Royal Blue Grocery moves closer to Mueller opening

Royal Blue Grocery is moving closer to bringing its corner store concept to Mueller.

The details

The Austin-based urban market franchise owned by Craig Staley and George Scariano will open its newest location in the city early next year. The shop was planned due to high local demand, Staley said, and will be "tailored to the Mueller neighborhood."

“We have received requests from Mueller residents for many years to bring Royal Blue to the neighborhood. There was even a email campaign about a decade ago that clobbered our inboxes with requests—never found out who organized it," he said in a statement. "Until now, it was hard to pinpoint where one of our stores should go in Mueller but with AMLI building their fifth residential project there and the strong partnership we have with them, this location was a natural fit.”

The Mueller grocery store will cover 2,158 square feet, according to a new project filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and designed by Chioco Design with general contractor Havens Construction—the same local team behind all Royal Blue stores in Austin. Staley also noted his partnership with AMLI stretches back two decades; it's the original landlord of his location at Third and Lavaca streets.

The new store is being developed as Royal Blue moves to shutter one of its downtown locations on Sixth Street.

• Opening January 2027
• 2010 Aldrich St., Austin
• www.royalbluegrocery.com