Now open
Boni’s Bar Next Door
The tapas bar opened next to Lenoir, a Michelin-recommended restaurant. The bar serves Spanish-leaning and classic cocktails that range from $12-$15 per drink alongside Spanish wines starting at $10 per glass. Cider, beer on draft, non-alcoholic options and espresso drinks are also available. The tapas-style menu features BBQ-spiced pork rinds, a pickle bowl, and oysters.
- Opened March 6
- 1805 S. First St., Austin
- Instagram: bonisbaratx
The Code
The luxury hotel and residence hybrid opened in the Zilker area. The new development features 178 residences available for short or extended stays. Guests may choose from studios as well as one- and two-bedroom units that are designed to feel like apartments with full kitchens, dedicated living areas and in-unit laundry.
- Opened March 9
- 2323 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin
- www.thecodeaustin.com
De Nada Cantina
The Austin Tex-Mex staple opened a second location in South Austin at the former El Mercado restaurant. The restaurant serves tacos and margaritas in pink cups, offering happy hour specials and a late night menu.
Finney’s Books
The romance-only bookstore is a woman-owned business that celebrates all kinds of love stores and champions inclusivity, according to the owner. Readers can participate in monthly book clubs.
Kinsho
Nick Ford and Wade McElroy of Rocco’s opened neighborhood sushi bar Kinsho off Rainey Street in Austin, the first-ever dedicated sushi restaurant on the street. Kinsho offers an a la carte menu, as well as an omakase option.
- Opened in March
- 51 Rainey St., Ste. 140A, Austin
- Instagram: kinshoaustin
Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery
The contemporary art gallery, with locations in Houston and Dallas, is now open in downtown Austin. The gallery is owned by Laura Rathe, while Nicole Donaldson serves as director and Dawn Ohmer as associate director.
Olga Roberts Studio – Body Intelligence Pilates
Instructor Olga Roberts is now offering a variety of classes and services including classical Pilates, classical ballet, kinesiology and dance medicine.
Pedroso’s Pizza
The pizzeria formerly based out of food trucks celebrated the soft opening of its second brick-and-mortar location in East Austin. Pedroso’s serves several pizza styles as well as appetizers, salads, sandwiches and cannoli.
Coming soon
Aperí at Paggi House
The Loren Hotel Austin is expected to open a new bar serving wine and small bites at the historic Paggi House art gallery and event space. The new concept will offer a pre-dinner aperitivo hour where patrons can choose from more than 40 bottles of wine and build their own charcuterie boards featuring Italian meats and cheeses.
Very Cherry Vintage
The vintage shop will sell decor and trinkets at a new storefront. The business will host a grand opening event March 21 featuring drinks from Please Stay Coffee and a pop up from Rosehound Apparel.
In the News
Bouldering Project
The climbing gym’s Springdale location recently completed upgrades to the fitness equipment and space in the gym. New equipment includes new dumbbell and kettlebell racks and more.
Mandola’s Italian Kitchen
The locally owned restaurant from Damian and Trina Mandola first opened 20 years ago, in North Austin’s The Triangle in 2006. Since then, it has expanded to three additional Austin-area locations and can be found in Florida.
Shokunin
The 20-seat sushi bar from Scratch Restaurants Group, which opened last fall, began taking reservations March 13. The concept is inspired by classic San Fernando Valley, California sushi bars and developed by the Michelin-starred team behind Sushi by Scratch Restaurants and the neighboring NADC Burger.
Urth Caffé
The West Coast coffee roaster plans to open its first Texas bakery and restaurant in East Austin in the former home of Cenote. However, the city halted construction work on the new location after the historic building at 1010 E. Cesar Chavez St. was almost fully torn down in March, exceeding what was allowed in the project’s demolition plans.
Vinaigrette
Restaurateur Erin Wade now owns the 1950’s-era building housing Vinaigrette. With the purchase, Wade also plans to expand the space with two new concepts: Tiny’s, serving coffee and light bites, and the Live Oak Farmer’s Market, bringing a bi-weekly market of local growers and makers to the neighborhood.
The Vortex
City officials approved a nearly $110,000 economic incentive deal with the nonprofit community theater and bar in March. Austin Economic Development’s Place-Based Enhancement Program is aimed at providing affordability relief to longtime local businesses, nonprofits and creative entities.
Walter’s Tavern
The Freddo Coffee shop owners introduced additional owners to reopen the business as a bar in February. The tavern offers a full bar and kitchen until midnight and continues to serve coffee. Patrons can participate in watch parties for sporting events featuring a 15-foot jumbotron outside, live music, free pool, trivia and poker nights.
What’s next
Karaz Restaurant
A 4,500-square-foot restaurant with 1,000 square feet of uncovered outdoor dining space is planned in East Austin, according to plans submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
McDonald’s
Fast food restaurant McDonald’s may be coming soon to The Drag, near The University of Texas at Austin, according to a TDLR filing.
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