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Coffee / South Congress

Coffee in South Congress

By Locally Austin editorial · Data checked July 15, 2026

South Congress has 6 coffee shops in our data, 6 of them independent. Among the 10 districts where we found any, that puts it 7th; East Austin has the most with 16.

Every entry is tagged amenity=cafe in OpenStreetMap and sits within 1.1 km of the point we use as the center of South Congress. The closest to that center is Mañana, about 130 m away; the farthest is Teal House at 1.0 km. 4 of the 6 have a street address on record; the rest show a map point instead.

Nearby for coffee

The closest districts with coffee shops in our data are Bouldin Creek (10, 1.2 km) , Rainey Street (8, 1.5 km) and Zilker (3, 2.5 km) . Distances are between district center points, so the walk from any one listing may be shorter or longer.

Questions people ask

How is this list ordered?
Independents first, then chains, alphabetical within each. We do not rank places and we do not publish ratings.
Why is a place I know missing?
Either it is not tagged amenity=cafe in OpenStreetMap, or its map point is outside the 1.1 km South Congress radius, or it is closer to another district's center. The editorial policy explains how to report a gap.
Are the hours and addresses current?
Addresses come from OpenStreetMap as of the date on the byline. We do not publish hours; use the official site link where one exists, and the OSM record for the exact map point.

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