New Restaurants & Bars Opening in Austin — Updated Weekly
Austin's restaurant scene turns over fast, and the earliest public signal of what is coming next is the TABC license filing — usually months ahead of the opening announcement. This page tracks the newest licensed restaurants and bars across Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties, pulled from public state records and refreshed every Monday. From East Austin cocktail rooms to Round Rock family spots and South Congress patios, new filings land here before the food blogs catch them. Suppliers watch this list for a different reason: a just-licensed venue is weeks from its first food, beverage, equipment, and services orders, and the vendor who calls first usually wins the account.
| Venue | Type | Status | City | Metro | Licensed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOD Pizza | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Leander | Austin | Jul 9 |
| New Vibes - Tech Ridge (mod Pizza) | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jul 1 |
| New Vibes - Buda | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Buda | Austin | Jul 6 |
| Har Creek Burger Company | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Lakeway | Austin | Jul 3 |
| Hat Creek Burger Co | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jul 3 |
| Hat Creek Burger Company | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jul 22 |
| Hat Creek Burger Co | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Georgetown | Austin | Jul 22 |
| The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant #6542 | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jul 24 |
| MOD Pizza | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jul 7 |
| Ziggi's Postal Cafe | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Dripping Springs | Austin | Jun 26 |
| Mi Tradicion Bake Shop | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jun 29 |
| Mi Tradicion Bakery | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jun 29 |
| Mi Tradicion | Restaurant | Newly Licensed | Austin | Austin | Jun 29 |
| Buena Suerte Pool Hall | Bar / Club | Newly Licensed | Round Rock | Austin | Jun 29 |
| Southbound Social | Bar / Club | Newly Licensed | San Marcos | Austin | Jun 30 |
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Frequently asked questions
Where does this list of new Austin restaurants come from?
Every venue comes from public Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) license records — real filings by real businesses, not rumors or scraped social media. We track new applications and newly issued licenses daily and publish the newest here.
How often is this page updated?
Every Monday. The table always shows the newest licensed venues in the metro; subscribers receive the complete weekly feed, including pending applications that have not been licensed yet.
I sell to restaurants — how do I get the full list?
OpeningWire delivers the complete weekly feed for your territory — every new application and newly licensed venue with addresses and dates — as a CSV subscription. Plans start at $99 per month; see the pricing section on the homepage.