Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Edition | April 2026

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Barclay Stratton worked as a chef in Italy after college, which is where he learned more about coee culture, he said.

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Where community fuels progress, and every visit brings you closer to your fitness goals.

Golden Hour Cafe and Wine Bar is located next to Perch, a South Austin apartment complex. Residents who visit receive a discount at Golden Hour.

The cafe menu features a selection of lattes served hot or iced, including the lavender and vanilla lattes ($6.50) .

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GoldenHourCafe&WineBaroersall-daydrinksanddining Golden Hour Cafe & Wine Bar serves patrons at two key hours of the day: the golden hours. Early morning visitors can stop in for fresh tea or coee and a breakfast burrito. At 6 p.m., laptops disappear and natural wines are poured by the glass or presented by the bottle with marinated olives or a housemade focaccia slice. serves focaccia, cheese, crackers and hojicha tea basque cheesecake. The drink menu

By day, Golden Hour baristas are crafting cappucci- nos, miso panela lattes and ube violet iced matchas. Golden Hour also oers a selection of natural spar- kling, white and red wines—as well as a few ciders. One more thing In the last four years, the cafe and wine bar has cultivated a community through events, discounts for residents at Perch apartments and a supportive sta. “I’m so grateful for our customers,” Stratton said. “They are people here [who] have been coming since the beginning, and they’re still here, and it’s amazing.”

For owner Barclay Stratton, the goal is to bring cus- tomers the highest-caliber ingredients for three meals a day at an everyday price point. “It’s really about service and about people and about meeting our guests where they are,” Stratton said. The background As a South Austinite, Stratton and his wife wanted a space to enjoy a glass of wine with chef-driven cuisine in their own backyard. When he couldn’t nd it, Strat- ton opened Golden Hour alongside business partner Evan Dunivan. What’s on the menu Golden Hour oers breakfast classics such as home- made yogurt and granola and its famous breakfast burrito, made with potato, egg, cheese, chipotle and green onions. The lunch menu features a Paris ham melt and a chicken Caesar wrap before the kitchen closes to prepare for evening bites. After 3 p.m., Golden Hour

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7731 Menchaca Road, Ste. 100, Austin www.goldenhouratx.com

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