Now open
Tomlinson’s Feed
Family-owned by the Clicks, the feed store offers pet food, canine dental services, toys, lost pet microchip scans, a self-serve pet wash station and more.
- Grand opening held Oct. 14
- 8601 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 220, Austin
- www.tomlinsons.com
The gelato shop is family-owned by Carlos and Carola Bejarano, and offers an assortment of gelato flavors, including cotton candy, coconut, Texan pecan salted caramel, lemoncelo and more.
- Opened Oct. 21
- Market Fair, 5400 Brodie Lane, Ste. 235, Sunset Valley
- www.andinogelato.com
The fast-casual restaurant is owned by local husband-and-wife team Nathan and Amanda Hamilton. Ollie Birds serves rotisserie chicken as well as an assortment of salads and pita wraps.
- Opened Nov. 7
- 8906 Brodie Lane, Austin
- www.olliebirds.com
The Austin-based Mexican restaurant and bar opened its second Austin location at the previous location of Hyde Park Bar & Grill, which closed back in September. El Alma offers a variety of breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner items, including enchiladas, gorditas, chilaquiles, tacos and more. The restaurant also offers a nonalcoholic and alcoholic drink menu, including margaritas, wine, beer and coffee.
- Opened Nov. 10
- 4521 West Gate Blvd., Ste. B, Austin
- www.elalmacafe.com
The food park, which first opened in May, celebrated its grand opening Nov. 11. Way South Food Park has a selection of vendors, including Oui Thai Kitchen, Blast Cups, Calaveras Tacos y Mas, Doxa Coffee Roasters and Bravo Company BBQ.
- Grand opening Nov. 11
- 11300 Old San Antonio Road, Manchaca
- www.waysouthfoodpark.com
VCA Animal Hospitals has opened a new facility in South Austin, according to a news release. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care-South Austin offers same-day veterinary care for urgent needs, seven days per week year-round. The animal hospital also offers free, 24-hour teletriage, which directly connects a client to a team of on-call credentialed veterinarian technicians.
- Opened Oct. 10
- 8400 Brodie Lane, Ste. 104, Austin
- www.vcahospitals.com/urgent-care-south-austin
Radfish is now open outside of record store End of Ear serving shrimp and fish tacos, fish sandwiches, and burgers. The food truck will be open Wednesday through Saturday from noon-7:30 p.m.
- Opened Nov. 10
- 4304 Clawson Road, Austin
- www.radfishtx.com
Daygos San Diego Taco Shop
The taco shop will relocate from the former Oskar Blues Brewery site at 10420 Metric Blvd., Ste. 150, to Nomadic Outpost at 3505 Country White Lane in Austin. Daygos San Diego Taco Shop is owned by veteran and local Dre Johnson. Johnson used to be a culinary specialist while in the Navy. The food truck will offer rolled tacos, burritos, street tacos and quesadillas. Johnson said Daygos will be bringing back breakfast at the Nomadic Outpost location.
- Slated to relocate and open in the coming weeks
- 3505 Country White Lane, Austin
- www.daygossandiegotacoshop.com
The swim school will offer indoor, year-round swim lessons to children 4 months to 12 years old with lifeguard-certified instructors. Goldfish Swim School also has open enrollment year-round and also offers free, open swims for members.
- Opening January
- 3601 Davis Lane, Bldg. 3, Austin
- www.goldfishswimschool.com/south-austin
The boutique is slated to open a location in Sunset Valley in spring, according to an Instagram post. Painted Tree Boutiques offers a wide variety of home decor and clothing from an assortment of vendors.
- Slated to open spring
- 5400 Brodie Lane, Austin
- www.paintedtree.com
The luxury barbershop offers men's haircuts and a wide variety of fade types. Barbers Elite also offers beard trims, designs, hot towel shaves and charcoal face masks.
- Slated to open in December
- 1807 W. Slaughter Lane, Ste. 635, Austin
- 737-302-9468
A new cocktail and coffee bar is coming soon to South Austin.
- Slated to open fall 2023
- 8600 Hwy. 290, Austin
- www.oakhillsocial.com
Odd Duck
The restaurant, locally owned by brothers Bryce and Dylan Gilmore, celebrated its 10th anniversary Dec. 10. Odd Duck serves American classics, such as pasta, redfish, burgers, quail, pork shoulder and more. The restaurant also has a full bar with an extensive beer, wine and cocktail list.
- 1201 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin
- www.oddduckaustin.com
The salon will celebrate its 10th anniversary Dec. 13. Catena & Company features independent stylists and estheticians specializing in color, highlights, haircuts and skin care.
- 4534 Westgate Blvd., Ste. 99, Austin
- www.catenaandcompany.com
The entertainment center will expand its offerings to include an IMAX theatre with laser and an arcade. According to a news release, this is the first EVO venue to add IMAX with laser, which increases image resolution. The IMAX auditorium also offers next-generation audio, which is 10 times the dynamic range of standard sound systems. The arcade features over 35 games, including Jurassic Park, See Ball, Kong VR and a Taj Mahal Claw Machine. The IMAX theatre officially opened Dec. 1.
- 166 Hargraves Drive, Austin
- www.evo.co