Italian food and a new high rise: Check out 8 business updates to downtown Austin

Co-owned by chef Gianbattista “Gianba” Vinzoni and actor and comedian Tom Segura, the Italian bakery is now open at Fareground.

• Opened in November
• 111 Congress Ave., Austin
• www.faregroundaustin.com/cicciobomba

The French-American restaurant from Guy and Larry Restaurants, along with Chef and Proprietor Harold Marmulstein, is now serving dinner in the AMLI building.

• Opened Nov. 24
• 401 W. Third St., Ste. 100, Austin
• www.restaurantfrancois.com

Rainey Street's newest mixed-use high-rise features 498 apartments, four penthouse units, a 59-room hotel and two dining options.

• Opened this fall
• 80 Rainey St., Austin
• www.paseoatx.com

The coffee shop serves coffee, tea and more in Paseo off Rainey Street. The cafe can also be found in the Rambler Apartments.

• Opened Nov. 7
• 80 Rainey St., Austin
• www.daydreamer.coffee

The Mediterranean rooftop restaurant and bar is now open in the Paseo high-rise. Amaya serves shareable dishes blending Mediterranean and Texan influences in addition to a selection of cocktails, frozen drinks and aperitifs.

• Opened Dec. 5
• 80 Rainey St., Austin
• www.amayaatx.com

The Twelve Thirty Club

A restaurant concept by Sam Fox of Author & Edit Hospitality and artist Justin Timberlake, also found in Nashville, is headed to a historic space that was previously a U.S. Post Office and later gifted to The University of Texas at Austin. The restaurant will be unfolded across four levels with an exclusive private club in the upper levels.

• Opening in late 2027
• 210 W. Sixth St., Austin
• www.thetwelvethirtyclub.com

Hyatt Regency Austin

The downtown hotel marked the completion of a property-wide renovation in November. The renovation impacted the hotel’s 448 guestrooms and suites and introduced three new dining concepts: Ripple & Roots, Cypress Grove and Juniper Breeze Market.

• 208 Barton Springs Road, Austin
• www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/ausra-hyatt-regency-austin

The Austin Theatre Alliance has kicked off a $65 million campaign to restore the 110-year-old Paramount and fully reimagine the 90-year-old State Theatre.

• 713 Congress Ave., Austin; 719 Congress Ave., Austin
• www.austintheatre.org/shineon