New York City-based coffee roaster Black Fox Coffee will open its first Texas location Friday in Austin’s ATX Tower.
Why it matters: The opening comes as the city’s coffee scene continues to gain national attention, with Food & Wine recently naming Austin the top coffee city in the U.S.
Catch up quick: Australian co-founders Daniel Murphy and Gary Hardwick opened their first Black Fox location in Manhattan in 2016, and have since earned national recognition.
- The duo set out to create full-service cafes, espresso bars and a roastery, and has since opened four locations in Manhattan.
Between the lines: The Austin outpost will be their first outside of New York, and it’s being positioned as the company’s Texas flagship.
- The opening also adds a high-profile retail tenant to the ATX Tower, a 58-story development from Tishman Speyer and Ryan Companies that includes luxury residences and office space.
What they’re saying: “Our mission has always been to make remarkably good coffee experiences accessible to all,” Murphy said in a statement.
- “Austin is a city that shares our values of quality and craftsmanship, and we’re excited to bring the Black Fox experience here.”
To order: Black Fox will offer espresso, cold brew, specialty lattes ($8), tea, matcha and pastries from Swedish Hill.
- Beyond their standard menu, Black Fox will offer the “Editions” program — available only in Austin — featuring a rotating selection of six rare coffees sourced from around the world and available as a single-serve pour-over experience through a Swiss brewing system. (Pricing currently ranges from $10-$15.)
- The specialty drink lineup currently includes lattes with housemade syrups ($8), sesame chai ($7.50), an espresso tonic — a $9 double espresso served over tonic water with a dash of lemon bitters — and a ginger matcha fizz ($9).
What’s next: To celebrate the opening, the first 200 flat whites (usually $6) Friday and Saturday will be free…