Veracruz All Natural is moving into the former Garbo's building at 626 N. Lamar Blvd., with a target opening of Dec. 1. Garbo's served its last day there on Sept. 26. The new location will have an indoor dining room, picnic tables out front and a walk-up window for takeout and online pickup orders, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Community Impact (Oct. 27) and the Statesman (Oct. 15) both report a Dec. 1 opening target. CultureMap Austin reports the beginning of December. Veracruz's locations page lists North Lamar as "Coming Soon!" Hours have not been announced.

The address is 626 N. Lamar Blvd. Garbo's opened there in March 2023 in what Community Impact described as "the former Counter Café and G/M Steakhouse space." It closed Sept. 26, 2026, after its lease ended and the team decided not to renew, CultureMap Austin reported. Garbo's continues to operate at 12709 N. Mopac Expy. and runs food trucks.

Garbo's team approached Veracruz with the opportunity to move into the space, Community Impact reported. The new location has an open kitchen.

The most recent state filing for the building is Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project TABS2022026229, registered Aug. 15, 2022, for Garbo's. It lists:

Veracruz has not announced a square footage, seat count or buildout cost for the location.

The location will introduce coffee and an in-house pastry program, the Statesman reported. CultureMap Austin describes it as the brand's first full coffee and pastry program. Community Impact reports pastries and coffee from Desnudo Coffee and Palomino Coffee, and a menu similar to Veracruz's other brick-and-mortar locations with Tacos Migas Tejanas added. Prices have not been announced.

Sisters Reyna and Maritza Vazquez own Veracruz All Natural. They grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, and started the business in 2008 with a food trailer on East Cesar Chavez that sold snow cones, smoothies and natural drinks, according to the company's about page. Tacos were added in 2010.

The company's website lists eight open locations in Austin, Round Rock and Sunset Valley. The sisters also operate Veracruz Fonda & Bar at 1905 Aldrich St., a Bib Gourmand restaurant in the 2026 Michelin Guide.

North Lamar would be Veracruz All Natural's ninth location, according to CultureMap Austin, and its first with a full coffee and pastry program. A Dec. 1 opening would come 66 days after Garbo's closed at the address.

Follow Veracruz All Natural on Instagram at @veracruztacos and at veracruzallnatural.com.