Austin’s 2025 Eater Award Winners | Eater Austin

"Back after a brief closure, this beloved neighborhood cafe returns with a liquor license, extended hours, and a renewed sense of purpose. First opened in 2012 on Cesar Chavez and later expanded to Windsor Park, the shop weathered profound loss when co-owner Cody Symington died in 2021; owner Mary Jenkins honored him by hosting a NICE Project Narcan vending machine that dispensed more than 4,000 free doses, and when the original space closed this spring, she moved the machine to the Terrazas Library—the first library in Texas to host one. The new 7th Street location makes a strong case for skipping chains: think horchata cold brew alongside a breakfast burrito stuffed with chorizo. Jenkins is exploring a vending machine onsite again with one nonnegotiable: the NARCAN must remain free. It’s once more the kind of cafe where you can work, eat, linger, and feel taken care of all day long." - H. Drew Blackburn