{"id":304497,"date":"2026-05-22T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/304497\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:07:54","slug":"dumplings-desserts-and-burritos-new-dining-spots-open-across-austin-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/304497\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumplings, desserts and burritos: New dining spots open across Austin metro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Himalayan dumplings in Pflugerville to French pastries in South Austin, the Austin area’s dining scene continues to diversify with new openings spanning multiple cuisines. Recent additions include a Korean-style dessert shop at The Linc, the first Texas location of a fast-casual burrito chain in Round Rock, and a new craft beer tasting room in San Marcos.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the latest restaurant openings across the region.<\/p>\n

Impacts of the week\"TheThe chow mein at a Sagarmatha Momo includes stir-fried noodles tossed with fresh vegetables and savory house seasoning. (Courtesy Sagarmatha Momo)Sagarmatha Momo now open in Pflugerville<\/a><\/p>\n

Now serving authentic Nepali flavors in Pflugerville, this restaurant opened in March and serves handcrafted momos, a popular Himalayan steamed dumpling, curries and rice dishes. Sagarmatha Momo offers catering, take-out and delivery.<\/p>\n

Opened March 120205 N. FM 685, Pflugerville512-554-8941Brewing company opens tasting room in San Marcos<\/a><\/p>\n

Thirsty Planet Brewing Company, founded in 2010, has opened a tasting room in San Marcos featuring its signature Thirsty Goat beer. The tasting room features a beer garden theme, with a 10-tap draft system and televisions throughout the facility, Gonzales said. Customers can see the brewing process in the facility with free access to the kettles, fermentation tanks and 30-barrel brew house.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe franchise is known for its Korean-style taiyaki, a fish-shaped waffle cake pastry with various soft serve flavors, filling flavors and toppings. (Courtesy Somisomi)Somisomi now serving soft-serve filled taiyaki at The Linc<\/a><\/p>\n

This Asian dessert shop is known for its Korean-style taiyaki, a fish-shaped waffle cake pastry. The pastry is filled with soft serve; flavored fillings including nutella, custard, red bean or black sesame; and toppings such as sprinkles, cereal or cookie crumbles, matcha powder, or strawberries. Soft serve flavors include milk and ube, salted caramel or pistachio. The shop also features a drink menu with cold brew, cold brew floats or strawberry milk.<\/p>\n

Alice Poulain Caf\u00e9 now serving French cuisine on South First Street<\/a><\/p>\n

This Parisian-inspired patisserie\u2014inspired by the co-founder\u2019s grandmother, Alice, and her recipes\u2014serves a range of quiches, daily pastries and imported wines and cheeses. The cafe has daytime as well as lunch and dinner offerings, including a Parisian breakfast, pastries, omelettes, salads, sandwiches and charcuterie spreads. Wine offerings feature both French and American pours by the glass or bottle. The cafe encourages patrons to use it as a \u201cthird-space,\u201d finding their home away from home.<\/p>\n

First Texas location of Barrio Burrito Bar now open in Round Rock<\/a><\/p>\n

A new Tex-Mex restaurant is now open in the Greenlawn Crossing retail center in Round Rock. The first Texas location of Barrio Burrito Bar opened in mid-May, bringing a fast-casual model and a menu including burritos, tacos, bowls, quesadillas and more that can be customized with a variety of proteins, toppings and house-made sauces, according to the business.<\/p>\n

Dining feature<\/p>\n

Ranch 616: The birthplace of Ranch Water and old Austin eats<\/a><\/p>\n

From West Texas to West 6th Street, Ranch 616 has served up Southwestern American flavors with a history rooted in innovation and old Austin charm since 1999.\"TonyTony Trungale (left) and two other partners took over after Kevin Williamson (right), passed away.The backstory<\/p>\n

The icehouse\u2019s signature drink, Ranch Water, was coined by owner Kevin Williamson and first created when he\u2019d pack a thermos full of tequila on hunting trips with his dad, mixing it with lime juice and Topo Chico.<\/p>\n

Ed’s El Camino tacos includes crispy firsh ($22) or blackened shrimp ($25) with house slaw, chili-lime vinagrette, rice and pinto beans on corn or flour tortillas. (Courtesy Ranch 616)<\/p>\n

On the menu<\/p>\n

To start, Ranch 616 serves up a four-cheese queso, crispy oysters, crab cakes and shrimp ceviche. Classic dishes include the frito pie, pork chop, chicken fried steak and jalape\u00f1o maize, which is a corn tortilla-crusted chicken.<\/p>\n

Under new ownership, the restaurant now has an expanded menu, with brunch and healthier food options like the steak and salmon salads.\"Ed'sEd’s El Camino tacos includes crispy firsh ($22) or blackened shrimp ($25) with house slaw, chili-lime vinagrette, rice and pinto beans on corn or flour tortillas. (Courtesy Ranch 616)Looking for a libation?<\/p>\n

In addition to the iconic Ranch Water, Ranch 616 also shakes up a well-known Fire in The Hole shot, featuring a shot of Tito\u2019s vodka, orange liqueur and lime juice in a hollowed-out and chili-salt rimmed jalape\u00f1o.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Himalayan dumplings in Pflugerville to French pastries in South Austin, the Austin area’s dining scene continues to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[110308,132,20009,134,133,108843,110314,110310,110312,108966,110311,7030,110315,110307,108960,48024,110313,110309],"class_list":["post-304497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-alice-poulain-cafe-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-food-scene","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-barrio-burrito-bar-round-rock","tag-brewing-company-san-marcos","tag-dining-austin-metro","tag-french-cafe-south-first","tag-korean-dessert-austin","tag-nepali-restaurant-pflugerville","tag-new-restaurants-austin","tag-restaurant-openings-may-2026","tag-sagarmatha-momo-pflugerville","tag-somisomi-the-linc","tag-taiyaki-austin","tag-tex-mex-round-rock","tag-thirsty-planet-san-marcos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304497","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=304497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}