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While Starbucks definitely works in a pinch, here are some excellent independent-styled coffeehouses where your coffee-lovin’ dollar goes towards local businesses (even if that business is a church) rather than a big-ass corporation.

Grace Coffee Café
3233 N Saint Mary’s St Suite 102
(210) 736-6576
Gracecoffeecafe.com

The Foundry
2720 McCullough Ave
(210) 785-8208
thefoundry-sa.org

Guadalupe Street Coffee
1320 Guadalupe St
(210) 212-6508
bcfs.net/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=461

Candlelight Coffeehouse
3011 N Saint Mary’s St
(210) 738-0099
Candlelightsa.com

La Taza Coffee House
281 N and Brookhollow
(210) 494-8292
Lataza.biz

Olmos Perk
5223 McCullough Ave
(210) 858-2957
olmosperk.com

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