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Cafés in UT Campus & West Campus

Haraz's Yemeni coffee on MLK, late bubble tea on the Drag and campus coffee bars from Speedway to Whitis Avenue.

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The University of Texas at Austin opened on September 15, 1883. Its Main Building tower, finished in 1937, stands 307 feet (94 m).1 The Drag is the stretch of Guadalupe Street along the western edge of the campus, with the West Campus neighborhood beyond it.2

Its occupants have included the University Co-op, Dobie Mall and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, and Captain Quackenbush's Intergalactic Espresso and Dessert Company once served coffee there. A 1993 mural of Daniel Johnston's “Hi, How Are You” album cover stands near the south end of the Drag; the building it was painted on was demolished in 2024, but the mural was kept.2

Local tip: Weekend coffee on campus is limited: Union Coffee House on Whitis Avenue opens 12:00–17:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and Tapioca House on the Drag serves until 23:00 every day.

At a glance

28Cafés listed
14With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: One Twenty 5 Café, from 06:30 (Daily 06:30–13:00).
  • Closes latest: Tapioca House, until 23:00 (Daily 11:00–23:00).
  • Most listed streets: Guadalupe St (4), Whitis Avenue (2), Speedway (2).
  • Most common features: air-con (18%), outdoor seating (11%), vegetarian options (7%).

Longhorn Coffee Co.

  • 2201 Speedway
  • Mon–Thu 07:00–18:00 · Fri 07:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00
  • Card payment
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Union Coffee House

  • 2308 Whitis Avenue
  • Mon–Thu 07:30–18:00 · Fri 07:30–16:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–17:00
  • (469) 501-5440
  • Air-con
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Coffee chains in UT Campus & West Campus

Yemeni coffee on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

Haraz Coffee House, a Yemeni chain born in Dearborn, Michigan, opened its first Austin-proper café in 2025, after one in Pflugerville.3 It is at 500 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Yemeni coffeehouses serve qishr, a traditional drink made from the dried husks of coffee cherries, and blend the spice mix hawaij into coffee. At Haraz, lattes sometimes come topped with saffron threads.3

Coffee bars inside the campus

Most coffee bars on campus keep weekday hours. Union Coffee House at 2308 Whitis Avenue opens 07:30–18:00 from Monday to Thursday and also on weekends, 12:00–17:00. Longhorn Coffee Co. at 2201 Speedway stays open until 18:00 from Monday to Thursday and opens on Saturday and Sunday as well.

Jester Java at 201 East 21st Street starts at 07:00 on weekdays. Prufrock's at 101 East 21st and Up and Atom at 105 East 24th open at 09:00 and close at 15:00 on Fridays; Prufrock's has outdoor seating, as does Littlefield Patio Cafe at 2503 Whitis Avenue, open 07:00–17:00 on weekdays. Cypress Bend Cafe at 309 East 21st Street serves 07:00–17:00 on weekdays and Texas Expresso at 2110 San Jacinto Boulevard 08:00–15:00, and Kriya Matcha Cafe, with outdoor tables, is at 2101 Speedway.

The Drag and West Campus after class

Tapioca House at 1906 Guadalupe Street serves bubble tea daily 11:00–23:00, the latest hours on the Drag, and Neko Yubu at 1910 opens 11:00–20:00 on weekdays. Centro is at 2348 Guadalupe, Daydreamer Coffee at 2324 and Mojo's Daily Grind at 2714.

In West Campus, Muse Coffee Truck parks at 916 West 23rd Street, Trippy Buck Coffee is at 411 West 23rd, BarleyBean at 2222 Rio Grande Street and Arab Cowboy at 901 West 24th. North of campus, Square Peg Coffee at 104 East 31st Street opens 07:00–14:00 from Monday to Saturday. To the east, Mary's Cafe is at 3209 Red River Street, Red River Cafe at 2912 Medical Arts Street and George's Cafe at 727 East Dean Keeton Street.

Changes coming to Guadalupe

A city corridor project would cut Guadalupe Street from four travel lanes to three, adding two dedicated transit lanes and two continuous bike lanes and saving CapMetro buses up to three minutes through the corridor. A future CapMetro Rail Orange Line could remove private cars from the Drag entirely.2

Sources

  1. University of Texas at Austin, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Drag (Austin, Texas), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Why Yemeni coffeehouses are thriving around the U.S., including Austin, Associated Press via CultureMap Austin (May 4, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

UT Campus & West Campus cafés: questions

Where is Haraz Coffee House near the UT campus in Austin?

Haraz Coffee House, a Yemeni chain born in Dearborn, Michigan, is at 500 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It opened in Austin proper in 2025, after a café in Pflugerville, and its lattes sometimes come topped with saffron threads.

Which UT Austin campus coffee shops are open on weekends?

Union Coffee House at 2308 Whitis Avenue opens 12:00–17:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and Longhorn Coffee Co. at 2201 Speedway also opens at weekends. Most other campus coffee bars, including Jester Java, Prufrock's and Up and Atom, keep weekday hours.

What is the Drag near the University of Texas in Austin?

The Drag is the stretch of Guadalupe Street along the western edge of the University of Texas campus. Its occupants have included the University Co-op, Dobie Mall and the Harry Ransom Center, and a 1993 Daniel Johnston mural stands near its south end. Tapioca House at 1906 Guadalupe serves bubble tea until 23:00.

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