Carpenter Coffee Bar

Great atmosphere. The cortado was good. My daughter loved the croissant. The drip coffee was meh - tasted like Starbucks blonde. Not very good.

Great little spot with delicious coffee. The patio out front is a nice place to relax.

Gorgeous coffee shop that was easy and enjoyable to walk up and grab a nice drip with oat milk!

Hot el (Hot L) Coffee. This is a great coffee shop in the Carpenter hotel. The place is nice and clean with a cool look. There's an area to sit indoors and you can also sit outdoors. The coffee is great and the pastries are delicious. We ordered the olive oil muffin and it was so good! I highly recommend it and could eat this every day. The staff was friendly.

We really enjoy the coffee and tacos and come here at least once a week. For being super easy going customers, the customer service is really hit or miss. We were told they get orders of tacos until 3 and arrived at 11am—when questioning the woman at the front with short dark hair and colored streaks, she seemed extremely irritated with the fact we were even there in the first place. I asked if they were getting more tacos and she sighed with annoyance and said probably not (?). Took my order not acknowledging me, even after I tipped 20%. Didn’t say thank you or have a good day. Just a bummer and as someone who never writes bad reviews I hope this is telling.

Cute spot with lots of space and natural light. The ladybird was delicious and the location is convenient for walking by the river.

The atmosphere here is so chill and well thought out. It’s by the entrance of the hotel but you can easily just get coffee. We got a cold brew and chai, they were both really good. The iced chai didn’t taste like the boxed chai which I always appreciate. Great service and would definitely stay for the setting.

I never knew the name of this place until I went to review it, always called it Carpenter coffee. It's hilarious that it's called "Hot L Coffee" because it's exactly what they don't serve! I've been here about 5 times now and their lattes are always just above room temperature. They should put a microwave next to the milk and sugar.

It's nicely designed and located in a place that needed a coffee shop. Serve me one hot cup and I'll up my rating!

Don't sleep on this gem that's tucked away close to zilker park. Hot L is adorned with comfortable couches for lounging and getting work done, and has an interesting selection of both specialty drinks and treats. I tried the cortado with oat milk (nearly $5 which was pretty expensive for a caffeinated beverage of that size, but still good). I noticed a vegan cookie on the list of items being sold so will definitely use that as an excuse to be back. My friend and I enjoyed their picnic tables off to the side of the cafe and loved how versatile this place was (indoor coziness vs. more upbeat feel outdoors). I will be back!

Really good coffee, the Ladybird was a great drink!