Coffee & cafés in Houston
Houston has 168 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (12), Tea (5), Brunch (4). The coffee scene spans 108 Coffee Shops, 53 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 6 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (23), Vegan cafés (16), Gluten-free cafés (4). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Houston, United States, has 177 coffee venues, including 2 specialty-coffee locations. About 90% of these are independent. The most common serves are breakfast, tea, and brunch.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in HoustonDowntown Houston (30)Montrose (15)Greater Heights (13)Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park (11)Midtown (8)Second Ward (7)South Side (5)Greater Eastwood (4)Greater Fifth Ward (3)Northeast Houston (3)Northside (3)Woodland Heights (3)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Houston | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 21% of 168 venues | 4.5% (median of 985 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 89% of 168 venues | 79% (median of 985 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 128 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 974 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 50% of 103 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 894 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 49% of 103 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 894 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 1% of 103 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 894 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 23% of 150 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 80% of 150 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 69% of 150 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 984 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (20 venues), Outdoor Seating (10), Cold Brew (8) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Houston on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Green Earth
2400 North Shepherd Drive, Houston
★ 5.0 (462)$10–20
Kopi Cowboy Coffee
Down the Escalators, 1000 Main St (Tunnel Level, Houston, TX 77002
★ 5.0 (296)$1–10
East River Coffee
4100 Clinton Dr, Houston, TX 77020
★ 5.0 (9)$1–10
The Octane Cafe
5002 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77011
★ 5.0 (2)
K Cafe
500 Jefferson St #208, Houston, TX 77002
★ 5.0 (1)
787 coffee
1811 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007, United States
★ 4.9 (617)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Jackson's Place Unleashed Pet Resort & Bakery - Dog Daycare, Dog Boarding, Dog Grooming & Dog Training
3511 Milam St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.9 (297)
Lazydaze Coffeeshop- Houston
2103 Lyons Ave Bldg 1 Ste 1100, Houston, TX 77020
★ 4.9 (33)$10–20
787 coffee
302 Fairview St, Houston, TX 77006, United States
★ 4.8 (1388)
Laptop friendly
Teatonic
4400 North Freeway, Houston
★ 4.8 (639)
Slow Drip TX
Sky house North 77002, 1625 Main St Ste A-1, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.8 (560)$1–10
Outdoor seating
La Vita Coffee
3730 Washington Ave Ste A, Houston, TX 77007
★ 4.8 (526)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Kefita Coffee
2506 La Branch Street, Houston
★ 4.8 (298)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Asch Building
825 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77007, United States
★ 4.8 (255)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Blackwater Coffee Roasters
Allen Center, 500 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.8 (166)inexpensive
Three Keys Coffee Bar
712 Main St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.8 (106)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Her Name Was Irene Coffee and Internet Cafe
2104 Pease St, Houston, TX 77003
★ 4.8 (69)£
Laptop friendly
Happy Beans PlayCafe
5001 N Shepherd Dr #900, Houston, TX 77018, United States
★ 4.8 (60)
Station 8 Coffee
717 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.8 (58)$1–10
The Coffee Shop
4601 Yale St, Houston, TX 77018, United States
★ 4.8 (57)$1–10
Açai Brasil
211 Heights Boulevard, Houston
★ 4.8 (54)$10–20
Blackwater Coffee Roasters
Tunnel Level, 811 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.8 (36)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Earth to Mars
3302 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003, United States
★ 4.8 (35)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Gazebo
6612 Wallisville Rd, Houston, TX 77020
★ 4.8 (21)£
Peculiar Perk Coffee
5997 Beekman Rd, Houston, TX 77021, United States
★ 4.8 (16)
Cafe Express River Oaks
1422 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
★ 4.7 (2810)moderate
Outdoor seating
Day 6 Coffee Co.
910 Prairie St Suite 100, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.7 (1224)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Coral Sword
★ 4.7 (1201)$10–20
Outdoor seating
The Doshi House
3419 Emancipation Ave, Houston, TX 77004, United States
★ 4.7 (820)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Press Waffle Co.
411 Smith Street, Houston
★ 4.7 (788)moderate
Outdoor seating
Mademoiselle Louise
1725 Main Street, Houston
★ 4.7 (762)moderate
Fifth Vessel Coffee Co.
104 N Main St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.7 (472)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Active Passion
803 Usener Street, Houston
★ 4.7 (389)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Wolfsmiths
201 Woodard St, Houston, TX 77009, United States
★ 4.7 (360)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Della Coffee
1000 W Gray St #100, Houston, TX 77019
★ 4.7 (339)$10–20
Outdoor seating
New Heights Coffee Roasters
825 Studewood Street, Houston
★ 4.7 (244)
Common Grounds Uncommon Coffee
1401 McKinney Street, Houston
★ 4.7 (172)$1–10
Little Dreamer Coffee
1953 Montrose Blvd Ste A, Houston, TX 77006
★ 4.7 (146)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Vargas Morning Bloom Cafe
1302 Lorraine St, Houston, TX 77009
★ 4.7 (118)£
Three Keys Roastery
6306 Foster St, Houston, TX 77021, United States
★ 4.7 (32)
Roma Norte
★ 4.7 (32)
Crossroads Cafe II
ST. JOSEPH PROFESSIONAL BUILDING, 2000 Crawford St Ste 103, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.7 (18)
Catalina Coffee
2201 Washington Avenue, Houston
★ 4.6 (1920)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Blacksmith
1018 Westheimer Road, Houston
★ 4.6 (1417)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Campesino Coffee House
2602 Waugh Drive, Houston
★ 4.6 (1344)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Slowpokes
1203 West 34th Street, Houston
★ 4.6 (1154)$10–20
Jeni's Ice Creams
375 West 19th Street, Houston
★ 4.6 (1070)
Outdoor seating
Retrospect Coffee Bar
3709 La Branch St, Houston, TX 77004
★ 4.6 (985)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Bohemeo's
708 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023, United States
★ 4.6 (957)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Roast & Brew
931 West 19th Street, Houston
★ 4.6 (913)$10–20
Outdoor seatingOpen late
Tenfold Coffee Company
101 Aurora St, Houston, TX 77008, United States
★ 4.6 (743)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Fix Coffeebar
415 Westheimer Road, Houston
★ 4.6 (738)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Thai Cafe
917 Franklin St #101, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.6 (638)moderate
Pavón Coffee Den
★ 4.6 (594)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Un Caffe
3217 Milam St, Houston, TX 77006
★ 4.6 (509)$1–10
Outdoor seating
SouthSide Espresso
904 Westheimer Road, Houston
★ 4.6 (403)
5th Level
3809 Market St, Houston, TX 77020
★ 4.6 (352)£
Outdoor seating
Native Coffee
1712 W Dallas St, Houston, TX 77019
★ 4.6 (316)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Café Forth
731 Yale St, Houston, TX 77007
★ 4.6 (288)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Las Perras Cafe
3401 Harrisburg Boulevard, Houston
★ 4.6 (287)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Möge Tee
1919 North Shepherd Drive, Houston
★ 4.6 (190)
Slowpokes
3401 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003, United States
★ 4.6 (170)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendlyRoasts on-site
The Rado Market
2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004, United States
★ 4.6 (168)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cariño Coffee
708 Hogan St B, Houston, TX 77009
★ 4.6 (153)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Cariño Coffee
3024 Houston Avenue, Houston
★ 4.6 (91)
Outdoor seating
Petite Lucie
301 Milam St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.6 (87)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee Corner
4409 Canal St, Houston, TX 77011
★ 4.6 (69)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Slowpokes
1501 Silver St Bldg B, Houston, TX 77007, United States
★ 4.6 (46)$10–20
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Kept Secret
1109 Providence St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.6 (34)£
CoCo Crepes & Coffee
218 Gray Street
★ 4.5 (1735)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Boomtown Coffee
242 West 19th Street, Houston
★ 4.5 (1602)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Brass Tacks
612 Live Oak Street
★ 4.5 (1479)$10–20
Outdoor seating
El Gato Coffeehouse
508 Pecore St Ste a, Houston, TX 77009
★ 4.5 (960)
The Coffee House at West End
802 Shepherd Drive, Houston
★ 4.5 (857)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Segundo Coffee Lab
711 Milby St #35, Houston, TX 77023
★ 4.5 (702)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Mercantile
3321 Stanford Street, Houston
★ 4.5 (612)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Koffeteria
1110 Hutchins St #102, Houston, TX 77003
★ 4.5 (612)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Aperitivo
2940 Riverby Rd Ste F-500, Houston, TX 77020
★ 4.5 (601)
Outdoor seating
BlendIn Coffee Club
3201 Allen Pkwy Ste 170, Houston, TX 77019, United States
★ 4.5 (401)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Coffee Garden
1920 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
★ 4.5 (221)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Revolucion Coffee + Juice
1231 West 11th Street
★ 4.5 (166)
Cougar Grounds
University of Houston, Hilton, 4450 University Dr Rm 227, Houston, TX 77204, United States
★ 4.5 (160)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Tenfold Coffee Company
1550 Lamar St Ste 110, Houston, TX 77010
★ 4.5 (149)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Caffvino
1030 Heights Boulevard, Houston
★ 4.5 (144)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Canary Coffee House
1953 Montrose Boulevard
★ 4.5 (142)$1–10
Prelude Coffee & Tea
609 Main St #106, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.5 (140)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Caffe & Trein
1102 Pinemont Dr # P, Houston, TX 77018, United States
★ 4.5 (130)$10–20
Siphon Coffee
701 West Alabama Street, Houston
★ 4.4 (1922)moderate
Outdoor seating
La La Land Kind Cafe
600 North Shepherd Drive, Houston
★ 4.4 (1557)
Brasserie 19
1962 West Gray Street, Houston
★ 4.4 (1331)
Outdoor seating
Antidote Coffee
729 Studewood Street, Houston
★ 4.4 (1183)$1–10
Outdoor seating
The Nook Cafe
★ 4.4 (816)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Melange Creperie
711 Heights Boulevard, Houston
★ 4.4 (728)
Outdoor seating
La Sicilia italian Bakery & Cafe
515 Westheimer Rd Ste C, Houston, TX 77006
★ 4.4 (541)£
Bluestone Lane Houston Heights Café
115 W 19th St, Houston, TX 77008, United States
★ 4.4 (529)$20–30
Outdoor seating
Simply Coffie
733 West 24th Street, Houston
★ 4.4 (529)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Paper Co. Coffee Bar
1100 Elder St, Houston, TX 77007
★ 4.4 (402)$1–10
Minuti Coffee
114 Gray Street, Houston
★ 4.4 (391)inexpensive
Luce Coffee Roasters Washington Location
2520 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007, United States
★ 4.4 (283)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Di Di Coffee
1221 W 11th St, Houston, TX 77008, United States
★ 4.4 (80)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Greenway Coffee Company Roastery
1302 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023, United States
★ 4.4 (13)
Good to Go
Lobby Level C Baldwin, 400 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.4 (5)£
Corner Bakery
1000 Main Street, Houston
★ 4.3 (687)moderate
OSO Coffee & Cafe
2603 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77003
★ 4.3 (448)$1–10
Outdoor seating
AHH, Coffee!
★ 4.3 (447)
Wild
★ 4.3 (429)$10–20
Outdoor seating
The Yellow Cup
6001 Washington Avenue
★ 4.3 (379)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Chatter's Cafe & Bistro
140 South Heights Boulevard, Houston
★ 4.3 (355)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Eden Plant Co
★ 4.3 (351)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Wah Coffee
3407 Montrose Blvd Suite B-1, Houston, TX 77006, United States
★ 4.3 (216)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Toros Htx Coffee
2202 Summer Street, Houston
★ 4.3 (213)
Outdoor seating
BHBG Coffee
3903 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
★ 4.3 (206)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Starbucks Coffee Company
600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.3 (128)moderate
Maven
1717 Allen Pkwy Fl 1, Houston, TX 77019
★ 4.3 (121)££
Boomtown Coffee
800 Capitol St Ste t-302, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.3 (81)
Almost Famous
807 West 19th Street, Houston
★ 4.3 (78)$20–30
Outdoor seating
Main Line Cafe
1801 Main St Ste 1300, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.3 (3)
Cafe 4212
4212 Almeda Road, Houston
★ 4.2 (726)$30–50
Outdoor seating
Kung Fu Tea
3224 Yoakum Boulevard, Houston
★ 4.2 (705)
Starbucks
6201 Washington Avenue, Houston
★ 4.2 (534)
Outdoor seating
Dandelion Cafe
611 West 22nd Street
★ 4.2 (324)
Common Bond
3210 North Shepherd Drive, Houston
★ 4.2 (315)
Outdoor seating
VAIV coffee & tea - Daily Cup
3911 Yale St, Houston, TX 77018, United States
★ 4.2 (215)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Blue Tile Coffee
3663 Washington Avenue, Houston
★ 4.2 (211)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Bahama Buck's
★ 4.2 (123)
Baoz Dumplings
1001 Fannin St # M180, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.2 (78)£
Starbucks
1801 Durham Drive, Houston
★ 4.1 (844)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Tout Suite
1515 Fannin Street, Houston
★ 4.1 (422)££
Outdoor seating
Happy Go Lucky
2102 North Shepherd Drive, Houston
★ 4.1 (367)
Taqueria El Zocalo
616 Gregg Street, Houston
★ 4.1 (15)
Buffalo Bayou Coffee
1700 Smith St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 4.0 (23)
Starbucks
217 Heights Boulevard, Houston
★ 3.9 (1127)
Outdoor seating
Starbucks Coffee Company
Pennzoil Place, 711 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002
★ 3.9 (189)moderate
Hella Bubble
2015 Yale Street, Houston
★ 3.9 (143)
Cafe Ion
4201 Main St Ste 110, Houston, TX 77002, United States
★ 3.9 (63)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
WFM Coffee Bar
701 Waugh Dr, Houston, TX 77019
★ 3.9 (35)moderate
Starbucks
1600 Lamar Street, Houston
★ 3.8 (406)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Kim's Cafe
910 Louisiana St Ste M-105, Houston, TX 77002
★ 3.8 (28)£
Starbucks
723 Main Street, Houston
★ 3.4 (119)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Coffee
Coffee 5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 77026, United States
★ 1.0 (1)
Pour Decisions Craft
555 West 19th Street, Houston
Outdoor seating
Astraea Coffee & Bakery
4715 Capitol St, Houston, TX 77011
Bluestone Lane
115 West 19th Street, Houston
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
CoCos Crepes
5555 Washington Avenue, Houston
Eden
2944 Altoona St, Houston, TX 77026
Eden Plant Co.
401 Franklin Street
El Gato Coffee House
508 Pecore Street, Houston
Fifth Vessel
104 Main Street
La Sicilia
515 Westheimer Road, Houston
Luce Coffee Roasters
2520 Washington Avenue, Houston
Perk Coffee Shop
Rivas Coffee
903 Studewood Street, Houston
Outdoor seatingOpen late
Shipley Do-Nuts
5341 Airline Drive, Houston
Slowdrip TX
1625 Main Street, Houston
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
3017 North Durham Drive, Houston
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
914 Dallas Street, Houston
Starbucks
2101 Smith Street, Houston
Starbucks
3407 Montrose Boulevard, Houston
Starbucks
1001 Avenida de Las Americas, Houston
Starbucks
2625 Louisiana Street, Houston
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
4790 Calhoun Road, Houston
Starbucks
445 North Loop West, Houston
Starbucks
2580 Shearn Street, Houston
The Artisan Cafe
920 Studemont St #800, Houston, TX 77007
The Lake House
1600 McKinney Street, Houston
Outdoor seating
Tight Squeeze Juice Bar
600 North Shepherd Drive, Houston
Tout Suite
2001 Commerce Street, Houston
WITTness Café
1018 Preston St, Houston, TX 77002
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Houston coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Houston?
There are 168 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Houston on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Houston?
Top-rated coffee shops in Houston include Pour Decisions Craft, CoCo Crepes & Coffee, La La Land Kind Cafe. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Houston.
Are there coffee shops open late in Houston?
Yes — 2 venues stay open late in Houston. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Houston?
87 venues in Houston have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.