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This is a running roundup of every permanent restaurant, food truck, and bar closure throughout the Austin area in 2022 so far. See a closing that Eater Austin missed? Let us know over ataustin@eater.com
October 2022
Adelbert’s Brewery: The 11-year-old Belgian-style microbrewery announced in April that it would bepermanently closingin October. Its last day of service will be on Halloween, October 31. The building will be demolished for an eventual office building, and the team doesn’t plan on relocating the brewery operations at this time. (2314拉特蘭驅動,100套房,北芒刺net).
Gelateria Gemelli: The gelato and amaro cafe isclosingon Halloween as well. Owner Andrew Sabola writes that the “business has not come roaring back substantially enough or us to climb out from our COVID hole.” He opened the shop in 2015. (1009 East Sixth Street, East Austin)
40 North: There is still time to head to the casual Neapolitan restaurant before itclosesforever on October 9 at the end of its lease. Co-owners Taslim Jamal and chef Clint Elmore want to reopen somewhere eventually, but, at this point, “We feel the business has outgrown the building,” explains Jamal in a statement. (900 West 10th Street, Downtown)
September 2022
Vincent’s on the Lake: The lakeside restaurant isclosingon Friday, September 30 because of “economic conditions and low water levels,” according to the Facebook post announcement. (5973 Hiline Road, Emerald Point)
浸泡的房間: The tea cafeclosedon September 24. Co-owners Emily Morrison and Amy March declined to renew their lease in favor of growing their retail tea operation and eventually opening a tea tasting room. (4400 North Lamar Boulevard, Rosedale)
Cenote Windsor Park: The more-northern location of the East Austin cafeclosedas of September 18, because of high prices and low business. The East Cesar Chavez location remains open. (6214 Cameron Road, Windsor Park)
Crema Bakery & Cafe: The bakery and cafeclosedon September 17 because founder Jessica Forkner Tomberlin couldn’t renew her five-year lease because of the money it would entail amid high supply/ingredient costs and staffing shortages. (9001 Brodie Lane, Suite B3, Far South Austin)
East Austin Hotel’sSixth and Waller,the Upside, andPool Bar: The hotel’s parent company La Corsha Hospitality Group decide to shutter the restaurant, rooftop bar, and poolside bar in mid-September in favor of allowing one of its other restaurants, Second Bar + Kitchen to take over all food and drink operations and spaces as of September 15. (1108 East Sixth Street, East Austin)
Word of Mouth Bakery: The catering company of the same namedecidedto shutter its South First bakery on September 11. Owner Leslie Moore cited issues with balancing the two bakeries amid staffing shortages. He’s looking for a new tenant to take over the space. In the meanwhile, the catering company and the 12th Street bakery both remain open. (1506 South First Street, Bouldin Creek)
Reina: The bar and clubclosedon September 11 because its address will make way for a new residential building development (78 Rainey Street, Downtown)
Kerlin BBQ: Co-owners Bill and Amelis Kerlinpermanently closedtheir barbecue truck on September 10. Their landlord said there was a planned development for the address, and the co-owners have no plans to reopen the truck elsewhere, but they still plan on offering barbecue catering and larger preorders. Their kolache truck remains open. (2207 East Cesar Chavez Street, East Austin)
August 2022
Dream Bakery: The gluten-free bakery closed on August 26 because of a “combination of skyrocketing costs, supply issues, and labor shortages,” as owner Karen Frywrote on Instagram. The bakery was originally opened in Anderson Mill by Azar Owlia, Fry took over in 2016, opened the Well Branch location in 2018, and closed Anderson Mill in 2019. (14735 Bratton Lane, Suite 210, Wells Branch)
Plow Burger: The Hyde park location of the vegan truckclosedon August 25. Its East Riverside truck is still open, and ittook over the food operationsof Buzz Mill’s East Seventh location. (4433 Duval Street, Hyde Park)
Plow Bao: The vegan Chinese food truck關閉permanently as of August 20becauseowner Joyce Ni is moving out of the state. (1505 Town Creek Drive, Riverside)
Rio Grande Tex-Mex Restaurant: The Tex-Mex restaurant’s Pflugerville address has closed as of August 7,according to its Facebook page, after 12 years of service. Its Hutto location remains open. (15821 Central Commerce Drive, Pflugerville)
July 2022
Cranky Granny’s Sweet Rolls: The roll-based bakeryclosed7月31 because owner/founder Sianni Dean explained that she “received our notice that we will be closing our store,”on Instagram. She had opened Cranky as an at-home bakery service in New Jersey, moved to Austin, and opened the physical bakery in 2021. (10910 Domain Drive, Suite 106, Domain)
Sala & Betty: The casual New American restaurantclosed upshop on July 30 — although the physical space will be available for private events in the month of August. Chef and owner Teresa Wilson is retiring. A new business — probably a restaurant — will open in the space, though it won’t come from the Sala team. (5201 Airport Boulevard, North Loop)
4th Tap Brewing Co-op: The cooperative brewery filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and has suddenly closed as of July 26. Co-owner John Stecker attributes it to increasing rent and lack of increasing sales. At this point, it’s unclear if the brewery will reopen (hence its inclusion on this list). (10615 Metric Boulevard, North Austin)
Tio Pepe Chicken: The Portuguese-style fast-casual restaurant關閉sometime in July because, as owner Pepe Garcia explained in a newsletter, it was too difficult to run a restaurant, work, and maintain a family. (6406 North I-35, Linc)
Beluga: The Japanese restaurant closed on July 13,as reported byCommunity Impact.It opened in 2005.(661 Louis Henna Boulevard. Suite 300, Round Rock,)
Enoteca Vespaio: One-half of the twinned Italian restaurants on South Congressclosed up permanentlyas of July 9. The owners (one of whom owns East Austin Mexican restaurant Licha’s) turned the space into a new Oaxacan restaurant, which opened on July 21. Vespaio remains open. (1610 South Congress Avenue, Bouldin Creek)
Long Island Deli: The short-lived delicatessen closed less than a month after it opened in late May,as reported byCommunity Impact. Its last day was July 5. (1207 East Palm Valley Boulevard., Round Rock)
Fluff Meringues & More: The meringue-filled bakery and cafeclosed7月3 because of the economy, supply chain issues, and, what the owner and founder Kristin Collins explained in an email: “the sheer insanity of operating a restaurant even in ‘normal’ or the ‘before’ times.” (4800 Burnet Road, Rosedale)
June 2022
The House: The former Russian House restaurantcloseddown permanently as of June 5. It seemed like the restaurant wanted to close down temporarily, but it became a permanent one officially in August. The address is slated for a potential development, which would involve the demolition of the space. (307 East Fifth Street, Downtown)
Sassy’s Vegetarian Soul Food: Owner Andrea Dawson decided toshutterher Austin vegetarian Southern African American food truck on June 4 to focus on theDallaslocation. (2906 Fruth Street, North Campus)
Sweet Ritual: The vegan ice cream shop went ona long pauseearlier this year,reopenedin March, and thenpermanently closed downon June 1. Owner Amelia Raley cited higher food and ingredient costs and shortages, the pandemic, and the 2021 winter freeze. (4631 Airport Boulevard, North Loop)
May 2022
Poke Bay: The poke spotclosedin late May because the University of Texas at Austin bought the physical building. The owners’ daughter Angelica Song posted a TikTok video asking people to visit the restaurant during its last days of service, which became viral. The building’s other tenant Kung Fu Tea will close later in October. (2001 Guadalupe Street, West Campus)
Dough Boys: The beloved Neapolitan pizza truck關閉on May 29, so that co-owner Max Tilka can move on. Other co-owner Tony Curet actually just openedhis own pizza truckin the same location at breweryMeanwhilea month later. (3901 Promontory Point Drive, McKinney)
Taqueria Mi Trailita: The loved taco trailerclosedpermanent on May 26 so that co-founders, co-owners, and mother-and-son-duo Maria Santos Rodriguez and David Salinas could focus on their physical restaurantMi Trailita Y Masin the same neighborhood. (5301 Manor Road, Windsor Park)
Gloria’s Latin Cuisine: The downtown Austin location of the Texas chainclosedon May 23 because the lease wasn’t renewed. The Domain location remains open. (300 West Sixth Street, Downtown)
April 2022
Way South Philly: The sandwich shop — known for its Philly cheesesteaks since it opened originally has a food truck in 2011 —closedon April 30. Owner William Pearce pointed to the restaurant being constantly short-staffed and the rising costs of items as to why he decided it was “just time for WSP to close its doors,” as he tells Eater. (5222 Burnet Road, Allandale)
The Brass Tap: The sole Austin location of the national beer bar chainclosedon April 17 because its lease was ended. There are plans to reopen somewhere else in Austin eventually. (10910 Domain Drive, Domain)
Tropical Dreams: The Hawai’i-based ice cream shopcloseditsonly mainland locationin Austin on April 12. In hindsight, the shutter is related to the same University of Texas at Austin purchase that closed Poke Bay (see above). (2001 Guadalupe Street, West Campus)
Central Standard: One of the South Congress Hotel’s original restaurants, which focused on New American fare since itopenedin late 2015, closed on April 2. But the space is being put to good use: it’s now home toa new restaurantcourtesy of the hotel’s operating company New Waterloo and the group behind Southern restaurant Olamaie: American restaurantMaie Day, which opened on May 1. (1603 South Congress Avenue, Travis Heights)
March 2022
Machine Head Coffee: The coffee shopclosedon March 31 since owner Nolan Green is moving to the East Coast. (1701 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Blackland)
The Container Bar: Due to the construction of a high-rise development, Bridget Dunlap’s quirky bar made up of shipping containersclosedafter South by Southwest on March 27. However, Dunlap is set to operate a basement bar in the forthcoming project when it opens in 2024. (90 Rainey Street, Downtown)
Bungalow: Because of the same impending development as the Container Bar (see above), Jason Steward’s baralso closedon March 27, and there are no relocation plans. (92 Rainey Street, Downtown)
Simi Estiatorio: The less-than-a-year-old downtown Greek restaurantclosed suddenlyon March 22 after a whole lot of issues involving allegedly bounced paychecks for staffers, problems paying vendors, and an eviction. (601 Congress Avenue, Downtown)
B.B. Rover’s Cafe and Pub: The nearly-35-year-old bar and restaurant finally did shutter in mid-March, after ithad been in danger of closingfor a bit. (12636 Research Boulevard, North Austin)
El Mercado: The downtown location of the Austin Tex-Mex mini-chain, which had opened in 1993,closedin mid-March because of pandemic-related impacts. (1702 Lavaca Street, Downtown)
Luke’s Inside Out: The important Austin food truck known for its sandwiches and stellar burgerclosedon March 6, after 10 years of service. (1109 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker)
Lucy’s Fried Chicken: The fried chicken Austin mini-chain關閉its Burnet Road location, whichopenedin 2013, on March 6. The off-South Congress and Cedar Park restaurants are still open. (5408 Burnet Road, Allandale)
Bonchon: Theonly Austin-arealocation of the popular international Korean fried chicken chainclosedon March 10. (2800 South I-35, Round Rock)
February 2022
La Mexicana:The longtime Mexican bakeryclosedon February 16, after 32 years of service because founder and owner Jesus Martinez Becerra Sr. retired. La Mexicana had dished up all sorts of baked goods and desserts, from tortillas to tres leches cakes, alongside tacos and tortas. In the Before Times, it had operated 24/7, but shortened those hours due to the pandemic. (1924 South First Street, Bouldin Creek)
Tom’s: The shoe company’s Austin cafe and storeclosedon February 14. It had been the brand’s only location with the whole coffee shop aspect. (1401 South Congress Avenue, Travis Heights)
Castro’s Bar & BBQ: The bar and barbecue restaurantclosedon February 13.Taking over its addresswill be a location of Austin mini-chain Taco Flats sometime in September. (900 Ranch Road 620 South, Suite C104, Lakeway)
Growler USA: TheAustin locationof the Colorado-based beer bar chain shuttered on February 11,as reported by Craft Beer Austin. (609 West 29th Street, West Campus)
January 2022
Winebelly: The South Austin wine barclosedin January, but no specific reason was given as to why. It opened in 2013 and had been serving a menu from chef and business partner Camden Stuerzenberger. (519 West Oltorf Street, Dawson)
Spider House Cafe: Though longtime campus hangtechnically closed down its doorsin March 2020, the permanence of that shutter was confirmed in Januaryby Austin 360. The space opened in 1995, featuring a cafe, bar, and a bunch of food trucks. The now-vacant space will turn into a new bar-ish space run by people from Hotel Vegas, Yellow Jacket Social Club, and Kinda Tropical. (2908 Fruth Street, North Campus)
Italic: Another one of those potentially-temporary-shutters-from-the-beginning-of-the-pandemic-turned-permanent, the Italian restaurantconfirmedits forever-closure this January. The space will become the new home for Fort Worth import Lonesome Dove, which left its original location on Colorado Street. (123 West Sixth Street, Downtown)
Cho Sushi Fusion: The Japanese restaurant shuttered its Lakeway location in January,as reported byCommunity Impact. According to thewebsite, it was because of “some disagreements with our landlord.” The Steiner Ranch restaurant is still open. (2422 Ranch Road 620 South, Lakeway)
Louisiana Crab Shack: The Texas Cajun mini-chain restaurant closed its Domain location in January,as reported byCommunity Impact. Its West Anderson Lane and Georgetown locations remain open. (11501 Rock Rose Avenue, Suite 124, Domain Northside)
Mission Dogs: The restaurant — known for its hot dogs wrapped in bacon —closed downon January 6.On Instagram, owner Mike Farley cited higher costs and shortages of ingredients and supplies, coupled with increasing rent and operating with a very small staff. There are still plans to keep the mobile cart open for roaming/events/catering purposes. (1701 East Cesar Chavez Street, East Austin)
Update, September 30, 2022: This article, originally published on February 17, 2022, has been updated to include additional restaurant and food truck closures.