Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. Downtown hotel the Thompson announced the restaurant that is replacing the shuttered poolside space Wax Myrtle’s. It’s Mexican restaurant Arriba Abajo, which will be found at 506 San Jacinto Boulevard starting on Friday, March 1. The Mexican menu will take its cues from the Oaxaca, Yucatán, and Tulum regions, alongside cocktails and mezcals. The food was developed by Hyatt’s head of culinary development chef Marc Marrone. The name stems from the Mexican phrase for toasting drinks. The full saying is “arriba, abajo, al centro, y pa’ dentro,” which translates to “up, down, to the front, and inside.” The hotel closed Wax Myrtle’s, which had opened in February 2022 with the rest of the hotel, closed in December.