Where to Get Food and Shelter in Austin During a Winter Storm

As Texas continues to experience freezing temperatures and historic icy snowfall, there are various organizations and businesses offering assistance for food, shelter, and more. If you or someone you know is looking for assistance, listed below are resources to help keep each member of the community safe during these times.

Where to Get Meals?

February 19, Friday

Buenos Aires Cafe
From 11am
200 free hot meals

Revival Coffee
From 2pm
500 free meals from Frida Friday, plates from some of their favorite local restaurants

Try Hard Coffee
9am-2pm
150 free tacos, 200 free drinks and some free Richard's Rainwater

Brew & Brew on E. 5th
This morning
250 free coffees (of your choice) thanks to Thea Nolan

Chilantro - W. Parmer
From 3pm
300 free soy glazed chicken rice bowls thanks to RANCH RIDER

Chilantro - Domain
12pm and 2pm
500 free warm meals thanks to Mayawell and Cotton

Chilantro - 11005 Burnet
From 12pm
400 free bowls

Tacodeli - 12001 Burnet, 7301
From 12pm
500 free meals, limit 2 tacos/person

Twin Lion - Braker
From 12pm
200 free meals

Austin Eastciders - Barton Springs
1pm-5pm
200 free hot meals, also hot chocolate and mulled cider

Veracruz at The LINE
11am-4pm
FREE tacos, 2/person - thanks to Tecovas and Woom Bikes

Old Thousand - 1000 E. 11th
From 2pm
100 free meals

Phonatic - Northcross / Round Rock
From 2pm
200 free hot bowls of chicken or beef pho. Mention a Taste of Koko.

Scholtzky's - Northcross location
From 11am
300 free small sandwiches

East Austin Culinary Studio - 2100 Robert Browning St.
From 3pm
200 free meals courtesty of La Pera - El Camaron Crispy Taco meals, shout out Loreal Luciana

China Harbor - William Cannon
From 1pm
300 free meals - chicken fried rice or chicken lo mein

Thai Fresh
From 11am
Free hot meals to-go! Text "made in" to 512-200-7423 with your spot number for curbside. Shout out to Made In.

Paprika on N. Lamar
From 3pm
Free tacos and frijoles charros until they run out

Kinda Tropical
From 12pm
200 free hot meals thanks to Rooster Teeth!

Golden Tiger at Whisler's
From 3pm-6pm
FREE hot meals (chili cheese fries) thanks to Made In

Seoulju
From 12pm
Free chicken and rice box til then run out

Cartel Coffee Lab
All Day
Free 8oz drip coffee all day for anyone who comes in

600 Degrees Pizza - Georgetown
From 12:30pm
Free pizza courtesy of bpnsupps, while supplies last. Let them known BPN sent you

Where to Get Water?

February 19, Friday

Meanwhile Brewing
10am til gone
Free potable water, BYO Containers

Batch ATX (East Austin)
10am-6pm
Boiled, safe and ready - BYO Containers

Yoga East Austin
10am-6pm
Water and Warmth

Natural Grocers
Ongoing
Giving away 5 free gallons of filtered water free for you to fill up

St. Elmo Brewing
12pm-5pm
Free potable water, 5 gallons per household

The Meteor Cafe - SoCo
10am-12pm
Free water from Simply Rainwater

Friends & Allies brewing
2pm-5pm
Free water fill-ups, potable drinking water

Prep to Your Door - 507 Calles St. #100
10am-6pm
FREE FILLUPS, BYO containers. Go thru the patio door next to Uber offices.

The ABGB
11:30am-5pm

The Brewtorium
11am-6pm
Free potable water fills and charging - BYO container

Lazarus Brewing
Until 10pm
Potable water filling. Has drinks, coffee, and a limited kitchen menu

Where to Go: Shelter / Warming Centers?

February 19, Friday

Palmer Events Center (At Capacity)
Mendez Middle School
UT Campus
Gregory Gym at UT Campus
24/7
Warming Center

Crux Climbing Center - SoCo
All Day
WARMING CENTER, hot coffee, charging stations

The Brewtorium
11am-4pm
Water/warmth/charging

Barrington Elementary (AISD)
Joslin Elementary School (AISD)
Lee Elementary School (AISD)
Murchison Middle School (AISD)
9am - 9pm
Warming Centers

Reilly Elementary
24/7 Shelter

Austin Stone North Campus (Round Rock)
Friendship Creekside
University Ave Church of Christ
Point Community Church
Hill Country Bible Church
Promiseland Church
Mosaic Church
24/7
Church Shelters that are part of the Austin Disaster Relief Network

Other Warming Centers:
Methodist Church in Dripping Springs
Deep Eddy Cabaret (and a charging station)

Where to get meals?

February 18, Thursday

Vaquero Taquero - 104 E. 31st
11am-3pm
FREE meals (2 al pastor tacos and a side of beans) thanks to Deep Eddy and Red Bull, 125 meals total

HESTIA - 607 W. 3rd
2-5pm
FREE meals

Vic And Al's
1pm
FREE hot jambalaya - 150 lbs

Dai Due
12pm til gone
Free community meals

Nixta Taqueria (Discada) - 2512 E. 12th
3:30pm
Free breakfast tacos, Simply Rain Water and Lazarus Brewing beers

Sip Pho
12pm til gone
300 free hot meals. Rare beef tenderloin pho, chicken pho or chicken rice plate

Tommy Want Wingy - SoCo / Pickle Rd
11am til gone
125 free meals thanks to Red Bull and Deep Eddy - 10 naked wings and fries, sauce of your choice

Maggiores in Cedar Park
11:30 am til gone
115 free large 16" single topping pizzas

Flyrite E. 7th
12pm
150 free chicken sandwiches and sides of tots 

Juan In A Million - 2300 E. Cesar Chavez
11:30am
1,000 free tacos! 

EatWell on 2nd St.
1:30pm
600 free bowls of pho from Phonatic served up til gone

Veracruz Tacos at The LINE
5pm
FREE tacos, 2/person. At least 300, maybe more. At the congress pickup window.

Seoulju
1pm
Free chicken and rice box til then run out

Southside Flying Pizza - E. Cesar Chavez
12-3pm
FREE pizza, walk ins only, while supplies last

Little House in Rosedale
3:30pm - out
Free hot soup and wings

Golden Tiger at Whisler's
3pm
Free hot meals, fried chicken and chili. Til 6pm at the latest

Chilantro Domain
200 warm meals

Mr. Natural - Cesar Chavez
2-5pm
Free food for those in need, tamales, hot tea, pastries, granola containers

Rebel Cheese
12pm
$500 worth of cheese plates, and free mayawell for the first 180 customers

Bouldin Acres
3pm
FREE MEALS (300 of them) thanks to Deep Eddy, CM Smokehouse. BBQ taco and chips, turkey wings, or duck wings

ABA on SoCo at Music Lane
Until 4pm
FREE MEALS

The Cavalier
3-6pm
100 free meals

Where to Get Water?

Meanwhile Brewing
11am-5pm
Potable water, BYO Containers

Batch ATX (East Austin)
Open
Boiled, safe and ready - BYO Containers

Yoga East Austin
10am-6pm
Water and Warmth

Natural Grocers
Ongoing
Giving away 5 free gallons of filtered water free for you to fill up

Black Star Co-Op
Ongoing
Filling water containers

Where to Go: Shelter / Warming Centers?

Palmer Events Center (At Capacity)
Mendez Middle School
UT Campus
Gregory Gym at UT Campus
24/7
Warming Center

Crux Climbing Center - SoCo
All Day
WARMING CENTER, hot coffee, charging stations

The Brewtorium
11am-4pm
Water/warmth/charging

Barrington Elementary (AISD)
Joslin Elementary School (AISD)
Lee Elementary School (AISD)
Murchison Middle School (AISD)
9am - 9pm
Warming Centers

Reilly Elementary
24/7 Shelter

Austin Stone North Campus (Round Rock)
Friendship Creekside
University Ave Church of Christ
Point Community Church
Hill Country Bible Church
Promiseland Church
Mosaic Church
24/7
Church Shelters that are part of the Austin Disaster Relief Network

Other Warming Centers:
Methodist Church in Dripping Springs
Deep Eddy Cabaret (and a charging station)

What Businesses, Grocery Stores, Restaurants Are Open?

H-E-B
Some locations are open. Visit their website here for more information.

Everest Liquor - 5th & Comal
Currently Open
Power off but operating, liquor store on the east side. They have some essentials too.

Try Hard Coffee
Wheatsville Co-Op Guadalupe
12:00-10:00pm

99 Ranch on Airport Blvd
Until 4:30pm

South Lamar Wine & Spirits
Until 4/5pm

Hula Hu Market on S. 1st/Live Oak
Now Open; Cash Only

Chick-fil-A on MLK
Until 5pm

Javi's Best of Tex Mex on Ben White
Until 5pm; Take-out

Arepa Dealers at Coconut Club / Cuatro Gato
11am-8pm; Take-out

Hestia
2pm-5pm

Kalimotxo
2pm-5pm

Pho With Us
11am-8pm

PAWS on Chicon
11am-3pm

Gabriela's E. 7th
11am-7pm

Royal Blue Nueces, Rainey, Brazos
Until 7pm

Maha Market - Westgate / South Austin
12pm-5pm

Chris' Liquor - Westgate / South Austin
10am-9pm

Tumble 22 Chicken - Lake Austin, Burnet
4pm-9pm

Central Market - North Lamar
12pm-6pm

Moody's Kitchen + Bar
4pm-10pm

The Well on W. 2nd
12pm-6pm

Jinya Ramen
4pm-10pm; take-out

BBQ Chicken Highland Village
Until 9:30pm

Chicken Express - 4 points
Until 6pm

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
4pm-8pm

Taverna Downtown Austin
12pm-8:30pm

Last Stand Brewing - SoCo
1pm-5pm; Beer to go

Jo's Coffee - SoCo
2pm-4pm

Borderless European Market, Parmer Ln
Until 8pm

Charoen Express
Until 7pm

Riata Food Mart, 183 / Riata Trace
Until 10pm

Wheatsville Co-Op - South Lamar
11am-10pm

Other Stores and Restaurants Open - Available to Purchase Goods, Essentials:

7 Eleven on Rundberg/35 Service Rd, Oltorf, Parker, North Lamar
Barton Hills Market on Zilker
CAVA on Congress (3 bowls/person)
Casa Chapala
Chili's - 35 / Parmer in Round Rock
China Gold on Anderson Mill
Chipotle - N. Lamar
Dollar Tree - 35 and Parmer
Epoch Coffee - North Loop, Far West
Exxon Lake Austin
Filipino Asian Market - Slaughter
Five Guys Burgers & Fries - Round Rock
Gas Station - Burleson / Oltorf
Gloria's on W. 6th
Home Depot - Sunset Valley
Hong Kong Supermarket - North Austin
Hyde Park Market - Duval
Jaipur Palace - Southpark Meadows
Johnny G's Meat Market - Manchaca
K-Bop - Guadalupe
MT Supermarket - North Lamar
Marigold market on Southest Pkwy
Masters Donuts - 6100 E. Riverside
Michelada's - 2nd St / Trinity
Monarch Liquor - MLK, Round Rock
Native Grocery (Cash only)
Pet Smart Mueller
Pho MPH - South 1st
Qi Austin
Raising Canes - MLK
Randall's Brodie - Slaughter
Rebel Cheese in Mueller
Rosedale Market - Burnet & 45th
Sam's Club - MoPac, 290, Slaughter, 35, 45, 183
Taquero Mucho - West 6th Area
Target - South Austin / I-35 / MoPac / Campus / Manchaca / S. Lamar / 2222 / 620
Target 1431 Cedar Park
Texas Chili Parlor
Valero - Oltorf near Travis Heights
WalMart - Taylor, Anderson Ln
Wendy's on Ben White and Congress
Whataburger - Oltorf
Whip In (Travis Heights)
Whole Foods - Arbor Walk
Whole Foods Domain
Yaghis Pizza Cedar Park
Yucatan Tacos on Metric

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