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Restaurants and bars opening soon in Downtown Austin

The Downtown Austin slice of the Austin feed — every venue with a live license application or build-out permit on file, 60–120 days before it opens.

17 venues tracked 15 filed in the last 7 days 53 days median lead time
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When they open

Estimated from filing type and filing date — liquor applications run 60–120 days ahead of doors, build-out permits 90–150.

October 2026 7 view →
November 2026 2 view →
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1 filed in the last 30 days

Public pages run 30 days behind. These are the ones still early enough to matter — names go to subscribers the day they're filed.

Pa••• La••• Rainey St Nov 2026 – Jan 2027
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16 venues in Downtown Austin

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.

new restaurant CONF 60%
Chista
Chista ATX LLC
East Ave, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Nov 2026 – Jan 2027
2026-09-28 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type FB
2026-09-08 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 60%
Travis County Country Club
TC3 Guys, LLC
W 6th St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Oct 2026 – Dec 2026
2026-08-26 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new restaurant CONF 60%
Mercer House Atx
Mercer House ATX LLC
San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Oct 2026 – Dec 2026
2026-08-24 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type FB
2026-08-24 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new restaurant CONF 60%
Hyatt Centric Austin
HC Austin F&B, LLC
Congress Ave, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Oct 2026 – Dec 2026
2026-08-18 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type FB
2026-08-18 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 60%
Aphrodite Restaurant & Lounge
APHRODITE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, LLC
E 7th St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Oct 2026 – Dec 2026
2026-08-07 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 60%
Capitol Cafe
Capitol Cafe, LLC
Congress Ave, Austin, 78701
Est. opening imminent
2026-07-27 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 60%
Tru By Hilton Austin
CY Houston Management Company LLC
Guadalupe St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Sep 2026 – Nov 2026
2026-07-10 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new restaurant CONF 60%
The Baths
The Baths LLC
San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Sep 2026 – Nov 2026
2026-07-21 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type FB
2026-07-10 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 60%
The Ranch
THE RANCH LLC
W 6TH ST, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Sep 2026 – Nov 2026
2026-07-10 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 55%
ATX SIP LLC
ATX SIP LLC
Red River St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Sep 2026 – Nov 2026
2026-07-07 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new bar CONF 60%
Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown
Avion Hospitality Concessions LLC
N Interstate, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
2026-07-01 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new restaurant CONF 60%
Katz'S
Katz's 6th Street, LP
W 6th St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
2026-07-01 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type FB
2026-07-01 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
new restaurant CONF 60%
Arturo'S Underground Cafe
Kim's Son Jim Holdings, LLC
W 17th St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
2026-06-16 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type FB
new bar CONF 60%
Bar Fino
88 1/2 Rainey St OpCo, LLC
1/2 Rainey St, Austin, 78701
Est. opening Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
2026-06-08 · TX TABC · liquor license application · type MB
in buildout restaurant EARLY
Unnamed venue
SAN JACINTO BLVD, Austin, 78701
Est. opening imminent
2026-05-15 · Austin DSD · building permit
in buildout restaurant EARLY
Unnamed venue
CONGRESS AVE, Austin, 78701
Est. opening imminent
2026-05-14 · Austin DSD · building permit
ABOUT THIS DATA

How PourWire tracks Downtown Austin

Sources
Liquor license applications and building permits from state and city public records — currently TX TABC · Austin DSD. 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
15 new · 2 in buildout.
License types
MB (14) · FB (6).
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.

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