish Plant Shop & Wine Bar opens October 24 on Airport Blvd, with global wines, light bites, and a curated selection of plants


Plus Cenote’s return and a new Caribbean spot on Rosewood

Five Austin spots to put on your radar


Nica on 4th, a 100-seat jazz lounge with full table service and classic cocktails opens September 18


Plus Austin Butler’s comfort food and Easy Tiger’s new management


Inside Govalle’s new hangout for live music, affordable steak frites, and tiny $5 martinis.

You won’t believe how much equipment he got off Facebook Marketplace

Chef Laila Bazahm’s second restaurant was inspired by a craving

Including the highly anticipated Siti and a pop-up preview of Konbini, a collab between Tare and Papercut


A brunch spot in Boerne and a Georgian cafe in Cedar Park are also exciting

Southeast Asian, a mezcal bar with snacks, and a fancy steakhouse are among Bat City’s big and upcoming spots


Folks who love their lattes, wine, and brisket will be happy this month

Austin’s Korean American wine bar Underdog reopens as Le Calamar, a French bistro with a Texas twist

Plus all-day cafes abound, established chefs get together to open new food trucks, and an intriguing new Moroccan food spot

A new Downtown speakeasy, a Bangladeshi food truck in Windsor Hills, and a 24-hour spot on San Antonio’s River Walk
Chef Anythony Martin, a Joël Robuchon alum, will open Residence, a limited-time, limited-seat restaurant in the former Sushi Bar ATX space

Pitmaster Holden Fulco has worked at some of the best barbecue spots in Central Texas. Now, he’s ready to go out on his own with the Louisiana flavors of his childhood.

Austin’s Mission Burger Co. and coffee shop Barley Bean Cafe have teamed up to open an all-day restaurant in South Lamar — where everything is vegan

A halal Nepalese food truck, a Downtown food hall with three new restaurants, some noteworthy San Antonio hot spots, and so much more


Mother’s Ruin opened its first Texas location on East Sixth Street early this March

Coming attractions include a robust new raw bar, Trinidadian comfort food, and a long-awaited Thai and taco truck collab


The Capitol City welcomes a new dim sum spot, a casual yet chic Greek restaurant, more coffee shops, and the return of Pluckers

Decked out in pink with a rollerskating rink and restaurant, Malibu Barbie Cafe is a pop-up fans won’t want to miss
Helmed by restaurateur John Green, this spot blends global flavors, inventive cocktails, and a striking design


Jue Let will celebrate the Chinese immigrant who shaped James Beard’s culinary career while also nodding to Beard himself


This month brings a Filipino American sports lounge, a cute coffee truck, and a permanent location for Micklethwait Craft Meats

A restaurant slinging Cajun-Texan barbecue, a chic Parisian cafe in an art museum, a Thai food truck and taco truck team up, and more

Step into the new Clarksville restaurant Aris, where the vegetables shine as bright as the dry-aged beef

Salt Lick BBQ owner Scott Roberts says Roxie’s will offer his grandmother’s family-style favorites, like chicken-fried steak, fried chicken, and unlimited servings of sharable sides


Micklethwait Craft Meats’ first standalone restaurant will offer an expanded menu with baked goods, brisket, and chicken al carbon


Tancho offers sushi, nigiri, and hand roll sets for under $60 in West Oak Hill

Including a barbecue truck’s new physical restaurant, a New York dive bar import, and a long-awaited Black-centered coffee shop and bar


Plus, a popular hot dog pop-up needs investment to grow, and more news


An Indonesian restaurant in Round Rock, table-service barbecue in Crestview, New Texan restaurant out in the Hill Country, Chinese rice noodle soups in North Shoal Creek, and more


McGuire Moorman Lambert’s second location of the bakery serves up pastries, sandwiches, and rotisserie chicken in West Lake Hills


Day Maker Half Day Cafe serves up lots of eggs, coffee, and drinks in Zilker


Sate is now open with lots of Indonesian meats and rices