Best first date spots in Austin

40 venues, ranked on what OpenStreetMap actually records about each one.

40Ranked
5Wi-Fi recorded
39Hours published
728Eligible in Austin

How this page is built. Every venue below is drawn from OpenStreetMap and scored on recorded facts — Someone needs a low-pressure venue for a first meeting. Venues that OpenStreetMap knows nothing relevant about are left off rather than padded in, which is why this list is shorter than the total number of cafe-type venues in Austin. Full method.

Compare at a glance

Rank#	Venue	Hours	Access	Booking	Takeaway	A/C	Veg
1	Uchibā	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Tumble 22	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded
3	Satellite	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
4	Ember Kitchen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
5	The Guesthouse	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
6	Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	Pizzeria Sportiva	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	Cypress Grill	Yes	Limited	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Yes
9	cedro Scratch Italian & Wine Bar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
10	Snow Pea - Sushi, Chinese & Asian Bistro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
11	Fire Bowl Cafe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
12	Tony C's Italian Kitchen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
13	1618 Asian Fusion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
14	Cherrywood Coffee House	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
15	Hopdoddy Burger Bar	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
16	The Omelettry	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Yes	Yes
17	Parlor Room	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
18	Moonshine Grill	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded
19	Foxhole Culinary Tavern	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded
20	La Madeleine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded

Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns. recorded recorded as absent not recorded in OpenStreetMap. A dash means the tag is missing, not that the facility is. Showing the top 20 of 40.

The ranked list

1
Uchibā

Restaurant · 601 West 2nd Street, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 4pm–10pm; Fri–Sat 4pm–11pm; Sun 4pm–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
2
Tumble 22

Restaurant · 7211 Burnet Road, Austin, 78757
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
3
Satellite

Restaurant · 5900 C West Slaughter Lane, Austin, 78749
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri 11am–10pm; Sat 10am–10pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
4
Ember Kitchen

Restaurant · 800 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sat 5pm–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
5
The Guesthouse

Restaurant · 110 San Antonio Street, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 5pm–11pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
6
Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina

Restaurant · 1801 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, 78746
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
7
Pizzeria Sportiva

Restaurant · 1500 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78704
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9:30pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10:30pm; Sun 11am–9:30pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
8
Cypress Grill

Restaurant · 4404 West William Cannon Drive, Austin, 78749
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Access: Limited
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Fri 11am–10pm; Sat–Sun 8:30am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
9
cedro Scratch Italian & Wine Bar

Restaurant · 14028 183A Toll Road, Cedar Park, 78717
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 12pm–9pm; Fri–Sat 12pm–10pm; Sun 12pm–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
10
Snow Pea - Sushi, Chinese & Asian Bistro

Restaurant · 14028 183A Toll Road, Cedar Park, 78717
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–2:30pm, 4:30pm–9:30pm; Fri–Sun 12pm–9:30pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
11
Fire Bowl Cafe

Restaurant · 13000 North Ranch Road 620, Cedar Park, 78613
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
12
Tony C's Italian Kitchen

Restaurant · 10526 West Parmer Lane, Austin, 78717
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
13
1618 Asian Fusion

Restaurant · 1618 East Riverside Drive, Austin, 78741
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Thu 10am–10pm; Fri 10am–11pm; Sat–Sun 8am–9:30pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
14
Cherrywood Coffee House

Cafe · 1400 E 38th 1/2 St., Austin, 78722
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Smoking: Outside
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
15
Hopdoddy Burger Bar

Restaurant · 2438 West Anderson Lane, Austin, 78757
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
16
The Omelettry

Restaurant · 4631 Airport Boulevard, Austin, 78751
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–3pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
17
Parlor Room

Bar · 88 Rainey Street, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon 6pm–2am; Tue–Fri 4pm–2am; Sat–Sun 12pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
18
Moonshine Grill

Restaurant · 10525 West Parmer Lane, Austin, 78717
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 3pm–9pm; Fri 11am–10pm; Sat 10am–10pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
19
Foxhole Culinary Tavern

Restaurant · 13995 Research Boulevard, Austin, 78717
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Wed 11am–11pm; Thu–Fri 11am–midnight; Sat 10am–midnight…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
20
La Madeleine

Cafe · 1201 Barbara Jordan Boulevard, Austin, 78723
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–9:30pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
21
Caroline

Restaurant · 621 Congress Avenue, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Thu 7am–11pm; Fri–Sat 7am–midnight; Sun 7am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
22
Balkan Cafe & Grill

Restaurant · 11800 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78758
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–11pm; Sun 11am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
23
Los Chilakillers

Restaurant · 13000 North Interstate 35, Austin, 78753
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Wed 7am–3pm; Thu–Sat 7am–10pm; Sun 7am–3pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
24
The League Kitchen & Tavern

Restaurant · 10526 West Parmer Lane, Austin, 78717
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
25
Fogo de Chão

Restaurant · 200 Congress Avenue, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Thu 3pm–10pm; Fri 3pm–10:30pm; Sat 2pm–10:30pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
26
Odd Duck

Restaurant · 1201 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78704
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Vegetarian
Hours: Mon–Thu 5pm–9pm; Fri–Sat 4:45pm–9:30pm; Sun 5pm–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Vegetarian options · Has a website
27
Ezov

Restaurant · 2708 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, 78702
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Sun 5pm–11pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Vegetarian options · Has a website
28
TLC

Restaurant · 1100 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78704
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Vegetarian options · Has a website
29
Soto

Restaurant · 1100 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78704
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–11pm; Sun 11am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Vegetarian options · Has a website
30
El Raval

Restaurant · 1500 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78704
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Wed 5pm–9pm; Thu–Sat 5pm–10pm; Sun 11:30am–4pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Vegetarian options · Has a website
31
It's Italian Cucina

Restaurant · 1500 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, 78704
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon closed; Tue–Thu 5pm–9pm; Fri–Sat 5pm–9:30pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Vegetarian options · Has a website
32
Blue Lacy

Restaurant · 1825 McBee Street, Austin, 78723
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
33
The Peacock

Restaurant · 600 West 2nd Street, Austin, 78701
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Thu 7am–midnight; Fri–Sat 7am–1am; Sun 7am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
34
Little Deli & Pizzeria

Restaurant · 7101 Woodrow Avenue, Austin, 78757
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Sat 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
35
SLAB BBQ & Beer

Restaurant · 7101 TX-71, Austin, 78735
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Tue 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–6pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
36
Mour Cafe

Restaurant · 1414 Shore District Drive, Austin, 78741
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
- Vegetarian
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
37
Bennu Coffee Shop

Cafe · 515 South Congress Avenue, Austin, 78704
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Smoking: Outside
Hours: Mon–Sun 6am–1am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Vegetarian options · Has a website
38
Garbo's

Restaurant · 12709 North MoPac Expressway, Austin, 78727
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Takeaway
Hours: Tue–Sun 11am–8pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Has a website
39
Bureau de Poste

Restaurant · 3800 Speedway, Austin, 78751
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Fri 5pm–10pm; Sat–Sun 10am–2pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Has a website
40
Carrabba's Italian Grill

Restaurant · 11590 Research Boulevard, Austin, 78759
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Air conditioning
- Takeaway
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–11pm; Sun 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website

Where they are

40 venues on the map Loads OpenStreetMap tiles on demand

Frequently asked questions

How many Austin venues are on this list?

This page ranks the top 40 of 728 venues in Austin that OpenStreetMap records at least one relevant detail for. Of the 40 shown, 5 have Wi-Fi recorded and 39 publish their opening hours.

Which of these Austin venues have Wi-Fi?

Of the venues on this page, Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina, Cherrywood Coffee House, La Madeleine, SLAB BBQ & Beer and Bennu Coffee Shop all have Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap. Wi-Fi is not tagged for every venue, so absence here means "not recorded", not "no Wi-Fi".

Which of these venues stay open late?

Uchibā, The Guesthouse, 1618 Asian Fusion, Parlor Room and Foxhole Culinary Tavern are open until 11pm or later on at least one day of the week, according to the opening hours published in OpenStreetMap.

Which of these venues are step-free?

Uchibā, Tumble 22, Satellite, Ember Kitchen and The Guesthouse are tagged as wheelchair accessible in OpenStreetMap. Accessibility tagging is incomplete, so it is worth confirming with the venue.

How is this list ranked?

Venues are scored on the facts OpenStreetMap records about them - outdoor seating, takes reservations, opening hours published, non-smoking indoors, no live music - easier to talk - and ranked by that score. A venue with no relevant detail recorded is left off the list entirely rather than padded in. Nothing on this page is a paid placement.

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