27 cafe rooms in San Antonio we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Antonio | Cafe across every city.
San Antonio's cafe scene has grown well beyond the panaderia counter, with a clear specialty coffee wave across the city. The Pearl has Local Coffee at the Pearl and Bakery Lorraine, while Tobin Hill's Press Coffee and the west side's Shotgun House Coffee Roasters push the roasting side. Halcyon in Southtown and Estate Coffee Company downtown extend the all-day cafe format into evenings.
Bakery Lorraine ★ 4.1
pearl · 306 Pearl Pkwy Ste 110, San Antonio, TX 78215
Bakery Lorraine grew from a Pearl farmers-market stall into a full cafe and patisserie, with macarons, quiche, and croque monsieur from a bright counter.
Halcyon Southtown ★ 4.1
southtown · 1414 S Alamo St Ste 101, San Antonio, TX 78210
Halcyon Southtown flips from a coffee shop by day to a cocktail bar by night, where the patio s'mores are the after-dinner move on a Southtown evening.
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery ★ 4.1
south-side · 1913 S Flores St #A, San Antonio, TX 78204
CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery pairs careful espresso with French-style pastries in a bright South Flores room, a work-friendly cafe with a proper bakery.
Local Coffee at the Pearl ★ 4.0
pearl · 302 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78215
Local Coffee at the Pearl sits in a historic brewery building, a polished cafe that serves carefully brewed coffee to a steady flow of Pearl shoppers.
Press Coffee ★ 4.0
tobin-hill · 606 W French Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212
Press Coffee on West French Place near Monte Vista is a neighbourhood cafe with a comfortable interior and a generous spread of patio tables, a quiet spot.
Bird Bakery ★ 4.0
alamo-heights · 5912 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209
Bird Bakery on Broadway, founded by Elizabeth Chambers in 2012, is a cheerful bakery-cafe near Alamo Heights known for from-scratch cupcakes, layer cakes.
Barrio Barista ★ 4.0
west-side · 3735 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228
Barrio Barista on Culebra Road builds its menu around Mexican flavours, with horchata lattes and cafe de olla, a West Side cafe with its own identity.
Folklores Coffee House ★ 4.1
alamo-heights · 1943 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX 78208
Folklores Coffee House near Fort Sam Houston builds Latin-inspired drinks like the Bexar Latte and the Chagaccino, a community-minded local cafe.
The Spin Coffee & Vinyl ★ 3.9
north-side · 3131 Nacogdoches Rd #101, San Antonio, TX 78217
The Spin Coffee & Vinyl on the north side lets you flip through record bins while you sip, a fun, low-key alternative to the polished Pearl coffee bars.
Sip & Sit with ME ★ 3.9
south-side · 3244 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214
Sip & Sit with ME is a welcome South Side cafe near the Missions, good for lattes and house pastries on a coffee stop along a Mission Trail morning.
Estate Coffee Company ★ 4.1
downtown · 103 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Estate Coffee is a rare specialty-coffee stop downtown, where the roaster sits right behind the bar; ask what they roasted that week to pull a fresh.
Box St. All Day ★ 4.2
downtown · 623 Hemisfair Blvd Ste 108, San Antonio, TX 78205
Box St. All Day at Hemisfair pairs a compiled espresso bar with an all-day brunch menu, a daylight Hemisfair Park option between the Tower and Yanaguana.
Theory Coffee Company ★ 4.3
alamo-heights · 2347 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209
Theory Coffee Company is a precision-minded roaster and cafe that has landed on Yelp's best US coffee shops, serving carefully dialled espresso and filter.
Merit Coffee ★ 4.1
alamo-heights · 5903 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209
Merit Coffee is a dependable Broadway stop in Alamo Heights with consistent espresso and seasonal lattes that rotate; ask the barista what is pouring.
Indy Coffee Club ★ 4.1
north-side · 7114 UTSA Blvd Ste 103, San Antonio, TX 78249
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.
Shotgun House Coffee Roasters ★ 4.2
west-side · 1333 Buena Vista St Ste 108, San Antonio, TX 78207
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.
La Panaderia Bakery Cafe ★ 4.3
downtown · 301 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205
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.
Bakery Lorraine ★ 4.1
pearl · 306 Pearl Pkwy Ste 110, San Antonio, TX 78215
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.
The PigPen ★ 4.0
alamo-heights · 106 Pershing Ave, 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.
Mi Tierra Panaderia ★ 4.2
market-square · 218 Produce Row, San Antonio, TX 78207
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.
Qatra Specialty Coffee ★ 4.2
north-side · 7302 Louis Pasteur Dr Ste 101, San Antonio, TX 78229
Qatra Specialty Coffee on Louis Pasteur Drive is a Medical Center-area cafe focused on single-origin espresso and pour-over, open late for evening study.
Vida Mia ★ 4.0
stone-oak · 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy #803, San Antonio, TX 78258
Vida Mia in Stone Oak is a solid option away from the chains, where Monterrey-style conchas and a cafe de olla are the breakfast move worth the drive north.
Mas Café ★ 4.1
north-side · 12540 Bandera Rd Ste 302, Helotes, TX 78023
Mas Café on Bandera Road is a Latina-owned cafe whose drinks lean Mexican, from abuelita lattes to tres leches cold brew, a far-north-west spot in Helotes.
Qargo Coffee ★ 3.7
west-side · 12015 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78253
Qargo Coffee on Culebra Road is a far-West Side cafe and drive-through with a broad espresso and latte menu, a handy modern coffee stop for the growing.
Picnikins Patio Cafe ★ 3.9
north-side · 6901 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216
Picnikins Patio Cafe is a blanco road cafe locals send each other to for fruit salads and sandwiches, easy to drive past and worth a proper stop.
Shotgun House Coffee Roasters ★ 4.2
west-side · 1333 Buena Vista St Ste 108, San Antonio, TX 78207
Shotgun House Coffee Roasters is a roastery in a converted West Side sewing factory; follow signs to Warehouse 5 for single-origin filter and bagged roast.
Barrio Barista ★ 4.0
west-side · 3735 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228
Barrio Barista is a west side cafe doing horchata lattes and cafe de olla that the third-wave coffee crowd often overlooks for the pearl spots.