These Austin Restaurants Still Require Masks and Social Distancing Despite Governor’s Order

Starting Wednesday, March 10, all Texas restaurants and bars will be able to reopen indoor dining areas at full capacities with no social distancing requirements, as ordered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week. Likewise, masks will no longer be required for anyone, including diners and restaurant employees.

However, the governor’s order allows for restaurants to implement whatever COVID-19 mitigation rules they want for themselves. With that in mind, here’s a running list of Austin restaurants, food trucks, bars, and breweries that will still require masks and will still follow social distancing measures.

Per previous orders, masks are typically required when walking around businesses; guests are allowed to take their masks off when seated at tables for eating and drinking purposes.

Check ahead with each business as things often change, follow the rules, wear your mask (especially when interacting with an employee), tip very well, and be kind.

Numbers

• 34th Street Cafe: The Old West Austin American restaurant will still require masks.
• 4th Tap: The North Austin brewery will still require masks and social distance.

A

• Aba: The South Congress location of the Chicago-based Mediterranean restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Abby Jane Bakeshop: The Dripping Springs bakery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Asashi Imports: The Brentwood Japanese market and shop will still require masks and social distance.
• Alta’s Cafe: The downtown cafe will still require masks.
• Apt 115: The East Seventh wine bar will still require masks.
• ATX Cocina: The downtown Mexican restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Arlo Grey: The downtown New American hotel restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Austin Beerworks: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Aviary Wine & Kitchen: The South Lamar wine restaurant will still require masks.

B

• B.D. Riley’s: The Mueller Irish bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Baby Greens: The Wooten salad drive-thru will still require masks.
• Bakery Lorraine: The Domain Northside bakery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Batch: The beer bar and kolache bakery will still require masks.
• Banger’s: The Rainey Street beer garden and restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Bento Picnic: The East Cesar Chavez cafe will still require masks.
• Better Half: The Clarksville adjacent restaurant and patio will still require masks.
• Bird Bird Biscuit: The Manor Road biscuit shop will still require masks.
• Black Star Co-op: The Crestview brewpub will still require masks and social distance.
• Blue Owl Brewing: The East Cesar Chavez brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• Bouldin Creek Cafe: The South First vegetarian restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Brooklyn Breakfast Shop: The St. Elmo food truck will still require masks.
• Brentwood Social House: The Brentwood cafe will still require masks, operate with curbside pickups only, and social distance.
• Buddy’s Burger: The Parker Acres-adjacent burger restaurant will still require masks.
• Buenos Aires & Milonga Room: The East Sixth Argentinian restaurant and bar will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Bufalina Due: The Brentwood pizzeria and wine restaurant will still require masks.

C

• Capital City Bakery: The East Cesar Chavez vegan bakery will still require masks for pickups.
• Carpenters Hall: The Zilker hotel restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Central District Brewing: The downtown brewery will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Cherrywood Coffee: The Cherrywood coffee shop and cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Chez Zee: The Highland Park West American restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Chi’lantro: All locations of the Asian fusion restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Circle Brewing Company: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Coconut Club: The downtown bar and club will still require masks and seating requirements.
• Contigo: The MLK New Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Crema Bakery & Cafe: The far South Austin restaurant will still require masks.

D

• Dai Due: The Cherrywood butcher shop and Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Dia’s Market: The Crestview market and shop will still require masks.
• Discada: The Rosewood Avenue taco truck will still require masks.
• Draught House: The Rosedale brewpub will still require masks and online ordering for on-site service.
• Drinks Lounge: The East Cesar Chavez bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Drink.Well: The North Loop bar and restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Dolce Neve: The South First and East Fifth locations of the gelato shop will still require masks and social distance.

E

• Eastciders: The Barton Springs and East Austin cider tasting room and restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• El Naranjo: The South Lamar Mexican restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• El Taquito: All locations of the Mexican restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity at 75 percent, and social distance.
• Eldorado Cafe: The North Shoal Creek Tex-Mex restaurant, open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Emmer & Rye: The Rainey Street New American restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Epicerie: The Rosedale Louisiana/French restaurant will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Epoch Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.

F

• Family Business Beer Company: The Hill Country brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• Figure 8: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fleet Coffee: The East Austin coffee shop will still require masks.
• Fluff Meringues: The Rosedale bakery and cafe will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Foreign & Domestic: The North Loop New American restaurant will still require masks.
• Fowler’s Smokin’ Soul Food: The Pecan Springs/Springdale barbecue and soul food restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Franklin Barbecue: The East 11th Street barbecue restaurant, which is only open for curbside pickup service, will still require masks for pickups.
• Fukumoto: The East Sixth Japanese restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.

G

• Gabriela’s Downtown: The East Austin Mexican restaurant will still require masks and social distance.
• Galaxy Cafe: All locations of the American restaurant will still require masks.
• Garbo’s: The Parmer Point seafood restaurant will still require masks and seat at limited capacity.
• Gelateria Gemelli: The East Sixth gelato shop and bar will still require masks.
• Gourmands: The East Austin sandwich shop and bar will still require masks.
• Greater Goods Coffee Co.: Both locations of the coffee shop and roastery will still require masks.

H

• Halcyon: The Mueller location of the American restaurant will still require masks.
• High Noon: The East Cesar Chavez bar will still require masks and social distance.
• Hillside Farmacy: The Central East Austin New Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Hold Out Brewing: The Clarksville-adjacent brewery will still require masks.
• Home Slice Pizza: Both locations of the pizzeria will still require masks.
• Hopsquad Brewing: The North Burnet brewery will still require masks.
• Hotel Vegas & Volstead: The East Sixth bars will still require masks and social distance.

I

• Intero: The East Cesar Chavez Italian restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Irie Bean Coffee & Wine Bar: The South Lamar cafe will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.

J

• Jacoby’s & Grizzelda’s: The East Austin New Texan and Mexican restaurants will still require masks.
• Jester King Brewery: The Dripping Springs brewery will still require masks.
• Jo’s Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.
• Joe’s Bakery: The East Austin Mexican restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Julie Myrtille Bakery: The East Austin bakery in Springdale General will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Juliet Italian Kitchen: The Barton Springs Italian restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Juniper: The East Cesar Chavez Italian restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Justine’s: The East Austin French restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.

K

Ka-Prow Thai and Sushi Bistro: The Far North Austin Thai restaurant, which is only offering takeout at this time, will still require masks and social distance.

Kinda Tropical: The East Austin restaurant will still require masks and social distance.

• Kome: The North Loop Japanese restaurant, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Korea House: The North Shoal Creek Korean restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.

L

• La Barbecue: The East Cesar Chavez barbecue restaurant will still require masks.
• La Tunita 512: The East Riverside/Oltorf taco truck will still require masks.
• Launderette & Fresa’s: All of the restaurants will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Lick It Up: All locations of the vegan Mexican truck — Rainey Street, North Campus, and East Sixth — will still require masks.
• Lil Nonnas: The St. Elmo vegan pizza truck will still require masks.
• Little Brother: The South Congress and Rainey Street bars will still require masks.
• Little Ola’s Biscuits: The downtown takeout-only shop will still require masks for pickups.
• Live Oak Brewing Company: The Del Valle brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• LoLo: The East Sixth wine bar will still require masks.
• Loro: The South Lamar Asian barbecue restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Lucy’s Fried Chicken: All locations of the Southern/Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Lucky Robot: The South Congress Japanese restaurant will still require masks and operate with outdoor capacity.

M

• Mattie’s: The South Austin Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Malibu Poke: The downtown location of the Dallas-based seafood restaurant will still require masks.
• McGuire Moorman Hospitality: All restaurants in the Austin group will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Meanwhile Brewing: The Southeast Austin brewery will still require masks and social distance.
• Merit Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.
• Micklethwait Craft Meats: The Rosewood Avenue barbecue truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Milky Way Shakes: The East Cesar Chavez vegan truck, which is sticking to advanced online orders only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Mozart’s: The Lake Austin cafe will still require masks.

N

• Nate’s Baked Goods: The Clarksville-adjacent cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Nervous Charlie’s: The North Loop bagel shop, which is only open for takeout service, will still require masks.
• New Waterloo: The Austin hospitality group’s restaurants will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Nickel City: The East 11th Street bar will still require masks.
• Nissi VegMex: East 11th Street vegan Mexican truck will still require masks and social distance.
• Nixta Taqueria: The East Austin Mexican restaurant will still require masks.
• New Fortune: The North Lamar Chinese restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.

O

• Odd Duck: The South Lamar New Texan restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Old Thousand: Both the East 11th Street and Burnet Road locations of the Chinese-American restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• OMG Squee: The Govalle Texas-Asian bakery, which is open for takeout service only, will still require masks and social distance.
• Once Over Coffee Bar: The South First coffee shop will still require masks, operate with outdoor capacity, and social distance.
• Oskar Blues Brewery: The North Burnet location of the Colorado-based brewery will still require masks and social distance.

P

• Parkside Projects: All of the restaurant group’s restaurants will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Patika: The South Lamar coffee shop will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Patrizi’s: The Manor Road Italian truck will still require masks.
• Phonatic: All locations of the Vietnamese restaurant will still require masks.
• Pieous: The far southeast pizzeria will still require masks for pickups.
• Pinthouse Pizza: All locations of the pizzeria brewpub — Burnet Road, South Lamar, Round Rock, and East Ben White — will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Plow Bao: The East Riverside vegan truck is asking customers to still wear masks.

Q

• Quack’s Bakery & Lady Quackenbush: The bakeries in Hyde Park and Mueller will still require masks.
• Quality Seafood: The North Loop seafood restaurant and market will still require masks and social distance.

R

• Ramen Tatsu-ya, Kemuri Tatsu-ya, Domo Alley-Gato, DipDipDip Tatsu-ya, DipDipDip Ice Cream: All locations of the Japanese restaurants will still require masks.
• Radio Coffee & Bar: The Menchaca Road coffee shop and patio bar, which includes several food trucks, will still require masks and social distance.
• Reunión 19: The East Cesar Chavez Californian-Mexican restaurant will still require masks.
• Roaring Fork: Both locations of the American restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Rosewood: The Rosewood seafood and Texan restaurant will still require masks.
• Roughhouse Brewing: The San Marcos brewery will still require masks.

S

• Sa-Ten: Both the East Austin and Airport Boulevard locations of the Japanese cafe will still require masks and social distance.
• Salt & Time: Both the East Seventh and downtown locations of the New Texan restaurant/butcher shop/market will still require masks and social distance.
• Salty Sow: The Manor Road New American restaurant will still require masks.
• Salvation Pizza: All locations of the pizzeria will still require masks.
• Santa Rita Cantina: The Rosedale Tex-Mex restaurant will still require masks.
• Second Bar + Kitchen: The Archer Hotel Domain restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Seoulju: The North Lamar Korean restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Shangri-La: The East Sixth bar will still require masks.
• Smokin Beauty: The North Park Estates Vietnamese and barbecue restaurant will still require masks.
• Snarf’s Sandwiches: Both locations of the Colorado-based sandwich shop, which are only open for to-go services, will still require masks and social distance.
• Soup Peddler: All locations of the casual cafe, operating with takeout service only, will still require masks for pickups.
• Sour Duck Market: The Central East Austin Texan restaurant and bakery will still require masks.
• Southern Heights Brewing Co.: The East MLK brewery will still require masks.
• Spokesman Coffee: All locations of the coffee shop will still require masks.
• Spread & Co: The Rosedale cafe will still require masks.
• St. Elmo Brewing: The St. Elmo brewery will still require masks.
• Still Austin Whiskey Co.: The St. Elmo distillery and onsite food truck Bearded Baking Company will still require masks.
• Stouthaus Coffee: The Sunset Valley coffee shop will still require masks.
• Suerte: The East Sixth Mexican restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop: The South First bakery will still require masks.
• Summer House on Music Lane: The off-South Congress New American hotel restaurant will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Sweet Ritual: The North Loop vegan ice cream shop will still require masks.

T

• Tacodeli: All locations of the taco chain will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Tamale House East: The East Sixth Mexican restaurant, which is sticking to patio and takeout services only, will still require masks.
• Texas Reds and Whites: The downtown bar will still require masks and social distancing inside of the tasting room.
• The Austin Winery: The St. Elmo winery will still require masks.
• The Brewtorium: The Skyview brewpub will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Cavalier: The East Austin bar and restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• The Chameleon Restaurant Group: Swift’s Attic, Wu Chow, & Rosedale Kitchen all will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Far Out: The far South Austin patio bar and venue will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Liberty: The East Sixth bar will still require masks.
• The Little Darlin’: The far south Austin patio bar will still require masks.
• The Roosevelt Room: The downtown bar will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• The Tigress Pub: The North Loop bar, which is open for takeout service only, will require masks for pickups.
• The Vegan Nom: The East Cesar Chavez vegan Tex-Mex truck will still require masks.
• Thunderbird: The Manor Road coffee shop will still require masks.
• Tiny Pies: All locations of the bakery will still require masks.
• Tso Chinese Delivery: The Chinese delivery restaurant will still require masks for pickups and delivery drop-offs.
• Truluck’s: The Austin locations of the American seafood restaurant will still require masks.
• Tumble 22: All locations of the hot chicken restaurant will still require masks.

U

• Uchi & Uchiko: The Japanese restaurants on South Lamar and in Rosedale will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Uncle Nicky’s: Both locations of the casual Italian cafe will still require masks, operate at limited capacity, and social distance.
• Uroko: The East Austin Japanese restaurant in Springdale General will still require masks for pickups.

V

• Vaquero Taquero: The North Campus taco restaurant will still require masks.
• Veracruz All Natural: All locations of the taco truck and restaurant — Tarrytown, East Austin, downtown, Mueller, South Austin, and Round Rock — will still require masks.
• Via 313: All restaurant locations of the pizzeria — North Campus, Oak Hill, East Sixth — will still require masks and operate at limited capacity. All food truck locations — Rainey Street, West Sixth — will still require masks for pickups.
• Vic & Al’s: The Cherrywood Cajun restaurant will still require masks.
• Vinaigrette: The South Congress salad restaurant will still require masks and operate at limited capacity.
• Violet Crown Clubhouse: The Crestview bar will still require masks.
• Vista Brewing: The Hill Country brewery will still require masks.

W

• Wright Bros. Brew & Brew: The East Fifth coffee shop and bar will still require masks.

Y

• Yard Bar: The Allandale dog park will still require masks and social distance.
• Yellow Jacket Social Club: The East Fifth bar will still require masks.

Update, Friday, March 5, 4:48 p.m.: This article, originally published on Wednesday, March 3, has been updated to include additional restaurants.