"Close your eyes and picture a small coffee shop in Marfa filled with desert plants and sandy earth tones, and it probably looks a lot like Palomino Coffee on East 12th Street. It's one of our favorite coffee shops based on aesthetics alone, but this isn’t a guide to the “prettiest coffee shops in Austin.” The rest of the reasons to visit are simple: house-roasted beans, great espresso, and a short menu of seasonal drinks to help you remember what month it is when the Austin climate is confused. You can also pick up palo santo from the small marketplace up front to really lean into the West Texas aesthetic." - nicolai mccrary, matthew jacobs