Houndstooth Coffee

Houndstooth on Congress sits in the lobby of the Frost Bank Tower, which means you get downtown Austin foot traffic and a craft espresso bar in the same room. The menu usually carries four single-origin espresso options, with rotating reserves like Mazateca from Mexico or Brisas from Colombia. Indoor and outdoor seating, La Marzocco hardware, baristas who can talk through the lineup without making you feel late. Order the Burundi single-origin cortado if you want to taste why people walk three blocks past chain coffee to get here. Order the flat white if you came for a meeting and need it to land right.