Bouldin Creek Cafe is a vegetarian restaurant in South First, Austin.
Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin is South First's vegetarian neighbourhood cafe since 2000, a bungalow-cum-coffeeshop with all-day breakfast and gluten-free.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Veggie burger, Migas, Vegan breakfast tacos
Must order: The award-winning veggie burger and a side of migas; both run all day.
Tip: Walk-in only; Sunday brunch from 11 to 2 has the longest queue, weekday breakfast moves fast.
Address: 1900 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
Joann's Fine Foods in Austin is the Bunkhouse Group's Tex-Mex diner at the Austin Motel on South Congress, a palapa-bar patio of fajitas, queso and frozen.
Signature: Wood-grilled fajitas, Joann's queso, Frozen margarita
Order: Wood-grilled fajitas and a frozen margarita; the tortillas are pressed in-house each morning.
Tip: The Austin Motel pool is members-only but the diner patio runs walk-in; arrive 5pm Saturday for shade.
Magnolia Cafe in Austin is the South Congress 24-hour diner, a counter institution running queso, migas and pancakes through the night, weekends round.
Signature: Mag mud (queso), Love migas, Gingerbread pancake
Order: Mag mud queso and the Love migas; both run 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Tip: Open 24 hours Thursday through Saturday; otherwise closes at midnight. SXSW makes Friday 1am a scrum.
Cisco's in Austin is Rudy Cisneros's East 6th Tex-Mex breakfast counter since 1948, the room that ran the city's politician breakfasts and helped make huevos.
Signature: Huevos rancheros, Migas, Chorizo and eggs
Order: Huevos rancheros plate with refried beans and a side flour tortilla.
Tip: The morning rush peaks at 8:30am; smoother before 7:30 or after 10. Cash and card both work fine.
Perla's in Austin is the McGuire Moorman South Congress seafood patio, a Gulf-leaning oyster bar with dozens of half-shell varieties and a wraparound porch.
Signature: Gulf oysters on the half-shell, Whole grilled snapper, Lobster roll
Order: Half-dozen Gulf oysters and the whole grilled snapper; the patio at sunset is the room's signature shot.
Tip: Weekend brunch from 10:30am; reservations a week ahead for the patio or walk in at 11am Monday for the quiet oyster hour.
Pueblo Viejo in Austin is Nestor and Margarita's East Riverside Mexican taqueria since 2010, a brick-and-mortar grown from a taco truck and a citywide.
Signature: Breakfast tacos, Barbacoa taco, Pastor
Order: Bean-and-cheese breakfast taco on a homemade flour tortilla.
Tip: The Tillery Street trailer and the St. Elmo and Pickle Road locations run the same kitchen with shorter lines.
El Naranjo in Austin is Iliana de la Vega's James Beard-winning Oaxacan dining room on South Lamar, a family kitchen of regional moles, ceviches.
Signature: Mole negro, Tostadas de atun, Pulpo y papas
Order: The mole negro de Oaxaca; de la Vega trained at the source in Oaxaca City.
Tip: Daughter Ana Torrealba runs the kitchen as chef de cuisine; the Sunday-supper menu is the most experimental.
