7 curated coffee & bakeries options in the Austin area, including OMG Squee, First Light Books, Lazarus Brewing — East Sixth. Each listing identifies its actual town; nearby trips are labeled.
Choose by the kind of morning you want: a coffee roaster for espresso, a bakery for something to take away, or a café for a longer breakfast. A bakery listing does not necessarily mean there is a full coffee or breakfast menu.
Plan the geography
Browse First Light Books, stop at Tiny Grocer, then share a pie at Allday Pizza. All three are at the former post office on Speedway; check each business’s hours before heading over.
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OMG Squee
Austin
Asian American desserts including gluten-free baked treats and rotating soft serve. A choice for mochi donuts or an unusual frozen flavor.
Online preorders are limited; visit for the full same-day selection.
A bookstore and café in Hyde Park’s former post office. Browse books and magazines, then pause for coffee in the courtyard before visiting the neighboring market or pizzeria.
The coffee window opens before the bookstore. Check the event calendar for author visits and book clubs. Pair with Allday Pizza — Hyde Park, Tiny Grocer & Café — Hyde Park at the same address.
A neighborhood brewpub that works for morning coffee as well as tacos and house beer later in the day. Choose East Sixth for a walkable East Austin outing.
Food, coffee and beer are offered on site; check event listings carefully because the Airport Boulevard location has its own schedule.
A South Austin beer garden with coffee, food trucks and its own soft-serve creamery. The mix suits a longer outdoor gathering with different food preferences.
The creamery currently operates Thursday through Sunday and has shorter hours than the taproom. Food trucks have separate schedules.
An Austin roaster’s Guadalupe café for espresso, a bag of beans and a neighborhood coffee break. This branch is separate from the original Cuernavaca shop.
Use the Guadalupe location; the resident goats are at Cuernavaca.