Theory Coffee Company
- ★ 4.8
- $$
- Alamo Heights
Theory Coffee is an Alamo Heights roaster-cafe that has ranked among Yelp's top US coffee shops, known for a rotating single origin and a dialled-in espresso.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in San Antonio: who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Roasters worth knowing
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Merit Coffee
- ★ 4.7
- $$
- Alamo Heights
Merit Coffee, founded in San Antonio and now across Texas, is the most widely available local roaster, with cafes around town and a bean subscription at home.
Estate Coffee Company
- ★ 4.6
- $$
- Dignowity Hill
Estate Coffee roasts on East Houston Street in Dignowity Hill with the roaster in full view of the espresso bar, and supplies about 30 wholesale accounts.
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Shotgun House Coffee Roasters
- ★ 4.6
- $$
- West Side
Shotgun House Coffee Roasters roasts on the near West Side inside a former sewing factory, brewing single-origin coffee in a stripped-back warehouse cafe.
Fierro Coffee
- ★ 4.5
- $$
- North Side
Fierro Coffee is a bicultural roastery split between Guadalajara and San Antonio, specialising in traceable small-batch Mexican single-origin beans.
Indy Coffee Club
- ★ 4.4
- $$
- North Side
Indy Coffee Club roasts in house near UTSA and pulls dialled-in espresso in a punk-leaning room; the student crowd packs the north-side cafe during exams.
Folklores Coffee House
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Alamo Heights
Folklores Coffee House is a Beacon Hill roaster-cafe whose Latin-flavoured signature drinks are the draw, with house-roasted beans to take home.
Akhanay Coffee Roasters
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- Downtown and Market Square
Akhanay Coffee Roasters imports Southeast Asian beans from Thailand and Laos, a small downtown cafe known for Hanoi egg coffee and Thai milk teas.
Barrio Barista
- ★ 4.2
- $$
- West Side
Barrio Barista on Culebra Road builds Mexican-flavoured coffee, from horchata lattes to cafe de olla, a West Side cafe and roaster worth the trip.
Local Coffee
- ★ 4.1
- $$
- Pearl
Local Coffee is one of San Antonio's early specialty-coffee names, well placed at the Pearl for an espresso before the Saturday-market rush.
Berry to Bean Coffee House
- ★ 4.0
- $$
- Alamo Heights
Berry to Bean Coffee House on Broadway is an ethically sourced roaster-cafe leaning on Kenyan and Colombian beans, a healthier-leaning Alamo Heights stop.
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