Now open
Don Pepito Latin Food
The food truck serves Venezuelan street food such as pepitos, or sandwiches made with chicken, steak and other meat; tequeños, or fried dough sticks served with queso; and other Latin-inspired dishes such as arepas, empanadas and salchipapas, or french fries mixed with sausage and sauces.
- Opened Nov. 2
- 6508 McNeil Drive, Austin
- www.instagram.com/donpepitolatin
The food truck serves Nepalese dishes such as momos, or dumplings with meat and vegetables, as well as curry, noodles, biryani rice, naan bread, lassi drinks and more.
- Opened in December
- 11416 Ranch Road 620 N., Austin
- www.yetibitesatx.com
The Indian and Chinese fusion restaurant serves Indo-Chinese cuisine such as schezwan noodles, chicken triple rice and chicken manchow soup. Also on the menu are appetizers such as spring rolls and samosas, and Indian desserts and drinks such as gulab jamun and mango lassi.
- Opened in December
- 10300 Anderson Mill Road, Ste. A, Austin
- 737-262-6772
The Vietnamese restaurant serves banh mi, or Vietnamese sandwiches, with chicken, beef, pork, sausage or tofu. The restaurant also has a variety of signature teas, as well as Vietnamese iced coffee, salad bowls, edamame and miso brussels sprouts.
- Opened Dec. 10
- 13219 Research Blvd., Ste. 100, Austin
- www.instagram.com/banhmioven_atx
The Canadian coffee chain opened its first Austin-area location on the Austin-Round Rock border, and sells coffee drinks, tea, donuts, breakfast sandwiches, wraps and other pastry items.
- Opened Dec. 21
- 16201 RM 620, Austin
- www.timhortons.com
The drive-thru and walk-up coffee shop opened on the Austin-Round Rock border and serves classic and protein coffee drinks, lemonade, tea, energy drinks, shakes, smoothies, pastry items and seasonal drinks.
- Opened Dec. 27
- 117 Deer Ridge Drive, Round Rock
- www.dutchbros.com
The child care center uses its Learning Experience Academic Program curriculum and incorporates hands-on activities to help children ages 6 weeks old through 6 years old develop intellectual, social and cognitive skills.
- Opened Jan. 2
- 11624 Anderson Mill Road, Austin
- www.thelearningexperience.com
Happy Lamb Hot Pot
The hot pot restaurant, which has other locations in the Houston and Dallas areas, features seafood and meat cooked in the soup base of choice, plus vegetables and noodles to add in.
- Opening Jan. 8
- 13343 N. Hwy. 183, Ste. 290, Austin
- www.happylambhotpot.com
Texas Children’s Hospital
The children’s hospital will add a craniofacial clinic to treat children with facial, jaw and skull abnormalities, and include integrated dentistry and orthodontic services.
- Opening fall 2025
- 9835 N. Lake Creek Parkway, Bldg. B, Austin
- www.texaschildrens.com
Chesapeake Apartments
Real estate agency Barker Pacific Group announced Dec. 17 that it acquired this apartment complex. The acquisition will include $1.4 million in common area renovations and unit interior upgrades over the next three to five years.
- 12300 Hymeadow Drive, Austin
- www.chesapeakeapartmentsaustin.com
B’s Kitchen
The Vietnamese restaurant served a variety of banh mi sandwiches, pho, egg rolls, fried rice, noodles and curry dishes.
- Closed in December
- 10300 Anderson Mill Road, Ste. A, Austin
- www.instagram.com/the_bs_kitchen
Owner Harley Goerlitz will be retiring from the business after 40 years in the community. The woodyard stocks oak, pecan and mesquite firewood, and cash or check transactions are preferred. Goerlitz said the business's specific closing date is dependent on the weather.
- Closing in January
- 13499 Research Blvd., Austin
- www.harleyswoodyard.com