Fire-damaged Bar Peached to take over neighboring 6th Street restaurant

After a fire damaged Bar Peached in May, the restaurant has found a new space to ready for its future reopening at 1401 W. 6th St., where the existing bar and restaurant Nightcap resides. Nightcap will be open until October 22; then it will leave the space and Bar Peached will start renovations in November. The new bar is slated to open in spring of 2027, a release says.

Bar Peached, though it appears to be keeping its name, will become "a new iteration of the concept," the release states, focusing on Asian tapas, craft cocktails, and vinyl records. The space, just steps away from the damaged one at 1315 W. 6th St., will also have a new aesthetic by local hospitality designer Kim Lewis, featuring a darker tone, textures, and "nostalgic details."

The concept sounds right in line with Austin's increasing number of jazz kissa-inspired spaces that re-contextualize the stylish Japanese listening lounge for local tastes.