Austin Restaurants Closed Today for the Winter Storm

The latest winter storm descends upon Austin, covering the city in ice, cold rains, and below-freezing temperature. With that in mind — the fact that Austin schools and colleges are canceled and flights in and out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are being delayed or canceled today — Eater is tracking all cold weather-related restaurant, bar, and food truck closings for the day, Tuesday, January 16.

Prep against the nasty weather with soup, ramen, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, hot cocktails, and if you do order delivery, tip really well. Be careful out there.

Note that this guide is only covering restaurants, bars, and food trucks that are either closed or delayed openings today because of the storm. Know of any other places that are affected by the weather today? Let Eater Austin know through the tipline.

Austin Restaurants Closed During the Winter Storm

• All locations of Veracruz All Natural (the two food trucks and two brick-and-mortars) are closed today (1704 East Cesar Chavez, East Side; 4204 Manchaca Road, South Austin; 9003 Waterford Centre Boulevard, North Burnet; 2711 La Frontera Boulevard, Round Rock)
• Micklethwait Craft Meats is closed today. (1309 Rosewood Avenue, Central East Austin)
• Mellizoz Tacos is closing its trailer for the day. (1503 South 1st Street, Bouldin)
• Both locations of Counter Cafe are closed today. (626 North Lamar Boulevard, Downtown; 1914 East 6th Street, Holly)
• Game bar and restaurant Vigilante is closed but might reopen at 5 p.m. depending on the weather. (7010 Easy Wind Drive, Crestview)
• Caffe Medici’s walk-up location at Congress Avenue and 8th Street is closed. All other locations opened by 7 a.m. this morning, but will close by 5 p.m. (804 Congress Avenue, Downtown)
• Dog park and restaurant Yard Bar is closed. (6700 Burnet Road, Allandale)
• Casa Colombia is closed today. (2409 East 7th St, East Side)
• All Waterloo Ice House locations are closed.
• Salad drive-thru Baby Greens is closed. (1508 West Anderson Lane, Wooten)
• Ice cream spot Cow Tipping Creamery is closed. (4715 South Lamar Boulevard, Sunset Valley)
• Austin Beerworks is closed until further notice. (3009 Industrial Terrace, North Burnet)
• Sushi spot Kome (5301 Airport Boulevard, North Loop), Daruma Ramen (612 East 6th Street, Downtown), and Japanese-influenced coffee shop and cafe Sa-Ten (916 Springdale Rd, Govalle) are closed today.
• Live Oak Brewing Co. is closed today. (1615 Crozier Lane, De Valle)
• Banger’s Sausage House and Beer Garden is closed today. (79 Rainey Street, Downtown)
• The Hightower is closed today. (1209 East 7th Street, East Side)
• All Lick Honest Ice Creams locations are closed today.
• House Wine is closed today. (408 Josephine Street, Zilker)
• Jacoby’s Restaurant and Mercatile (3235 East Cesar Chavez Street, Govalle) is closed today, as well as sibling Mexican restaurant Grizzelda’s (105 Tillery Street, Govalle).
• Hut’s Hamburgers is closed today. (807 West 6th Street, Downtown)
• All locations of Kebabalicious are closed today.
• Oskar Blues Brewery’s taproom is closed. (10420 Metric Boulevard, North Burnet)
• Vince Young Steakhouse is closed today. (301 San Jacinto Boulevard, Downtown)
• Bar Drink.Well is closed today. (207 East 53rd Street, North Loop)
• Spartan Pizza is closed today. (1007 East 6th Street, East Austin)
• Peached Tortilla isn’t opening for dinner today. (5520 Burnet Road, Allandale)
• All locations of Blue Dahlia Bistro are closed today.
• All El Chile Group restaurants (El Chile, El Chilito, El Alma, Alcomar, and Yuyo) are closed today.
• Chinese restaurant Old Thousand is closed today. (1000 East 11th Street, East Side)
• Taco trailer Taqueria Mi Trailita is closed today. (5301 Manor Road, Windsor Park)
• Blue Cat Cafe is closed today. (95 Navasota Street, East Cesar Chavez)
• Sushi restaurant Fukumoto is closed today. (514 Medina Street, East Side)
• Merit Coffee is closing at noon today. (222 West Avenue, Seaholm)
• JewBoy Burgers is closed today. (5020 Burnet Road, Allandale)
• Sandwich trailer Luke’s Inside Out is closed today. (1109 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker)
• Sandwich shop Austin Daily Press is closed today. (1900 East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, East Austin)
• Jo’s Coffee is closing its South Congress shop (1300 South Congress, Bouldin) at 2 p.m., and the downtown shop (242 West 2nd Street, Downtown) at 5 p.m.
• Brewery Hops & Grain is closed today. (507 Calles Street, Holly)
• Bonneville is closed today. (202 Cesar Chavez Street, Downtown)
• Bar Half Step is closed today. (75 1/2 Rainey Street, Downtown)
• Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon closed its South First location. (1703 South 1st Street, Bouldin)
• Italian sandwich shop La Matta is closing early at 3 p.m. (501 Comal Street, East Side)
• District Kitchen + Cocktails (5900 West Slaughter Lane, Escarpment Village) and Oasthouse Kitchen and Bar (8300 North Farm to Market 620, Far Northwest) are both closed today
• Southern restaurant Fixe is closed tonight. (500 West Fifth Street, Downtown)
• Bar Backbeat is closed tonight. (1300 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker)
• Ice cream shop Spun is closed today. (1912 East 7th Street, East Austin)
• Music venue and bar Mohawk is closed tonight. (912 Red River Street, Downtown)
• Kolache and beer shop Batch is closing at 7 p.m. tonight. (3220 Manor Road, Central Austin)
• Bar Craftsman is closed tonight. (2000 East Cesar Chavez Street, East Side)
• Brewery St. Elmo is closed today. (440 East Saint Elmo Road, South Austin)
• Bar Shangri-La is closed tonight. (1016 East 6th Street, East Side)
• Toss Pizzeria is closed today. (2901 South 1st Street, Dawson)
• All Flyrite Chicken locations are closed today.
• Eastside Cafe is closed today. (2113 Manor Road, Central East Austin)
• Patio bar Kitty Cohen’s is closed today. (2211 Webberville Road, East Austin)
• Juliet Italian Kitchen is actually closing today. (1500 Barton Springs Road, Zilker)
• Seafood restaurant Salt Traders Coastal Cooking is closed today. (2850 North I-35, Round Rock)
• Aviary Wine & Kitchen is pushing back the debut of its lunch service to Wednesday, January 17, and it won’t open for dinner tonight. (2110 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker)
• Contigo is closed tonight. (2027 Anchor Lane, MLK)
• Neapolitan pizzeria Cane Rosso is closed today. (4715 South Lamar Boulevard, Sunset Valley)
• Bakery and beer garden Easy Tiger is closing at 5 p.m. tonight. (709 East 6th Street, Downtown)
• Green Pastures’ Mattie’s is closed tonight. (811 West Live Oak Street, Bouldin)

Austin Restaurants With Delayed Openings During the Winter Storm

• Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon is delaying the opening of its downtown location to 3 p.m. (915 North Lamar Boulevard, Downtown)
• All Tacodeli locations delayed openings to 9 a.m. today.
• Irene’s is opening at 11 a.m. today. (506 West Avenue, Downtown)
• Red Horn Brew is delaying its opening to noon most likely. (13010 West Parmer Lane, Cedar Park)
• All Hat Creek Burger Co. locations will open at 11 a.m. today.
• Mexican comfort food spot Eldorado Cafe is opening at 11:30 a.m. (3300 West Anderson Lane, North Shoal Creek)
• Filipino restaurant Be More Pacific will open at 4 p.m. today (7858 Shoal Creek Boulevard, North Shoal Creek)
• Boiler Nine Bar & Grill is opening at 5 p.m. (800 West Cesar Chavez, Downtown)
• Clay Pit Contemporary Indian Cuisine and all locations of its fast-casual counterpart Tarka Indian Kitchen are closed for lunch today.
• La Barbecue is serving a limited barbecue menu today, with frozen briskets on deck. (2027 East Cesar Chavez Street, East Austin)
• Chinese restaurant Wu Chow is closed for lunch. (500 West 5th Street, Downtown)
• Italian restaurant Asti Trattoria is closed for lunch. (408 East 43rd Street, Hyde Park)
• Launderette is closed for lunch, but will reopen for dinner tonight. (2115 Holly Street, Holly)
• Seafood and Texas comfort food restaurant TLC is opening at 3 p.m. today (1100 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker)
• Swift’s Attic is closed for lunch today, with dinner to be announced later. (315 Congress Avenue, Downtown)
• One Taco’s 6th Street truck is closed, and its brick-and-mortar restaurants on 183 and West Anderson Lane will remain open until 9 p.m.