Blanton to Add French-Inspired Eatery

According to recent reportage in Eater , UT’s Blanton Museum of Art will soon develop a new cafe on its premises.

“The to-be-named restaurant — its placeholder name is Justine’s x Blanton — will be found within the the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin at 200 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard sometime in the spring of 2025,” the report states.

“The new Justine’s museum cafe serve food, wines, and cocktails (presumably French). Plans also include a bakery counter, daytime breakfast and lunch services, evening dinner hours on Saturdays, and grab-and-go options such as picnic boxes. Every so often, there will be themed dishes correlating to the museum’s seasonal collections and pieces.”

The restaurant will be run by co-owners and wife-husband team Justine Gilcrease and Pierre Pelegrin.

“It will be a creative hub like the great unrushed Parisian cafés, only its magic will be enhanced by the Texas sunshine, distinct Austin energy, and location at one of the city’s most dynamic cultural institutions,” said Gilcrease.

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