This tiny coffee counter is big on flavor.
Photo by Gwendolyn Knapp
Community College students and Midtown residents are making this tiny new coffee shop with lots of outdoor space their go to hub for morning and evening chillaxation time. There's not really seating inside, so friends head out back, where gurgling eco-friendly fountains and picnic tables line the fenced-in yard which abuts Axelrad. There's also a quiet covered patio up front, and a menu features loads of crepes.
Harley hanging with coffee and treats, before he was adopted and moved to his fur-ever home.
Photo by Gwendolyn Knapp
Cat fanatics head to this new Heights coffeehouse (a separate coffee shop will be located in a building out front and is still forthcoming), where cats prowl above, below and on the tables and are all up for adoption, thanks to a partnership with the Humane Society. Reservations must be made online and there's a $12 entry fee per hour. Yoga, movie and game nights, and more community events, take place all week long and since its opening in early 2017, more than 50 cat adoptions have been made thanks to this cat cafe.
Throughgood Coffee, 732 W 27th
If doing good is your modus operandi, heading to this Heights coffee should be in the plans. Here you'll find coffee drinks featuring Amaya Roasters, doughnuts from Morningstar, and more light a.m. noshes. Plus, a portion of all revenue goes to supporting two local charities that help the homeless, Bread of Life and Temenos Housing. The coffeeshop was founded by pastor Rudy Rasmus, who is more commonly known as Beyonce Knowles' spiritual advisor.
Avid has been parking in Garden Oaks and the Heights.
Photo courtesy of Avid Coffee Co.
At this newly launched truck that parks in Garden Oaks and the Heights, roaster Matthew McKenzie pours coffee from Sumatra with sweet notes and herbal complexities, from the Provence of Yunan with its rich, almondy flavors, and from Honduras, which McKenzie normally uses for espresso drinks. That bean specifically is from "a farm run by Americans who also run an orphanage off the farm and use the proceeds to run the orphanage."
With that in mind, McKenzie says that the truck operates primarily to support these farmers and communities, rather than making a profit. Brewed coffee is $2.50 for regular (12 ounces), $3 for large (20 ounces). Lattes are $3.75 regular and $4.50 for large. There are also smoothies and tea available.
