Independent owned coffee shop with nice space for groups or solo. Small menu but excellent coffee…read moreand service. Highly recommend.

Absolutely adorable coffee house with wonderful customer service and a cozy and peaceful…read moreatmosphere. My brown sugar cardamom latte and zucchini muffin were delicious!! My mom enjoyed her coffee and a cranberry orange muffin. They also had beautiful handmade jewelry for sale, little potted plants, and farm fresh eggs! Would love to visit here again next time we are in the area and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a tasty drink or treat!

I wrote a review for this place before, but it's under new ownership so I'm doing a new one…read more We love the staff here and the decor is delightful. I join a group of friends on every other Tuesday to play cards. They serve food, they bring in scones and I've heard about the tasty brisket burritos from Slaughterhouse bbq but I've not tried them. Unfortunately they aren't stocked with a variety of teas ... they carry no decaf for instance. Sometimes they run out of ingredients needed to make specialty coffees that are in the menu. Which can be frustrating. My go to drink at Coffee places is a London fog with a sugar free vanilla syrup. I stopped trying to get that here because they either have run out of earl grey tea or the sf vanilla. So I order the unsweetened tea. My friend got a smoothie which looked pretty delicious! It's worth a little inconvenience to go here! Give it a go!

Great atmosphere and drinks! Attaching a picture of the menu from November 2025. Also had pastries…read moreincluding cinnamon rolls and scones.

Absolutely love this place! My go to if I want a refreshing but healthy treat. Smoothies and…read moresmoothie bowls are very customizable. Lots of fruit options including plenty of add-on options like peanut butter, honey, chia seeds, or granola. So yummy!! Highly recommend :)))

From the owner: Juice Bar, Smoothie Bowls, Smoothies, Fresh Fruitread more

Anchorage Cafe had a wonderful atmosphere, and coffee! It's a great spot in the area to come relax,…read moreget some reading done and catch up with friends over coffee/ snacks. I definitely recommend it!

The food and service were top notch, the jazzy music was fun, and all in a comfortable quirky…read moreenvironment! I really enjoyed it!

We took off on a Sunday drive to Athens taking every FM road we could. The drive is a hilly…read morebeautiful relaxing experience. We went as far as Lake Athens to the Athens Boathouse Bar and Grill (which we knew was closed), to check out the location. We tooled around Athens just enjoying the Sunday. Having been to the Fisheries and the Botanical Garden before, we were looking for a different place to stop. A quiet offbeat place with food and sweet treats was what I had in mind. Callaways Coffee and Bistro popped up as a little house with adorable photos and lovely reviews and off we went. It was perfect. They have REAL FOOD here. I tried to reproduce the menu, but seriously they have pages of breakfast, salads and sandwiches. And COFFEE, of course. I had this amazing 100% Angus patty Cheeseburger - an enormous perfectly cooked patty. ($9.95) My husband ordered the Ragun Cajun, a spicy Chicken breast on ciabatta that he loved. ($9.95) They still had pie, blondies, cookies and assorted yummy sweet treats under glass. I had the Buttermilk pie with a Tender crust and totally delicious filling! ($2.75) Our server was a terrific young man; personable, helpful and a good cook! We had a good time. The bathroom is Unisex and clean. There is plenty of seating. We sat at a regular dining table, but there are plenty of tables for two or three in addition to chairs and sofas. Most parking is street side. I'm looking forward to coming back!

This is true gem out in the country…read more The country is full of standard-issue mom-and-pop cafes dishing out standard coffee and food. KT'z Espresso is a mom-and-pop store but it is offering more of a refined city experience. First, the building is attractive lookng inside and out, and stands out in that regard. The inside is simple, clean, and modern looking by country standards. It is not cluttered with garage sale decor, but has a purpose in its styling. It is attractive without being random and cluttered, and has the feeling of a quality cafe in the middle of Colorado or other state that offers good coffee even out in the middle of nowhere. One item of note inside is a large wall mounted rolling ball kinetic sculpture that is fascinating to watch. This device has a chain that conveys balls to the top, and the balls roll down a series of tracks while activating various elements along the way. I had a hot latte with caramel syrup and it was very good. The sweetness was not overbearing, The underlying espresso and milk were correct in flavor and balance. My companion had a non-sweet, flavored, brewed black tea on ice that was extremly flavorful and well balanced. These drinks are not cheap. You are paying big city prices here, however the quality of the drinks and decor is very good. The service here is friendly and fast enough. Step into KT'z and step out of the country. Next time I'm in Emory, Texas, I will stop at KT'z and get coffee that no one else in the area is serving.

It was delicious!! A nice treat when we come to Emory. We had iced pumpkin latte and an iced mocha…read morelatte. I dont remember the exact names of the beverages. But they were yummy.

I've been to many, many coffee shops through my early adult years, but the first I started going to…read moreon a frequent basis was The Foundry, located right off the downtown square of Tyler, sitting on the first floor just beneath Bethel Bible Church. Though The Foundry is ultimately connected to Bethel as their nonprofit, and many Bethel members spend time there, it misses the mark of being what feels like a "Christian coffee shop". Instead feels like a coffee shop that is driven by God, which is a very important difference to make. The Foundry is welcoming to all and is a place of peace for all. Their space is quite large, with plenty of tables of all sizes in the back, bar seating, and more. There is an outside coffee garden space that is peaceful if you happen to be around during the three weeks where Texas weather is bearable. There are also a few tables in front of the shop. There's a room that always displays local artists' work. The Foundry roasts all their own beans under Porch Culture. The team behind Porch Culture seems to have a genuine care and passion for coffee roasting, which they obviously benefits from. Certain days in the shop, you can see them roasting and experimenting in the back. I, of course, had to leave with a bag of beans to take back to Austin with me. Recently, upon my trip back home, I had a vanilla latte of theirs, which was great, plus a cinnamon roll, which was delectable. They can get pretty busy on a Sunday before a Bethel service starts, but their team usually seems on top of it most times I visit and are all very friendly and talkative. I missed The Foundry. From my time in high school when I'd go to study, or through college breaks where I used it to get out of the house and work on side projects, it was a great place to hide out, and it still is as good as I remember. RIYL: That warm coffee smell and a good co-working space.

First time in Tyler and had to check out The foundry!…read more If you are with a big group or looking for a great place to study... THIS place is for you! Inside was massive with AMPLE! Space to study. It was nice and clean inside. I can see parking being a little of a hassle, but overall doable with the parking garage nearby. We loved the matcha latte and can't wait to come back to try the coffee.