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New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

Try78701 · Downtown Austin 78702 · East Austin 78704 · South Congress · Zilker 78758 · The Domain 78705 · West Campus

173coming soon

56recently opened

69changing hands

26neighborhoods

AustinLiquor license filed

Kura Sushi

Austin · 12680 W Us Highway 290, Ste 110

Liquor license · Oct 26, 2026

Downtown AustinLiquor license filed

The Portal

Downtown Austin · 601 Rio Grande St

Liquor license · Oct 21, 2026

AustinLiquor license filedMT

Marcelo's Trattoria

Austin · 12000 Manchaca Rd, Ste 100

Liquor license · Oct 12, 2026

Just opened, and we saw them coming

From the first public filing to opening day

Fresa's Chicken

1418 E 51st St, Ste 100 · Mueller

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 40 days before opening

Sep 10 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026 (Tax registration)
Oct 20 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)

Neighbor's Cafe

4900 Bee Creek Rd, Ste 205 · Spicewood

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 67 days before opening

Aug 8 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 1, 2026 (Tax registration)
Oct 14 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)
Oct 14 · Liquor tax account opened (Liquor tax filing)

Hao Hao Arbor Trails

4301 W William Cannon Dr, Ste B108 · Austin

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 172 days before opening

Apr 23 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Jul 1, 2026 (Tax registration)
Oct 12 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)
Oct 12 · Liquor tax account opened (Liquor tax filing)

The Toasted Yolk Cafe

150 Heroes Memorial Dr, Ste D-100 · Kyle

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 60 days before opening

Aug 13 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 12, 2026 (Tax registration)
Oct 12 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)
Oct 12 · Liquor tax account opened (Liquor tax filing)
Oct 26 · Checked · not open yet (Coming Soon Project verification)

Airi Ramen

11910 Us Highway 290 E · Manor

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 154 days before opening

Mar 20 · Construction registered · $400,000 · first time interior build out of a new restaurant · est. 6/15/2026–12/15/2026 (Construction filing)
May 5 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales May 1, 2026 (Tax registration)
Aug 21 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer (Liquor license)
Oct 9 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 1, 2026 (Tax registration)

The Mockingbird

210 Blue Springs Blvd · Georgetown

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 56 days before opening

Feb 9 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Mar 26, 2026 (Tax registration)
Apr 6 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)
Sep 4 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · started sales Sep 20, 2026 (Tax registration)
Oct 9 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · plans to start sales Dec 1, 2026 (Tax registration)

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Coming soon to Austin · 173 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

AustinPlanned for Dec 1

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Kura Sushi

12680 W Us Highway 290, Ste 110 · Austin, TX 78737

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Applied for liquor license · food & beverage certificate

Liquor license · Oct 13 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

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GeorgetownTC

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Tony C's Pizza & Beer Garden

1411 S I-35 Frontage Rd, Ste 102 · Georgetown, TX 78626

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 26 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

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Downtown AustinPlanned for Nov 1

Liquor license filedConfirmed

The Portal

601 Rio Grande St · Austin, TX 78701

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 21 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Aug 27 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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BudaPlanned for Nov 15TD

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Two Doors Down Bookshop

200 Main St · Buda, TX 78610

Filed for a liquor license.

Tax registration · Oct 21 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 15, 2026

Liquor license · Oct 18 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

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East AustinPlanned for Dec 1

Liquor license filedConfirmed

All Good Things Studio

2602 E Cesar Chavez St · Austin, TX 78702

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 15 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Sep 26 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Dec 1, 2026

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AustinPlanned for Nov 13MT

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Marcelo's Trattoria

12000 Manchaca Rd, Ste 100 · Austin, TX 78748

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 12 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Sep 15 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 13, 2026

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AustinPlanned for Nov 1RC

Just registeredConfirmed

Red Claw 88

10901 N Lamar Blvd, Ste B203 · Austin, TX 78753

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Oct 7 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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Downtown AustinPlanned for Nov 15PL

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Palace Laundry

96 Rainey St · Austin, TX 78701

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 29 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Aug 19 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · plans to start sales Nov 15, 2026

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GeorgetownPlanned for Nov 1S

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Schulzy's

2500 Ne Inner Loop, Ste 3105 · Georgetown, TX 78626

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 27 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

Tax registration · Sep 15 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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Mystery spot of the week

1908 Old Granger Road is getting a new restaurant.

The only name on the filing is the address. Here’s everything on file so far. We’ll update this page the moment a name shows up.

Construction filing · first filed Aug 28, 2026 · Taylor

On file so far

Construction filing · Aug 28, 2026
Construction registered · $500,000 · new building to house restaurant. work consists of erecting a metal bu · est. 10/5/2026–4/9/2027

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Changing hands · 69 spots

New owners, same address

BastropFF

Changing handsConfirmed

Fore Fun

834 Highway 71 W · Bastrop, TX 78602

New owners are taking over this bar.

Liquor tax filing · Oct 26 · Liquor tax account opened

Tax registration · Sep 18 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · started sales Oct 26, 2026

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West Lake Hills

Changing handsConfirmed

MOD Pizza

701 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Ste F600 · West Lake Hills, TX 78746

New owners are taking over this pizza spot.

Liquor license · Oct 23 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer

Liquor license · Jul 1 · Liquor license surrendered · wine & beer

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South Congress · ZilkerCC

Changing handsFiled

Crepe Crazy

3103 S Lamar Blvd · Austin, TX 78704

New owners are taking over this dessert shop.

Liquor license · Oct 23 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer

Liquor license · Jan 7 · Liquor license expired · wine & beer

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Downtown AustinT

Changing handsConfirmed

Tema

314 Congress Ave · Austin, TX 78701

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 22 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Oct 8 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 8, 2026

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MaxwellLS

Changing handsFiled

Lodestar Social Mtx

441 Railroad St · Maxwell, TX 78656

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Liquor license · Oct 17 · Applied for liquor license · wine & beer

Liquor license · Mar 5 · Liquor license surrendered · wine & beer

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RosedaleEA

Changing handsConfirmed

Emery Austin Restaurant

4800 Burnet Rd, Ste 200 · Austin, TX 78756

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

506 Burnett Ranch Rd · Wimberley, TX 78676

Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

Liquor tax filing · Oct 1 · Liquor tax account closed · out of business (open since 2024)

Liquor license · Oct 1 · Liquor license surrendered · full bar

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Cities

Cities around Austin with at least 5 projects

Leander 26 Cedar Park 17 Round Rock 17 Pflugerville 16 Georgetown 14 Kyle 12 San Marcos 10 Manor 9 Taylor 8 Buda 6 Hutto 5 Bastrop 5

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Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
Filedone official record
Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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Just opened, and we saw them coming

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Coming soon to Austin · 173 spots

1908 Old Granger Road is getting a new restaurant.

Changing hands · 69 spots

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