Looking to get out of your neighborhood to try a new dining experience? Check out the following restaurants around New Braunfels, as recently reported by Community Impact.
Sidecar offers a charcuterie board, which has a variety of cheeses and meats. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact)
Sidecar offers a charcuterie board, which has a variety of cheeses and meats. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact)
Sidecar

The underground speakeasy opened in 2018 and is an ode to the 1950s with live jazz music and craft cocktails. It’s owned by New Braunfels locals Terry and Celina Muckenfuss, who also own the neighboring Prince Solms Inn and Muck & Fuss Craft Beer & Burgers. In addition to craft cocktails, Sidecar offers a selection of shareables, such as charcuterie boards, marinated olives, brown butter curry shrimp and New England-style lobster rolls.
Forty Six’s cheeseburger consists of a one-third-pound beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion on a brioche bun. It can be served with fries or housemade chips. Other add-ons include bacon, a fried egg, pesto mayo and more. (Courtesy Forty Six Coffee, Cafe & Catering)
Forty Six’s cheeseburger consists of a one-third-pound beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion on a brioche bun. It can be served with fries or housemade chips. Other add-ons include bacon, a fried egg, pesto mayo and more. (Courtesy Forty Six Coffee, Cafe & Catering)
Forty Six Coffee, Cafe & Catering

Husband and wife Seth and Lindsey Holmbeck opened the cafe inside the McKenna Center in October 2021. For breakfast, coffee and pastries—including muffins, croissants and their most popular breakfast items, sausage kolaches—are made fresh every morning. The coffee is sourced from Barrett’s Coffee in Austin. For lunch, pizzas, sandwiches, soups, burgers and kids meals are available. Bread is baked in-house, and all deli meat is sliced fresh to order.
Butcher Boy Taco House's carne guisada plate includes homemade carne guisada, rice and beans, as well as homemade salsa and tortillas. (Sarah Hernandez/Community Impact)
Butcher Boy Taco House's carne guisada plate includes homemade carne guisada, rice and beans, as well as homemade salsa and tortillas. (Sarah Hernandez/Community Impact)
Butcher Boy Taco House

Jeremie Hernandez and his family opened the restaurant in December 2021. Butcher Boy Taco House began as a meat market under the same name in the 1970s. The breakfast and lunch menu includes a variety of plates such as cheese enchiladas. Breakfast is served all day, and barbacoa, menudo and tripas are served on weekends. Their specialty is the “Super Taco,” a taco filled with carne guisada, beans and cheese that’s about the size of the plate on which it’s served.
The Birdhouse Fancy Chicken & Fine Wine serves several chicken sandwiches including the Nashville hot sandwich, spicy black truffle sandwich and Southern fried sandwich. (Courtesy The Birdhouse Fancy Chicken & Fine Wine)
The Birdhouse, Fancy Chicken & Fine Wine serves several chicken sandwiches including the Nashville hot sandwich, spicy black truffle sandwich and Southern fried sandwich. (Courtesy The Birdhouse, Fancy Chicken & Fine Wine)
The Birdhouse, Fancy Chicken & Fine Wine

Formerly known to the community as The River House, the restaurant opened last May in Gruene. The Birdhouse is owned by Ross Wilkinson and focuses on all things chicken: smoked, fried, hot and cold. Items on the menu include the chicken fried chicken, country Cobb salad and the spicy black truffle sandwich.
Axeshack in Cibolo serves pizza, salad, appetizers and desserts. A full-service bar with crafted cocktails is also available. (Courtesy Axeshack)
Axeshack in Cibolo serves pizza, salad, appetizers and desserts. A full-service bar with craft cocktails is also available. (Courtesy Axeshack)
Axeshack - Cibolo


The eatery and entertainment venue features pizza, salad, appetizers and desserts. A full-service bar with craft cocktails is also open in the restaurant. Axeshack also offers multiple ax-throwing games such as tic-tac-toe, battle axes, connect four and more.
Ensenada fish tacos and a Oaxacan passion margarita rimmed with chamoy and Tajin. (Courtesy Balcon SMTX)
Ensenada fish tacos are paired with a Oaxacan passion margarita rimmed with chamoy and Tajin. (Courtesy Balcon SMTX)
Balcón Comedor y Bar - San Marcos

The restaurant, owned by Javier Equihua, is equipped with a full bar and serves modern Mexican cuisine. Balcón offers a variety of entrees, tacos and drinks.