- Dolce Vita
- Duval next to Hyde Park Bar and Grill
Reader Remarks
- damon (7/9/95)
- An interesting looking new place with some unique drinks.
- Michael Finger (10/9/95)
- Usually packed at night with an older crowd. Good Gelato(sp?). I also belive they have a liquor permit, so you can get real Irish Cream.
- Flightpath Coffeehouse
- 5011 Duval Street
- Austin, Texas 78751
- Tel: (512) 458-4472
- 5011 Duval Street
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- Filled with old furniture, including a couple of sofas. A nice place to relax and chat (if quietly -- lots of folks studying). Probably the most "wired" coffee house around, as there are a large number of easily-accessible outlets and many laptops attached to them most of the time. Good coffee.
- damon (7/9/95)
- Funky 50's furniture arranged like a living room. Very comfortable neighborhood place, mostly students, but loud jets landing can be very annoying (hence the name).
- Michael Finger (10/9/95)
- Good coffee, nice atmosphere. Usually crowded at night, and it closes at 11pm M-Th, but if you're a early bird it's a good place to study. They have a huge CD selection, so you'll also get exposed to some good music for free.
- Brian Combs (2/4/97)
- I've found lately that I'm developing an addiction to their iced mochachino.
- Flipnotics Coffeespace
- 1601 Barton Springs Road
- Austin, Texas 78704
- Tel: (512) 322-9750
- 1601 Barton Springs Road
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- A funky place on Barton Springs Rd., on top of a retro-clothing store (same owners). Outdoor patio, bar, and interior seating. Live music on the patio most evenings, open late. Pretty good espresso. Some baked goods (including some truly fabulous chocolate cookies), tasty sandwiches and salads.
- Ben Combee (10/9/95)
- A low-key spacey kind of place. Usually has fairly good herbal iced tea with plenty of free refills. Their cookies are excellent, and they serve delightful toasted bagels with cream cheese. Tuesday is open mike night, while Wednesday features Open Spoken Spew with local poets and writers reading their works. Friday nights tend to be crowded with lots of live music, a BYOB policy, and a cover charge.
- Amy Moseley Rupp (12/18/95)
- Absolutely outstanding atmosphere; on a beautiful late fall morning the deck and the cafe latte were outstanding. The turkey sandwich, however, was not as good as Little City's. But the latte was superior, and the sunny location near Zilker Park is just right. There was a quiche of the day (Italian) that looked intriguing.
- Insomnia Espresso & Bar
- 2222 Guadelupe Street
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 474-5730
- 2222 Guadelupe Street
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- Post-industrial decor, Marquis de Sade chairs. Open 24 hours, and allegedly very full during the wee hours (with your requisite students and drunks) -- IMHO not a pleasant hangout at all, but to each his own. You have to issue precise instructions to get a decent coffee, otherwise it is invariably too watery. In general, an unpleasant experience. Smoking upstairs.
- Michael Finger (10/9/95)
- Dirty, icchhy place, but for some reason I go there every so often. Coffee is ok, nothing special. Go there once and you'll aprecciate your favorite coffeehouse more!
- Michael Finger (12/13/95)
- Insomnia is now called "Metro".
- Java Jive
- 2401-A Lake Austin Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 479-1369
- 2401-A Lake Austin Blvd.
Reader Remarks
- damon (7/9/95)
- Knowledgeable about good coffee.
- Andrew Fisher (7/27/95)
- It is in part of the Deep Eddy Book Store.
- Little City Espresso Bar & Cafe
- Downtown
- 916 Congress Avenue
- Austin, Texas 78701
- Tel: (512) 476-2489
- Central
- 3403 Guadalupe
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 467-2326
- Downtown
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- Downtown much nicer than the soulless Little City II in Amy's former location. Decent coffee, pleasant atmosphere for chatting, etc. Unfortunately the best seats (in the back) are the smoking section. Eclectic but "design-ey" decor.
- damon (7/9/95)
- My favorite. Great atmosphere, great coffee. good place to hang out alone or with friends. Little City has a new place on Guadalupe where Amy's Ice Cream used to be. Coffee roasted on site supposed to be good. Haven't been there yet.
- Elizabeth Souder (8/18/95)
- Little City is just the bee's knees. The atmosphere is dark, quiet and
romantic.
- They have great Ceasar salad, too. (Which is different from a Greek salad, as I had to explain to a Milto's employee yesterday, who thought that Ceasar was Greek and therefore the two salads are interchangeable.)
- Michael Finger (12/12/95)
- They opened a Little city on 32(?) and Guadalupe.
- Amy Moseley Rupp (12/18/95)
- The location downtown is far better than the campus location; the downtown spot has high celiings, concrete floors, and chairs with funky slipcovers. The light from the Congress street door and windows provides the perfect amount of illumination to split the line between sunny morning breakfast place and darkened gloomy Gen-X hangout. The iced tea (Republic of Teas) is better than anything I've managed to brew at home with the same raw ingredients, the latte is good, and the turkey sandwich with cranberry basil pesto is out-of-this world. A baguette with roasted turkey, enough assorted greens to be different yet not overwhelming, and a delectable cream-cheese spread with sweet/tart sundried cranberries and fresh basil. I had the roasted bell pepper spread once and it was nowhere near as good.
- Los Armadillos Coffee
- 1605 West 5th Street
- Austin, Texas 78703
- Tel: (512) 322-0280
- 1605 West 5th Street
Reader Remarks
- damon (7/9/95)
- Plastic cups, dumb lids, bad coffee.
- jenneye (6/20/97)
- Plastic cups, dumb lids, bad coffee.
- This place has a very knowledgeable staff, and this is the first place in Austin, that actually focuses on optimizing the roast to bring out all the special nuances of the particular bean. Lets face it, alot of people around here like to burn the coffee...what's the point in trying different coffees from around the world when you burn them? When burned, a colombia supremo, will taste the same as a kenya aa, as any typical french roast (by the way, french roast is a snobby way of saying burned to charcoal!)
- Mojo's Daily Grind
- 2714 Guadalupe Street
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 477-6656
- WWW: http://www.booklist.com/coffee/mojo1.html
- 2714 Guadalupe Street
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- A nice place with good espresso. Built into an old house with hardwood floors and appointed with a variety of chairs and sofas from a variety of eras. Inside, it really has become a place for quiet study or reading. Kind of a "drawing room" effect here.
- damon (7/9/95)
- Great old house with interesting furniture. but it is strictly Gen X. I avoid it now because of the annoying clientel.
- Elizabeth Souder (8/18/95)
- Mojo's is the best place to study, get a good cup of coffee and
generally relax.
- The guy who owns it lives upstairs and is really cool.
- The place is perfect in the afternoon when it is sunny and quiet. It is hard to find a place to sit in the evenings.
- The guy who owns it lives upstairs and is really cool.
- Michael Finger (10/9/95)
- I really like Mojo's. The employee's are pretty nice, and the coffee's good. Good place to study at night if you can find a table. I go there once in a while in the morning to read there paper's and magazines.
- Mozart's Inc.
- 3826 Lake Austin Blvd.
- Austin, Texas 78703
- Tel: (512) 477-2900
- 3826 Lake Austin Blvd.
Reader Remarks
- damon (7/9/95)
- Nice place to sit outside.
- Ruta Maya Coffee House
- Campus
- 2222 Rio Grande Street
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 322-0922
- Downtown
- 218 West Fourth Street
- Austin, Texas 78701
- Tel: (512) 472-9637
- Campus
- Austin Axis Review
- http://www.awpi.com/AustinAxis/Archive/2/rutamaya.html
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- I have mixed feelings about this place. The "cubanito" and their iced coffee are both very good, but there is a pervading sense of self-importance among many of the patrons and employees. It's a nice place, and the interior space is very appealing (as is the convenient location for downtown events, though with the requisite parking hassles). Strikes against: no A/C, and no non-smoking area, combining (because of the enormous fan used to circulate the air) to guarantee smoke in your face. Also, really appallingly bad music played loud (the canned stuff chosen by the employees -- their live music is completely different).
- Ray Shea (10/9/95)
- Good lattes, and fun place to people watch. Plus its location right in the middle of the 4th street district makes it perfect for getting good and wired before going to see bands or drink beer or whatever else people do down in that neighborhood.
- Starbucks
- At Barnes & Noble and at the Airport
- On Congress Avenue
- At Barnes & Noble and at the Airport
Reader Remarks
- damon (7/9/95)
- OK if you like Star$
- Sweetish Hill Bakery
- Downtown
- 922 Congress Avenue
- Austin, Texas 78701
- Tel: (512) 477-2441
- West
- 1120 West Sixth Street
- Austin, Texas 78703
- Tel: (512) 472-1347
- Downtown
Reader Remarks
- Michael Finger (10/9/95)
- The location on sixth street seems to be the place to hang out at in the morning, esp. if you bring your dog. The coffee was ok, the pastries were good, but seemed kinda pricey.
- Ray Shea (10/9/95)
- Decent coffee and lattes and the best blueberry muffins in town. Since I live in the same neighborhood, I'd probably do most of my coffee drinking at Sweetish Hill except for the fact that it's always so damn crowded.
- Texas French Bread
- 2900 Rio Grande
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 499-0544
- 1722 S. Congress Avenue
- Austin, Texas 78704
- Tel: (512) 440-1122
- 2330 South Lamar Blvd.
- Austin, Texas 78704
- Tel: (512) 443-9866
- UT Coop
- 2270 Guadalupe Street
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 474-2785
- Office
- 2900 Rio Grande
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 499-0035
- 7719 Burnet Road
- Austin, Texas 78757
- Tel: (512) 419-0184
- 416 Congress Avenue
- Austin, Texas 78701
- Tel: (512) 477-8046
- 3112-A Windsor Road
- Austin, Texas 78703
- Tel: (512) 478-8845
- 3213 Red River Street
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 478-8794
- 3500 Jefferson Street
- Austin, Texas 78731
- Tel: (512) 451-0118
- 2900 Rio Grande
Reader Remarks
- Tom Benedict (6/28/95)
- Texas French Bread, Rio Grande at 29th, and Red River (I don't visit
the other ones very much, so haven't formed an opinion)
- Being primarily a bakery, TFB serves the basic coffee, decaf coffee, espresso, and cappucino (not sure about latte), and a wide variety of breads, pastries, coffee cakes, and other baked goods. In addition TFB serves somewhat overpriced sandwiches and salads for lunch. For those of you who don't drink coffee, TFB also serves a number of herbal and black teas. The coffee is from Anderson Coffee, and is of the highest quality. TFB makes a fine, strong brew that brings out the flavor quite well.
- My favorite morning combination is a cup of straight coffee with cream and a slice of either coffee cake or hobbit bread (or both!)
- Being primarily a bakery, TFB serves the basic coffee, decaf coffee, espresso, and cappucino (not sure about latte), and a wide variety of breads, pastries, coffee cakes, and other baked goods. In addition TFB serves somewhat overpriced sandwiches and salads for lunch. For those of you who don't drink coffee, TFB also serves a number of herbal and black teas. The coffee is from Anderson Coffee, and is of the highest quality. TFB makes a fine, strong brew that brings out the flavor quite well.
- Ray Shea (10/9/95)
- Boring.
- Texpresso
- 2700 West Anderson Lane
- Austin, Texas 78757
- Tel: (512) 467-9898
- 2700 West Anderson Lane
Reader Remarks
- Emery Berger (6/30/95)
- Simply inferior espresso. I'd like to like this place if only for the location (with the Village cinemas and Korea House in the same shopping center), but the coffee is just plain bad. Interior is bright and sterile.
- Doug (7/26/95)
- I strongly disagree with Emery's review. Texpresso makes an excellent espresso. Their double Texpresso will get you very "wired" too, if that's what you are looking for. I prefer their latte.
- Marc (12/21/95)
- This place offers a special drink called the "Texpresso" that is the best thing to ever happen to liquid refreshment. If the best coffee drink in Austin isn't enough, the friendly banter of the owners makes you always feel welcomed, like an old friend.
- Trianon The Coffee Place
- No. 1
- 3241 Bee Caves Road
- Austin, Texas 78746
- Tel: (512) 328-4033
- No. 2
- 2021 Guadelupe Street
- Austin, Texas 78705
- Tel: (512) 320-8222
- No. 3
- 3742 Far West Blvd.
- Austin, Texas 78731
- Tel: (512) 346-9636
- No. 1
Reader Remarks
- damon (7/9/95)
- Upscale yuppy hangout. Great coffee but poor selection of pastry.
Miscellaneous Comments
- Marco Wise (11/15/95)
- This is not really about the coffee shop but about the coffee
itself. Brothers Gourmet Coffee is also sold in supermarkets and
you just have to try their "Jamaica Blue Mountain" Estate Blend.
It's extremely expensive but surely worth it to treat yourself on
those cold and/or days and nights when you just don't want to get
out of the house to go to your favorite coffeeshop.
- The coffee is robust, strong and has a definite rich, creamy flavor to it, the aroma is sometimes enough to give you goosebumps, you really only need to add sugar, adding cream induces a sensory overload. If you brew it right after grinding it (just enough for what you will prepare, freeze the rest!) you'll be in for an experience. No lie.
- Melanie Jane Pittman (3/25/97)
- I would like to see more varieties of English and Scottish style scones served in Austin. I've had only a few, and most of them aren't quite up to snuff. I have several good recipes and would be more that willing to trade them or even bake them on a part time basis in avy coffe shop close to the UT campus.
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Contributors
- Lynn Bender (desert@booklist.com)
- Tom Benedict (tom@peggysue.as.utexas.edu)
- Emery Berger (emery@cs.utexas.edu)
- Federico Brown (federico@onr.com)
- Ben Combee (combee@ptsg-austin.sps.mot.com)
- Michael Finger (michaelf@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu)
- Andrew Fisher (afisher@austin.i-link.net)
- Melanie Jane Pittman (gloriana@mail.utexas.edu)
- Amy Moseley Rupp (amyr@mpd.tandem.com)
- Ray Shea (shea@eden.com)
- Elizabeth Souder (ELIZS@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu)
- Marco Wise (wise.sm@mail.utexas.edu)
- damon (damon@bga.com)
- doug (doug@eden.com)
- GrannyJLC (grannyjlc@aol.com)
- jenneye (drcoffee@kdi.com)
- Marc (marc_alexander@us.dell.com)
- Tom Benedict (tom@peggysue.as.utexas.edu)
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