Hidden gems: Cafes in Houston

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Houston. This list contains 54 places from Cafe category.

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Ella Coffee (Food Truck)
Coffee shop
👍 When we walked up at 1:30 they said they were closing although online it said they closed at two. They said their machine was hot and since it was a hot day not a lot of people were coming through. When we started looking for other trucks, they changed their mind and said we could order. The owner w...
$ $$$
5.00 (60 reviews)
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Slow Drip TX
Coffee shop
👍👍 Simply amazing!!! The best coffee I've tasted in my life. When I left, I wanted to go back for more!! I had to talk myself in waiting until tomorrow morning!!! I tried the cold brew, and I can't stand cold coffee until today, that is. This coffee is crazy good. I don't understand it!!!
$ $$$
5.00 (37 reviews)
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Blackwater Coffee Roasters
Coffee shop
👍👍 Omg! Love this place! Daniel is super great, friendly, and full of recommendations. He made me feel right at home and is one of the reasons I came back! Love great service! The lavender honey latte with oat milk (iced and/or hot) is YUM! I love the pastries and the croque monsieur was pretty tasty!
5.00 (20 reviews)
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The Phenix Cafe
Restaurant
👍👍 This is a really fresh cafe. The food is delicious and everything is made fresh. The ladies working the cafe are very sweet and make amazing food. I never thought I would like the type of sandwich I got but it was amazing. Very hard working people making incredible food. They are doing great even wi...
$ $$$
5.00 (6 reviews)
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Brewed Awakening
Coffee store
5.00 (6 reviews)
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Blackwater Coffee Roasters
Coffee shop
5.00 (5 reviews)
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Star Sailor
Beer hall
👍👍 This whole place is good vibes. Whether it’s cool events or great food or an extensive beer list and game library, your experience at Star Sailor will be memorable and the love shines through. Oh and they are righteous too, so your dollars are supporting efforts with charities. Highly recommended.
4.90 (97 reviews)
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Campesino Coffee #2
Coffee shop
👍👍 Good coffe and friendly staff. Only wish they had a wide variety of pastries. Outdoor seating and parking on the right side of the establishment. Horchata latte was pretty good.
4.90 (86 reviews)
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Nhà Tea ( Nha Tea )
Coffee shop
👍👍 Sweet drinks and cozy store. But the store is triangular-shaped and very small, so I’m not sure if it’s the best for working on a laptop. But definitely a nice spot to sip and chat. Good service and friendly employees.
4.90 (65 reviews)
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C3
Coffee shop
👍👍 They have the best espresso martinis in town, (I like mine coffee forward) not batched! I’ve never seen anyone else pull fresh espresso for their martinis. My sister had the other espresso martini that uses Vietnamese iced coffee if you like creamier and sweeter. Nick was our bartender and he was ve...
4.90 (25 reviews)
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Audrey's
Coffee shop
4.90 (14 reviews)
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Grace Shop and Café
Cafe
Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery
4.90 (10 reviews)
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The Coffee Garden - The Conservatory Food Hall
Coffee shop
👍👍 Pistacho cream latte is definitely worth the hype. It was one of the best lattes I've had. This coffee shop is located inside of a " food hall" type of establishment. They had a few pastries and I wish they had more options of that. But there is tacos right across from them. Parking was easy since I...
$ $$$
4.80 (133 reviews)
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Teapresso Bar
Bubble tea store
👍👍 The owners and staff are very friendly and attentive. They make the drinks pretty quick too, usually just a couple minutes. The ingredients are fresh and the flavors are great. My go to is the Horchata Latte (secret menu) and my gf usually gets the strawberry milk tea or taro. She loves the strawber...
4.80 (109 reviews)
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Java Coffee & Tea Co.
Coffee roasters
Quaint retail store selling a variety of coffees, teas, pots & cups, plus an assortment of candies.
4.80 (87 reviews)
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My Life Cafe
Cafe
👍👍 Found this gem in my neighborhood, by the heights. Friendly staff and the Cafe has a wide variety of breakfast and great tasting coffee. They offer Lavazza beans and Tazo teas. I got the cod fish tacos on flour tortillas. It comes with a cabbage slaw and tomatoes with slices of lemon on the side....
$ $$$
4.80 (51 reviews)
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Le'DRIP Coffee and Tea
Coffee shop
👍👍 I had a chance to try their Black Sugar Bac Xiu and it has a very unique taste like no other places. The store’s atmosphere is great and the employees are very friendly and attentive. I’d highly recommend to anyone to come and give it a try. I’d definitely come back for more
4.80 (41 reviews)
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Javaman Coffee
Coffee shop
Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery
4.80 (40 reviews)
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Kona Cafe 801
Korean restaurant
👍👍 hi besties, I went into Kona today for their soft opening and all I have to say is that the service and the drinks that I tried are ✨immaculate✨ I loved the Kona ocean drink it was not only pleasing to the eye but to the tastebuds as well! The staff was very nice and executed customer service in s...
$ $$$
4.80 (31 reviews)
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Station 8 Coffee
Coffee shop
👍👍 Great coffee, quick service. One employee stared into my eyes a little too long and I've developed romantic feelings, but the food alone is worth coming back for, so it'll be money well spent to see him again.
$ $$$
4.80 (17 reviews)
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