Austin Morning = Caffeine + Sunlight

🌅 08:00 SOCO WAKE-UP – JO’S WALL SWAP Classic “I love you so much” graffiti = 100 % photo rate. Today: stand across street – capture neon “Manana” sign in sunrise glow instead. Order: Manana Fog – Earl Grey + oat-milk cappuccino; tea aroma > coffee bitterness, perfect for non-espresso days. Hack: ask for “half-sweet” – house syrup can mask bergamot. 🚶 08:30 CAPHE.in – UNIVERSITY ENERGY Where: 3016 Guadalupe (UT campus side street). Vibe: lululemon & Alo Yoga students queue = live “college look-book”. Order set: Mascarpone – espresso + cheese cloud; drink tiramisu, basically. Einspanner Matcha – green tea + mountain of whipped cream; lite-sugar lets bitter shine = dessert latte. Photo: white counter + natural skylight = minimal Pinterest shot (no filter needed). 🕙 09:30 PAPERBOY – QUEUE WORTH IT Where: 1203 E 11th St; line starts 09:00 Sunday. *Walk-in trick: single diners skip wait-list – grab counter seat, watch open kitchen theatre. Must-eat: Texas Hash – roasted sweet potato cubes + perfect poached egg; mole sauce = smoky-chocolate magic. Chicken & Biscuit – Southern royalty: crunchy shell, juicy meat, honey-butter drip. Drink: iced brown-sugar oat latte – looks basic, tastes like cereal milk heaven. 🕛 11:30 1886 CAFE – HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Where: inside Driskill Hotel lobby (604 Brazos). Secret: most people walk past the “1886” sign – push door, discover velvet seats + stained-glass sunbeams. Pastry porn: croissant = textbook layers, audible crack; order “to-go” if full lunch feels too much. Vibe: velvet chairs + stained-glass sunbeams = Victorian coffee break. Quote moment: friend chats, I nod, brain on loop: “this croissant is louder than conversation.” 🚲 13:00 RIDE HOME – SUN DRUNK BCycle dock outside hotel – 12 $ day-pass. Route: east 6th ➡️ Butler trail ➡️ Lady Bird Lake. Wind in hair, coffee in veins, October sun = natural filter on everything. 💰 HALF-DAY BUDGET (1 person) Manana fog 5 $ Caphe set 12 $ Paperboy mains 18 +latte5 1886 croissant 4 $ BCycle 12 $ ≈ 56 USD – all food + wheels + vitamin D overdose. 📸 1-DAY CLIP LIST Manana neon sign sunrise reflection Caphe cream-cream swirl top-down Paperboy mole sauce close-up 1886 croissant crack slow-mo BCycle lake pano sunset 🎯 TAKE-AWAY “Austin mornings = Earl Grey clouds, mole-sauce miracles, and croissants that crack louder than small-talk. Sun’s up, caffeine’s in, world feels soft – that’s the whole itinerary.” ☀️ #US #Texas #Austin