Better Half Coffee & Cocktails is a cafe in Austin.
Better Half Coffee in Austin is the Clarksville cafe and cocktail bar at the New Waterloo group's converted bungalow, a patio coffee shop turning.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Sunday brunch with frozen Negronis is the only afternoon walk-in; weekdays the patio is laptop territory.
Address: 406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
Cosmic Coffee in Austin is the South Congress beer garden and cafe on Pickle Road since 2018, an indoor-outdoor coffeeshop with Pueblo Viejo's taco truck.
Signature drink: Cold brew + Cosmic Punch
Tip: The beer garden runs walk-up; the coffee bar shuts at 5pm but the beer side continues until 11.
Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors in Austin is the Chicon Street cafe and roastery, a quiet east-side counter for pour-over, batch brew and espresso pulled.
Signature drink: Pour-over of house-roasted Colombia Suukala
Tip: Order the pour-over of the rotating single-origin; the roastery runs the bar so the freshest beans hit the cup first.
Quack's 43rd Street in Austin is the Hyde Park neighbourhood coffeehouse since 1983, a full-service cafe with from-scratch pies, cakes, macaroons.
Signature drink: Drip coffee + scratch macaroon
Tip: The patio runs morning through 9pm; the cake-by-the-slice counter goes fast on weekends.
Greater Goods Coffee in Austin is the East 5th roastery cafe from Trey Cobb and Khanh Trang, an Austin-roasted operation since 2015 with retail.
Signature drink: House espresso
Tip: The roastery cafe runs flagship and limited single-origin pours; the Bee Cave shop is the suburb branch.
Fareground in Austin is the downtown food hall at the One Eleven tower since 2018, a subterranean plaza of counter restaurants including Henbit.
Signature drink: Pour-over from Houndstooth counter
Tip: The plaza-level patio is the work-friendly side; the underground hall is louder at lunch.
Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin is the South 1st vegetarian coffeeshop since 2000, a bungalow patio with all-day breakfast, gluten-free options.
Signature drink: Drip coffee + breakfast taco
Tip: Morning queues peak at 9am Saturday; weekday mornings run easy and the patio is shaded by 11am.
