Wondering where to make reservations for this weekend? From a new downtown restaurant from a multiple James Beard-nominated chef to a fun bar in Central East Austin, we’ve rounded up Austin’s latest batch of restaurants.
Luminaire | Six-time James Beard Award nominee, Steve McHugh, opens his first Austin restaurant at the bottom of the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Hotel boasting a menu focusing on charcuterie and seasonal Texas fare.
721 Congress Avenue | 737.257.3211
Bosses Office | This speakeasy-themed bar believes in modern technologies and old-fashioned practices in creating its array of specialty cocktails.
3223 E 7th Street | 512.422.9776
Flo’s Wine Bar & Bottle Shop | This new neighborhood wine bar located in Tarrytown offers nearly 200 bottles hand-picked from across the world. In addition, this is also the highly anticipated Allday’s Austin debut, a counter-service pizzeria serving N.Y.C.-style pies and more!
3111 W 35th Street
Ling Kitchen | Enjoy an intimate multi-course dining experience from the chef behind Qi and Lin Asian Bar.
8423 Research Boulevard | 512.953.8182
Lucky’s | This new bar and lounge offers small plates, such as quesadilla with kimchi, a soba noodle bowl, and sweet chili wings, along with an immense cocktail list.
1050 E 11th Street Suite 100 | 512. 766.8131
JewBoy Sliders | From the owners of JewBoy Burgers, JewBoy Sliders is a food truck in East Austin serving two types of notably unkosher sliders.
1050 E 11th Street Suite 100 | 512. 766.8131
Masa y Mas | Using techniques from chef/operating partner Roberto Campos’s grandmother, Masa y Mas focuses on regional Mexican fare all made with handmade flour, yellow, and blue corn tortillas.
1817 South Lamar Boulevard | 512.354.1655
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken | Nashville-based hot chicken restaurant chain to open first Austin location offering fiery, crispy hot chicken in addition to boozy slushies and draft cocktails.
2529 South Lamar Boulevard
Ember Kitchen & Subterra Agave Bar | Puerto Rican chef María Mercedes Grubb opens Caribbean-inspired restaurant focusing on live-fire cooking.
800 W Cesar Chavez Street Suite PP110 | 512.291.6846
Bufalina | After closing their original location in 2021, Bufalina opens a new location in East Austin serving artisanal Neapolitan pizza.
2215 E Cesar Chavez Street | 512.394.5337
Sammataro | Famed pizza truck opens its first brick-and-mortar location expanding the menu to include pizzas, pastas, meatballs, salads, East Coast-style subs, and sandwiches.
900 W 10th Street | 512.690.1547
J-Prime Steakhouse | San Antonio-based restaurant offers a modern steakhouse ambiance filled with unique flair and favor.
301 Brazos Street #150 | 737.309.3301
Nido | Located at the Loren at Lady Bird Lake, this rooftop bar serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a menu focusing on elevating familiar dished and favorite flavors through the purest ingredients.
1211 W Riverside Drive | 512.580.1183
Marufuku Ramen | San Francisco Japanese noodle restaurant opens second Texas location focusing on Hakata-style tonkotsu, with creamy pork bone broth and thin noodles, served with varying spice levels.
1900 Aldrich Street #1800 | 512.503.5003