Better and Better

Popular coffee and sandwich spot opens new to-go window in North Austin

Never Better is hosting its grand opening celebration on Saturday, October 24.

The popular bar and restaurant Better Half Coffee & Cocktails has put its competitive name to the side to join up with local brewery Hold Out Bar & Grill for an expansion. The new spin-off, called Never Better, is now open at 10025 Burnet Rd., the former home of Turnstile Bar & Restaurant.

Right now Never Better is in a soft opening phase, but it's due to end on Saturday, October 24, with a grand opening party. There will be free goods from partners Rambler, Planteray Rum, Hold Out, Still Austin, Superthing Coffee, and Cann, plus DJ sets from 2 pm to 5 pm. The event also gives guests an excuse to check out the new Hold Out Bar & Grill, which is also open now.

The three-way hospitality collaboration was announced in March of 2026: Better Half and Hold Out would take over Turnstile, but Turnstile would remain largely unchanged. Even Turnstile's original owner Mark Harris would be involved as the operations manager.

Never Better's website explains that the new concept operates from Turnstile's to-go window, which is in a kitchen building that's separate to the building guests order and eat in. The kitchen building's fun new look is visible on Instagram; now it's covered in cheerful, hand-painted signage with an updated vintage feel. Pink and red picnic tables on the kid- and dog-friendly patio complete the look.

The menu was designed for guests on the go and focuses on handheld items like sandwiches, burgers, fries, wings, and pastries. The Better Half Breakfast Sandwich should be a popular choice, combining a hashbrown, smoked paprika aioli, arugula, and farm fried egg on an English muffin, with optional add-ons like bacon and Beyond vegetarian sausage. Whether guests love Hold Out or Turnstile's burger the most, both are on the menu.

Never Better is open daily from 7:30 am to 3 pm, with brunch specials every Saturday and Sunday.

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Coffee and Chat

Austin supper club organizers to open casual all-day social space

Photo courtesy of All Good Things

A new home base extends the purpose of ATX Supper Club into a new, independent venture.

As Austin grows, so too does its landscape of all-day multi-use spaces. The newest is All Good Things Studio, which will serve coffee and operate an evening bar, offer coworking spaces, host movement classes, and maintain a rotating community event calendar. According to a press release, the venue at 2602 E. Cesar Chavez St. is expected to open this winter.

The 7,000-square-foot studio will expand the philosophy of ATX Supper Club, a community dinner party series. Guests — both members and non-members — get together at rotating hosts' homes or other venues for a dinner, and once a month the club throws broader parties that platform local chefs, artisans, performers, and more.

ATX Supper Club founder Hannah Sexton and her business partner, Bay Stewart, started working on All Good Things in 2025, when they decided to expand the series out into a permanent space that would "offer the warmth and intentionality of an intimate dinner on a larger, more accessible scale," per the release. ATX Supper Club will continue operating on its own; All Good Things is just "inspired" by the series, not a rebranding.

The barrier of entry is lower at All Good Things, since it is open to the public with no membership. It will be easier for guests to drop by without committing to a pre-scheduled event.

"We built the community before we built the space, said Stewart in the release. "For six months before the build-out, we worked with local organizers to understand what they needed. We kept coming back to the same thing: the community needs a place to gather regularly. Austin has people doing the beautiful, often difficult work of getting strangers to take a chance on each other. We wanted to build a home that supports that work."

All Good Things will have some help from other local businesses built in when it launches. Luanne's Coffee will handle the coffee program and Body Language Movement will bring classes that "[balance] strength with softness." Both the core All Good Things team and community members will plan events in the space. It will also be available for use by local brands and organizations in their own events.

"Hospitality can become so polished and scripted that the guest gets lost in the process," said Sexton. "We want to bring it back to real, thoughtful interactions that make people feel welcome and cared for."

This story has been updated to correct information about ATX Supper Club's founding and membership model.