Austin Oyster Co. features a raw bar, seafood dishes and a cocktail menu. Guests can also find nonseafood dishes on the menu. (Courtesy Matt Conant)
Check out these businesses that are now open, coming soon or in the news in East Austin. This list is not comprehensive.
Now open
Bluff's
Owners Austin Anderson and Andrew Ramirez present the neighborhood bar as a laid back social option on one of the city's busiest nightlife corridors. Bluff's focuses on live sports and social gatherings, and caters to locals, service industry workers and other visitors looking for "a fun, no-frills place to drink and hang out," according to management.
Opened Jan. 5
1107 E. Sixth St., Austin
Instagram: @bluffsatx
Pedroso's Pizza
The pizzeria formerly based out of food trucks celebrated the soft opening of its second brick-and-mortar location in East Austin. Pedroso's serves several pizza styles as well as appetizers, salads, sandwiches and cannoli.
The local salon owned by Jody Rivera moved from Mueller to its new Springdale Road location in February. Swamp Mermaid offers a variety of hair services, cosmetic tattooing and laser tattoo removal, microblading removal and other services.
Flyrite Chicken once again has a presence in East Austin just over a year after the closure of its brick-and-mortar location. The eatery now operates from a food truck at Stoney's Good Time Ranch, just over a mile from its former eatery that operated until early 2025. The food truck menu features sandwiches and bar snacks.
Flyrite Chicken is now serving from a food truck in East Austin. (Courtesy Flyrite Chicken)
Austin Oyster Co.
East Austinites can now enjoy Maine-grown oysters in addition to a full seafood menu at the brick-and-mortar restaurant, which opened six years after the eatery's founding. A raw bar menu features rotating oysters, dressed clams, tuna tartare, shrimp cocktail and curated seafood platters, alongside nonseafood options and cocktails, wine and beer.
The new patio bar is now serving up drinks in East Austin. Stoney's features pool tables and food trucks, including Flyrite Chicken. The drinks menu features cocktails, beers and frozen drinks. Stoney's is named after a horse, Stoney, and has replaced what was Sunny's Backyard.
Stoney's Good Time Ranch features drinks, pool and a food truck. (Katlynn Fox/Community Impact)
St. Johns Therapy Center
The Center for Child Protection opened its third facility in Northeast Austin, the St. Johns Therapy Center, which will provide free counseling and treatment in English and Spanish to children in Travis County. The new center creates therapeutic plans to help victims of trauma and works with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, Dell Children’s Medical Center and more than a dozen local police departments.
The climbing gym’s Springdale location recently completed upgrades to the fitness equipment and space in the gym. New equipment includes new dumbbell and kettlebell racks and more.
The West Coast coffee roaster plans to open its first Texas bakery and restaurant in East Austin in the former home of Cenote. However, the city halted construction work on the new location after the historic building at 1010 E. Cesar Chavez St. was almost fully torn down in March, exceeding what was allowed in the project's demolition plans. The city's Historic Landmark Commission was reviewing updated plans in April.
City officials approved a nearly $110,000 economic incentive deal with the nonprofit community theater and bar in March. Austin Economic Development's Place-Based Enhancement Program is aimed at providing affordability relief to longtime local businesses, nonprofits and creative entities.
The national seafood chain is bringing a more than 4,900-square-foot restaurant to Riverside's South Shore District, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Wahoo's serves tacos, burritos, bowls, soups, salads and drinks.
A Middle Eastern restaurant from the team behind Suerte, Este and Bar Toti is headed to East Austin. Karaz—named after the Arabic word for cherry—will be led by Executive Chef Alejandra Kuri, who currently serves as the Chef de Cuisine at Este. The seasonal menu will include pita from a wood-fired oven, hummus, seasonal spreads and charcoal-grilled kebabs. The 4,500-square-foot restaurant will feature 1,000 square feet of outdoor dining space and completion is expected in early 2027, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
2627 Manor Road, Austin
Chef Alejandra Kuri will lead Karaz. Kuri joined the Suerte team over five years ago as a line cook and is currently chef de cuisine at Este. (Courtesy Este)
Royal Blue Grocery
The urban grocer will bring a new location of its corner shop concept to Mueller. The 2,158-square-foot grocery store could be completed by late 2026, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
