Central Market Cafe

Friday evening filled with live Latin music and dancing. The food was fresh and delicious. The portion sizes are larger than expected considering the reasonable price. The pizza was $10-$12. I thought it be a small flatbread but it was a medium sized pizza! Nice 😊

The café opens at 7am, one hour before the store opens. Check it out if you’re looking for great food, friendly staff, and reasonable prices like $2 for a bagel w cream cheese!

Consistently good! They have a set of seasonal specials that they change up several times a year, and those are always the best, because they’re very original and inventive compared to their standard menu.

I had the pizza with green tea and it really was out of this world good. Also, the salad and soup bar omg smell so good. There's live music Thursday thru Saturday too! The best part is that the ingredients support the local economy because almost everything is locally sourced.

Great food! Had the chicken ranch pizza...yummy! Will continue to go back. I've had the chicken wrap and a burger with sweet potato fries. Always good.

Some of my earliest memories of being out of the house is from this Central Market. My parents, uncle, cousin, and oldest siblings worked here over 20 years ago and I remember walking around the store, chilling in the employee break room, passing by the massage chair by stairs, eating by play ground. All good, happy memories. I will never not recommend anyone go here and enjoy the atmosphere, food, and overall all the amazing things CM has in store. I love coming here

great place to walk around and cool off with free samples and nice to hang outside on the picnic tables. the grackles remind me of being a kid. i would play on the playground when my mom when shopping.

Had a burger, though I hadn't eaten one in years, and it was quite good. I like that they don't mind substitutions, like fruit instead if French fries. Fresh from the market & sparkling water is free! The more I think about it, the higher the rating. If you go on Thurs, Fri, Sat.., and some Sundays, you can catch awesome live music! Five stars (+++)! Thanks, @Central_Market events!

Best place for family outing with great music, food and shopping. We have tried Artichoke, mushroom, olive pizza along with potato fries and lemonade almost every weekend, it is top notch. Highly recommended!! Please keep up the good work, quality and maintain the prices !!

I've been surprised by Central Market Cafe because it's not only a quick eatery for shoppers but a cafe with a life in its own right. I often linger here for a few afternoon hours—which I can do for the mere price of a cup of coffee—and I've seen all imaginable sorts of gatherings, sometimes all day once: quiet couples sharing a lunch; medical workers in their scrubs from one of the surrounding offices be Seton halo; kids' birthday parties; grown-up birthday dinners; retired folks enjoying the surprisingly affordable food; and yes, shoppers.

There's a menu to peruse in line—at lunch there are burgers, sandwiches, and Southwestern influenced dishes. They'll give you a beeper that, five or ten minutes later, will insistently beep to tell you your lunch is ready. You go get it yourself, and you sit at a table for two or twelve in a dining hall of bustling activity and unpretentious simplicity. The food is always good.

When the outside area becomes fit for human habitation—which it does for a few weeks twice a year—there's a nice outside deck that extends the dining area al fresco.

Been coming here ever since I was a kid, great service, great food, and great people! One of my favorite places in ATX for sure. 💕

A great space to work, study, or catch up with people! You can buy ready-made food in the grocery store section, more restaurant-style food from the kitchen area, or pastries & coffee from the coffee bar. Love the patio and sitting areas!

Food, coffee, wide open spaces in and out, full sized grocery store, computer plug ins-- great place!

Better than Starbucks coffee!!

Great coffee, the best presentation of ice cream. Ive ever seen

Food is almost too good! Acorn pizza is out of this world!

Always yummy! Enjoy the live music and park for the kiddos outside. Great family, dog-friendly place to enjoy good food

Kids friendly and delicious food for the central Austin area. Parking is a big hassle but food is worth the wait.

Convenient cafe. Good service. Great coffee options. Even the ready made drip is good. Great outdoor seating with playground area.

Family friendly menu. An awesome place for live music, local craft brews, play ground for the kids, and the city park that is is set next to.