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Coffee by day. Art and music by night.

Espresso, breakfast tacos, beer and wine in a red and black striped house in San Marcos — with local art on the walls, a shady courtyard and a little stage in the back room.

See the menuThis week
A barista pouring latte art into a cup

The gallery wall

A new local artist every month, most pieces for sale — plus hand-made gifts by the fireplace.

Hand-made jewelry and gifts for sale on the mantel
On the mantel: hand-made jewelry and gifts
The Wake The Dead skull card standing on the coffee counter
The skull that started it all
Close-up of the skeleton sculpture against the trees
Courtyard ironwork

Show your work here

A band playing in the stage room under string lights, the crowd up close

The stage room holds about forty.

Close enough to see the drummer sweat. Bands, comics, poets and performers: tell us what you do and when you'd like to play.

Ask about a date

This week at the house

All events
  1. Mon6:30 pmSketchbook Club
  2. Tue7:30 pmThe Laughing Dead
  3. Wed6:30 pmHip-Hop Congress
  4. Thu7:30 pmPoetry Open Mic
  5. Fri9 am – 1 pmFree Range Farmers Market
  6. Sat9 am – 1 pmProduce on the Patio
  7. Sun11 am – 2 pmChief and TheDoomsDayDevice

Hanging by the bar

The menu board, in the frame it wears in the shop.

Breakfast

  • Breakfast tacos5.25
  • Kolaches5.00
  • Bagels4.00
  • Gourmet bagels5.50
  • Muffins5.50
  • Scones6.00
  • Oatmeal5.75
  • Coffee cake5.50
  • Fruit & nut bar5.50
  • Energy bars5.25
  • Cereal3.00
  • Banana1.50
  • Extra spread1.00

Sweets

  • Cinnamon roll7.00
  • Blueberry turnover7.00
  • Krispy brick7.00
  • Brownie5.50
  • Magic bar5.50
  • Almond Joy bar5.50
  • Lemon tart5.50
  • Peanut butter chocolate cup5.50
  • Cake balls5.50
  • Biscotti5.00
  • Cookies4.25

Zucchini Kill vegan · GF

  • Cream coffin5.50
  • Oatmeal cream pie6.00
  • Black moon pie6.00
  • Waffle pie5.50
  • Cupcake6.50

Lunch

  • Sandwich14.00
  • Veggie sandwich8.00
  • Salmon on a bagel16.00
  • Soup of the day5.25 / 8.00
  • Half sandwich, half soup14.00
  • Homemade salsa & chips6.00
  • Bag of chips1.50

Ask about our
beer & wine menu!

  • Add flavored syrup1.25
  • Add pump of chocolate1.00
  • Add alternative milk1.75

Toddy concentrate to go
20 oz · 15.00

Drinks

Hot 12 / 16 / 20 oz

  • Hot coffee3.00 3.25 3.50
  • Café au lait3.25 3.50 3.75
  • Americano4.00 4.50 5.00
  • Latte or cappuccino5.00 5.50 6.00
  • Mocha5.25 5.75 6.25
  • Breve5.75 6.25 6.75
  • Chai5.00 5.75 6.50
  • Matcha5.00 5.75 6.50
  • Hot chocolate3.50 3.75 4.00

Cold 16 / 20 oz

  • Iced Toddy cold brew4.25 4.75
  • Iced latte5.00 5.50
  • Iced mocha5.25 5.75
  • Iced breve5.75 6.25
  • Iced chai5.00 5.75
  • Iced matcha5.00 5.75
  • Iced Americano4.00 4.50
  • Smoothie6.25 7.25
  • Limonade or limeade5.00 6.00
The whole menu, with beer and wine
The courtyard gate with a metal arch and painted panels on the fence

And the courtyard

Out the side door: shade trees, string lights, wrought-iron tables, rusted-steel art on the fence, and room for your dog.

Before the show

  • Latte or cappuccino5.00
  • Monthly drink special10.00 / 12.00Ask what's brewing this month
  • Iced Toddy cold brew4.25Our house cold brew
  • Italian cream soda4.25
  • Breakfast tacos5.25Seven kinds, made fresh — until they run out
  • Sandwich14.00Built your way on sourdough or a bagel
  • Cinnamon roll7.00Ask for today’s options
  • Cream coffin5.50Vegan and gluten-free, from Zucchini Kill

Full menu, beer and wine

A bartender opening a bottle of Texas craft beer at the bar

Doors open at 7 am

1432 Old Ranch Road 12, San Marcos. On Old Ranch Road 12 just west of the Texas State campus. Look for the red and black stripes.

Every day7 am – 10 pm

Get directionsCall (512) 754-9253