Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Dallas lingers in over a cortado.

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Where to sit and slow down

20 places

Xamán Cafe

Order Champurrado cacao drink; breakfast huarache; mezcal espresso martini at night

Oak Cliff's most original cafe, rooted in pre-Hispanic Mexican culture. Kitchen leans pre-hispanic cafe, agave bar. At 334 W Jefferson Blvd.

Bakery tours and tastings in Dallas

2 of the cafés on this list are bakerys.

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Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters

Order Light-roast pour-over; lab-brewed espresso tasting flight

Expo Park micro-roaster and coffee lab roasting with precision in small batches, offering tasting sessions and some of the most technically precise espresso.

La La Land Kind Cafe

Order Thin Mint Latte; lavender bee pollen cold brew

Mission-driven Uptown cafe that employs and mentors foster youth, serving specialty drinks like the Thin Mint Latte (cacao, mint, espresso, milk) alongside.

John's Cafe

Order Cinnamon French toast; pancakes; pastrami omelet; Greek-style gyro lunch plate

A Lower Greenville breakfast institution since 1972, family-owned by the Spyropoulos family for more than fifty years. At 1733 Greenville Ave.

Manhattan Project Beer Co.

Order Morning espresso and sausage kolache; afternoon house IPA tasting flight

West Dallas brewery-cafe hybrid with an in-house coffee bar, scratch kitchen, and tap list, rare in offering quality espresso alongside house-brewed beer.

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Oddfellows

Order Morning: avocado toast and cortado. Evening: house cocktail with local spirits

Bishop Arts all-day cafe that transitions from excellent morning coffee and avocado toasts to an evening cocktail bar, with a shaded patio and the kind.

Fond

Order Grilled cheese at lunch; pan-roasted seasonal vegetable plate at dinner

Downtown neighborhood bistro from husband-and-wife chefs Jennie Kelley and Brandon Moore, doing New American lunch and dinner in the Santander building.

Good Boy Cafe

Order Oat milk cappuccino; pup cup for the dog; matcha latte

Dallas's coolest dog-friendly coffee spot, located inside Koneko Studio tattoo shop. Order the oat milk cappuccino; pup cup for the dog; matcha latte.

Cafe Ciro

Order Horchata cold brew; tamarind espresso; pan dulce of the day

Pleasant Grove debut cafe from owner Brittany Guereca, serving one of the most inventive menus of lattes and coffee drinks in the region, all deeply.

Encina (Coffee)

Order Blue corn butterscotch pancakes; house-baked sourdough toast

Bishop Arts farm-to-table restaurant that doubles as one of Dallas's best weekend brunch cafes, famous for the blue corn butterscotch pancakes with salted.

Leila Bakery and Cafe

Order Kolache with seasonal fruit; quiche of the day; cappuccino

Woman-owned boutique bakery cafe in Lakewood run by chef Kelly Ball, serving house-made kolaches, quiche, croissants, and soups alongside single-origin.