Austin is getting a new neighborhood restaurant devoted to seafood soon. Fish Shop is opening at 1401 East 6th St. #201 sometime this summer. But first, there are a few opportunities for taste testing. Pop-ups around town April 12, 19, 20, and 26 give Austinites four chances (at three venues) to preview the restaurant before its full debut.

Husband-and-wife team Chef Justin Huffman and Nicole Rossi are behind the existing Le Beef burger pop-up and now Fish Shop, which has been teasing social media users with artsy ocean imagery and a stock message on nearly every post:

"It’s a neighborhood spot. A place for oysters and clams, for peel-and-eat shrimp and fish crudo. Classic fish & chips, the Le Beef Burger and Guinness on draught. It’s simple food done right, in a space bustling in good company," the repeated caption says.

A press release adds a bit more detail, highlighting the couple's search for "the best seafood in the world in European countries, California, and Austin." Together, they've spent 17 years in Austin's restaurant scene.

Huffman brings experience within one of Austin's most influential institutions for seafood, Uchi, and its more casual spinoff Uchiko. Austinites might also recognize his work from the local French restaurant Justine's, and he maintains fishing contacts in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. That means he'll be getting seafood from the West Coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico.

Pop-ups will be held on the following dates, which are all Saturdays:

• April 12, 2 pm at Kitty Cohen's: Menu includes Filet o Fish Shop Sandwich with fried fish, American cheese, tartar sauce, and pickles on a Martin's bun; and the Le Beef Burger, cooked in butter with special tomato-based sauce.
• April 19 and 20 — Outdoor supper club Midnight in the Garden pairs eight courses by Fish Shop with wine by Ruth Lewandowski Wines + Ernest Vineyards from California. Tickets ($100 per person, plus tax) are available on Tock for two seatings at 5 pm and 8:30 pm.
• April 26 at LoLo: Menu includes a Crab Roll, Filet o Fish, traditional Irish chips (Fish Shop's signature steak fries), and grilled barbecue peel-and-eat shrimp.

So far, no opening date for the brick-and-mortar has been announced. CultureMap will share an update when it is available.