Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop
Bakery · Pershing ·
Iconic family diner serving Tex-Mex breakfast, lunch & bakery bites
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Iconic family diner serving Tex-Mex breakfast, lunch & bakery bites
"For pan dulce, I favor Joe’s in East Austin; it’s “the real deal,” and you can’t go wrong with all that milk." - Erin Russell
"I feel the history as soon as I step into this longtime East Austin institution — family-run since the 1960s and still operated by Joe Avila’s daughters and granddaughter — where pillowy flour tortillas and their legendary bacon (a 24-hour process of flour-coating, resting overnight, then frying) define a truer taste of old East Austin; that legacy has earned Joe’s the 2023 James Beard Award for America’s Classics and recognition from the Michelin Guide." - Annie Brown Verdin
"There's often a wait at Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop, and that’s because of the exceptional Tex-Mex/Mexican diner food (and the pan dulce, too), especially the breakfast tacos made with fluffy house-made flour tortillas. Get the miga taco con todo, with still-crispy tortilla chips, as well as the super-crispy bacon that defies the laws of pork-belly physics. What to get: Miga taco con todo; Bacon, egg, and cheese taco; Carne guisada taco" - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"Joe’s Bakery has been open for 60 years, and there’s still a wait almost every weekend morning. Everyone’s here for the same thing—carne guisada, huevos rancheros, barbacoa, and the world’s crispiest bacon (call our bluff, we dare you) served on the fluffiest flour tortillas in town. This is an old-school joint with a lively, bare-bones dining room set to a soundtrack of Tejano jukebox jams. It’s a perfect cross-section of Austin throughout the years. Show up during the week and you can probably walk right in." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop is an East Side staple that’s been around since 1962 serving exceptional Tex-Mex/Mexican diner food. We’re big fans of the breakfast tacos here, made with fluffy housemade flour tortillas. Get the miga taco con todo, with still-crispy tortilla chips, as well as the super-crispy bacon that defies all the laws of pork belly physics." - nicolai mccrary, adele hazan, raphael brion
