Dining
BY SARAH HERNANDEZ
The Local has a full bar menu with wine, beer and cocktails.
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Owner Nate Wales said The Local takes classic dishes and adds more avor.
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The Local celebrates one year of tavern-inspired dining
The Monte Cristo sandwich ($16) has ham, turkey, gruyere, dijon mustard and raspberry preserves.
tagline “Morning, Noon and Night.” Wales said they wanted to create a comfortable and accessible place. What’s on the menu The Local serves brunch Tuesdays through Sundays. Menu favorites include the Monte Cristo sandwich and scratch-made biscuits. In the afternoon, the tavern menu o ers classics like sh and chips, BLTs and steak frites. Wales said they take classics and add more avor and value. “It’s straightforward food,” Wales said. “But what we know is that we’ve added all these little layers to enhance [it]. Hopefully, the guests can taste it and recognize it and see some of the energy that we put into it.”
The Local is a neighborhood Americana- and tavern-inspired dining experience in South Austin. How it started A little over a year ago, owner and operator Nate Wales began toying with the idea of opening a restaurant. He and his wife, Ti Wales, have experience in the hospitality industry working in restaurants, hotels and events. Nate Wales said he thought about what their neighborhood was missing. “The Local sort of sprouted,” Wales said. “I wasn’t shopping around with this idea of The Local and nding the right space. It was literally born from our neighborhood.” The Local opened on Oct. 24, 2023, with the
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