Restaurant News Brief

How to Find the New Wine Cellar Speakeasy in Austin

By Courtney E. Smith January 24

Here Are Austin’s 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists

By Courtney E. Smith and Brittany Britto Garley January 22

You Ready for Some Chili, Austin? Good, Because We’re About to Have a Cook-Off.

By Courtney E. Smith January 17

Dallas’s Loss Is Austin’s Gain as Celebrated Chef Junior Borges Takes the Helm at Juniper

By Courtney E. Smith January 15

Growing Omakase Chain Opens New Downtown Austin Restaurant

By Nadia Chaudhury November 27, 2024

Over 80-Year-Old Austin Barbecue Restaurant Reopens After Fire-Related Closure

By Nadia Chaudhury November 18, 2024

New South Austin Ramen Takeout Restaurant and Halal Hot Chicken’s Second Food Truck Open

By Nadia Chaudhury October 18, 2024

Pennsylvania’s Beloved Rita’s Italian Ice Is Opening in Round Rock

By Nadia Chaudhury October 11, 2024

New Austin Hotel Bar Honoring Late Cat Mascot Opens on South Congress

By Nadia Chaudhury October 4, 2024

An Austin Bakery Honors Moo Deng the Adorable Baby Hippo With a Cookie

By Nadia Chaudhury September 27, 2024

Behold the Beauty of a Paczki Doughnut Burger at This Austin Pop-Up Collaboration

By Nadia Chaudhury September 20, 2024

New All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant Opens in South Austin

By Nadia Chaudhury September 13, 2024

A New Austin Bar Is Taking Over Longtime Honky-Tonk Giddy Ups

By Nadia Chaudhury September 6, 2024

Iconic Texas Corny Dog Stand Is Coming to UT Austin Football Games

By Nadia Chaudhury August 27, 2024

East Austin Cocktail Bar Adds a New Daytime Cafe With Coffee, Sandwiches, and Coworking

By Nadia Chaudhury August 23, 2024

Austin Cafe and Bar Halcyon Closes Mueller Location

By Nadia Chaudhury August 20, 2024

New Yakitori Pop-Up Fires Up Japanese Skewers in South Austin

By Nadia Chaudhury August 14, 2024

Downtown Austin Hotel Will Open Three New Restaurants as Part of Renovations

By Nadia Chaudhury July 31, 2024

A Really Great Austin Taco Truck Temporarily Closes Because of ‘Convoluted’ City Paperwork

By Nadia Chaudhury July 26, 2024

Downtown Austin Restaurants Are Offering Food and Drink Specials for Free Music Festival

By Nadia Chaudhury July 17, 2024

Miami Doughnut Shop Chain’s Expanding Into Austin’s Domain Northside

By Nadia Chaudhury July 12, 2024

Popular Nashville Hot Chicken Truck Moves Into North Austin Brewery

By Nadia Chaudhury July 9, 2024

An Austin Tex-Mex Restaurant Was Used as a ‘Jeopardy’ Clue

By Nadia Chaudhury June 25, 2024

Break Bread With Top Central Texas Chefs This Summer in “One Night Only” Series

By Courtney E. Smith June 20, 2024

Uchi, Uchiba, and Uchiko Will Now Uber Eats You a Silk Box of Sushi

By Courtney E. Smith June 17, 2024

Justin Timberlake Is a Fan of Terry Black’s BBQ’s Burnt Ends

By Nadia Chaudhury June 5, 2024

Texas Brewery Owned by ‘Supernatural’ Actors Temporarily Closes Taproom

By Nadia Chaudhury May 22, 2024

Austin Bakery Texas French Bread Aims to Reopen in Summer 2025

By Nadia Chaudhury May 10, 2024

An Austin Tex-Mex Chain Closes One of Two Remaining Restaurants

By Nadia Chaudhury May 8, 2024

Two Austin Chefs Are Whipping Up Smoked Oxtail and Chicken Biryanis for a Pop-Up

By Nadia Chaudhury April 30, 2024

Austin Barbecue Sandwich Mini-Chain Closes Cedar Park Restaurant

By Nadia Chaudhury April 26, 2024

Central Texas Barbecue Spot Featured in ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Is Closed

By Courtney E. Smith April 15, 2024