Counter Culture is a vegan-friendly spot in Austin.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The trailer is the rebuild ahead of a Windsor Park brick-and-mortar planned for summer 2025; check social for the trailer hours.
Address: 2908 Fruth St, Austin, TX 78705
Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin is South First's vegetarian neighbourhood cafe since 2000, a bungalow patio with all-day breakfast, vegan options.
Tip: All-day breakfast runs from 8am; the migas and veggie burger are the room's two anchors and run all day.
Mr. Natural in Austin is the East Cesar Chavez vegetarian Mexican kitchen, a juice bar, bakery and eatery serving non-dairy, wheat-free or vegan dishes.
Tip: The Sunday buffet runs 10am-3pm; the bakery counter has vegan pan dulce on weekday mornings.
Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin runs an extensive gluten-free menu at the South First vegetarian cafe, with gluten-free breakfast tacos, pancakes and the GF.
Tip: The gluten-free menu runs separately; ask the counter for it when ordering the veggie burger.
Casa de Luz in Austin is the Toomey Road macrobiotic dining hall built entirely gluten-free, with daily-changing plates of grains, legumes and seasonal.
Tip: Communal seating and one set plate per service; ideal for groups with mixed dietary.
Halal Bros in Austin is the West Campus halal Middle Eastern counter on Guadalupe Street, the closest halal kitchen to UT for chicken shawarma.
Tip: The line moves fast; the chicken-and-rice platter is the campus default. Open until 11pm daily.
Tarka Indian Kitchen in Austin is the South Austin halal Indian counter, with halal chicken and grass-fed halal lamb served in tikka, curry.
Tip: The lamb biryani is the room's strongest dish; the Westgate location has the largest dining room.
