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Momofuku alumnus Richard Hargreave and will be located at 1600 S. First St., Austin. www.underdog-atx.com 4 Andino Gelato —a gelato shop family owned by Carlos and Carola Bejarano—will open a new location at 2214 S. First St., Austin, in early April. Andino Gelato makes 32 flavors of gela- to that are made daily in small batches, a quarter of which are fat free and dairy free. All of Andino Gelato’s products, including its cookies and waffle cones, are made from scratch using recipes that were passed down for generations. www.andinogelato.com 5 Modern Animal —a Los Angeles-based veterinary clinic—will open two Austin locations in mid-2023. Modern Animal is a membership-based clinic that offers a full range of veterinary services, including 24/7 virtual care. The South Central clinic will be located at 1100 S. Lamar Blvd., Bldg. 1, Ste. 1105, Austin, and will open in late 2023. The North Central clinic, located on Burnet Road, will open in mid- 2023. www.modernanimal.com RELOCATIONS 6 Companion Tattoo relocated from 3314 S. Congress Ave. to 4309 S. First St. in the beginning of March. Companion Tattoo is an LGBTQ-friendly shop with artists who specialize in custom designs and come with over 10 years of industry experience. Companion Tattoo is owned by artists Dylan Mott and Chloe Dansfiell. www.companiontattoo.com
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ANNIVERSARIES Ian’s Cleaners —a local laundry deliv- ery service—will celebrate five years in business in May. The business, owned by Austin native Ian Noble, offers wash and fold and dry cleaning laundry delivery services to ZIP codes throughout Austin. www.ianscleaners.com CLOSINGS 7 Rivers and Reefs closed at the end of February. The pet supply store, located at 2008 S. First St., Austin, had operated for 34 years. 8 Austin Eastciders shuttered its 1530 Barton Springs Road, Austin, taproom and restaurant March 8. The taproom served coffee, pizza, sandwich- es, and cider and cider cocktails. The Austin Eastciders Collaboratory Taproom located at 979 Springdale Road, Ste. 130, Austin, in the Govalle neighborhood will remain open. www.austineastciders.com
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SOUTH CENTRAL NOW OPEN 1 AUSTEA —a family-run, inde- pendently owned tea shop—opened in South Austin on Feb. 25. The shop, owned by Vu Tran, Ann Vu and Tony Kha, offers items such as coffee, boba teas and smoothies. The family-run, independently owned establishment is at 500 E. Ben White Blvd., Ste. D 700, Austin. www.austeashoppe.com 2 Songbird , a fried chicken sand- wich food truck, opened at Meanwhile Brewing Co. on Feb. 3. The food truck serves a range of sandwiches, salads
and snacks using sustainably sourced ingredients. Songbird is helmed by chef Joshua van den Berg, who previously ran Michelin-starred restaurant Aldea in New York and won the Food Network show “Chopped.” Songbird is located at 3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin. Instagram: songbirdaustin COMING SOON 3 Underdog —a wine bar, restaurant and retail space—will open in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood this spring. The menu consists of “eclectic” wines and Korean dishes, such as handmade noodles and crispy potato and leek pancakes with caviar. Underdog is led by Claudia Lee and
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