The late, unlamented 509 Coffee Shop on Oltorf in S. Austin has been taken over by two employees who are rebuilding with passion. The old place had bad coffee, inedible food, and “yeah, what” service. The new owners bake their own pastries, serve good-but-not-brilliant coffee, have a little fern-bonsai-cart garden by the front door, and are turning an industrial tub-in-concrete slabs into a water-garden in the back. The decor is bohemian-ratty, with art-by-people up on the walls.
One of the owners notices me shift position, sitting behind a table on one of the long benches against the walls. “We’re going to re-upholster those. They get uncomfortable if you sit on them too long.”
There are lamps on the tables, plenty of power outlets, and there’s a brand new WiFi AP (put in last week).
See you there.
The new name is actually The Green Muse, a reference to absinthe. There’s a bottle marked “absinthe” near the front register, alas almost certainly just for show.
Agreed that the new place is much nicer. I’d recommend it for a blog meetup, except that they don’t really have an area suitable for 10+ people to sit around together.
Thanks for the correction, D.
Did you look at the room in the back? I wonder if we could snag that room for meetings?
/asl
I think the coffee there is VERY good. And they
just got wireless internet
It used to be 503- not 509. But- I’m not being picky. Love your site.