Local Foods -- 2nd Street District
American restaurant · Warehouse District ·
Sandwiches, bowls, soups, salads, brunch, and coffee served
Sandwiches, bowls, soups, salads, brunch, and coffee served
"A Houston-born café with an Austin outpost that offers a surprisingly good vegan queso based on cashews and topped with house-made vegan chorizo; the nuts provide the creamy richness typically sought from cheese while reducing the need for extra oils. The kitchen prides itself on making nearly everything from scratch, and after experimenting with roasted tomatoes, jalapeños, and onions they ultimately found that using Ro-Tel produced the familiar flavors and colors that make the dip feel like true queso." - Erin Russell
"The Houston sandwich shop opened an Austin location, dishing out, well, sandwiches, as well as salads, bowls, and soups. It’s open for breakfast, lunch, weekend brunch, and dinner. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online or in person." - Erin Russell
"The Austin outpost is taking preorders for latkes (available by the dozen or two dozen) served with sour cream and apple compote, and is also offering items like hot smoked salmon, truffled egg salads, jams, and labneh; pickups require a 48-hour advance notice via email and are available from December 7 through December 14." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Opening its first Austin location on Saturday, June 25 at 454 West Second Street in downtown, this Houston-based sandwich mini-chain offers a menu of standout sandwiches — including a crunch chicken with a nut-seed crumble on a pretzel bun, a vegan mushroom po’ boy, and a truffled egg sandwich — alongside seasonal salads like a mess of vegetables with watermelon and goat cheese and a Texas Caesar with seared poblano peppers and red onions. The menu also features chicken posole, potato salad, chocolate chip cookies and brownies, with ingredients and produce sourced locally from Houston and Austin. Beverage selections include Hill Country wines (such as Southold Farm + Cellars and Wine for the People), beers from Austin breweries like Live Oak and Independence, coffee and espresso drinks, and a strawberry-basil lemonade. Housed in a two-story, Michael Hsu–designed space with a patio on the former Alimentari 28 site, the concept previously operated in Austin as pop-ups and in a ghost kitchen since 2021. Founded in 2011 by Benjy Levit, chef Dylan Murray, and Martin Berson, the Austin outpost will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., with brunch and a fall breakfast takeout window planned." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A healthy, flavor-forward concept opening downtown on Second Street that emphasizes tasty dishes made with and supportive of local farmers — people are excited for a health-conscious option that still delivers on flavor." - Erin Russell
