Local? ✔ Good vibes? ✔ Great coffee? ✔

Leave behind plain vanilla, cookie-cutter, look alike chains.

These are the best coffee shops in Texas that are locally-owned, independent, one of a kind and socially impactful!

Support small businesses, keep your money working in the community, and spread good karma!

* Updated January 2026 *

Dallas / Ft.Worth

Black Coffee in Ft. Worth Black-owned Women-owned by Mia Moss who specifically & bravely chose her Eastside neighborhood location because there weren't any local coffee shops serving her community!

Cerulean Blue Coffee House in Flower Mound supports clean water programs, fights human trafficking & child labor, and provides help for families in need!

Kyoto Brew in Lancaster opened by sisters Hannah Kirst and Estelle Hernandez is Japanese-American, Women, and Veteran-owned! Their coffee shop is doing its part to revitalize historic downtown Lancaster.

La Finca Coffee & Bakery in Frisco and Prosper. Lee and Patricia came back from missionary work in Mexico with a passion for coffee. They proudly buy from and showcase the richness of Mexico in their coffee, baked goods, and food!

Momo's Coffeehouse in Frisco founded by Palestinian-Americans Leila and Mo. Mana'eesh, za'atar bagels and more. You're on habibi's team!

Staycation in Richardson, Black-owned Women-owned and very popular in the local community. While the coffee shop has closed, the brand lives on and Nicole offers syrups, coffee and merch online!

Tre Stelle in North Dallas, Black-owned by Jonathan Ghebreamlak originally from Eritrea. Jonathan roasts his own beans in-house and frequently make space in his coffee shop for other small businesses!

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1418 Coffee House Garland & Plano, small family business
7th Day Coffee  Richardson, AAPI-owned
Ampersand Coffee & Cocktails  Dallas, Ft. Worth, Vietnamese-American & Women-Owned
Armor Coffee Co.  Allen, Women-Owned Veteran-owned
Arwa Yemeni Coffee Frisco, Irving, Richardson, Yemeni-American & Women-owned
Aussie Grind Frisco, Women-owned
Beeso Coffee Frisco, Saudi-American owned
Bitty & Beau's Coffee Frisco, run by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Café Momento Ft. Worth, Black & AAPI & Mexican-American women-owned
Casa Azul Coffee  Ft. Worth, Latinx & women-owned showcasing Latino culture
Casual Cat Cafe  Richland Hills, 100% of adoption fee goes to original rescue or shelter organization
Chai Wallah Plano, AAPI Women-owned
Cherry Coffee Shop Ft. Worth, Women-owned
Cozy Station Coffee Allen, Mexican-American & Women-owned
Cup o’ Vibes Arlington, Black Women-owned
Daily Grinds Frisco, AAPI-owned
De Ra Coffee Plano, Saudi Arabian-American owned
Duino Coffee Allen, Denton, McKinney, Egyptian-American owned
El Porton Coffee Garland, El Salavadoran-American owned & women-owned
Escape 360 Cafe McKinney, Thai-American & Women-owned
Espumoso Caffe Dallas & Bishop Arts District, Latinx and women-owned
Flying Squirrel Coffee Company Crowley, Mansfield, Veteran and Women-owned
Green Vine Market Plano, family-owned small business
Habitat Plants + Coffee McKinney, Mexican-American Women-owned
Haraz Coffee House Dallas, Yemeni-American owned
Hola Café Dallas, Honduran-American Women-owned
Honeybird Sandwiches + Donuts Flower Mound, Plano, Korean-American Women-owned
HustleBlendz Ft. Worth, Black-owned & Women-owned
JuJu's Coffee Dallas, Latino & Women-owned
Karmic Grounds Frisco, AAPI-owned
Kingsmen Coffee Duncanville, Black-owned
La Casita Coffeeshop Rowlett, Mexican-American and Women-owned small family business
La La Land Kind Café Dallas & Plano, Jobs for foster youth
La Union Dallas, Salvadoran-American Women-owned
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Dallas, Creating better opportunities for communities in Rwanda
Leaves Bakery and Books Ft. Worth, Women-owned
Lela's Sweets Plano, Palestinian-American owned
Liberation Coffee Co. Coppell, Lake Dallas, The Colony, Veteran-Owned Veteran-owned
Local Good Coffee Co. Plano, Women-Owned portion of proceeds supports local food pantry + wellness, job readiness & education programs for underserved communities
MaryLou's Coffee and Sandwich Shoppe Dallas, Women-owned
Mas Coffee Co. Grand Prairie, Latina-owned
Match Point Coffee Dallas, 10% of monthly proceeds to local nonprofits
Merit Coffee Co. 5 Dallas locations, Supports homeless & hungry people & animals in the community
Mudleaf Coffee Plano, Women-owned
Nest Cafe Dallas & Frisco, AAPI-owned
Pax & Beneficia Fort Worth, Grapevine, Las Colinas, Plano, Palestinian-American owned
Peace Middle East Richardson, Syrian-American owned
Port Coffee Co Irving, Palestinian-American owned
Preston's Cafe Plano, AAPI & Women-owned
Roots Coffeehouse Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Women-owned small business focuses on local suppliers
Sayfani Allen, Coppell, Yemini-American owned
Sip Stir Coffee House Highland Village, Uptown Dallas, Westlake, Indian-American & Women-owned
Soirée Coffee Bar Dallas, Supports local Black food & beverage suppliers
The Book Shoppe and Coffee Frisco, Supports international communities through coffee ministry
The London Baker Castle Hills, Lewisville, Women-owned
Union Dallas, Proceeds support a different non-profit one day every month
Well Grounded Coffee Garland, White Rock, Opportunities for formerly incarcerated women to learn life skills such as barista training, GED classes, resume building, web building & more
Whiskers and Soda Dallas, Coffee, cafe & cats for adoption!
Xamán Café Dallas, Mexican-American owned

Austin

Cafe Nena’i Paraguayan-American mother-daughter coffee shop and bakery, named after mom Elena's nickname in the Guaraní language. Come for a cafecito & their Latin-American inspired menu!

Cuvée Coffee roastery, cold brewery, and coffee bar opened by U.S. Navy veteran Mike McKim!

Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop Latina-owned family business since 1935. Rose Ann Maciel, Paula Avila & Regina Estrada are strong advocates for voting & service to community!

Lau Lau Chinese-American women-owned combining the best of Asian and American cultures in her coffee, tea, and food!

mañana women-owned by Amanda Rockman with 2 locations, organizes free yoga monthly & women-only group walks weekly!

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Bennu Coffee 3 locations, community cleanups, free compostable coffee grounds & partners with local non-profits
Brentwood Social House Women-Owned
Buzz Mill Cleans & preserves nature in 2-mile radius from each location
Cherrywood Coffeehouse Women-owned
Dear Diary Coffeehouse Women-owned
El Tigre Chilean-American owned
Flightpath Coffeehouse Women-owned
Gati Thai-American women-owned
Intelligentsia $ for Extraordinary Coffee Workshop, Intelli Fund & World Coffee Research every year
Jo's Coffee 4 locations, LGBTQ-owned local favorite and iconic spot
Lucky Lab Coffee Co. Women-owned
Mercado Sin Nombre Mexican-American owned
Merit Coffee Co. 5 locations, Supports homeless & hungry people & animals in the community
patika LGBTQ-owned
Revolución Coffee + Juice Eco-friendly women-owned donates pulp to vegan farms & uses local artisans and suppliers
Rockman Coffee & Bakeshop Women-owned
Sightseer Coffee LGBTQ Women-owned sources only from women coffee producers

Houston

El Gato Coffeehouse is a cat cafe founded by Renee Reed offering coffee, cat therapy, playtime with cats, and adoptable rescue cats! 

Fellowship Coffee in Missouri City Filipino-American & women-owned by husband-wife team Ryan Borinaga & Janice Chiu!

Three Keys Coffee Black-owned Women-owned by Kenzel & Tio Fallen is Houston's first and only solar-powered coffee roasting facility!

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Bitty & Beau's Coffee jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Cambrian Coffee Women-Owned
Campesino Coffee House Salvadoran-American owned
Kohiko Coffee House in Sugar Land, Okinawan-American owned
La La Land Kind Cafe 2 locations, jobs for foster youth
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Creating better opportunities for communities in Rwanda
Long Coffee 2 locations, AAPI family owned
Luce Coffee Roasters multiple locations, AAPI & Women-owned
Must Go Coffee Military, First Responders & Seniors discount every day
Onion Creek Black-owned
Rang Coffeeshop in Sugar Land, Vietnamese-American owned

San Antonio

Karma Espresso Bar serving up good karma by husband and wife team Omar (Iraqi-American) and Iryna (Ukrainian-American)!

Southwest Elixirs Latinx-owned by Santiago & Madison Ortega serving coffee, matcha, and plant-based elixirs for health and wellness!

Vela Coffee opened by Palestinian-American Adam Daoud when he was just 20 and still a full-time college student. Supports local businesses for coffee beans, pastries and merchandise!

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Amaretti Coffee Bringing flavors of India to San Antonio
El Tigre Chilean-American owned
Gravves Coffee El Salvadoran-American owned
Kiki’s Coffee & Spirits Women-owned
Mas Café Latina-owned
Merit Coffee Co. 5 locations, Supports homeless & hungry people & animals in the community
Nowhere Bookshop Women-owned bookshop, coffee, beer, and wine bar
Panaderia Jimenez Coffee Latinx-owned
Poppy's Coffee House Women-owned
Revolución Coffee + Juice 2 locations, Eco-friendly women-owned donates pulp to vegan farms & uses local artisans and suppliers

Everywhere Else

Street Dog Cafe by Danielle Young in Waco who paired her love for rescue dogs with her cafe. It's home base for pet portraits & playtime for shelter dogs + a free pet food pantry!

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Arusha Coffee Co. Belton, Tunisian-American owned
Bitty & Beau's Coffee Waco, jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Center Avenue Coffee Brownwood, Women-owned
Cha Community Waco, Bridging cultures & creating community through premium boba tea, coffee & handcrafted dumplings
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe Waco, Women-owned
Jumpshot Coffee Tyler, Profits support an orphanage in Uganda
Neighbors Coffee Jacksonville, Women-owned
Overflow Coffee Co. Hillsboro, Women-owned
Three Rivers Coffee Co. Waxahachie, Women-owned
Vita Coffee House Waxahachie, Women-owned

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