An artist’s rendering shows the old New Braunfels City Hall. Credit: Courtesy Image / Wiggins Hospitality

New Braunfels’ one-time City Hall is getting a flavorful second life thanks to a new dining concept set to open later this year in the historic 96-year-old building.

The eponymous Old City Hall Restaurant & Bar, 200 N. Seguin Ave., is being developed by the Wiggins Hospitality group, the team behind New Braunfels’ McAdoo’s Seafood Co., a Cajun-forward eatery located that opened in 2009 inside a former post office, and La Cosecha Mexican Table, which launched in 2019.

Old City Hall’s menu will focus on a slice of classic Americana — think steaks cooked over a wood-fired grill, double-patty cheeseburgers and scratch-made pastas, among other options. While Wiggins officials haven’t yet released a full list bites and beverages, the new restaurant will offer drinks including frozen gin and tonics, martinis, Negronis and other classic cocktails.

Guests can expect an expansive, 4,000-square-foot addition to the original city offices. The new addition will house the main bar, a patio, a private dining area and the kitchen. The full space will seat up to 200 guests, according to details shared by Wiggins Hospitality officials.

Aside from housing New Braunfels City Hall, the building itself has served plenty of other purposes during its near century of existence. At various points, it’s housed a training site for World War II medics, the now-shuttered Liberty Bistro restaurant and even the city’s police department.

Wiggins Hospitality hasn’t yet set a grand opening date for Old City Hall Restaurant & Bar.

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This article appears in Jul 10-23, 2025.