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Toasted BLT-style sandwich with side salad on a white square plate
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Downtown

Thistle Cafe

All-day breakfast tacos and tex-mex with espresso, steps from Republic Square.

The scoop

Thistle Cafe is a weekday counter-service breakfast-and-lunch spot on West 6th Street in downtown Austin, serving Tex-Mex breakfast tacos, make-your-own breakfast burritos, sandwiches, burgers, and melts alongside coffee, espresso, smoothies, and matcha drinks. Breakfast runs all day, and the cafe caters breakfast and lunch trays for nearby offices.

What to order

  1. Breakfast Tacos

    Tex-Mex breakfast tacos served all day, not just mornings.

  2. Make-Your-Own Breakfast Burrito

    Build-your-own burrito option on the breakfast menu.

  3. Melts

    An assortment of grilled melt sandwiches on the lunch menu.

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