Now open
Toastique
The micro cafe is owned by franchisee Carrie Carretta and her husband Rick Giambastini. Toastique will serve gourmet toast, granola bowls, smoothies, fresh cold-pressed juice, cocktails and espresso drinks.
- Opening June 22
- 2620 Perseverance Drive Retail B 2-2, Austin
- www.toastique.com
Locally owned by Vanessa Calabria, BHV Austin TOO offers luxury dog boarding and daycare.
- Opened March 18
- 8613 Burnet Road, Austin
- www.bhvaustin.com
The studio is owned and operated by mother-daughter duo, Kelly and Kaiya Emmert, and offers paint-your-own pottery, glass fusion and mosaic creation. The Art Garage also hosts birthday parties, workshops, summer art camps, team building events and more.
- Opened June 1
- 5501 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin
- www.theartgarageaustin.com
The Hong Kong-based dessert shop specializes in fresh mango desserts and drinks such as mango rice pudding, mango mochi and mango pancakes.
- Opened May 21
- 7020 Easy Wind Dr., Ste. 150, Austin
- www.huilaushan.us
Spread & Co.
Austin's first grazing board company turned cheese-centric cafe, closed its Jefferson Square Shopping Center location on May 26 and will be relocating to a new space this summer, according to an Instagram post. Spread & Co. will continue working out of a commissary kitchen in the meantime, and the company's Laguna Gloria location will serve as the new pickup spot in the interim. The cheese-centric cafe serves cheese boards and offers an all-day breakfast menu.
- Opening summer 2024
- Location TBA
- www.spreadandco.com
Innovative Water Solutions
The business has been providing sustainable water conservation systems to Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country for 20 years as of April 1, according to a news release. IW specializes in rainwater harvesting, green infrastructure, drainage improvements and gray water reuse.
- 501 W. Powell Lane, Ste. #206, Austin
- www.watercache.com