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Sour Duck Market
88.7
East Austin
Bakery/beer-garden hybrid; Infatuation Best Brunch + Eater Best Patio citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Patio · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
Ranked by SearScore · 12 ranked
State of the Scene
Austin treats the slow morning as a civic institution — laptop cafes, serious bakeries, and brunch lines that start before the doors open. Bouldin Creek Cafe and Paperboy anchor the brunch canon, Sour Duck bridges bakery and beer garden, and Gourdough's turned the donut into a destination. Ranked below by SearScore.
East Austin
Bakery/beer-garden hybrid; Infatuation Best Brunch + Eater Best Patio citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Patio · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
South Lamar
Vegetarian brunch institution; Eater Essential + Infatuation Best Brunch citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Essential · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
East Austin
Brunch benchmark; Eater/Infatuation Best Brunch citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Brunch · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
Downtown
Downtown bakery (DB canon member)
Eater Austin: Heatmap Pick · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best New
Clarksville
Eater/Infatuation Best Brunch citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Brunch · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
Burnet Road
Cafe-grocery brunch; Eater/Infatuation Best Brunch citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Brunch · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
Clarksville
Clarksville brunch cottage; Eater/Infatuation Best Brunch citations in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Brunch · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
Burnet Road
All-day cafe; Eater Best Brunch citation in DB
Eater Austin: Eater Best Brunch
Burnet Road
Burnet Road bakery standby (DB canon member)
Eater Austin: Eater Best Dessert
Downtown
Downtown cafe (DB canon member, coffee category)
Eater Austin: Heatmap Pick · The Infatuation: Infatuation Best New
South Lamar
Destination donut trailer-turned-institution (DB canon member)
East Austin
New Orleans-style diner brunch; Infatuation Best Brunch citation in DB
The Infatuation: Infatuation Best Brunch
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