A Mediterranean Restaurant Is Coming to Downtown Austin

Austin Proper, the luxury hotel and residential building set for the downtown area, will feature restaurants and bars overseen by local group McGuire Moorman Hospitality. This includes two restaurants with a focus on grilled foods, one Mediterranean-inspired and the other Mexican. It’s set to open at 600 West 2nd Street in June.

The Mediterranean-inspired grill restaurant will be found on the ground floor of the building. The Mexican restaurant, which will be located next to one of the elevated pools, will emphasize wood-burning grills. Also included in the building are two cocktail bars and a coffee shop with to-go options. The hospitality group will also provide room service to hotel rooms.

The interior design will be helmed by Kelly Wearstler, who will make use of Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts motifs with Austin touches, like a neon light fixture and a staircase with vintage carpets and pots.

On the same block, the Emmer & Rye team is opening their own live-fire-focused restaurant, Hestia, within the upcoming Facebook building on Nueces Street.

• Austin Proper Hotel & Residences to open by mid-2019 [Curbed Austin]
• Larry McGuire Will Helm Restaurants in New Downtown Hotel Austin Proper [EATX]