Merit Coffee is a coffee roaster in Alamo Heights, San Antonio.
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.
Tip: The most widely available local roaster, with cafes across town. The subscription is the easy way to keep beans at home.
Address: 5903 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209
Folklores Coffee House is a Beacon Hill roaster-cafe whose Latin-flavoured signature drinks are the draw, with house-roasted beans to take home.
Tip: The Latin-flavoured signature drinks are the draw. Buy a bag of the house-roasted beans on the way out.
Sources from: Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Estate Coffee roasts downtown with the roaster in full view of the espresso bar; ask what is fresh. A rare specialty roaster-cafe in the heart of the city.
Tip: Roasting happens in full view of the counter; ask what is fresh. A rare downtown specialty roaster.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
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.
Tip: The roastery hides inside a converted factory; look for Warehouse 5. Buy a bag of the single origin to take home.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Fierro Coffee is a bicultural roastery split between Guadalajara and San Antonio, specialising in traceable small-batch Mexican single-origin beans.
Tip: Buy a bag of single-origin Mexican beans, the rare local specialty here. The far-north-west cafe sits off I-10 near La Cantera.
Sources from: Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
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.
Tip: House-roasted and dialled in; the espresso is the order. The UTSA crowd packs it during exams.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Folklores Coffee House is a Beacon Hill roaster-cafe whose Latin-flavoured signature drinks are the draw, with house-roasted beans to take home.
Tip: The Latin-flavoured signature drinks are the draw. Buy a bag of the house-roasted beans on the way out.
Sources from: Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Akhanay Coffee Roasters imports Southeast Asian beans from Thailand and Laos, a small downtown cafe known for Hanoi egg coffee and Thai milk teas.
Tip: The Hanoi egg coffee and Thai milk teas are the differentiators. A rare Southeast Asian specialty roaster in town.
Sources from: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
