Downtown Southern finer-dining restaurant Fixe opened this casual sibling cafe up in the Arboretum in early October. The all-day menu features those biscuits as well as breakfast and lunch plates (think pancakes and crawfish mac and cheese), sandwiches, and drinks. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Pitmaster Mems Davila of former barbecue truck Wünder Pig opened this upper-scale smoked meats restaurant in Crestview in early November. Along with serving barbecue by the half-pound (brisket, sausages, ribs, etc.), the table-service spot also offers plated dishes centered on smoked meats such as crispy duck, pork chops, and burgers. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The duo behind acclaimed Los Angeles Sichuan restaurant Chengdu Taste ventured into Austin for the first time with this new casual Chinese restaurant in the Triangle in mid-October. The menu offers up Sichuan and Shanghainese dishes; of the former, expect dishes like spicy beef noodles; and the latter offers soup dumplings and buns. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

The eagerly-awaited Austin expansion of the popular South African global fast-casual chain restaurant finally opened in Mueller in mid-November. The star of the menu is its grilled chicken marinated in a spicy peri peri pepper sauce. There are whole chickens, wings, breasts, thighs, legs, and livers, along with sandwiches, wraps, salads, and much more. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The oh-so-cheesy Austin cafe reopened in Cherrywood in October, offering charcuterie and cheese boxes, tartines, and sandwiches. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are indoor dine-in areas.

The team behind very popular brunch restaurant Paperboy got into the pizza game with its new neighboring kid-friendly casual restaurant in Central East Austin in early November. On deck are wood-fired pies, hoagies with meatballs or fried green tomatoes, and other Italian Americanish dishes. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The teams behind Jack Allen’s Kitchen and Salt Traders Coastal Cooking turned their attention to all-things brunch with this new restaurant in Zilker in late November. The daytime cafe is full of Texan and American a.m. comfort food. dishes with loads of eggs, bready goods (churro pancakes, bacon-chive waffles), burgers, and salads. There are indoor and dine-in services.

Another New York bar import, this one brings Midwestern and retro vibes to Central East Austin in early October. Yes, there are easy cocktails and beers, but there’s also a food menu spanning New American, pub, and Australian cuisines. Think mushroom rigatoni, fish and chips, and meat pies. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

A new Southeast Asian restaurant centered on Filipino cuisine opened in East Austin led by New York City-raised chef Harold Villarosa in late September. There are the classics, including a kinilaw bar full of Filipino acid-cured fish salads, skewered meats, lechon, and more. And yes, this is the former Ah Sing Den bar space. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The notable Austin farmers market stand-coffee roaster-nixtamalization operation opened its first physical cafe in Holly in early July and already it won an Eater Award. It’s all about making use of its star ingredients for its food and coffee drinks. Find great bites like masa Twinkies, masa biscuits, and masa pancakes, alongside thoughtful coffee, espresso, and masa-based drinks. There are outdoor dine-in areas.

Austin’s bakery scene is a better place now that chef Amanda Rockman finally opened her own spot in mid-October in the Holly neighborhood. There are so many wonderful croissants, both sweet (apple-almond, chocolate fudge) and savory (ham-cheese-mustard, everything bagel), alongside rip-and-dip bagels and schmears and other pastries. Expect lines on the weekends. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are indoor dine-in areas.