11 editor picks in El Paso.
11 cafe places in El Paso we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in El Paso | Cafe across every city.
Coffee in El Paso speaks Spanish. Cafe Con Leche in Five Points bakes its own pan dulce and brews cafe de olla, Viejo serves iced coffee in a plastic bag alongside horchata lattes, and Casa Cafetzin pours piloncillo lattes on North Mesa. The specialty wing answers with District Coffee's rotating single origins on Montana Avenue, 2Ten's in-house roasting on West Mills, and BLDG 6's light-roast Ethiopians out east. Salt and Honey in Kern Place adds the bakery-cafe hybrid with scones and celebration cakes.
Salt and Honey Bakery Cafe on North Oregon Street serves all-day breakfast with house pastries, specialty lattes, braised brisket tacos, seasonal hot dishes.
OrderBraised brisket breakfast tacos or the latte with house pastry
TipCloses 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.
OrderPan dulce assortment with a cafe de olla
TipCash 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.
OrderSingle-origin pour-over or the seasonal oat milk latte
TipThe 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.
OrderIced coffee in a bag (traditional Mexican style) or the horchata latte
TipThe 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.
OrderHouse-roasted espresso or the cold brew with cream
TipThe 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).
OrderPiloncillo latte or champurrado with churro
TipThe champurrado is a thick corn-chocolate drink; pair with the cinnamon churro for the full morning ritual.
Salt and Honey Bakery Cafe on North Oregon Street bakes scones, croissants, and seasonal celebration cakes daily, changing the pastry case each morning.
OrderBlueberry scone or the seasonal layer cake slice
TipThe pastry case changes daily; Tuesday is the best day for the full cake rotation.
Salt and Honey Bakery Cafe on North Oregon Street is El Paso's best contemporary brunch spot, with braised brisket tacos, ricotta pancakes, house pastries.
OrderBraised brisket breakfast taco or the lemon ricotta pancakes
TipSaturday fills to capacity by 10:00; arrive at opening or expect a wait.
2Ten Coffee Roasters on West Mills Avenue roasts small-batch Latin American single-origins on-site; pour-over, espresso, cold brew served in a creative space.
OrderHouse-roasted pour-over or the espresso tonic
TipThe roasting schedule changes weekly; ask at the counter what was roasted that morning.
Casa Cafetzin on North Mesa Street sources beans directly from Oaxacan and Chiapan cooperatives, roasting to order and serving traditional Mexican coffee.
OrderOaxacan drip coffee with piloncillo
TipThe bean cooperative story is told on a chalkboard at the counter; ask about current origin partnerships.
BLDG 6 Coffee on James Watt Drive in east El Paso serves light-roast Ethiopian natural-process and Colombian washed coffees in a minimal specialty space.
OrderEthiopian natural process pour-over or the vanilla cold foam latte
TipThe cold brew nitro tap is available Friday through Sunday; the best afternoon drink on the east side.
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