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East Cesar Chavez · Since 2012 · $$

Cenote

East Austin's beloved patio cafe, reborn on East 7th with coffee, cocktails, and comfort food

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The scoop

Cenote is East Austin's longtime neighborhood patio cafe, serving espresso drinks, brunch classics like chilaquiles and migas, and scratch-made Mexican-inflected comfort food on a lively, art-filled patio. After 13 years on East Cesar Chavez, the cafe relocated in 2025 to a colorful new space on East 7th Street with extended hours and an expanded cocktail menu.

Cenote was founded on March 25, 2012 by married couple Cody Symington and Mary Jenkins, who restored an 1887 East Austin house for the original location and won a Heritage Society of Austin Preservation Merit Award for the work. Symington passed away in 2021; Jenkins continued running the cafe until the East Cesar Chavez building was sold, closing that location in April 2025. Cenote reopened about a mile away at 1405 E. 7th Street (formerly Revival Coffee) with a grand opening on September 13, 2025.

What to order

  1. Chilaquiles

    Two fried eggs with tortilla chips sauteed in Felipe's rojo sauce, lettuce, avocado, pico de gallo, and sour cream

  2. Migas

    Egg, tortilla, cheese, pico de gallo, and avocado

  3. Avocado Toast

    Artisan multigrain toast with house guacamole, pico de gallo, and arugula

  4. OMG Breakfast

    Two eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, and French toast with maple syrup

  5. Vegan Breakfast Burrito

    Spinach tortilla with tofu scramble, kale, potato, vegan cheese, avocado, and tomato

Events at Cenote

Game Night event flyer

Game Night

Cenote

Oct 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Free Botanical Bingo & Plant Swap event flyer

Free Botanical Bingo & Plant Swap

Cenote

Aug 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Botanical Bingo & Plant Swap event flyer

Botanical Bingo & Plant Swap

Cenote

Jul 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Muertos Days | Candle Making & Loteria event flyer

Muertos Days | Candle Making & Loteria

Cenote

Nov 2, 2025 · 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Muertos Days | Sip & Paint + Open Mic event flyer

Muertos Days | Sip & Paint + Open Mic

Cenote

Nov 1, 2025 · 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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