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Fun concept and engaging execution. This pink coffee spot embraces you with cheerful vibes and receiving caffeine.
Is loved.
Will be missed.

This is one of Austin's historic pub experiences. The sign outside commemorates it bringing air conditioning to Austin bars. The rambling wood-paneled building is vast but intimate. There are two floors of bar and table space along with a couple upstairs patio areas.
The building is now adjacent to a strip mall, providing a parking lot. It's also near an entrance to the sidewalk that runs along the creek connecting Pease Park and Lady Bird Lake.

The McNay is San Antonio's most iconic art museum, and one of the greatest house museums I've ever visited. The standing collection and visiting exhibits rival most large city museums. The building and grounds are as spectacular as the art itself. The new building adds for and exhibit space without much altering the charm of the old building.
The museum also has a small parking lot and gift shop.

This little merit coffee location was nearly full when I was there on a Wednesday afternoon, with only a couple of stools left open. It's a convenient part of the Seaholm complex and in easy walking distance of the central library, west 6th Street, Whole Foods, and several other business strips. Merit has friendly staff and free wifi.
Be warned though - Merit's parking validation for the Seaholm garage is only for one hour, while Trader Joe's validation is for two hours. You can't combine more than one validation, so if your stop at Seaholm includes Merit coffee, don't plan to spend more than an hour at the complex.

Amazing collection. The best art museum I visited in Sicily.