6 coffee shops, hand-picked
6 best coffee shops in Lubbock, TX, from local roasters
Six Lubbock coffee shops on the city's 2026 Coffee Trail, from roasters Gold Stripe and Monomyth to J&B, open since 1979, with addresses and hours.
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Lubbock’s coffee scene is small, local and growing. Gold Stripe and Monomyth roast their own coffee, J&B has been serving the city since 1979 and stays open until late evening, and Ninety-Two brings a French-style bakery to south Lubbock. All six cafés in this guide are on Visit Lubbock’s 2026 Coffee Trail, so they’re the local names to know. Most open at 7:00; J&B is the one for an evening coffee.
The photos are Sasha’s own, taken on her trip to Lubbock. Addresses, hours and drinks come from each café’s own website, checked in October 2026; where a café doesn’t publish something, we name the source we used. We haven’t added tasting notes we can’t stand behind.
Updated October 2026: removed Starbucks and Tumbleweed & Sage, which announced its closing in 2023. Merged the two Gold Stripe entries and the duplicate Ninety-Two entry, rechecked every café’s address and hours, and added four more places worth a look.
The short version
- Gold Stripe and Monomyth roast their own coffee.
- For a late coffee, J&B on 26th Street is open until 21:00 or later every day.
- Ninety-Two Bakery & Café is the pick for pastries, with a French-inspired bakery menu.
- He-Brews sits by Buddy Holly Lake, with a patio facing the water.
The numbers are for finding your way, not a ranking. The list keeps the local cafés from the first version of this guide that are still open, in the same order. Hours are as each café published them in October 2026; where a café doesn’t publish them, we say so.
1. Gold Stripe Coffee Roasters
- 2610 Salem Ave, Suite 5, Lubbock, TX 79410
Gold Stripe is a Lubbock roaster with two cafés in town, and locally roasted coffee is the center of its menu, according to Visit Lubbock. The Cactus Alley café on Salem Avenue is a cozy room with string lights, a brick wall and chalkboard menus.
The second café is in a modern building on Slide Road in south Lubbock and has a drive-thru. Gold Stripe’s website doesn’t list menus or hours, so check its Instagram before you go.
- Also at: 9816 Slide Rd, Suite 102 (with a drive-thru)
- Coffee: Gold Stripe’s own roasts
- Hours: not listed on its website; check @goldstripecoffee before you go
2. J&B Coffee Co
- 2701 26th St, Lubbock, TX 79410
J&B has been in Lubbock since 1979, which makes it the old hand on this list. It aims for a nostalgic, comfortable café with fresh coffee and pastries, and it invites people in for meetings and study sessions, according to J&B.
It has a meeting and event space called Gather, shows work by local artists, and sells its coffee and teas in bulk. Visit Lubbock calls it “a local institution” and a favorite place to meet friends or settle in with a laptop.
- Hours: Monday to Thursday 6:30 to 22:00, Friday and Saturday 6:30 to 21:00, Sunday 8:00 to 21:00, listed as holiday hours on its website in October 2026 (per J&B)
3. Monomyth Coffee
- 2024 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79401
Brothers Trenton and Randall Jackson founded Monomyth in 2019. The name means “one story” and refers to the hero’s journey, and the café’s mission is to welcome people well and leave them encouraged, according to Monomyth.
The café is in a white house on the corner of Broadway and Avenue U, near Texas Tech. Monomyth roasts its own coffee, with blends such as Champions, and serves pastries from Brulee Bakery. It says it was voted Best Independent Coffee Shop in the USA in 2024 and 2025.
- Coffee: Monomyth’s own roasts
- Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 (as of October 2026, per Monomyth)
4. Sugar Browns Coffee
- 6701 Indiana Ave, Suite A, Lubbock, TX 79413
Sugar Browns is a Lubbock specialty coffee shop that wants to be “a place to slow down, belong, and be refreshed,” according to Sugar Browns. Its main café is at 67th Street and Indiana Avenue, and it has an app for ordering drinks to go.
The photo is from its second spot, The Lobby by Sugar Browns, in the south lobby of McDougal Plaza downtown. It’s a weekday coffee bar with large windows and a full menu, handy if you’re downtown.
- Also at: The Lobby, McDougal Plaza, 1500 Broadway (weekdays 7:30 to 17:30)
- Hours: Indiana Avenue: Monday to Friday 7:00 to 19:00, weekends 8:00 to 19:00 (as of October 2026, per Sugar Browns)
5. Ninety-Two Bakery & Café
- 6303 82nd St, Lubbock, TX 79424
Ninety-Two calls itself Lubbock’s first French-inspired bakery and café. It opened in 2021 as part of Betenbough Companies, the group behind Betenbough Homes, and was imagined as a “third place” between home and work, according to Ninety-Two.
An in-house chef and bread specialist work alongside the baristas. The seasonal menu includes lattes such as almond croissant and cinnamon roll, a lavender cold brew, and pastries from almond croissants to banana bread scones.
- Hours: every day, 7:00 to 17:00 (as of October 2026, per Ninety-Two)
- Known for: croissants and pastries
6. He-Brews Coffee
- 2709 Marshall St, Lubbock, TX 79415
He-Brews is a Christian coffee house on the shore of Buddy Holly Lake, with an outdoor patio that looks over the water, according to Visit Lubbock. It’s also a stop for live music, and you can rent a paddleboard or canoe nearby.
Visit Lubbock’s Coffee Trail suggests it as the place to slow down between other stops. Its website shows only its catering menu, so check its hours before you go. An earlier version of this guide gave its address as 2700 Marshall.
- Hours: not listed on its website; check before you go
Also worth a look
Four more stops on Visit Lubbock’s 2026 Coffee Trail. We don’t have our own photos of these, so they’re here in brief; check the trail page for addresses and hours.
- Nashwell Café, downtown. Coffee with Australian-inspired food, an easy stop for lunch.
- Lit Brews. A coffee shop and bookstore in one, with shelves to browse while you drink.
- Brewed Awakening. Creative drinks and food, suggested on the trail as the last stop.
- Yellow City Grind. Classic coffee drinks alongside more playful, flavored ones.
Tips before you go
- Most of these cafés close at 17:00. For an evening coffee, go to J&B, open until 21:00 or later.
- Monomyth is on Broadway near Texas Tech, and Gold Stripe’s Cactus Alley café and J&B are a short drive away.
- Visit Lubbock’s Coffee Trail lists 11 local cafés if you want to make a day of it.
- To brew the beans you bring home, see our pour over guide or our cold brew guide.
Lubbock coffee shops FAQ
Of the cafés in this guide, Gold Stripe and Monomyth roast their own coffee in Lubbock.
J&B Coffee Co on 26th Street listed hours until 21:00 or 22:00 every day in October 2026. Most other cafés here close at 17:00.
J&B Coffee Co has been in Lubbock since 1979.
Its owners announced in May 2023 that they were closing, and its old website now shows unrelated content, so we removed it from this guide in October 2026.
He-Brews Coffee sits on the shore of Buddy Holly Lake, with a patio that looks over the water.
Sources
- Visit Lubbock: Sip your way through Lubbock, the Lubbock Coffee Trail, August 24, 2026
- Visit Lubbock: Visit the north side of Lubbock
- J&B Coffee: About and home page
- Monomyth Coffee: About us and home page
- Sugar Browns Coffee: Locations
- Ninety-Two Bakery & Café: About and home page
- KFYO: Tumbleweed & Sage to close its doors, May 2023
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