Jo's Coffee (South Congress) is a cafe in Austin.
Jo's Coffee in Austin is the South Congress walk-up since 1999 from Liz and Lou Lambert of the Bunkhouse Group, a patio coffee bar next to the Hotel San Jose.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The 'I love you so much' mural on the south wall is the most-photographed in Austin; queue early for breakfast tacos.
Address: 1300 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Houndstooth Coffee in Austin is the downtown specialty cafe at the Frost Bank Tower since 2012, an h+uo-designed counter pouring house and guest-roaster.
Signature drink: Cortado
Tip: The corner-of-the-lobby entrance lets you skip the office-tower foot traffic; bar seating at the 4th Street side.
Cuvée Coffee in Austin is the Rainey-district storefront from Mike McKim's roastery, a small-batch specialty cafe pouring Black & Blue nitro cold brew on tap.
Signature drink: Black & Blue nitro
Tip: The East 6th original closed in 2024; the Rainey storefront is the only Austin retail cafe left for now.
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.
Signature drink: Espresso + Sunday-only frozen Negroni
Tip: Sunday brunch with frozen Negronis is the only afternoon walk-in; weekdays the patio is laptop territory.
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.
