Austin's favorite food hall, Fareground, is home to four rotating eateries, two bars, Tastemaker Award-nominated coffee shop Desnudo, "micro-market" Austin Snack Co., and now, three new permanent restaurants. Aburi Oshi Sushi, Golden Boy, and JABS Burgers & Fries join the gorgeous Michael Hsu-designed space at 111 Congress Ave.

All three concepts have some kind of existing tie to the food hall, whether it's a past pop-up or experience from a sister restaurant. Either way, it's big news; Fareground is known for short-term residencies, making this a major change in the food hall's landscape.

Aburi Oshi Sushi's flame-seared sushi, now available at Ellis in Fareground. Photo courtesy of Fareground.

Aburi Oshi Sushi at Ellis

Continuing its SXSW pop-up, Aburi Oshi Sushi brings flame-seared sushi to Fareground's craft cocktail bar, Ellis. The restaurant's founder, Seigo Nakamura, has two other Aburi restaurants, Michelin-starred Aburi Hana in Toronto and Michelin-recommended Miku in Vancouver. This sister restaurant in Austin will serve dishes at the existing cocktail bar.

Some of the menu items Austinites can go ahead and start salivating over include:

• Flame-seared Aburi Oshi Sushi with wild sockeye salmon, shrimp and tuna options
• California Rolls
• Hamachi Nachos

While Fareground is open daily, 11 am to 9 pm, Aburi Oshi Sushi at Ellis is starting out with hours Tuesdays through Sundays from noon until 7 pm.

Freshly baked cookies from Golden Boy.Photo courtesy of Fareground

Golden Boy

This lunch spot focuses on a seasonal menu with bold, vibrant flavors, including bao, bowls, and salads. The man behind the menu is Chef Nick Middleton, who is also the head chef and owner of Y Comida. According to a recent press release, diners can expect these dishes to feel "fresh and approachable."

Y Comida was the first Fareground resident to operate as a pop-up out of Ellis, starting in August 2024.

Some Golden Boy menu items of note include:

• An eight-hour short rib slow cooked with soy and gochujang
• Seared pork belly glazed with tare and topped with charred piña pickles, peanuts, and herbs
• Roasted salmon glazed with miso butter served with seasonal veggies, arugula, Greek yogurt, vinaigrette, and pickled golden beets

JABS Burgers and Fries is serving up classic burgers with quality ingredients. Photo courtesy of Fareground

JABS Burgers & Fries

JABS (Just A Better Smashburger) Burgers & Fries is keeping things simple, basically offering burgers and fries only — but with high quality ingredients like premium angus, grass-fed Creekstone Farms beef. JABS is coming to Fareground from the team behind Shawarma Point, also located inside Fareground; and if they can replicate this deliciousness in their new venture, that's good news for burger lovers.

Menu items include:

• An OG burger with a double patty, American cheese, pickles, grilled onions, JABS sauce, and a potato bun
• The Classic, which has everything the OG has, but add lettuce and tomato
• The K.O., which is just like the OG but with three patties

JABS is open daily from 11 am to 9 pm.

Change is a constant at Fareground, which has served as a temporary home for many experiments, spin-offs, and brick-and-mortar launches for Austin restaurateurs. Alongside the businesses listed above are eateries Austin Rôtisserie, Four Brothers, and Taco Pegaso.