Restaurants + Bars

Where to eat right now

Where to eat in Austin now: 7 delicious restaurants for healthy fare Where to eat in Austin now: 7 delicious restaurants for healthy fare By Brandon Watson

1.17.20  |  12:02 pm

By this time in January, the strength to keep New Year’s resolutions can start to fade — especially when it ...

The Sweet Life

East Austin scoops anticipated second location of popular gelato shop East Austin scoops anticipated second location of popular gelato shop By Katie Friel

1.17.20  |  10:29 am

Plaza Saltillo is getting a little sweeter. Austin-born gelato company Dolce Neve is opening a new location in the east ...

News you can eat

6 things to know in Austin food: Chicken joint tumbles into Cedar Park 6 things to know in Austin food: Chicken joint tumbles into Cedar Park By Brandon Watson

1.14.20  |  2:40 pm

Editor's note: We get it. It can be difficult to keep up with the fast pace of Austin's ...

Closure News

Taco Cabana closes 19 restaurants including one location in Austin Taco Cabana closes 19 restaurants including one location in Austin By Teresa Gubbins

1.14.20  |  9:06 am

The parent company of Taco Cabana has closed 19 locations, all in Texas. According to a release, Fiesta Restaurant Group ...

Drink Up, Buttercup

7 brand-new Austin happy hours you don't know about yet 7 brand-new Austin happy hours you don't know about yet By John Laird

1.13.20  |  12:20 pm

If there’s a particular resolution that’s worth sticking to in 2020, it’s the one about trying new ...

Mimosa mania

Breakfast chain pops the cork on boozy brunch at 4 Austin locations Breakfast chain pops the cork on boozy brunch at 4 Austin locations By John Egan

1.13.20  |  9:18 am

Drink up! The Austin area is gaining four more places to savor boozy brunches. Effective January 17, the three Austin ...

A new blueprint

Anticipated Japanese restaurant finally opening in downtown Austin Anticipated Japanese restaurant finally opening in downtown Austin By Brandon Watson

1.10.20  |  10:45 am

One of Austin’s long-awaited new restaurants is finally opening. Japanese eatery TenTen, which first announced in April 2018, makes ...

Sweet News

Austin cookie delivery service bakes up new shop and expanded delivery Austin cookie delivery service bakes up new shop and expanded delivery By Katie Friel

1.9.20  |  11:29 am

For 20 years, Tiff's Treats has warmed the hearts and expanded the waistlines of Austinites thanks to its local ...

Dessert News

Gelato shop at Austin's Hill Country Galleria closes after 4 years Gelato shop at Austin's Hill Country Galleria closes after 4 years By Teresa Gubbins

1.8.20  |  12:40 pm

A popular dessert spot at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave has closed up shop: Frost Gelato, which opened ...

News you can eat

6 things to know in Austin food now: New crepe shop flips into Domain 6 things to know in Austin food now: New crepe shop flips into Domain By Brandon Watson

1.8.20  |  10:36 am

Editor's note: We get it. It can be difficult to keep up with the fast pace of Austin's ...

Opening alert

Cult Houston fast-casual restaurant crops up in downtown Austin Cult Houston fast-casual restaurant crops up in downtown Austin By Brandon Watson

1.7.20  |  12:37 pm

One of Houston’s most popular concepts is heading to the Capital City. Fast-casual fave Local Foods will open its ...

Sip sip hooray

One of America's most acclaimed cocktail bars pops up in Austin One of America's most acclaimed cocktail bars pops up in Austin By Brandon Watson

1.7.20  |  10:52 am

From annual holiday bars to brand takeovers, boozy pop-ups have become ubiquitous in Austin. Leave it to one of the ...

Rolling on

Austin's most famous breakfast taco truck rolls into all-new location Austin's most famous breakfast taco truck rolls into all-new location By Katie Friel

1.6.20  |  12:10 pm

One of Austin's most famous taco trucks is rolling into a new location. After nearly a decade on East ...

best bbq bites

3 Austin-area spots fire up Texas Monthly's best BBQ bites list 3 Austin-area spots fire up Texas Monthly's best BBQ bites list By Eric Sandler

1.6.20  |  10:30 am

Daniel Vaughn has arguably the best job in Texas. As barbecue editor for Texas Monthly, he travels the state seeking ...

Shutter report

Favorite downtown Austin brunch destination unexpectedly closes doors Favorite downtown Austin brunch destination unexpectedly closes doors By Brandon Watson

1.6.20  |  9:13 am

When the Bonneville opened in early 2013, downtown was not exactly a dining destination. Sure, a scattering of steakhouses and ...

Forever and ever ramen

Acclaimed Japanese chef bowls over Austin with new ramen shop Acclaimed Japanese chef bowls over Austin with new ramen shop By Brandon Watson

1.3.20  |  3:50 pm

Move over, tonkotsu. Austin will soon be enjoying a new style of ramen when Sazan Ramen opens in The Crescent ...

Squad goals

Family-friendly brewery and Japanese food truck hop into North Austin Family-friendly brewery and Japanese food truck hop into North Austin By Brandon Watson

1.3.20  |  12:40 pm

Local foodies increasingly flock to the east side and downtown, but North Austin is quickly becoming a hub for area ...

every day they're hustlin'

2 Texas restaurants land spots on Esquire's best-of-decade list 2 Texas restaurants land spots on Esquire's best-of-decade list By Holly Beretto

1.3.20  |  11:39 am

It's just a couple of lines in a sea of words of praise — but those lines are about two ...

New year, new food

5 delicious resolutions Austin foodies can keep all year long 5 delicious resolutions Austin foodies can keep all year long By Brandon Watson

1.2.20  |  4:40 pm

It’s natural to yearn for a little self-improvement when a new year starts, but few resolutions are fun — especially ...