Koffeteria
{{Short description|Bakery in Houston, Texas, U.S.}}
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| street-address = 1110 Hutchins St. Suite 102
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| postcode = 77003
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Koffeteria is a Cambodian bakery and cafe in Houston, Texas, United States.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Koffeteria: Bakery & cafe celebrating the flavors of Houston |url=https://www.khou.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/great-day-houston/koffeteria-bakery-cafe-celebrating-the-flavors-of-houston/285-b2db8af8-a859-4d2e-b71f-a4b5f24043d0 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=khou.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2024-05-02 |title=Houston’s Koffeteria: A Café Bridging Ethnic Diversity and Culinary Excellence |url=https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2024/05/vanarin-kuch-houston-cafe-bakery-scene/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=OutSmart Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=May 4, 2022 |title=Houston's Koffeteria offers new all-day cafe hours and dishes |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/reviews/article/Koffeteria-s-new-all-day-cafe-hours-and-dishes-17144257.php |work=Houston Chronicle}}
Description
According to The Infatuation, the bakery offers a "mixture of Cantonese-Vietnamese-Chinese breakfast plates".{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=The 11 Best Coffee Shops In Houston - Houston |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/houston/guides/best-coffee-shops-houston |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}} The menu includes chocolate croissants, a salted lime tart, a guava cream cheese danish, and a beef brisket pho-stuffed kolache.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=The 11 Best Bakeries In Houston - Houston |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/houston/guides/best-bakeries-houston |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=The 11 Best Kolaches In Houston, Ranked - Houston |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/houston/guides/best-kolaches-houston |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |title=Alison Cook tries Koffeteria’s beef pho kolaches |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/dining/alison-cook-s-promising-first-taste-of-eado-15010148 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Preview {{!}} Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}} Koffeteria also has breakfast tacos with egg and Chinese sausage.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |title=Alison Cook: Koffeteria in EaDo delivers a ‘hall-of-fame breakfast taco’ |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/dining/alison-cook-tries-a-brilliant-young-bakery-cafe-16046945 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Preview {{!}} Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}} Seasonally, the business has also offered a pumpkin spice mochi and the Apple Bottom Queen croissant, which has Honeycrisp apples and salted caramel.{{Cite web |last=Gillespie |first=Lane |date=2016-10-10 |title=16 Pumpkin-Spiked Treats Perfect for Fall in Houston |url=https://houston.eater.com/maps/houston-best-pumpkin-spice-latte-ice-cream-cookies-cocktails |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Eater Houston |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625130900/https://houston.eater.com/maps/houston-best-pumpkin-spice-latte-ice-cream-cookies-cocktails |url-status=live }}
History
Reception
In January 2024, Koffeteria was nominated for a James Beard award as Semifinalist in Outstanding Bakery. Vanarin Kuch also won the Tastemakers award for Pastry Chef of the Year 2024. Koffeteria became the first bakery in Houston to have earned a James Beard nomination for Outstanding Bakery.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
In 2024, the business was included in The New York Times{{'s}} list of the 22 best bakeries in the U.S.{{Cite news |title=22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-bakeries-america.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227102219/https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-bakeries-america.html |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2024-12-28 |language=en |url-status=live }}
See also
{{Portal|Food|Texas}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.koffeteria.com}}
{{Restaurants in Houston}}
Category:2019 establishments in Texas