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Businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon, relocating or expanding

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Lynny's

Nando's PERi-PERi

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973 6 Origin Studio House , a coee shop and community space for Black Austini- tes, will open at 2925 E. 12th St. Austin, in late September. The coee shop— owned by Brittney Williams and Dante Clemons—will showcase art from local Black artists and hold frequent events. www.originstudiohouse.com RELOCATIONS 7 Fleet Coee relocated its Tarrytown shop at 2401 Winsted Lane, Austin, to 2806 Manor Road, Austin, in late July. The new location serves espresso drinks, pour over coee and pastries and shares a space with Mexican food truck La Santa Barbacha. The shop is open daily from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. www.eetcoee.com CLOSINGS 130 TOLL be located on the ground oor of the Origin Hotel at 1825 McBee St., Austin. www.nandosperiperi.com 5 A tavern called Murray’s will open at 2316 Webberville Road, Austin, in the former Gourmands Neighborhood Pub space, by the end of 2023. Murray’s is similar to a New York City style-tavern and oers classic cocktails. Murray’s is led by Travis Tober of Nickel City, Brett Esler of Whisler’s and Nick Yanes of Juni- per. www.murraysaustin.com 8 Paper Route Bakery ocially closed June 10. Paper Route served organic, made-from-scratch cakes. The shop had been located at 1010 E. Cesar Chavez St., Ste. D, Austin, since 2018.

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1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Unit 200, Aus- tin. The craft store oers holiday decor, custom framing, back to school supplies, as well as classes and events. An opening date for the new store has not been announced. www.michaels.com 3 Fabrik —a plant-based ne dining restaurant—opened at 1701 E. Martin Luther King Blvd., Austin, on Aug. 10. The restaurant serves a seasonal menu focusing on Japanese, Nordic and Italian cuisines. Fabrik is led by co-owner and chef Je Wheeler, who spent years staging at Michelin-starred restaurants as well as working at vegan and vegetarian spots around the world. www.fabrikatx.com COMING SOON 4 South African restaurant Nando’s PERi-PERi will open a new location in the Mueller neighborhood in early 2024. The fast-casual restaurant is known for its 24-hour marinated ame-grilled chicken, as well as its honey sweet potatoes, fries and mac and cheese. Nando’s will

EAST AUSTIN NOW OPEN 1 A trailer serving quick bread and espresso called Lynny’s opened on Aug. 2. The trailer, owned by longtime Aus- tinites Erin Gentry and Lynn Metcalf, the

former owner of Metcalf BBQ, focuses on specialty coee, pancakes, biscuits and other diner classics. Lynny’s is located at MASS Gallery, an artist-run gallery and community space in the Govalle neigh- borhood at 705 Gunter St., Austin. 2 Michael’s will open a new store in the former Bed Bath & Beyond location at

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