This amazing, family-owned Moroccan spot is one of Austin's best kept secrets. All the staff are friendly, helpful and if you even hint that you speak Darija, you'll be in for a hilarious bonding time. They have really good hookah, the best Moroccan teas and knick knacks and there's a stand nearby where you can buy food. Nothing fancy, just a really chill spot to enjoy maghribi vibes. 10/10 read more

Zaytouna Lounge - Hookah - Lounges Near Me - Austin, Texas

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They also serve food now via a food truck out back. Great service and good food. I recommend. read more

Zaytouna Lounge - Hookah. Lemon mint with grapefruit - Lounges Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Hookah much?!? I'm so glad I found this gem. Came in on Sunday with a friend it's a very chill atmosphere and great service. There's plenty of seating with an outside patio along with tons of flavors to chose from. I look forward to my next visit. read more

Decent hookah place on N Lamar, but the inside is very small and on a hot August night, not very well AC-ed (it was sweatastically hot the night I went). Knowledgeable staff who was able to make a very good shisha blend suggestion that we ended up loving! Good quality shisha and decent coals/hoses. The girl working did a great job switching out the coals and when it started pulling harsh, she did a nice job of getting it back to a nice, clean, soft pull. They also serve real moroccan tea. We had the jasmine and it was delicious! They even serve it sweet like I love it! I just wish they had something to munch on while hookah-ing. read more

Zaytouna Lounge - The patio - Lounges Near Me - Austin, Texas

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We come here a handful of times a year and always have a good time. What we like is that it's a very chill environment with no pretentious/hipster vibe. The staff is always friendly and willing to answer any questions. You BYOB and often people do (we do!). We've seen couples, group of friends play cards, and just casual hangouts. This is a place I'd definitely recommend if you're wanting to just chill. read more

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Went here about half a year ago and honestly I just remember their hookah being pretty average. I'll come back and try them out again sometime, just don't know when. It wasn't bad. Their inside area is kind of small too. I don't want to sit outside when it's cold out at a hookah lounge. read more

Of all the things I miss from my stint in Indiana, the sole "international" spot, a hookah lounge, is high on the list. So when Tasha B told me a tea place opened up right in our hood, I skipped, hopped, and jumped on it. The smell of apricot hookah permeated the air, along with music and the sound of an all-male cast of players throwing huge silver balls in a Moroccan version of Boce Ball. In fact, I was the only girl in the place. I got the sense that, by 9:30pm, it may have been passed my chaste-female bedtime, so to speak. But Amine, the kind owner, made us feel at home, bringing a tray of treats out to us on the handsome wooden deck. The delicate little dessert nibblets were scrumpticulous. See how I made up a word? The triangular baklava-like bits were my favorite, along with the mini coconut cookie. Amine also brought a small taste of their version of flan, and it was very palatable. The highlight: sweetened jasmine mint tea, prepared laboriously, and with delicate, delicious results. Though I'll ask for less sugar syrup next time, it was so delightful. They've been open for about a month, and once they get some Scrabble and chess boards in, I think the boy and I will make this a frequent nightcap. A group of us will also have to take this place by ladies-style storm. I don't have the cooties, last I checked anyway. read more

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Zaytouna Lounge or (Olive Lounge) was opened officially last Saturday. I have lived in Austin for many years and I know many coffee-shops in Town (North, South, East, West); this place is number one because it offers variety of things: The inside is no smoking environment, nice LED TV to watch and listen to music, great Moroccan pastries, excellent fresh mint tea, better coffee than Starbucks, excellent smoothies with real fruits. The outside is smoking environment where you can enjoy variety of Hookah flavors or just smoke your own favorite cigarettes; there is also a huge screen for watching soccer games. The manager added outside the porch a "Petanque" field for people to play. The management is excellent and friendly. I really recommend Zaytouna to everyone and the prices are very reasonable Petanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called piglet. The game is normally played on hard dirt, gravel, grass, or sand. Similar games are bocce and bowls. read more

Really awesome place with amazing customers and staff! Also have everything I need in the smoke shop area. Will forever come back

So glad for the new ownership taking over this place. Hookah and service is so much better than before. read more

Great experience overall super friendly! We appreciate the time spent on educating us on how to properly enjoy our Hookah experience. Lovely sweet mint freshly made tea, we had the mix watermelon & spearmint which complimented the tea. Nice big outdoor seating, also seating inside with a few games. Looking forward to returning and trying desserts on menu next time. read more

We went in at 12 to a place that closed at 2. The guy at the counter was least interested to even talk to us. After 20 mins, another customer sitting next to us told us that we had to go up to the counter and place the order, which we had no clue about. We got 2 hookahs and a mint tea. The hookahs were bad but the mint tea was good. They have few playing cards and old board games too read more

I'm not ashamed to say I hold very high standards when it comes to service and entertainment - and as a hookah enthusiast - owning two and frequenting lounges around Austin and whatever city I visit - i can PROUDLY say that ZAYTOUNA LOUNGE --SURPASSED-- MY EXPECTATIONS. I purchased a groupon for 50% off their products and took the little drive up north - but i promise you - the distance is worth it - the tea was phenomenal and very reasonably priced, the hookah tasted delicious with very fine quality shisha, and the service.... was by far the most memorable aspect of my experience, Amin, the owner of the lounge, was welcoming, entertaining, and catered to all of our needs. He even personally taught us how to play Bocce ball in their sand court behind the porch. VERY VERY VERY satisfied and plan on going back with more people and far more often. :) DO go. -Thanks Amin! Sarah, Caitlin, Brittany, & David; July 3rd - Mango Mint & Lots of TEA! read more

This place is more than meets the eye. At first when we pulled up, we were a bit skeptical in how this place would turn out. It's extremely modest, you wouldn't have seen it without the intention of looking for it in the first place. Right when we walked in, I took it as a cafe that just happens to have hookahs, which it basically is. The interior is very quaint and humble, nice atmosphere for a cafe. The patio has awesome space, it wraps around the building and even has a projector for music videos. Very comfortable and relaxing. Also, free wifi! Upon glancing at the menu, I was blown away at how cheap the happy hour price is (at least compared to other places)! We got two hookahs, grape and lemon-mint/peach. We also got a pot of delicious Moroccan mint tea. It was so good we got another pot and upgraded to an XL! Amine, the kind owner, took about ten or fifteen minutes to prepare our hookahs, Again, we were skeptical at first due to the small menu, small space, and seeing a KM hookah with a stock Mya hose attached to it, but instantaneously all our doubts were washed away. Very first inhale, smoke instantly filled the base and a huge cloud of smoke came out of my boyfriend's mouth. Holy. Crap. The bowl packed a punch. It started off harsh but after five minutes of smoking, it never got harsh again. Awesome. Amine definitely knows what he's doing. He was very kind, checking on and chatting with us every so often, and even ran out into the rain to grab us more coals when we needed them. The flavors lasted longer than we had ever expected, we sat out on the patio for three and a half hours smoking, sipping tea, and enjoying the rain. This place will definitely be our go-to spot to enjoy hookah and relax. I only wish it opens earlier so that we could stay longer. read more

Thanks again Yelp! You win. So, the weird part was we were at Phara's, who has hookah, and just were NOT gonna pay $21 there. Either find somewhere else on the handy Yelp app, or call it a day and go home. $12 for a high quality hookah created especially for you by the lovely owner. He was a really nice guy (and smart enough to have Yelp deals!) Okay listen though - get that moroccan mint tea. Honestly, some of the best tea I'd ever had. Unless you hate mint, then maybe you might not like it. Or maybe it'll convert you. read more

I've been consistently coming here for the last year and it reached its peak in early summer of 2016. Since the staff turned over it's been O.K to not great. I cannot in good conscious leave my original review to be my official opinion. All of a sudden getting new coals is like pulling teeth, they're always recycling old small ones from other bowls and the bowls themselves have shrunk. Hookahs are clearly. It being cleaned as they should be and flavors are transferring. The owner is obviously not interested in providing a REAL hookah experience, he's interested in spending as little as possible and milking this place for whatever he can until the doors finally close due to lack of business. I hate to be an a**hole about it but it's sad to see this place go down the toilet. Stars are for the nice guy working and then nice weather we've had :). Update**** 12/30/17 New ownership has made a great difference. Service is pretty good now. No skimping on coals. Met the new owner and he seems interested in his guests experience. Had a hookah and americano and everything was top notch. Will be returning after ignoring this place for nearly a year. read more

Zaytouna Lounge - Hookah with tea and a French pastry - Lounges Near Me - Austin, Texas

A hookah place that is open late - a win! a hookah place so filled with smoke inside that I don't even taste what I am smoking - bad! like, really bad! May be once they open the outside patio... Also, they ran out of everything... and the service was very slow, the tea didn't arrive until after we were completely suffocated and wanted to just get out of there... read more

Really loved this place. At first it was a bit odd because it's kind of in a deserted area and looks like a house. It's a very chill area. The hookah was a good decent price at $12 and the medium tea pot is $5. We had ordered some tea and it took long to get to the table so we let one of the men who worked there know. He immediately brought us a large tea pot and a flan cake for the wait. He was very accommodating and offered great customer service. The tea was the best tea I have ever tasted. We got moroccan mint and wow! I'd go back just for more of that tea. read more

Found this hookah place with some friends and decided to go because of the wonderful Yelp ratings, of course! Also, If you check in on yelp, you get a free small tea. So we arrived, ordered jasmine & honey hookah and a large Moroccan tea (they just subtracted the price of the small tea for us). We grabbed a board game (scrabble) and sat at a little table near the back door. This place is really cute! It has a back porch if you want to sit outside, several tables inside and some couches. So- we got the tea first and it was fkn yummy!! We actually ended up ordering another tea during the time we were there! It was served warm and tasted just sweet enough with a hint of mint! Then the hookah- also yummy! They were great about bringing us coals when we needed it and the staff were super friendly and fun! Ideal hookah bar! :D read more

Friendly staff and affordable hookahs. The owner is super sweet!

Great place to hook , one weird thing though they kind of didn't say what I could and couldn't smoke , I whipped out my bolo and butane torch and they were all like "sir the BOLO has got to GOlo " Weird but I mean whatever I guess they don't do opium in this lounge :) read more

Okay, no. First of all, they only have ONE starbuzz flavor. Second, this place needs better ventilation, because it smells like burning coals, like the toxic, acidic smell. The hookah itself is pretty bad and the hoses tasted nasty. Probably one of the worst hookah bars I've ever been to (and I've been to some very horrible places in San Francisco). I hope there's better places for hookah in Austin, otherwise, my advice is make your own. Oh, and the service was pretty bad. We had to wait over 30 minutes to get our hookah. Because they were busy? No, they weren't. I make hookah myself and I know how long it takes to do it. I don't know what the problem was. And they ran out of all the desserts... read more

By far my favorite place to get hookah. The hookah itself is clean/smooth while providing lots of smoke. Flavors with any mint/spearmint involved is distributed at the perfect ratio to allow other flavors to excel (get the slice of heaven). Moroccan mint tea is bomb and is a must, get a group and share the taste or consume it at your personal satisfaction. Also the worker Ali is super chill and funny. Rated at a perfect 5/5 read more

This is one of the top 3 places you can possibly go to hookah in Austin. The hookah, itself, is reasonable price, and very well made. They also offered a wide variety of flavors from just mint to a variety of house blend for veteran smokers, who are looking for a new fun flavor. I also want to mention the Morrocan mint tea here. It is a must have ! I can drink it all day. Ali, who were serving us, was super funny and very accommodating to our party's need. Defiantly would come here again. read more

Love Zaytouna. The combination of great hookah and Moroccan Mint tea is perfect. The owner, Amine, is very friendly. There is indoor and outdoor seating. Pleasant arabic music playing in the background. You can also play petanque outside. Petanque is a French game that is similar to bocce ball. read more

This is a chill place that is opened late...till like 3am or 4am...no alcohol but terrific hookah and lovely tea and friendly service, and comfortable couches..will be back. read more

Zaytouna Lounge - delicious jasmine tea.. - Lounges Near Me - Austin, Texas

I love this place! The tea is amazing and the atmosphere is awesome. The employees and owner are also SUPER nice about everything. They do literally everything they can to make sure you're happy, and want to come back. The only reason I gave 4 stars is because the pretty hefty price increase over the past 1-2 years. However with the limited space I'm sure that's the only way to not have 100 people there at a time. :P read more

By far the best hookah lounge in North Austin everything is always clean and fresh. The service can be a little slow sometimes but that's because it takes the coconaras a long time to light up. My hookah is always great and they make it right in front of you so there is no back room shady business crap. shisha is always fresh and never re used. I personally enjoyed the Moroccan mint tea with my friends. read more

The ambiance here is really chill and laid back. I feel really comfortable here. This place beats all others and the prices are great. read more

Zaytouna Lounge - Lounges Near Me - Austin, Texas

My friends and I are regulars here because we love the service and the hookah! Their Moroccan mint tea is great and their staff always has fun and creative recommendations for sesha flavors if you don't know what you want. They have recently been undergoing a change in staff but it hasn't changed the quality of service which is great. The manager/owner is often seen there and he is always warm and helpful. Even when I don't smoke or when our friends who don't smoke join us when we come here, we still have fun playing board games and watching whatever they have playing on Netflix. My friends and I have gone to other places but we always come back to Zaytouna's for the great service and chill environment. read more

I was there on last Thursday, the place was empty but messy. The guy who work in the front was nice and friendly but for a big hookah bar only one person is not enough. Hookah was excellent and the tea was average, because we didn't ask for sugar, but he already add sugar in the pot. read more

Let me start by saying that the location, hookah and mint tea is excellent! No complains in the actual product. Hookah was clean, tea was magnificent. My issue is with the owner. My husband and I came in because of the reviews (and the raving reviews for the mint tea, it really is amazing) we also came because there is a Yelp offer for 25% off. So as we were ordering and paying we mentioned that we have this offer. The guy working wasn't really sure what to do when we mentioned we had the discount on Yelp, so he called the owner. He spoke to the owner for a solid 5 minutes, and I could tell the owner just wasn't happy about us using this discount and was chewing the poor guy out. The guy working apologized for the owners behavior, and handled the situation well. Eventually he gave us the discount and ran my card for 25% off. Then he says "the owner would like to speak to you" then puts my husband on the phone with the owner. The owner proceeded to fight us on how we got the discount, rambled on about how Yelp was screwing him out of money. My husband eventually said "Okay.. I'm going to give the phone back now...." And the guy still went on and on about Yelp. This is the reason I am giving only 1 star. I am a first time customer at this place, the Yelp discount (resulting in $5) really isn't something to lose business over, but we won't come back to this place again. Unfortunate, because it really was a decent place! I just can't stand such a lack of customer service, or rather just common sense. read more

While Zaytouna has hookah, it is really so much more than just a hookah lounge. It is a great place to meet up with friends for a "soft" happy hour when you'd prefer tea over cocktails. They have several board games and the interior is quite cozy. The patio is nice as well. Did you know it has a Pentanque court in the back? Quite possibly the only one in Austin. The service is warm and friendly, and the sweets are quite a treat. I'm very happy that this great meeting spot has opened up so close to my house. It is the perfect place to meet up with friends to catch up. And if you are a seasoned Pentanque player, or if you are interested in learning, swing by Zaytouna on a Saturday evening for the weekly competition. What a great addition to the area! read more

Great prices, relaxing atmosphere, delicious hookah, incredible tea, & super thoughtful & attentive staff/service! We will definitely be back soon! Thank you Zayatouna! read more

This is the worst hookah place ever. The customer service was the worst experience. The server was rude. The people running the place should hire someone with less anger management issues. Apart from trying to overcharge over the existing prices, the waiter used the words 'motherfu***er' and 'fu** off' Under no circumstances should someone running a customer oriented business use such language. Save yourself from the humiliation and avoid this place. Kasbah or Fusion lounge is a better value for your money read more

As a frequent hooka lounge visitor I was thinking zaytouna lounge would be like all the others around town, I was SO pleasantly surprised by the AMAZING customer service Amine provided and showed us!!! He made sure we had everything and that everything was perfect! He has gone above and beyond to show us such kindness as care in all aspects of our visit! Not only is he wonder to his customers but also extremely knowledgeble!! This is definitely our new "SPOT" to enjoy hooka on the fabulous patio!!!! Oh and did I mention how wonderful their tea is!!! One sip as you're hooked!!:) can't wait to come back again!! read more

Super friendly staff (Ali) is why I will be back. Plus, they make a pretty good cappuccino.

These folks know what they're doing. We were greeted instantly upon entering, suggested what turned out to be a fantastic hookah combo (honey/jasmine), offered what turned out to be some of the best tea I've ever had, and they were all attentive to us the rest of the evening with refills, coals, and just general checking-in-on. I don't throw out 5-star reviews all willy-nilly, but the rating I've given here really embodies what I feel is the spirit of the Yelp-iverse; they're doing a great job and deserve to be given a chance. Go try Zaytouna, if you're a hookah fan like me ;) read more

This place is great! I love the big outdoor patio on the side.The hookah (Jasmine & Mint) was yummy and the Mint tea was awesome! Just the right amount of sweetness. Can't wait to try this place again. read more

Disclaimer: I have only ever been to one other hookah bar and but I LOVED this place! Amine is so nice, very helpful and attentive as well as the woman who worked with him. The hookah was very flavorful and the mint tea is better than you can imagine, totally addictive. I didn't try the desserts but they looked wonderful too. Nice ambiance and learned how to play Petanque. Did I mention the tea ;-)? read more