One of San Antonio’s most acclaimed coffee shops is coming to Houston. Merit Coffee will open locations in the Heights neighborhood and near West University Place in 2026.

Founded in 2009 in San Antonio, the new coffee shops will join Merit’s existing 13 locations in San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas. In Houston, the company will open in the former Starbucks at 5115 Buffalo Speedway in the first quarter of 2026 followed by a location next summer in the Swift Building, Radom Capital’s new project near MKT Heights (621 Waverly St.). The business has earned considerable acclaim, including being named Best Coffee Shop in the 2025 CultureMap Dallas Tastemaker Awards .

Merit sources coffee beans from growers in Central/South America and Africa and then roasts them locally. Houstonians

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