Every bar with a live license application or build-out permit on file in Downtown Austin. Bar-first venues carry different licenses, longer fit-outs and different suppliers than restaurants — this is that slice on its own.
9 venues tracked9 filed in the last 7 days53 days median lead time
When they open
Estimated from filing type
and filing date — liquor applications run 60–120 days ahead of doors,
build-out permits 90–150.
Filed more than
30 days ago, so names are shown in full — they're public
record either way. Owner contact and the exact street number stay on
the paid feed.
Liquor license applications and building permits from state and city
public records — currently
TX TABC.
Every signal on this page names the government system it came from.
Cadence
Polled daily. A filing appears here the day the source indexes it.
Lead time
Median 53 days
between first filing and estimated opening — the window in which an
operator is still choosing POS, payments, insurance and suppliers.
Stage
9
new.
License types
MB
(9) · FB
(2).
Method
Signals sharing an address collapse into one venue, so a place filing
both a liquor application and a build-out permit counts once — and
scores higher for it.