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Downtown AustinPlanned for Nov 1P
Liquor license filedConfirmed

The Portal

601 Rio Grande St · Austin, TX 78701

Filed for a liquor license.

  1. Filed
  2. Licensed
  3. Built out
  4. Open
Stage
Liquor license filed
First filing
Aug 27, 2026
Latest update
Oct 23, 2026
Planned opening
Nov 1, 2026
Records
3 from 3 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Downtown Austin

Project timeline

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · Checked · not open yet
    Coming Soon Project verification
  2. Oct 21, 2026 · Applied for liquor license · full bar
    Liquor license
  3. Aug 27, 2026 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026
    Tax registration

Filings are public records. “Verified” lines are our own checks. How we read these records

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Open now.

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Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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