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Food
7.4
Feel
9.0
Price
$10
Progress Coffee
These crunchy caffeine mongers are the hub for All Things Austin
Sandwiches, Baked goods
Café

Hours
Mon–Fri 6:30am–7:00pm
Sat 7:30am–7:00pm
Sun 7:30am–7:00pm

Features Live music, outdoor dining, veg-friendly, Wi-Fi
Bar BYO
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx

www.progresscoffee.com

East Austin
500 San Marcos St.
Austin, TX
(512) 493-0963

Decent locally roasted coffee. Check. Free Wi-Fi with plenty of outlets. Check. Comfortable space decked out with local artists’ work. Check. Totally sweet tattooed baristas suffering from permanent deer-in-headlights syndrome. Check.

Progress has all the makings of a typical Austin coffeehouse-cum-temporary office for students and independent contractors, but where other cafés…

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