Zoé Tong, a modern Chinese restaurant located in Barton Springs, has announced that it will be closing, along with its barbecue concept and food truck, Sí Baby Q, according to the restaurant’s Instagram stories. Helmed by Sichuan chef Simone Tong and Matt Hyland, the restaurant opened in Austin in November 2023, bringing Cantonese, Sichuanese and Singaporean flavors to the city’s dining scene.
For its final hurrah, Zoé Tong will offer Chinese Christmas take-home feast packages designed to feed between 4 and 6 or 8 and 12 people, as well as a final service on New Year’s Eve featuring a tasting menu and a caviar-and-bubbles special. Both offerings will send both loyal and new customers home with a final taste of the restaurant’s Asian flavors paired with Texas flair.
The take-home feast will include main dishes and sides like BBQ char siu-glazed ham, scallion swirls and sesame noodles, as well as sweet treats such as holiday-spiced banana pudding and cinnamon swirls.
For those planning to dine in for one last meal and ring in the new year, Zoé Tong will offer two caviar-and-bubbles specials:
- Golden Ossetra caviar served with chives, crème fraîche, mochi blinis and a bottle of Gosset Grand Rosé Brut Champagne
- Smoked trout roe paired with chives, crème fraîche, mochi blinis and a bottle of François Montand Brut.
While saying goodbye to beloved restaurants like Zoé Tong is never easy, the community they’ve built over the past year—and the accolades they’ve earned (including Time Out’s Best Pop-Up of the Year)—will continue to be felt in Austin’s food scene for years to come.