Stories worth steeping in.
Everything a journalist, partner, or producer needs to write about SipHaus — Persian-inspired coffeehouse and lounge on Austin's Red River. Logos, photography, video, fact sheet, and a press contact who actually replies.
The essentials.
Quick facts you can quote without checking back. Last updated April 2026.
Pre-approved descriptions.
Copy, paste, file. Three lengths so you can drop us into a calendar listing or a feature without rewriting.
One-line listing
SipHaus is a Persian-inspired coffeehouse and late-night lounge on Austin's Red River, serving tea, premium shisha, mezze, and DJ-driven nights Thursday through Sunday in a candlelit room at 715 Red River St.
Calendar / preview
SipHaus is a Persian-inspired coffeehouse and late-night lounge in the heart of Austin's Red River Cultural District. The room blends tea-house ritual with after-dark sound — Persian and Mediterranean teas, premium shisha, shareable mezze, and resident DJs spinning deep house and Afro-house Friday and Saturday nights. All-ages until 9 PM, 21+ after, with a 40-seat patio, a private tea room, and full buyouts available for parties of 30–180.
Feature paragraph
SipHaus opened on Austin's Red River in December 2025 with a simple thesis: the Persian coffeehouse — chaikhaneh — was the original third place, a candlelit room where strangers became regulars over tea, smoke, and conversation that lasted longer than it should. Founders set out to recreate that ritual at the volume of a city that doesn't sleep. The result is a 180-seat lounge and patio rooted in tea and shisha but built for late nights — mezze and shareable plates from a Mediterranean-leaning kitchen, a zero-proof-first beverage program alongside a full bar, and DJ residencies on Friday and Saturday that pull from deep house, Afro-house, and Persian fusion. The room is all-ages until 9 PM, 21+ after, with a private tea salon and full-buyout availability for parties up to 180.
Marks, monograms, and lockups.
Use the dark-bg lockup on light backgrounds, the cream lockup on dark backgrounds. Don't recolor, distort, or rotate. Maintain a clear-space margin of one full mark on every side.
Three colors. Used on purpose.
Ink-black sets the room. Brushed-gold catches the candlelight. Cream is the warmth. Use cream and gold sparingly — the room is meant to feel dim.
Three voices. One room.
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The room, the menu, the people.
Right-click to save individual frames, or grab the full pack below. Photo credit: SipHaus, unless otherwise noted. No alteration, please — we light the room a certain way for a reason.
B-roll & the hero clip.
Short ambient loops cleared for editorial use. For broadcast, longer cuts, or interviews — get in touch and we'll get you what you need within 48 hours.
Available cuts
- Hero loop · 0:24 · 1080pMP4
- Hero loop · 0:24 · 1080pWebM
- Animated logo · 0:04MP4 · WebM
- Opening night b-rollMP4 · 4K
Who to ask, what to ask them.
Bios are pre-cleared. For headshots, interview availability, or to coordinate with both founders together, email the press contact below.
Sully co-founded SipHaus to bring the Persian coffeehouse tradition into Austin's late-night culture. Background in hospitality and tech. Available for interviews on the founding story, the Red River neighborhood, and what it takes to open a 180-seat venue from scratch in 2025.
SipHaus runs a rotating Friday/Saturday residency program with Austin and Texas-based DJs working in deep house, Afro-house, and Persian fusion. The booker is available for talks on the Red River sound, programming all-ages-into-21+ rooms, and how the residency model is built.
The beverage program is built zero-proof-first, anchored in Persian and Mediterranean tea traditions and a curated shisha menu. Available to discuss the Persian tea ritual, sober-curious nightlife trends, and the shisha lounge revival in U.S. cities.
What's been said.
A short list of where SipHaus has been mentioned. To request review access, opening-week dinner reservations, or to coordinate a feature, email the press contact below.
Reach a human, fast.
For interviews, photography on premises, b-roll, review reservations, or to confirm a quote — we reply within 24 hours, faster on weekends. Late-stage deadlines? Note it in the subject line and we'll prioritize.
Austin, TX 78701