Blacksmith opened on lower Westheimer in 2013, a collaboration between Chris Shepherd's Underbelly group and the team at Greenway Coffee, and it quickly became the Montrose default for a proper espresso drink and something good to eat with it. The drinks list reaches past coffee to teas. The food punches above a coffee shop: a sausage, egg, and biscuit sandwich that some consider the city's best, plus pastries by chef Christina Au, including her famed banana bread and a marble loaf. Order the cane sugar latte, grab a stool, and watch the neighborhood cycle through. A second location opened in the Memorial City office district in 2024.
What to expect
- Wi-Fi is strong but outlets are scarce, so arrive with a charged laptop.
- The air conditioning runs cold; bring a light layer even in summer.
- It is a social room where you run into people, not a quiet study hall.
What to order
- Cane sugar latte
- Sausage, egg, and biscuit sandwich
- Banana bread
- Marble loaf
- 2013Since
- Greenway Coffee's ownersCo-owners