New owner still kickin out AMAZING cupcakes! I have never had a bad one, always incredibly impressive. Drinks are great too! Honestly, this is one of my favorite, go-to places. Tip; try to make it in sooner than later as they do sell out and once they sell out they typically close. The reason they sell out is because they are the best freakin cupcakes ever, hands down :) read more

I cannot believe that this place has gotten anything less than 4 stars. In a town obsessed with cupcakes, these are my favorite hands down. Even over Hey Cupcake...yeah. The people who work there are always really friendly and helpful too! The cupcakes are always very moist and flavorful. That includes both the regular and the minis! I got some of the minis and didn't end up eating the last one until 3 days later. The cupcake was still moist! They're a packaged really pretty and are great to take to birthdays or parties. My favorite ones are the fruit cupcakes. In most places all the fruit it in the icing. Here, there is fruit in the actual cupcake and it has a subtle fruit flavor. The strawberry cupcake...ohh the strawberry cupcakes! That is my absolute favorite! The lemon and lime are also very good. Other favorites of friends and family are the Heath Bar, Raspberry Filled, and Nutella. A few tips: If you go within an hour of closing you can usually get cupcakes at half-price or two-for-one. They still taste amazing by the end of the day. Make sure you check the website before you go because they offer different cupcakes on different days!! read more

I just stopped at this place and tried a the vanilla cupcake and an iced coffee. They seem to have the general options of mixed coffee drinks in hot and cold versions. They offer soy milk as an alternative to milk and have a few sugar free selections. I am picky about my coffee, it's all about choices! The cupcake was A-MAZE-ING! Probably the best vanilla cupcake I have ever had. This is my favorite flavor and it came out perfectly throughout the cake and the icing. Yummers! They have their every day favorites and then a couple flavors that change every day of the week. Any given day they have around 5-7 flavors to choose from. They also have mini versions so can try all of them if you want. The only reason I didn't give this place 5 stars is because it's so small! Very little seating makes for cramped cupcake chomping. They also have a few outdoor tables which I didn't notice at first but the indoor seating arrangement really took me by surprise when I saw how small it was. They did have wifi which is a plus and the decor was nice. I would have enjoyed having some music in the background but maybe that's just me. If they upgraded to a bigger place with more seating I would hand over that last star in a second. read more

This review is for the cupcakes only, because I don't really drink coffee. That said, there were no surprises with these cupcakes. The cake tasted like the chocolate I expected, the vanilla buttercream like it usually does. The cupcakes are a little larger than Sugarmama's and a little smaller than Polkadot's, which meant that just one was a decent size. These are a little bit more expensive than both of them, but I think that may be related to them not getting as much business. As far as cupcakes up north go, they're definitely the best in the area, way better than the other coffee shop cupcakes nearby and I think I'll be making more trips their way to see about their other flavors. read more

I've been here a handful of times now. If you like your cupcake do be dense, you come here. Oddly, I'm a fan of it. I think that's why I prefer things like pound cake and brownies. Their toffee cupcake and the chocolate peanut butter ones are pretty good. They almost make decent coffee and seems actually a bit cheaper then buying at other cupcake shops. Check it out. Also it's nice not to have to drive into the city just for a cupcake. read more

To Nat P. - I don't think it's fair that you gave 3 Stars based on their decor, which just so happens to be their family. I'd hope that you would do the same if you had a family. Obviously, their cupcakes are something special if they were publicized on a major television network. I've tried the many cupcake shops around Austin, but these were moist and had just the right touch of sweetness. They deserve 5 stars alone for that and another 5 for their customer service. This, my friend, is a fair review. Try running a successful business like theirs. Good luck with that! read more

I got the chocolate, caramel and sea salt cupcake (known as something fancy). It was super tasty. I loved the flavors. My only complaint is that the cake was a little dry. I love that they have little bitty cupcakes for my son. The staff here was super friendly! read more

Cupcakes were good. We tried this with the Groupon that was purchased. Orders had to have been reserved for a future date as pickup. We paid $16 for a dozen of these cupcakes ($32 was the normal price), assorted variety based on daily special and baker's choice. We ordered for Tuesday. Longhorn brownie was good. There were a couple others that I liked. I wasn't extremely impressed. For $16 ($32 regular price), we were disappointed. We expected more. But, at least they were decent. It's one of those feelings you get after you eat something that was maybe borderline worth the money. In hindsight, if we really wanted to try this place out, we should've just purchased 1 cupcake out the door before committing to an entire dozen. read more

What sets this cupcake shop apart from other cupcake shops is that they don't put 3 inches of frosting on top of their cupcakes like so many out there do. My daughter's favorite is their blue velvet cupcake, which really is divine. I had the carrot cake flavor & liked it a lot too. They have espresso coffee machine too so can make all the foo foo coffee drinks. Love supporting this local business. read more

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This is my favorite coffee shop in the NW Austin area! They make great espresso drinks, and the cupcakes are to die for. My mother-in-law lives very close by, so I make it a point to visit when I visit her. I need to try more of the coffee drinks, there are so many choices! My absolute favorite cupcakes are the ones with "brownie" in the name. They have the chewy edges that your typical corner brownie has. Wonderful texture and chewiness! read more

CUPPRIMO IS BETTER THAN HEY CUPCAKE Cupcakes taste better, wider variety of flavors (seasonal flavors too I believe) coffee is really good too. I try to stop in each time I'm in the neighborhood. read more

While doing a drive-by on a nearby restaurant we passed Cupprimo. My husband said, "Hey, cupcakes! Dessert?" Me, trying to be good, "No, we shouldn't." Me, two minutes later, before we made it out of the parking lot, "We should go there." You see, I am forever on a quest to find good cupcakes. Plus I am a weakling who has no willpower. The place itself is precious. Very cozy. More like a cared for and loved cafe than a sterile, boring business. There were two ladies working the evening we stopped by, both incredibly nice and funny. There was a good variety to choose from. They have normal-size cupcakes as well as minis, which is a fantastic idea, btw. I noticed a couple of unfrosted cupcakes in the case, which is also a fantastic idea. I chose a big lemon blueberry, complete with a blueberry , and three minis (hello, three minis is a not even a whole cupcake so really I was being good): vanilla, strawberry, and blue velvet. My husband got a big chocolate and a big blue velvet (I say 'big' but I mean the average size cupcakes). He also got a lemon blueberry. We refrained from eating our cupcakes until we got home after dinner...but they were gone soon enough. All of them were very, very good. Not boxy, like other places I've tried. And the icing wasn't out of control, also unlike other places I've tried. While this little place is out of the way from where we live, we will for sure make it a point to stop by again. They are different with their favors, they taste fresh as opposed to box-made, there prices were decent (can't remember how much we payed, but I remember thinking that it was a reasonable price), they employees we encountered were wonderful, and the place has a great vibe. They serve coffee (and tea, maybe?), btw. Definitely recommend them! read more

Cupprimo - Hello, yummies! Chocolate, lemon blueberry, blue velvet, and the minis: vanilla, strawberry, and blue velvet. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Who would have thought that Austin would be on the forefront of the cupcake revolution? The bevy of cupcakeries around town is fantastic in that it gives us so many options, and also means that there's always some place near by when you get that urge. But the down side is that with the increased competition, we get to be more picky with our sweet tooth. This means that something that we may consider just great suffers from a comparison to something fantastic. When there are multiple fantastic bakeries around town, being just good isn't enough. First off, these are bigger than normal cupcakes. That's great for value, but it also makes them harder to eat. I had a tough time getting bites out of them because of the size. Also, the icing on them was very sweet, sometimes overpowering any subtlety that may have been in the icing or the cake. For example, I absolutely love cream cheese icing and red velvet cakes. But the icing on these wasn't silky smooth like you expect from that kind of icing, and the sugar in it almost made the cream cheese flavor moot. And I know that this can vary from batch to batch, but the cake itself just wasn't as soft as I like in a cupcake. You end up with a fairly dense dessert. I have a massive sweet tooth, but I was pretty much done after just half of one of these But I don't want to seem like I'm slamming them. There are some good things going on over there. The day I went in, they had a snickerdoodle cupcake. This was, I think, my favorite. I liked the flavors that went into it, and there's definitely a solid foundation there for something fantastic. The lemon cupcake I had was also good, with a nice garnish of a candied piece of real lemon that was a nice touch. The server that was there was very nice to me when I went in; very warm and inviting, even though it was later in the evening toward the end of the shift. It's a tough race for cupcakes! read more

New favorite cupcake place. Stopped in here after eating at Asia Cafe with my boyfriend. We got a snickerdoodle cupcake and a longhorn brownie. We were full from lunch, but ended up eating both in a matter of minutes. First the cupcake. The cake was moist and delicious. It stayed together pretty well, too. The icing was soft, perfect flavor, and just the right amount to compliment the cake. Then the brownie. So rich with a gooey center. Excellent chocolate flavor. The icing on top was a butterscotch (I think) frosting with pecans, caramel, and chocolate. By itself it was good, with the brownie it was Earth shakingly good. I wish we had stopped and gotten more on the way home, but definitely will be back for more...soon. Very soon. read more

I don't normally have a sweet tooth, but everyone in my house does. So on occasion I pick-up sweet snacks for my family. If I eat sweet treats, I do prefer cupcakes but I'm not a huge fan of icing. All that being said - I really enjoyed these yummy little cupcakes. Not only were they moist (without being too dense) but the icing was scrumptious and not overly sweet (I actually wanted to eat more of it!). Cupprimo has some really unique and wonderful flavors. They don't over-pile the icing (like some other cupcake places I know) but the icing that is there is fantastic. Every flavor I've tried has been a little party in my mouth. And, the cake is so good alone that if I'm not feeling like it's an icing kind of day, I scrape it off and give it to my kids (which they normally won't eat icing; but they will eat this stuff) and I'll eat the cake all by itself. :) As some other folks have mentioned, if you want the flavor of the day - don't show up before closing or you'll be disappointed. However - if you see the Primo Vanilla and think it sounds boring - give it a whirl. Despite how superb the other fab flavors are, the Vanilla has become my favorite. It's fluffy, delectable and makes me feel like a sweet guilt-free angel eating it. LOL Something so simple, yet special about this vanilla cupcake that keeps me coming back for more. read more

My family loves Cupprimo! It's right next to the pharmacy, so we stop in each time we visit the pharmacy. The staff are friendly; the coffee is good; the cupcakes are great. There are some flavors I'm not wild about, and they do tend to sell out of the popular flavors fast, but their stock vanilla and black & white cupcakes are excellent. They had delicious dark chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine's day. We'll continue to visit Cupprimo several times a month. read more

Yum! Found this place while shopping at a nearby shop. It's quaint interior had such a homely feel. I ordered the salt chocolate cupcake and the vanilla cupcake. Wow! Perfectly moist and decadently flavored. Even though this shop is out of my way, I'll be happy to make the trip out again. read more

Cupprimo - Vanilla cupcake - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Obsessed with these cupcakes! Every flavor is so yummy but the blue velvet is my absolute favorite!

You might want to have your employee greet the people who walk in instead of having him just do one thing at a time there were 3 other customers besides myself and he never spoke or said I'll be right with you this is the second time I've been in won't get a third read more

So my date shows up the other night with a cupcake in hand (yes, he's taken, and no, he doesn't have brother) from this lil shop on Spicewood Springs. It came in its own cute little see-thru container, showcasing it's glory. Adorable. I have actually tasted these treats before since we would have them by the dozen for everyone's birthday at my old workplace. All sorts of cool flavors and the presentation of each is really well done. Recommend you can half em all and try more than one! This indivdual treat again pleased my palette so I thought I'd give them a shout out. It was a moist, rich chocolate cupcake with carmel inside (surprise! awesome.), vanilla icing, and Heath pieces and caramel on top. Vanilla icing was pretty typical (too sweet for me) but consistency was nice and thick, and really, the highlight was the cupcake. YUM! read more

I came out to get there cupcakes during Hurricane Harvey. #1 spot to get cupcakes in Austin!! read more

Cupprimo - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

I went in at the suggestion of my dentist's wife and shut your mouth because the cupcakes are just stupidly delicious. I usually get angry about cupcake places because they look better than they tast, but not here. They even have tiny ones (which is what I usually get) so you don't feel like a pig after your visit. They coffees are excellent as well. My only wish is that they'd open up in South Austin. . . Go in today! read more

Terribly amazing cupcakes...two doors down from the gym. I have no willpower....and so many of the cupcakes are amazing (with wonderful customer service every time). Too many favorites for me to list...but right Strawberry does it for me! read more

update: the chai cupcake is MY FAVORITE PLEASE MAKE IT ALL THE TIME! Also, the baristas are pretty good about making you not feel guilty for coming in three times a week. And they have a drink hole-punch card -- I think it's buy 10 get 1 on the house. read more

Magnificent service, staff, cupcakes, & coffee! Personal favorites are the chocolate elvis cupcake and traditional cold brew coffee! read more

Cupprimo - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Austin, Texas

Amazing cupcakes, but unfriendly owner (assuming Amy is the owner). Apart from Amy's attitude that could be improved, I love their cupcakes. Strawberry is by far their best flavor (I don't even like strawberry-flavored sweets). Pina Colada, Heath Bliss, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and the Orange-Lemon cupcake are excellent as well. Flavors I didn't enjoy include Margarita, Chocolate Rasberry and Chocolate Elvis. read more

Hailey is the best, she is always so happy and you can tell she really loves what she does. These cupcakes are the bomb people! I always stick with the minis so I can taste a little of each but if you know what you want and can commit like that, get a big one. Strawberry and red velvet are my favorites. And the seasonal ones are always amazing and unique. read more

The cappuccino was perfect, the cupcakes have the perfect balance of frosting and cake...the red velvet was just this side of dry, but it happens...a definite yum! read more

Cupprimo is by far, my favorite cupcake place in Austin. It's lucky that I live so close. I get a latte here several times a week. Without fail, it's hot and tasty. The cupcakes are equally yummy. My favorite is the black and white. Chocolate cake, with vanilla frosting. We get mini cupcakes for almost every dinner party we host and we give them as hostess gifts when we are dining at others' homes. They are great for potlucks too. Folks always want to know where we get the cupcakes! While the strip mall it's located in is not the flashiest place, it's packed with great locally-owned small businesses. And yes, it's located up north. But apparently to some people's amazement, a good number of people actually live in North Austin. And we need a cupcake place too. read more

BEST GLUTEN FREE CUPCAKES IN AUSTIN! maybe in texas. definitely better than other gf cupcakes i've had in dallas and around. they rotate 4 different gluten free flavors every day. they have standard vanilla, chocolate, red velvet, etc flavors but they also do really fun flavors like salted caramel, blue velvet, reese's and even boozy pina colada! it's so fun to see what flavors they have each week that they post on their instagram. i have never been disappointed! cupprimo gluten free cupcakes rule! read more

Stopped in on a 100 degree day for an iced coffee and got my 10 yr old niece 2 mini cupcakes. I loved the coffee and she loved the cupcakes. I will definitely visit again. read more

IN LOVE with the cupcakes here!! These are the best cupcakes I have ever tasted. They don't have that frozen taste, they are fresh and amazing. They do not disappoint. Love 'em! read more

Today I went in and had the Lemonizer. It was delicious!! It was moist and had tons of flavor! The cupcake was 100% better than the last time I tried them! I did go in earlier than last time so I would suggest going earlier! read more

Convenient location off of 183 the cupcakes are the best at this place they offer a variety of flavors to satisfy your sweet tooth. love it!

The two stars are for presentation. The strawberry cupcakes each have a strawberry on them. Unfortunately the cake was dry. My friend's vanilla primo cupcake was worse. It had a cornbread texture and was a bit stale. She couldn't finish it after taking a bite. I did finish my strawberry one but it wasn't great. At least it was a decent size. Correction: I definitely forgot to mention the service (duh) so I had to add another star. The service was definitely great: welcoming and friendly. read more

My cousin loves this place and said that I really had to try it. I must say that I was surprised. Cupcakes and coffee at 9pm!!!! MMM so filling. I decided to go with the mini cupcakes so I could try a few and still not be stuffed. Well I tried the pumpkin chocolate chip, strawberry and the chocolate. They were all very good and really rich. The only thing I disliked was the frosting on the top was hard and very sharp. I tried to bite down and the chocolate one actually hurt. I will probably be back when I come to visit my cousins but won't be making any special trips. read more

Theme of this review: NOM NOM NOM. If you need more detail, read on. I became aware of Cupprimo when I drove by, looking for the coffee shop that used to be in its spot. Overall, many apologies to the coffee shop, Cupprimo is totally leaps and bounds better. To begin with, their cupcakes are huuuge. Most of the other cupcakeries around town give you this thoroughly average sized cupcake, and charge you $2.50. I'm sorry, but I can make a dozen cupcakes for $2.50. Cupprimo, however, sells *huge* cupcakes for $2.50 - the value definitely seems better. Their frosting is tasty, not overpoweringly sweet, and their cakes are moist. Really, the only complaint I have is that I'm not a huge fan of the rotating menu - and they seem to sell out of the popular flavors early. For example, don't try to get a peanut butter chocolate cupcake after 5pm! Overall, though, love it! Nice staff, good location, tasty cupcakes. OM NOM NOM. read more

Lauren and her team are some of the most professional, well-rounded chef's/creative artists we've ever met! If they don't kill you with their kindness, they surely might with their recipes! Can't wait for my next dozen! read more

I can't get their lemon-berry cupcakes out of my mind. Or the Neopolitan cupcakes. Delicious and artfully executed. The frosting is sweet and light. I have enjoyed every cupcake I've tried from Cupprimo. Service has occasionally been lackluster, but other times has been exceptionally friendly and helpful enough to forget the poor experiences. read more

Unlike most cupcakes, the real treat is hidden beneath the icing. These cupcakes are good. Not the best ever, but really good. What makes them unique is the filling that's just below the icing. It's add a moistness to the cupcakes that takes the pressure off of the icing to really flavor the cupcakes. It's a welcome enhancement that should be in all cupcakes. read more