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Local Austin Businesses for Cozy Witches
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items I've got two nose rings, three cats, and an embarrassing number of lofi videos in my YouTube saves. These are my recs for ATX-based kindred spirits who love cozying up with a good book, having a delicious treat, and generally feeling like a whimsical...
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Treats
Plants
Books
Home Decor
Clothes
Hair
Treats
Who doesn't love a little treat?
Been going to Milky Way since I moved to Austin in 2013 and the shakes. Are. So. Good. They're also vegan and the specials often feature creative, witchy elements like vegan meringue mushrooms, chocolate pentagrams, and edible flowers!
Milky Way Shakes ☆ Vegan Milkshakes
Confession: I'm not big on cupcakes. But when my wife brought me a champagne cupcake from Rocheli soon after it opened, I took each bite in disbelief with the rich yet faceted flavors Rocheli baked into what I was eating. Everything from this French ...
Rocheli Patisserie
I've been going to OMG Squee for years (and for years before they were Queer Eye famous—sorry, had to brag) and their lovingly crafted, colorful, 100% gluten free Asian treat selection is filled with delights across the board. Nutella-filled taiyaki ...
OMG Squee
Sugar Pine ATX's menu is a little different than other Japanese go-tos in Austin, boasting a full appetizer and entree menu as well as a full dozen flavors available for to-go onigiri and housemade pastries and ice cream! Ice cream flavors include wh...
Sugar Pine
Sa-Tén is a Japanese cafe and restaurant with a delicious menu of rice and curry plates, sweet and savory cloud bread toasts (a must try), and fantastic drinks, including seasonal specials like rose cappuchino and hojicha hot chocolate. The regular d...
Sa-Tén Coffee
Plants
Add some green to your space.
Tillery St. Plant Company is my ATX all-things-plants go-to, whether looking for a green gift for a friend or getting a plant pal for myself: the selection of plants (native flower starters, fruit trees, herbs, a greenhouse full of indoor plants, and...
Tillery Street Plant Company
East Austin Succulents carries a wide variety of succulents, succulent arrangements, and planters, from tiny windowsill dudes to taller-than-you cacti and everything in between. Honestly, you can make a day out of grabbing a drink from a nearby cafe ...
East Austin Succulents
Visiting The Natural Gardener feels like visiting a gardening theme park: there's an herb garden and butterfly garden, a labyrinth, a goat (Biscuit), chickens, two cats (Sister and Cricket), nooks fit for teatime in Alice's wonderland to sit and enjo...
The Natural Gardener
Books
Cuddle up with a good one.
Bookwoman is an Austin institution, having existed for 50 years in the city as first a collective hosted in Susan Post's home and then as a shop with a few different locations around town, the current being in central northwest Austin. Bookwoman offe...
Also, shoutout to Bookwoman for having a masks required policy, recognizing that accessibility for the disabled and immunocompromised is part of being a truly inclusive member of the community.
Also, shoutout to Bookwoman for having a masks required policy, recognizing that accessibility for the disabled and immunocompromised is part of being a truly inclusive member of the community.
BookWoman
Resistencia Books, a project of the Red Salmon Arts cultural arts organization, is a neighborhood center for aspiring writers, providing quality literature to Austin communities since 1983. Resistencia specializes in Native, Chicana/o/x, Mexicana/o/x...
Resistencia Bookstore
Home Decor
Make your space your favorite place.
I usually don't see Next to New mentioned among Austin's most beloved thrift destinations, but especially if you're looking for incredible furniture and home decor at reasonable thrift prices, you can't miss it. Run by volunteers from St. David's Epi...
Next to New
Clothes
Feel cute, be comfortable.
Feels So Good (formerly Fine Southern Gentleman) is an Austin-based print shop specializing in wild and weird, nostalgia-loaded mashups of celebrities, cultural touchstones, and IPs across genres that balances irony with paying sincere tribute. A 202...
Feels So Good
I simply couldn't get through this list without adding an Austin-based bridal vendor!! It's in my nature, I guess.
And Mary Had a Little Lace's wedding gowns are gorgeous, but I'm here to talk about the ROBES. Gorgeous, sexy robes in white, fun pastels, and black perfect for boudoir shoots or luxe lounging. The bright blue one (3rd pic) makes my heart flutter.
And Mary Had a Little Lace's wedding gowns are gorgeous, but I'm here to talk about the ROBES. Gorgeous, sexy robes in white, fun pastels, and black perfect for boudoir shoots or luxe lounging. The bright blue one (3rd pic) makes my heart flutter.
Mary Had a Little Lace
Hair
A cute, witchy mane is one kind of comfort blanket.
Cuts By Them is a queer-friendly, COVID safe, accessible barbershop/salon that strives to welcome everyone, especially people for whom a typical salon experience can feel less-than-ideal. “No judgments, no gender norms, just impeccable service” it sa...
Cuts By Them's accessibility practices includes masks being required at all times, wheelchair accessibility, low scents, no talking upon request, and more, with clients encouraged to request accommodations to allow them the best experience.
Cuts By Them's accessibility practices includes masks being required at all times, wheelchair accessibility, low scents, no talking upon request, and more, with clients encouraged to request accommodations to allow them the best experience.
Cuts by Them
Symbolica is a COVID safe, queer-friendly salon that offers cuts, color, treatments, and tarot, too! A mask requirement and HEPA filters help keep the air clean and everyone safe, plus cruelty-free, sustainable products ensure you leave with hair you...
Symbolica Salon
Miscellaneous
Something different or a mix of the above!
Yarrow & Sage has two locations in Austin, the newest in South Austin and original in the North Loop neighborhood, that offer a little bit of everything magic! They have a plethora of magical goods and services, from apothecary goods, books, clot...
Yarrow + Sage
The Little Gay Shop does it all! Their words: “The Little Gay Shop is an unapologetically queer marketplace and community organizer in the heart of Texas that amplifies the voices and artistry of queer creatives from around the world.” TLGS sells boo...
The Little Gay Shop
