Austin, TX
The Best Coffee Shops in Austin, Texas
One could argue that Austin runs on live music and cowboy boots, but it’s actually the caffeine that fuels the city. So it should come as no surprise that there are coffee shops every few blocks. Whether you’re looking for espresso in a no-frills setting or a specialty latte in an Insta-worthy spot, the best coffee shops in Austin are here to help you jump-start your morning. Here are eight spots you’ll “espresso-ly” love.
Desnudo
Desnudo
If you’ve scrolled through Austin coffee TikTok, chances are you’ve stumbled upon countless creators singing their praises of Desnudo Coffee. And let us tell you, the hype is real. Beloved for their signature brown sugar miso latte — a nutty and smooth concoction — Desnudo has become a hotspot for coffee aficionados. The beans are sourced from small, family-run farms in Colombia, delivering deliciousness with every sip. But that’s not all; their menu boasts other standout drinks like the shoyu butterscotch and chococloud lattes, a harmony of caramel and chocolatey flavors that keep locals and tourists eagerly lining up.
2505 Webberville Rd
Operating out of a remodeled 1952 Spartan trailer in a shared lot off of Holton and Tillery, Flitch serves up specialty coffee sourced from local and national roasters. On the menu are espresso, cappuccino, maple latte, matcha, chai and more. The laidback, outdoor space is perfect for catching up with friends, grabbing a drink with coworkers, or getting some fresh air with your four-legged friends.
641 Tillery St
What started as a small coffee shop in North Lamar, Houndstooth has grown to a whopping eight locations (five of which are in Austin). Serving high-quality espresso and teas sourced from local and national farms, this cafe is heaven on earth for hardcore espresso lovers and tea drinkers. Visit Houndstooth’s North Lamar location to see where the magic all started, or Laurel’s on Ed Edstein Blvd. for new scenery.
2001 Ed Bluestein Blvd
Mañana
Mañana
If you’re looking for a good-tasting coffee shop straight out of a Pinterest board, don’t look past Mañana. With its charming blue tiles adorning the coffee bar, lush foliage and warm wooden accents, this place is an aesthetic spot to work from. Mañana prides itself on sourcing beans locally and crafting freshly made pastries that can not do any wrong — especially their chocolate croissant and cinnamon roll. Choose from a drip coffee, a latte infused with house-made syrups or a seasonal special like the white chocolate raspberry matcha. With one location in South Congress and another in the Seaholm District, Mañana has climbed its way to being a local favorite.
1603 S Congress Ave
Founded in 2006, Medici Roasting is where coffee and community meet. With six locations in the 512, there’s no shortage of opportunities to get in your daily dose of caffeine. The Springdale General location doubles as a roasting facility and spacious cafe, featuring high-top chairs, cushioned seating and outdoor tables. What’s neat is that the location shares a space with creative offices, restaurants and other small businesses in a multi-use development space, so there are plenty of things to do afterward.
1023 Springdale Rd Suite 1A
The coffee at Merit takes a journey before it reaches your cup. Sourced from Africa or Central and South America, the beans make their way to the Lone Star State for roasting and brewing before finally landing in your cup. Whether you’re catching up with loved ones or tackling work tasks, Merit offers a warm and inviting space to sip on your favorite roasts.
222 West Ave #120
Palomino
Palomino
Palomino is worth a visit for aesthetics alone: desert plants, earthy tones and a geometric bookshelf stocked with local goodies. But beyond the looks, other reasons to go include house-roasted beans, friendly baristas and seasonal lattes that’ll make your tastebuds jump for joy. A note: The place can get packed, so it’s recommended to go early if you want to secure a seat.
4136 E 12th St
Desnudo isn’t the only shop serving up Colombian coffee. If you haven’t been acquainted, meet Plaza Colombian Coffee. By day, it’s an artsy cafe serving coffee and specialty lattes. By night, the space transforms into a bar and a live music joint. They’re known for their Houston Bogota, a honey cinnamon iced cappuccino, and the Sweet Bee, a honey cinnamon latte topped with house whipped cream. This South Austin establishment also offers empanadas, arepas and other mouthwatering pastries. Plus, there’s plenty of indoor and outdoor seating to enjoy your cup of Joe.
3842 S Congress Ave
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is getting its first major new national stock exchange in decades, and finance experts say it could create new opportunities for Austin’s tech companies and startups looking to grow.
The Texas Stock Exchange is launching this week in Dallas, with live trading expected to begin as early as Friday. The exchange began operations Monday, and it says all publicly traded stocks should be available on the platform by the end of the month. Thousands of publicly traded stocks are expected to be available by then.
Ray Perryman, President and CEO of the Perryman Group, said the launch signals Texas’ growing influence in the financial sector.
“It really lets the world know that Texas is indeed a major player in this industry,” Perryman said.
Gov. Greg Abbott called the exchange another sign of Texas’ expanding economic reach, saying, “This is another step that expands the financial might of Texas in the United States, and cements our economic power on the global stage.”
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Perryman said the exchange could provide another path for companies to go public and could help attract more growing companies to Austin and the rest of the state. He said the added access to capital could have ripple effects across the economy.
“It increases opportunities for firms in the area to expand, have access to capital, to be more profitable. That means they hire more people. That means they pay more taxes. That means they buy more things in their supply chains,” Perryman said.
Texas ranks second in the U.S. for Fortune 500 headquarters, behind California and ahead of New York. With the Texas Stock Exchange set to launch, experts say Austin’s startup community could see even more growth.
Perryman said Austin-area tech firms could benefit from having an in-state exchange option.
“They’ll now have a vehicle here in Texas that will be more efficient and less expensive to register on than the traditional exchanges,” Perryman said.
Perryman said the exchange’s success will depend on how many companies choose to list on it, how much investment it attracts, and how many additional companies decide to move to Texas.
Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturing company Tesla recently leased a 682,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in the Austin Hills Commerce Center.
The industrial building, which sits at 11801 Decker Lake Road, is set to be completed by January 2027. The project is helmed by Sansone Group and Principal Asset Management, and Musk’s Tesla is set to occupy the second phase of the development, according to reporting from the Austin Business Journal. The total size of the Austin Hills Commerce Center will be 1.4 million square feet when complete. It’s currently unclear what Tesla will utilize the space for.
The development highlights the increased demand for massive industrial buildings in the Austin area. According to the outlet, there are at least a dozen speculative buildings that span upwards of 400,000 square feet in various stages of development, from finished to the early planning phases.
Throughout the Austin Metro and across Texas, large swaths of real estate are rapidly becoming Musk’s playground. The world’s richest man has 2.2 million square feet of space around Austin on lease, and more than 10 million square feet that he owns and built.
The Musk company portfolio includes a reported 112,000-square-foot sublease at the Seaholm Power Plant in downtown for xAI and the airport-adjacent Gigafactory, which spans over 10 million square feet. A $20 billion Terafab campus, that would feature 2 million square feet for research and development, is in the planning stages.
Bastrop County is home to several Musk-owned business’ buildings, most of which are placed along country road FM 1209. Musk is also building an Optimus humanoid robot production facility near the Gigafactory. Musk’s companies have spanned the Austin area’s entire suburban space, from as far north as Taylor to as far south as Kyle.
Areas outside of Central Texas within the Musk companies include Cameron County, which is the home of Musk’s Starbase that functions as a manufacturing hub as well as the headquarters of SpaceX. The Starbase facility also includes the company’s primary launch site, which was recently relieved of local legal pressure centering around the company’s ability to shut down public Boca Chica Beach for launches.
— Hunter Cooke
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