With 2016 coming to a close and 2017 right around the corner, I was curious to see how many restaurants opened this year. Last year, I rounded up the 100+ New Restaurants Opened In Austin for 2015 and shockingly enough, ANOTHER 100 new restaurants opened up this year. But 44 bit the dust.
Table of Contents
NEW RESTAURANTS IN NORTH AUSTIN
827 Ray’s
77 Degrees
Bazille
Culinary Dropout – (Culinary Dropout – Austin’s Coolest Patio For Hanging Out Is Open)
DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana
Flower Child
General Tso’Boy
Jack & Ginger’s
Jinya Ramen
MAD Greens
MIA Tapas – (Weekend Brunch at Mia Tapas Austin)
Paul Martin’s
Salvation Pizza
Second Bar + Kitchen
St. Genevieve
Taverna
Tarka Indian Kitchen
Thai-Kun – (Thai Kun, Best Authentic Thai Food In Austin)
Turf N’ Surf Po Boy
Yard House
Baby Greens
Baretto
Barley Swine
Brentwood Social House
Charm Korean BBQ
Citizen Eatery
El Chilito
Godavari
Hanabi’s
JewBoy Burgers
Julie’s Noodles
La Patisserie
Ola Poke
Picnik
Salt Traders Coastal Cooking
Snooze an A.M. Eatery
Street
Sushi Bang Bang
Veracruz All Natural
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN NORTH AUSTIN
EZ’s Brick Oven and Grill
Fork and Taco
416 Bar & Grille
Satay
Kin & Comfort
Jasper’s
NEW RESTAURANTS IN SOUTH AUSTIN
Aviator Pizza
Backbeat – (7 Best Bars In Austin For A Craft Cocktail)
Cane Rosso
Cow Tipping Creamery
Deckhand Oyster Bar & Seafood
Delicious
Eberly
El Burro
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon – (Prickly Pear Frozen Margaritas At Fresa’s Chicken)
Lavaca Street Bar
Lox, Box, and Barrel
Lucy’s on the Fly
Mour Café + Pantry
Snarf’s
Snooze an A.M. Eatery
Toss
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN SOUTH AUSTIN
Olivia – transformed into Lucy’s on the Fly, a to-go version of Lucy’s Fried Chicken.
World of Beer
NEW RESTAURANTS IN CENTRAL AUSTIN
Bribery Bakery
Bullfight
Hopdoddy
Kyōten Sushiko
In-N-Out
Musashino
Michi Ramen
L’Oca d’Oro – (Best Brunch In Austin: L’Oca d’Oro)
Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot
P. Terry’s
Soup Peddler
Via 313
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN CENTRAL AUSTIN
Good Juju Cafe
Sao Paulo’s Brazilian Restaurante – closed so sister restaurant, Taco Joint, can expand.
Yatai – transformed into Michi Ramen
NEW RESTAURANTS IN EAST AUSTIN
Ah Sing Den – beautiful bar but only order the cocktails and skip the food
Brewer’s Table
Chicon
Flyrite
Freshii
Grizzelda’s
Kitty Cohen
Mr. Mc’s Grocery Market
Old Thousand – obsessed with the mapo eggplant and chongqing chicken.
Pitchfork Pretty
Poké-Poké
Prohibition Creamery – (Boozy Ice Cream At Austin’s First Alcoholic Ice Cream Shop)
Revelry Kitchen + Bar
Trackside
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN EAST AUSTIN
100 Pizzitas
Al Fico
Badlands
Burn – one of my favorite pizza spots is sadly closed. The space will be turned into a new food, art and music-centric space called Collide ATX for chefs, artists, and musicians from around the world.
East Side King
East Side Show Room – transformed into Ah Sing Den
El Azteca
Gardner – now Chicon
LaV
Longbranch Inn
Mettle – now Trackside
Midway Field House – now Buzz Mill’s New Music Venue
Ophelia – now Trackside
Qui – transforming into Paul Qui’s new Kuneho
Sagra – now Old Thousand
NEW RESTAURANTS IN WEST AUSTIN
- Frost Gelato
- Hudson’s on the Bend
- Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar
- Pizzeria Sorelina
- The Beer Plant
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN WEST AUSTIN
- El Arroyo
- Eleven Plates
- Iron Cactus
NEW RESTAURANTS IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN
BaseCamp
Boiler Nine – (First Look At Boiler Nine + Grill at Seaholm Power Plant)
Café Blue
Cannon + Belle
Coast Bar & Restaurant
Cooper’s Barbecue
Forthright
Irene’s
JuiceLand
Leaf
L’Estelle House
Nightcap
Parlor & Yard
Red Ash
Sellers
Sophia’s
Steampunk Saloon
True Food Kitchen – (Organic Food & Healthy Cocktails At True Food Kitchen)
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN
Arro – sad to see this beautiful restaurant turned into the sports bar, Parlor & Yard
Bacon – ironically the owners are now working on a healthy concept
Benji’s Cantina – RIP the best brunch buffet
Brass House
Cantina Laredo
Congress
Due Forni Pizza & Wine
Finn and Porter
Liberty Kitchen – RIP cake milkshakes
Malaga Tapas & Bar
Prelog’s
NEW RESTAURANTS ON SOUTH CONGRESS
June’s All Day
Mañana Coffee & Juice
Otoko
Taco Joint
Torchy’s Tacos
Vinaigrette – (Healthy Cocktails & Farm-to-Table Salads At Vinaigrette Austin)
RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED ON SOUTH CONGRESS
Snack Bar – RIP avocado quinoa
Doc’s Motors
Opal Divine’s
Lulu B’s
Did I miss a restaurant opening or closing? Let me know in the comments below.
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