Where to sit, sip and slow down in El Paso.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places El Paso lingers in over a cortado.
Salt and Honey Bakery Cafe on North Oregon Street serves all-day breakfast with house pastries, specialty lattes, braised brisket tacos, seasonal hot dishes.
Order: Braised brisket breakfast tacos or the latte with house pastry
Tip: Closes at 15:00; the brisket breakfast taco is the signature morning order.
Cafe Con Leche in Five Points on Wyoming Avenue serves pan dulce baked in-house and cafe de olla, the traditional Mexican cinnamon-spiced coffee, in a small.
Order: Pan dulce assortment with a cafe de olla
Tip: Cash preferred; the conchas and polvorones sell out by 10:00 on weekends.
District Coffee on Montana Avenue is El Paso's specialty coffee standout, sourcing rotating single-origin beans and serving careful pour-overs, flat.
Order: Single-origin pour-over or the seasonal oat milk latte
Tip: The pour-over menu rotates monthly by origin; ask the barista for the current tasting notes.
Viejo on North Stanton Street serves Mexican-inspired coffee: iced coffee in a plastic bag, horchata lattes, and colourful borderland murals throughout.
Order: Iced coffee in a bag (traditional Mexican style) or the horchata latte
Tip: The coffee-in-a-bag is an El Paso street tradition; Viejo offers the cleanest downtown version.
2Ten Coffee Roasters on West Mills Avenue roasts in-house and serves espresso plus filter coffee in a creative downtown space popular with creatives.
Order: House-roasted espresso or the cold brew with cream
Tip: The house cold brew is made in 24-hour batches and available only until stock runs out.
Casa Cafetzin on North Mesa Street serves traditional Mexican coffee preparations including piloncillo latte and champurrado (chocolate-corn drink).
Order: Piloncillo latte or champurrado with churro
Tip: The champurrado is a thick corn-chocolate drink; pair with the cinnamon churro for the full morning ritual.