South Austin · Est. 2019
Hand-rolled loaves, buttery laminated pastries, and a curated pantry of local finds — all from a converted firehouse on Castle Hill Street.
Our Story
Firehouse Lounge began when a former firefighter and a pastry chef decided that the old station on Castle Hill Street deserved a different kind of heat — the steady, low heat of a wood-fired oven working through the night.
Today, every loaf starts with a starter we've tended for over seven years. Our croissants are folded over forty-eight hours. Our pantry shelves hold the same products we'd stock in our own kitchen: single-origin coffee from Austin roasters, small-batch honey from Hill Country beekeepers, and olive oils we've tasted from twelve different groves.
We don't do mass production. We do what the season asks for, and we do it slowly.
7+
Years running
100%
From scratch
12
Local partners
From the Deck
Our oven fires at 3 a.m. What comes out by 7 is shaped by hand, never frozen, never rushed.
72-hour ferment. Wild yeast starter. Crusty exterior, open crumb, tang that lingers.
French butter, forty-eight hours of folding. Eighteen layers that shatter clean.
Rotating with what's ripe. Fig and honey in autumn, citrus curd in spring.
High-butter dough, pulled apart warm. Perfect for sandwiches or butter alone.
Rosemary, sea salt, olive oil. Baked until the edges curl. Ready in minutes.
Order ahead for celebrations. Chocolate ganache, vanilla bean, seasonal fruit layers.
Selection varies daily. Arrive before noon for the full lineup.
The Pantry
Beyond the oven, our shelves carry the ingredients we reach for in our own kitchens — and the ones our customers ask us to source. Every product is tasted, approved, and restocked as it sells out.
Single-origin coffee
Roasted in Austin, poured fresh all morning.
Hill Country honey & preserves
Raw, local, and from apiaries we visit seasonally.
Olive oils & vinegars
Small-batch presses. Tasted before they're shopped.
Pantry essentials
Pastas, salts, spices, and the odd import we can't find elsewhere.
Visit Us
Tue – Fri
7:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sat – Sun
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Closed Mondays
1200 Castle Hill St
Austin, TX 78703
South Austin · near Zilker
