Dripping Springs, Driftwood & Wimberley edition.

🆕 = new this week

🆕 Neon Armadillo — a massive 30,000-sq-ft Tex-Mex barbecue hall and entertainment yard — is opening this November at The Junction near Wimberley.

🆕 Hays County Burgers Y Mas just fired up in front of Blanco Brew, bringing juicy burgers from the Hays County BBQ family.

🆕 The Honeysuckle is our Featured Spot — Southern comfort and a rooftop bar with knockout Devil's Backbone views.

🆕 Neon Armadillo (Wimberley) — A giant 30,000-square-foot Tex-Mex barbecue hall from the Wimberley Way Hospitality crew, landing at The Junction where RR 12 meets RR 32. Expect smoked brisket and tri-tip, lamb carnitas, and al pastor, plus a full bar, a live-music stage, a sports court, and a kids' playscape.
⏰ ETA/Opened: November 2026
📍 Address: 9595 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley (The Junction)
🌐 Website: https://neonarmadillowtx.com
📞 Phone: 512-722-3242

🆕 The Forager Botanical Infusions (Wimberley) — A botanical-infusions and herbal-tea spot moving into the suite next to Howdy Neighbor, with new ownership aiming to open this fall.
⏰ ETA/Opened: Hoping for September 2026
📍 Address: 13904 Ranch Road 12, Ste. 3, Wimberley
🌐 Website: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tbd
📞 Phone: TBD

🆕 Hays County Burgers Y Mas (Wimberley) — From the family behind Hays County BBQ, a permanent burger trailer parked in front of Blanco Brew, slinging juicy burgers and classic sides with that signature smokehouse touch.
⏰ ETA/Opened: Now open (summer 2026)
📍 Address: 14200 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley (at Blanco Brew)
🌐 Website: https://www.facebook.com/HaysCoBBQ/
📞 Phone: 512-392-6000

🆕 Howdy Neighbor (Wimberley) — A cheerful breakfast-and-lunch spot with sandwiches, salads, soups, fresh juices, and a full bar, plus a little curated shop, in the former Dos Olivos Market space.
⏰ ETA/Opened: Now open (2026)
📍 Address: 13904 Ranch Road 12, Ste. 2, Wimberley
🌐 Website: https://howdyneighborwimberley.com
📞 Phone: 512-722-3207

🆕 BenCo Provisions (Wimberley) — A warm, design-forward coffee shop and provisions market built for lingering, catching up with neighbors, and grabbing top-tier local goods.
⏰ ETA/Opened: Now open (2026)
📍 Address: 13620 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley
🌐 Website: https://bencoprovisions.com
📞 Phone: 512-648-1977

🆕 FM Pizza (Wimberley) — The beloved wood-fired pizza trailer has graduated to a cozy brick-and-mortar right on Ranch Road 12, so you can grab your slices indoors now.
⏰ ETA/Opened: Now open (2026)
📍 Address: 14603 Ranch Road 12, Ste. 103, Wimberley
🌐 Website: https://www.facebook.com/p/FM-Pizza-61564157304908/
📞 Phone: 737-260-4686

Also newly open around the Valley: Blanco River Wing Company for wings and tenders in Wimberley Commons, and Common Ground, a sweet breakfast-and-lunch cafe on Woodcreek Circle that doubles as a "living thrift store."

🆕 The Cat's Meow Boba Bar & Tea House (Wimberley) — Construction just kicked off on a boba and tea house promising milk teas, loose-leaf brews, smoothies, smashed lemonades, and tea-time snacks.
⏰ ETA/Opened: In construction (TBD)
📍 Address: 15572 Ranch Road 12, Ste. 3, Wimberley
🌐 Website: https://www.facebook.com/61587043199205
📞 Phone: TBD

The Vibe — Perched out on the Devil's Backbone, The Honeysuckle pairs unfussy Southern comfort food with an open-air rooftop bar and some of the best panoramic Hill Country views you'll find with a fork in your hand. It's the kind of place you drive to for the sunset and stay at for the third order of mac and cheese.

Must-Order Items — The kitchen leans into hearty Southern classics: a proper seared ribeye, gumbo, pork chop, Gulf snapper, and a lineup of wings, tenders, and burgers. Round it out with the sides — mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, asparagus, green beans — and a cocktail with a little kick from the rooftop bar.

Pro Tip — Time your visit for golden hour and head straight up to the rooftop for the Backbone views. They're closed Mondays and Tuesdays, so aim for a Wednesday-through-Sunday run, and weekends run late (til 10pm Friday and Saturday).

📍 3971 FM 32, Fischer (Devil's Backbone, near Wimberley)
🌐 https://www.facebook.com/thehoneysuckletx
📞 (830) 964-5052

Quiet week on the wine-and-beer trail — no brand-new tasting rooms poured a first glass. The one to keep watching: Beer Ranch Project's ranch-house brewery is still on the way to join its Wimberley tasting room. We'll pour the details the moment it lands.

Good news this week — nothing permanently shuttered around the Valley. A few spaces just changed hands: the old Saucy Bros trailer is now Hays County Burgers Y Mas, the former Dos Olivos Market is now Howdy Neighbor, and the old Fair Dinkum space is now BenCo Provisions. We'll always flag real closings here first.

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