Bento Picnic closed in February Credit: photo by John Anderson

The service, space, and talents of our recently closed restaurants will always be missed, but it’s hard to comfort the grief of losing these now-defunct dishes:

1) Breakfast sandwich from Citizen Eatery

2) Lemon Kiss cake from Paper Route Bakery

3) Falafel sandwich from TLV

4) Chocolate chip cookie from Henbit

5) Bentos from Bento Picnic

6) Summer squash tostada from Texsueño

7) VFC wings from Fil N’ Viet

8) Breakfast burritos from Taco Ranch

9) Okonomiyaki from Tiny Diner

10) Peri-peri chicken & waffles from Vixen’s Wedding


Looking to the future, here are the top 10 openings and expansions we’re most anticipating:

1) LeRoy & Lewis, opening early 2024 on Stassney Lane

2) The Dead Rabbit, opening early 2024 on East Sixth

3) Bambino, opening early 2024 in Govalle

4) Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, opening February 2024 on South Lamar

5) Antonelli’s Cheese Shop tasting room, opening February/March 2024 on South Lamar

6) Ling Wu at the Grove, opening spring 2024

7) H Mart, opening spring 2024 in Allandale

8) The Kitchen (Kimbal Musk’s restaurant), opening Downtown in 2024

9) Counter Culture, returning as a brick-and-mortar in 2024

10) Loro, second Austin location opens at the Domain in late 2024

This article appears in December 15 • 2023.

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