"Located in a tiny shopping center in Crestview next to the original Little Deli, The Violet Crown is a coffee shop, wine bar, and bottle shop here to serve your all-day needs. And while there is a small selection of wines available by the glass, the more economical move is to grab a bottle from the shop, pay a $12 corkage fee to enjoy it on-site, then bring home whatever you don’t finish. There’s also a small menu of light bites available—including a weekly oyster night—but to really live the Crestview experience, grab a couple of slices of pizza from Little Deli next door and enjoy them with AC and some wine at Violet Crown." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion
"The newer Crestview wine bar and cafe’s chips and dip snack can come with optional caviar for an additional $40. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury
"In the heart of the Second Street District, Violet Crown Cinema makes dinner and a movie an experience worth checking out, withfour screens devoted to independent, documentary, andforeign films, great food and cocktails,and super-comfortable seats. Sit at the bar if you must discuss the film afterward (parking's free for four hours!), or stroll throughthe Warehouse District if your legs need some stretching. Great beerandwine selection."
"Violet Crown, which includes a location in downtown Austin, is still open. It reduced its theater capacity by half and emphasized regular sanitization of everything." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Spirits: Absinthe, cordials, liqueurs This unconventional distillery is producing esoteric spirits in Bastrop — try the collaboration with downtown bar Midnight Cowboy, the Midnight Marigold, a bitter cordial, or accent a cocktail with the 140-proof Emerald Absinthe. There’s also a jasmine liqueur. Tours and tastings: By request, call for details" - Tom Thornton