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American Cafes in Downtown Austin
43 results Downtown American Cafe15th Street Cafe
American Cafe • Downtown • $25-$40
Located inside the Downtown DoubleTree Suites, the cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
303 W. 15th, 512/478-7000
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Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden
American Cafe • Downtown • $10-$25 • First Plates
Celebrating sausage on Rainey Street, this place has become a neighborhood staple. Sure, the ample and often unexpected selections of sausage are responsible, but don't forget the creative specials, such as fried chicken sausage atop creamy mashed potatoes.
79 Rainey, 512/386-1656
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Barley Bean
American Cafe, Coffeehouse • Downtown
This Austin born-and-bred coffee roasting and retail business serves artisanal coffee, smoothies and vegetable squeezes, and a variety of breakfast tacos, panini, wraps, and more in the cafe.
303 Colorado #100, 512/220-2326
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Cafe Blue
American Cafe • Downtown • $10-$25
The best meal to have here is Sunday brunch. The steak and eggs are just that, a decent-sized rib eye and a couple of eggs, all cooked precisely to order. All seats are alfresco.
340 E. Second, 512/428-5796
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Cafe Divine
American Cafe • Downtown
301 E. Eighth (at St. David's Episcopal Church), 512/610-3500
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Caffe Aragona
American Cafe, Bakery, Coffeehouse, Gelato/Sorbetto • Downtown
Bistro fare like panini and pizzas served with espresso drinks and wine. Weekend brunch breaks out the bottomless mimosas and quiche.
914 Congress, 512/505-8784
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The Capital Grille
American Cafe • Downtown • $40+
This is a restaurant for the big ballers, the heavy hitters, the corporate accounts; basically, for anyone who wants to make like an old-school Rockefeller and eat some of the best food available anywhere.
117 W. Fourth, 512/322-2005
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Caroline
American Cafe, Coffeehouse • Downtown
621 Congress #101, 512/982-6766
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Dean’s One Trick Pony
American Cafe, Gastro Pub • Downtown
This casual cafe in the LINE Hotel serves up food and booze to help the good times flow, with bar snacks like fries with country ham gravy, frozen Aperol pink lemonade cocktails, and other eclectic fare.
111 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/473-1570
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Easy Tiger Downtown
American Cafe, Bakery, Gastro Pub • Downtown • $10-$25 • First Plates
“Slow down and stay awhile” is the motto of this upscale diner. While a split-level bakeshop and beer garden may seem an unlikely pairing, the interplay among handcrafted breads, house-cured meats, and a lovingly curated beer menu is surprisingly successful.
709 E. Sixth, 512/614-4972
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1886 Cafe & Bakery
American Cafe, Bakery • Downtown • $10-$25
Located in the Driskill Hotel, this cafe is a convenient and casual option for Downtown workers and hotel guests. Favorites include the aptly named Hangover Burger and the pricey but delicious selection of baked goods.
604 Brazos, 512/391-7066
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Eighteenth Over Austin
American Cafe • Downtown
500 N. I-35, 512/457-7971
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Emmer & Rye
American Cafe • Downtown • $25-$40
Chef owner Kevin Fink's grain-forward concept combines a weekly menu with dim sum service served in wooden carts.
51 Rainey #110, 512/366-5530
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Eureka!
American Cafe • Downtown
200 E. Sixth, 512/735-1144
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Fareground
American Cafe • Downtown
Think of Downtown's first-ever food hall as an upscale, locally sourced food court. Vendors include Antonelli's Cheese Shop, Dai Due taqueria, Easy Tiger bake shop, Contigo, and Henbit.
