community garden
Wine bar · Chestnut ·
Cafe by day, wine bar by night, with DJs and vinyl
Cafe by day, wine bar by night, with DJs and vinyl
"The venue at 1401 Cedar Avenue, Suite 2 in the Chestnut neighborhood is hosting a pop-up dinner by a local food collective this evening; the menu highlights items such as oyster mushroom chalupas with deviled eggs, an upside-down cake, and charred carrots, with the event starting at 6 p.m." - Nadia Chaudhury
"I’ll be attending Matthew Bolick’s early-November smash cheeseburger pop-up at Community Garden (Saturday, November 4); the event is free to attend and food is available for purchase." - Nadia Chaudhury
"By day, it’s a spot to sip coffee and eat açaí bowls in a cozy room (plus a large patio), complete with lots of plants, comfy seating, and music on vinyl. But by night, it’s a buzzy East Side hot spot with a nightly rotation of local DJs, and a small selection of beer and low-intervention wines, by the bottle or by the glass. There’s no food at night, but you can pick up some momos from the corner store next door or bring your own tacos from one of the many East Side taco spots in the area while you groove to city pop and Afro-funk while sipping on something tasty and affordable in a laid-back atmosphere. photo credit: Nicolai McCrary" - Nicolai McCrary
"In East Austin, I discovered a cafe, bar, and wide-ranging listening room called Community Garden at 1401 Cedar Avenue, Suite 2 in Chestnut. By day it operates as a bright acai-bowl cafe offering grain-free granola or coconut water and other spices and ingredients, with four base options (cherry/pineapple; strawberry/banana; pineapple/banana/mango/blue spirulina; and dragon fruit/mango/pineapple) — each bowl is even plated as a smiling face. Daytime drinks include cold brew, kombucha, iced matcha, black tea, Olliepop soda, and sparkling water. Around 4 p.m. the space pivots into a wine bar serving red, white, orange, and sparkling bottles from the Hill Country, Spain, France, and Chile, plus beers with a good showing from local breweries like Austin Beerworks and Blue Owl Brewery; snack options include tinned fish with crackers and pickles, an olive plate, a pickle plate, and mixed nuts. Musically, they play everything from deep house to hip hop, Italian disco, and 1970s R&B, with DJs spinning records on weekends in a more relaxed setting than a club — the team explicitly doesn’t aim for a dance floor so people can sit and enjoy themselves. The interior feels earthy and homey by design (natural woods, terracotta tiling, plants, two green velvet couches, a DJ booth, and a wooden fixture housing local records, tapes, zines, and T-shirts), and the back patio is covered in greenery with wooden seats. This is Growth in Decay founder and DJ James Harcrow’s first hospitality venture, inspired by him bringing a Vitamix and making acai bowls for the Coconut Club team; co-owner Cole Evans designed the space to look tactile and simple. Community Garden is open 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, with hours expected to expand in June, and it’s intended as a place for cultural connection and community-building among creatives in a rapidly changing city." - H. Drew Blackburn
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