Merit Coffee is a cafe in Alamo Heights, San Antonio.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: A dependable Broadway stop with consistent espresso. The seasonal lattes rotate; ask what is pouring.
Address: 5903 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209
The PigPen near Brackenridge Park is a hybrid coffee bar and bar with a big shaded patio, pouring espresso in the morning and craft beer in the afternoon.
Signature drink: Espresso and beer in one room
Tip: Coffee in the morning, beer in the afternoon, dogs welcome on the patio throughout. A flexible all-day hangout.
Indy Coffee Club near UTSA roasts in house and pulls precise espresso in a punk-leaning room, a north-side cafe that punches above its strip-mall setting.
Signature drink: House-roasted espresso
Tip: House roasting and a strong espresso make it worth the drive north. Popular with the UTSA crowd at exam time.
Shotgun House Coffee Roasters works out of a former sewing factory turned creative space on the near West Side, roasting on-site and brewing single-origin.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: The roastery cafe is tucked inside a converted factory; follow the signs to Warehouse 5. Single-origin filter is the move.
La Panaderia's downtown cafe pairs conchas with a cafe con leche, and a full breakfast and lunch menu makes it more than just a quick coffee stop.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche with pan dulce
Tip: The conchas and the cafe con leche are the pairing. A full breakfast and lunch menu makes it more than a coffee stop.
Bakery Lorraine at the Pearl is a patisserie-cafe that grew from a farmers-market stall, where the macarons and a latte make a classic Pearl morning.
Signature drink: Latte with a macaron
Tip: The macarons are the calling card; the quiche makes it a lunch stop too. It draws the Pearl crowd, so expect a queue.
The PigPen near Brackenridge Park is a hybrid coffee bar and bar with a big shaded patio, pouring espresso in the morning and craft beer in the afternoon.
Signature drink: Espresso and beer in one room
Tip: Coffee in the morning, beer in the afternoon, dogs welcome on the patio throughout. A flexible all-day hangout.
The panaderia counter at Mi Tierra in Market Square sells conchas, empanadas, and Mexican sweet bread around the clock, a 24-hour bakery window for the city.
Signature drink: Mexican hot chocolate with pan dulce
Tip: The bakery counter is open 24 hours; grab pan dulce and a Mexican hot chocolate any time of day or night.
