Really decent food + nice folks + 24 hrs = four Yelp stars. Some days are better than others, but the good far outweigh the bad. I'm a big fan of all the breakfast stuff they have, and you ( Yeah!… […]
So, so good. Especially at 2 am, when everyone bands together after a good night out to celebrate their drunkeness with gingerbread chocolate chip pancakes and love migas. I always think I'll branch… […]
I had to pick ONE restaurant to stop at as we drove through Austin, and Magnolia Cafe was it. I was a little worried since their specialty is breakfast and we were were for dinner, but when we drove… […]
Good food whenever you want. I have to say that as a person who knows Cajun food; they know how to make it blackened, creole, or the Acadian way. I have not found another Austin restaurant that… […]
I've been coming here on-and-off for 15 years. They have good food at a decent price. I love the breakfast tacos, the burgers are tasty and as you can read in other reviews they have an abundance of… […]
We get to Austin about every 6 weeks or so.....we always go to Magnolia Cafe for breakfast, but this past trip went for lunch on Friday and breakfast on Saturday. YUMMO! They do everything right and… […]
The editors at Conde Nast Traveler answer questions and share travel secrets, tips, and dispatches from the road, and apparently Julia Bainbridge (one of their writers) has a soft spot for Austin.
I think that Julia has nicely captured some of our current mystique, and she reminds me of some things that I ought to go enjoy before the summer is through.
She mentioned our Magnolia Cafe in the category of “good coffee.” I have to agree with her, after drinking a few cups of what they call American-style coffee in Europe this summer, it’s nice to be home.
Rich from Plano recently visited Austin, and he has a couple of good tips for visitors. Who knew that you could stay at the Barton Creek Resort at an incredible price through Expedia? As for dining,
We hit Magnolia Cafe, Chuy’s Tex-Mex, County Line BBQ, and tried a new place Gumbo’s. Along the way, there might have been a Shiner or two.You can read his blog post here.
But this was his “pièce de résistance” – Hey Cupcake.
We’d like to tell you more about Austin’s trailer culture. The city is enjoying an unusual phenomenon these days: micro-restaurants serving absolutely delicious food out of mobile trailers. Hey Cupcake is located on S. Congress Ave, about 2 blocks north of Magnolia Cafe South. They’ve become a big attraction for both residents and tourists in our SoCo neighborhood.
So, if you’ve visiting Austin, you should definitely come visit us at the Magnolia Cafe. But you should also try to fit in a meal or dessert with one of our friends in the trailers. They’re an Austin experience.
It’s here! It’s time for the motorcycles to engulf downtown Austin and the Travis County Expo Center. We’ve got a video from YouTube to help you get excited:
The official rally takes place over three days, June 14-16, at the Expo Center.
FREE PARADE & CONCERT on June 13th: Congress Ave (from 2nd to 11th and 1 block on each side) will be closed for the parade from 4pm Friday to 2am Sat. The parade will happen at about 7:30pm and the concert should end around Midnight.
Magnolia Cafes, at two locations near downtown, will be welcoming visitors and locals with excellent home-cooked food 24 hours.
This beautiful picture of our sign was posted by a fan on Flickr. The owner of the picture has suggested this music as well. What an interesting combination! Please feel free to play this podcast to enjoy the sounds of Texas (?)
We’re please to make it into her Top Five Restaurant list. She writes: “What makes food so great is the rest of the experience.”
5. Magnolia Cafe, Austin, Texas I had dropped out of high school and was waiting to find out whether I got into college or not the summer my sister came home from her freshman year at UCLA. A little after midnight, Sarah and I wanted to find a cup of coffee, so we went cruising around South Austin. That’s when we found Magnolia, the digs I can’t go without patronizing every time I visit Austin. I bring everyone there, and all the food is delicious. Every town deserves a 24-hour greasy spoon. Every person deserves their own Magnolia Cafe.
…I myself have been busy hammering away the details on my presentation for Saturday only to take a break for a midnight dinner at the notorious Magnolia Cafe were geek ideas for the next killer apps are discussed and new companies are formed seemingly overnight. Tonight there were few from the web industry at the cafe, my guess is because most of them are still stuck in Dallas. Tomorrow should be pretty exciting and we are hoping for a more insightful blog post summary that goes beyond the weather and travel.
We’d like to remind our visitors to Austin that we’re open 24/8. We hope that you can stop by, grab a meal, form a new internet company and blog about us.
For a recent review of Magnolia Cafe, please visit this updated page on CitySearch. We’re so happy that they recognized the Real Us at “Four and 1/2 Stars!”
It’s amazing how this marketing message got started. Let me be clear to say that I wasn’t there, but I saw the original sign in the window at the Omelettry West (which later became the Magnolia Cafe under the new ownership by the former sweat equity manager, who later became my husband, Kent Cole).
If you can imagine the intensity of starting your own restaurant AND having to be one of the cooks in the kitchen from opening to closing — well, this sign is a result of post-traumatic-cook-syndrome.
The sign was prophetic: only years later did we become a 24 hour eatery. Maybe because, when you turned the sign over, it said Come In, We’re Closed.
I’ll be blogging a bit about our creative marketing choices from 1980-1995 or so. You might enjoy staying in touch with us and seeing the eccentric charm of Kent Cole in print advertising. Thanks for your generous time and curiosity about the Magnola Cafe.
We’ve got the scoop from Rare Magazine that Magnolia Cafe will be featured in the upcoming May issue. Rare Magazine has taken a cue from the venerable Austin Chronicle’s “Best” list, and they’ve put together their own “Rarest of the Rare.”
The Magnolia Cafe has been chosen in some category, but we don’t want to spoil the suspense. We’d just like to thank the two customers who volunteered to eat their lunch in front of the Rare Magazine photographer – thanks to Stacey and Sarah!
Stay tuned to the May issue, and find out who else got a Rare mention for something special.
This, from the Rare Magazine web site:
What is Rare Magazine?
Rare is a monthly magazine based in Austin, Texas — the coolest city in the world. We represent the best of Austin — from boutiques to restaurants to artists to realtors and everything in-between. We give our readers a taste of what’s local, fun and interesting.
Wow, thanks!
