{"id":222097,"date":"2026-03-26T22:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/222097\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:12:06","slug":"crepes-ramen-and-cookies-lead-the-latest-wave-of-restaurant-openings-in-austin-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/222097\/","title":{"rendered":"Crepes, ramen and cookies lead the latest wave of restaurant openings in Austin metro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA variety of new dining concepts\u2014from ramen and sushi spots to dessert shops and elevated bar fare\u2014are bringing fresh flavors to North Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown and Leander.<\/p>\n

Impacts of the week<\/p>\n

Midnight Cravingz brings gourmet cookies to Northwest Austin<\/a><\/p>\n

The gourmet shop serves cookies loaded with toppings such as white chocolate caramel, cinnamon sugar churro cream, strawberry cheesecake and Dubai chocolate. The cookies are paired with vanilla soft serve drizzled with a variety of syrup flavors.<\/p>\n

New restaurant serving sweet, savory crepes now open in Round Rock<\/a><\/p>\n

Offering a sweet and savory take on breakfast, lunch and dinner, this concept features a variety of crepes, croissant-waffles, omelettes, pasta dishes and sandwiches. Coffee beverages, matcha and gelato round out the menu, with takeout and delivery available.<\/p>\n

Aperitivo wine bar Aper\u00ed at Paggi House opens at The Loren Hotel Austin<\/a><\/p>\n

Set within the Paggi House art gallery and event space, this new bar offers a pre-dinner aperitivo hour with wine and small bites, such as custom charcuterie boards. More than 40 bottles of red, white, rose and sparkling wines are available, ranging from $30-$250.<\/p>\n

\"GameGame On Bar & Grill serves hand-held dishes such as boudin eggrolls, crispy buffalo chicken tacos, smash burgers and onion rings. (Courtesy Game On Bar & Grill)New sports bar Game On Bar & Grill is now open in Leander<\/a><\/p>\n

Featuring a mix of elevated bar fare and game-day favorites, the menu includes items such as boudin eggrolls, Korean shrimp tostadas, smash burgers and buffalo chicken tacos. A large LED screen and dozens of draft beers, including many from Texas breweries, anchor the viewing experience.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe menu at Mexican Sugar features skirt steak served with cilantro lime rice and seasonal vegetables. (Courtesy Mexican Sugar)Mexican Sugar brings scratch-made Latin cuisine to The Domain<\/a><\/p>\n

The restaurant prepares hand-pressed tortillas daily alongside dishes such as ceviche, Spanish mussels, mesquite-grilled chicken and elote tacos. The menu also includes lump crab enchiladas and a range of handcrafted cocktails.<\/p>\n

Haji Moto Ramen & Sake Bar soft opens in downtown Georgetown<\/a><\/p>\n

After delays, this concept has entered its soft opening phase, serving authentic ramen made with housemade noodles. The menu also includes chicken karaage, gyoza and a selection of Japanese cocktails, sake and whiskey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A variety of new dining concepts\u2014from ramen and sushi spots to dessert shops and elevated bar fare\u2014are bringing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,25713,9250,2636,12268,11283,15082,749,28905,354,55716,5464,75],"class_list":["post-222097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-crepes","tag-dessert","tag-foodie","tag-georgetown","tag-leander","tag-liberty-hill","tag-now-open","tag-ramen","tag-restaurants","tag-sports-bar","tag-sushi","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}