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Specialty coffee cafés in Austin

Roaster bars east of I-35, a 1952 trailer on Tillery Street, Lau Lau’s Asian American menu and a roastery on Lake Austin.

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Mozart's Coffee Roasters has roasted its beans in-house since it opened on Lake Austin in 1993; the same beans go into the café's espresso and brewed coffee and into bags to take home.1 Cuvée Coffee calls itself Texas's original specialty coffee roaster, and as of October 2026 its espresso blends start at US$19.80 a bag in its online shop.2

East Austin has the most specialty bars, ahead of South Austin, and a smaller line of them follows Guadalupe Street from the university north into Hyde Park. Several of the bars are run by the roasters themselves; others, like a trailer on Tillery Street, rotate beans from several roasters.

Local tip: For specialty coffee after dark, Mozart's on Lake Austin Boulevard serves until midnight every day, and Cuvée's bar on East Avenue stays open until 22:00 from Thursday to Saturday.12

Where these cafés are: East Austin (9), South Austin (5), Hyde Park & North Loop (3), South Congress & Bouldin (3), Downtown (2), Clarksville & Tarrytown (2), Highland & Airport Boulevard (2), UT Campus & West Campus (2), Burnet Road & Rosedale (2), Cherrywood & Mueller (1), Zilker & South Lamar (1).

At a glance

32Cafés listed
17With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Cuvée Coffee, from 07:00 (Mon–Wed 07:00–20:00 · Thu–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 07:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Mozart's Coffee Roasters, until 00:00 (Daily 07:00–00:00).
  • Most listed streets: E Saint Elmo Rd (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (34%), outdoor seating (25%), card payment (9%).

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Roaster bars east of I-35

Cartel Roasting Co is at 1813 East 6th Street and Try Hard Coffee Roasters at 1115 East 11th. Creature Coffee pours at 807 East 4th Street, and Flat Track Coffee, at 1619 East Cesar Chavez Street, opens daily 07:00–16:00 and has Wi-Fi. Desnudo Coffee keeps a bar on Webberville Road, open from 07:00 on weekdays and 07:30 at weekends, and a second on West Sixth Street, open daily 08:00–14:30.

Flitch Coffee, in a remodeled 1952 Spartan trailer at 641 Tillery Street, has no house roast: it works with local and national roasters, Creature Coffee, Proud Mary and Onyx among them, and opens every day 07:00–15:00.3

Asian American, Japanese and Yemeni bars

Lau Lau, at 3701 Guadalupe Street in Hyde Park, describes itself as a specialty coffee shop rooted in Asian American culture and folds Chinese and other Asian diaspora flavors into its drinks and pastries. It serves 08:00–16:00 every day except Tuesday.4

Kyoko Coffee, a Japanese-inspired bar with kawaii design, started with a van and now serves at The Highland Collective, 6401 Airport Boulevard, 08:00–16:00 on weekdays and 09:00–15:00 at weekends.5 Haraz Coffee House on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard belongs to a Yemeni chain from Dearborn, Michigan; Yemeni cafés stir the spice mix hawaij into coffee, and Haraz sometimes tops its lattes with saffron threads.6

Roasters that sell by the bag

Little City Coffee Roasters, based in Austin, runs a Travelers Club that sends a 12-ounce bag of microlot coffee each month with a grower card of tasting notes.7 Casa Brasil sells coffee grown in Brazil and roasted in Texas, including limited single-farm microlots.8 Third Coast Coffee Roasting Company sums up its beans as local, Fair Trade and organic; its café is at 4402 South Congress Avenue.9

Farther down South Congress, Merfolk's Specialty Coffee at 4930 keeps cold brew on tap and an “Alchemy” bar of house concoctions, open daily 07:30–18:00.10

Other bars and what a cup costs

Once Over Coffee Bar on South 1st Street opens daily 07:00–19:00, and Tiny House Coffee is at 801 Barton Springs Road. Civil Goat runs two cafés, at 2610 Manor Road and 3423 Guadalupe Street, both open daily 08:00–15:00. Centro is at 2348 Guadalupe, Lone Man Coffee on West 35th Street, Fara Coffee on Jefferson Street and Malone Specialty Coffee at 318 East 5th Street downtown.

In October 2026 a regular cappuccino in Austin averaged US$5.58, with prices running from US$4 to US$8.11

Sources

  1. About Us, Mozart's Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  2. Cuvée Coffee, Cuvée Coffee (online shop, October 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Flitch Coffee, Flitch Coffee, accessed October 2026
  4. Lau Lau, Lau Lau, accessed October 2026
  5. Kyoko Coffee: Austin's Japanese-Inspired Coffee, Kyoko Coffee, accessed October 2026
  6. Why Yemeni coffeehouses are thriving around the U.S., including Austin, Associated Press via CultureMap Austin (May 4, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. Little City Travelers Club, Little City Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  8. Casa Brasil Coffees, Casa Brasil, accessed October 2026
  9. Third Coast Coffee Roasting Company, Third Coast Coffee, accessed October 2026
  10. Merfolk's Specialty Coffee, Merfolk's Specialty Coffee, accessed October 2026
  11. Cost of Living in Austin, TX, Numbeo (updated October 28, 2026), accessed October 2026
  12. Mozart's Coffee Roasters: Coffee & Desserts on the Lake, Mozart's Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Austin: questions

Where can you drink coffee roasted in-house in Austin?

Mozart's Coffee Roasters on Lake Austin Boulevard has roasted its beans in-house since 1993 and serves daily 07:00–00:00. Cuvée Coffee, which calls itself Texas's original specialty roaster, runs a bar at 48 East Avenue, and Little City and Third Coast are Austin roasters; Third Coast's café is at 4402 South Congress Avenue.

Which Austin specialty coffee shops have Asian American or Japanese menus?

Lau Lau at 3701 Guadalupe Street is a specialty coffee shop rooted in Asian American culture, with Chinese and Asian diaspora flavors in its drinks and pastries; it closes on Tuesdays. Kyoko Coffee, a Japanese-inspired bar that started with a van, serves at The Highland Collective, 6401 Airport Boulevard.

How much does a specialty coffee cost in Austin?

In October 2026 a regular cappuccino in Austin averaged US$5.58, with prices from US$4 to US$8. Cuvée Coffee's espresso blends start at US$19.80 a bag in its online shop, and Little City's Travelers Club sends a 12-ounce bag of microlot coffee each month.

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