The popular bar and restaurant Better Half Coffee & Cocktails has put its competitive name to the side to join up with local brewery Hold Out Bar & Grill for an expansion. The new spin-off, called Never Better, is now open at 10025 Burnet Rd., the former home of Turnstile Bar & Restaurant.
Right now Never Better is in a soft opening phase, but it's due to end on Saturday, October 24, with a grand opening party. There will be free goods from partners Rambler, Planteray Rum, Hold Out, Still Austin, Superthing Coffee, and Cann, plus DJ sets from 2 pm to 5 pm. The event also gives guests an excuse to check out the new Hold Out Bar & Grill, which is also open now.
The three-way hospitality collaboration was announced in March of 2026: Better Half and Hold Out would take over Turnstile, but Turnstile would remain largely unchanged. Even Turnstile's original owner Mark Harris would be involved as the operations manager.
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