For almost four years, Baldinucci Pizza Romana at 3300 Bee Cave Road, Suite 110, was a place you ordered from more than a place you sat in. The room had 12 seats. It closed on Aug. 10 for renovations, and it is slated to reopen in November with 54 seats, according to the restaurant's news release.
The family is rebuilding that room while it grows across the city. A few miles east on the same road, one of Austin's best-known taquerias did the same kind of thing this year. Bee Cave Road is getting the expanded versions of restaurants that are growing, and the evidence is in the floor plans and the hours.
A slice shop that started without a dining room
Baldinucci did not start on Bee Cave Road. The Baldinucci family began in March 2022 as a takeout-only operation inside GhostLine Kitchens in South Austin, Community Impact reported that December. Owners are twin brothers Salvatore and Gabriel Baldinucci and Salvatore's wife, Patricia. The brothers learned the trade at the pizzeria their father, Enrico, opened on Long Island in 1977, as the family tells it on Baldinucci's own site.
The West Lake Hills shop opened Oct. 18, 2022, and it was the family's first real storefront, as Eater Austin reported at the time. The main draw is pizza al taglio, the Roman square-pan style sold by the cut, and New York-style pies are on the menu too, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The Roman dough is high-hydration and rises for up to 72 hours, as described on Baldinucci's food page.
Within two months of opening, Gabriel Baldinucci told Community Impact that the business had "far exceeded what we thought we were going to do." In that same 2022 story, the family was already thinking about a bigger space. The 2026 renovation is that bigger space, built at the original address.
Growing in two places at once
The flagship closed one week before the family opened its second shop. Baldinucci opened at Domain Northside, 11501 Rock Rose Ave., Suite 146, on Aug. 17, Community Impact reported. The owners described the Domain shop as the place to go while the Westlake shop is closed. The North Austin menu shows how wide the family's offering has become. It includes slices like sausage and honey or fig and arugula, New York hero sandwiches, meatball parmigiana, gelato, limoncello mascarpone cake and cannoli.
"We've always believed pizza is about bringing people together," Gabriel Baldinucci said in the Domain opening release quoted by Community Impact.
At that opening, Gabriel also told ATXtoday that the family planned 10 Austin locations before moving into Dallas, San Antonio and Houston.
While the family plans those stores, it is also putting money into the first one. The flagship is going from 12 seats to 54, so the reopened room will hold four and a half times as many people. For a West Lake Hills household, a slice shop you grab from becomes a restaurant you can book a table at for a family dinner. The release gives November as the reopening month but no exact day.
The taqueria that came west
Taqueria de Diez is the second example of the pattern, and it comes from the opposite direction. The taqueria is known for Tijuana-style tacos, especially al pastor shaved from the trompo, and the Statesman lists it among Austin's Top 20 taquerias. It began at 206 Trinity St. downtown and added a South Lamar Boulevard location in 2024, the Statesman reported in July. Brothers Raul and Luis Esquer own it with partner Roy Servan, according to Eater Austin.
This spring the taqueria opened at 3736 Bee Cave Road, Suite 2, in a storefront Fajita Pete's had held for a short time. In its May coverage, the Statesman said the move brought al pastor, carne asada and late-night service to an area with limited taco options. At opening, the West Lake Hills location stayed open until 1 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. The restaurant's locations page now lists an 11 a.m. opening.
The late hours are the real change for the corridor. Bee Cave Road now has a top-rated taqueria open after 10 p.m. on weekends, run by a company that has opened a Guadalupe Street location at 3023 Guadalupe St. since then and lists a Domain location as coming soon. Its Old 6th location at 500 E. Sixth St. is expected in the first half of 2027, the Statesman reported. The Westlake menu includes carne asada, adobada, pollo asado, nopal and campechano tacos, along with volcanes, quesadillas and plates.
Both businesses share a pattern. They are opening across Austin at a quick pace, and their Bee Cave Road rooms are getting full investment, with more seats in one case and later hours in the other.
The rest of the corridor this fall
The newer arrivals around the neighborhood point the same way. Postino, the wine cafe known for bruschetta boards, paninis and a long wine list, opened Sept. 13 at 701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Suite J760. It is Postino's third Austin cafe, after Bryker Woods and South Central Austin, Community Impact reported. Like the other two businesses, it picked the Westlake area while it was growing.
| Business | Address | What changed in 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Baldinucci Pizza Romana | 3300 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 110 | Closed Aug. 10 to expand from 12 seats to 54; reopening slated for November |
| Taqueria de Diez | 3736 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 2 | Opened this spring; 1 a.m. weekend service at opening |
| Postino | 701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. J760 | Opened Sept. 13 as the brand's third Austin cafe |
| House of Shan | 8907 Bee Cave Road | Opened Aug. 28 |
| Teriyaki Madness | 3231 Bee Cave Road | In permitting; tentative opening in early December |
House of Shan adds retail farther west on Bee Cave Road. Founder Shannon Buth started the shop in 2020, and it sells clothing, accessories and custom trucker hats. It gives $5 from every purchase to charities that support women and children, and Buth said it raised more than $125,000 for Kerr County flood relief in the summer of 2025, according to Community Impact's September 2026 report.
Teriyaki Madness, a fast-casual spot that serves teriyaki chicken bowls, salmon, chicken katsu and yakisoba-style dishes, is the next opening on the corridor. A company representative told Community Impact that the 3231 Bee Cave Road location was in permitting and had a tentative opening set for early December.
What the next six weeks look like on Bee Cave Road
If the stated timelines hold, the corridor's dining rotation changes in this order:
- Now through the reopening. Baldinucci's slices and New York-style pies are available at Domain Northside, which is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
- November. The 3300 Bee Cave Road flagship is due to reopen with its 54-seat dining room. Watch the restaurant's own channels for the exact date.
- Early December. Teriyaki Madness is tentatively set to open at 3231 Bee Cave Road.
- Weekends throughout. Taqueria de Diez at 3736 Bee Cave Road is the corridor's late-night option.
When Baldinucci reopens, the family's original Bee Cave Road room will have more seats than the shop it opened at the Domain while the flagship was closed.
Bee Cave Road is where many of our West Lake Hills clients spend their weeknights, and its changes are part of the local knowledge we bring to every conversation. If you'd like to talk about life along this stretch of Westlake, or where it's heading, Bridget Ramey would be glad to meet you. Schedule a private consultation, and we'll compare notes over a slice once the new dining room opens.