Citizens Coffee & Wine Café

Citizens Coffee & Wine Café Local restaurant and wine café featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner — located in downtown Hempstead, Texas. Cyclist are welcome!

Start your ride in Hempstead with a nice coffee and baked good and end it with a cold beer or iced drink. If your passing through Hempstead, make it a point to stop by when we open so you can enjoy a nice coffee drink, a cookie or some other goodie we plan to make everyday.

You know that place you visit once and then can’t stop thinking about?For a lot of people, that’s Citizens.Coffee and pa...
06/04/2026

You know that place you visit once and then can’t stop thinking about?

For a lot of people, that’s Citizens.

Coffee and pastries turn into lunch dates.
Lunch dates turn into dinner reservations.
And before long, you’re texting your friends asking when they’re free to go back.

Tag the person you’re hoping says yes to Citizens this week ↓

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | enjoycitizens.com
Unexpected, but right at home.

You could cook tonight.Or…you could enjoy something off our Home Plate menu.Chicken Fried Steak.Smash Burgers.Fried Catf...
06/03/2026

You could cook tonight.
Or…
you could enjoy something off our Home Plate menu.

Chicken Fried Steak.
Smash Burgers.
Fried Catfish.
Salmon Pasta.
And plenty more to choose from.

Which item is calling your name? ↓

Call to reserve a table or book through OpenTable: 979.999.7090

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas
Home Plate Menu | Tuesday–Thursday
Unexpected, but right at home

“I would have never guessed to find this in Hempstead. I am so happy I stopped in.”We hear that more often than you migh...
06/03/2026

“I would have never guessed to find this in Hempstead. I am so happy I stopped in.”

We hear that more often than you might think.

From flaky croissants to scratch-made pastries baked right here, the pastry case has become one of our favorite ways to surprise first-time guests.

Whether you’re grabbing coffee before a meeting, meeting a client, or simply taking a moment for yourself, we’re glad you’re here.

If you were bringing a client, colleague, or friend to Citizens for the first time, what pastry would you tell them to try first? ↓

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06/02/2026

Some meals you think about all day. This is one of them.

The kind you find yourself craving on a Tuesday afternoon.
The kind you compare every other chicken fried steak to.
The kind you can’t stop talking about on the drive home.
The kind you start planning your next visit around.

If you love a really good chicken fried steak, we’d love to have you try ours.

Have you tried it yet? We’d love to know ↓

Enjoy it tonight on the Home Plate menu.

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It starts the same way almost every time.You walk up to the pastry case thinking you’ll grab one thing.Then someone poin...
06/02/2026

It starts the same way almost every time.

You walk up to the pastry case thinking you’ll grab one thing.

Then someone points at a croissant.
Someone else asks about the cinnamon roll.
You spot something you didn’t notice the first time around.

And suddenly choosing becomes the hardest part of your morning.

We see it happen every day.

The conversations.
The recommendations.
The “that one looks amazing.”
The last-minute changes of heart.

Truthfully, the pastry case is half the experience.

What’s your strategy? Order your favorite every time or try something new? ↓

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06/02/2026

For the people just discovering us ↓

Citizens is a from scratch restaurant, coffee shop, and wine bar in Hempstead, Texas.

Breakfast.
Brunch.
Dinner.
Cocktails.
Fresh pastries.

And the kind of place people are driving out of their way to experience.

We’d love to have you around the table soon ✨

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | enjoycitizens.com
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Destination Dining Near Houston • Worth the Drive Restaurant • Brunch Near Houston • From Scratch Kitchen Texas • Coffee Shop Near Houston

What meal is worth driving to Hempstead for?☕ Morning coffee + pastry🍳 Breakfast🥂 Brunch🍔 Lunch🍷 DinnerDefend your answe...
06/01/2026

What meal is worth driving to Hempstead for?

☕ Morning coffee + pastry
🍳 Breakfast
🥂 Brunch
🍔 Lunch
🍷 Dinner

Defend your answer in the comments ↓

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Have you tried one of our cocktails yet? Which one are you ordering again?Cherry Old Fashioned?The Lily?Or another favor...
06/01/2026

Have you tried one of our cocktails yet?

Which one are you ordering again?

Cherry Old Fashioned?

The Lily?

Or another favorite from the bar?

Cocktail lovers, tell us below ↓

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Which dish is worth the drive to Hempstead for you? ↓Explore our full menu at enjoycitizens.comReserve your table on Ope...
05/30/2026

Which dish is worth the drive to Hempstead for you? ↓

Explore our full menu at enjoycitizens.com

Reserve your table on OpenTable or give us a call at 979.999.7090.

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas
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Two weekend specials. One tough decision.Basil Spaghetti al Prosciutto or Chicken Cordon BleuAvailable Friday + Saturday...
05/29/2026

Two weekend specials. One tough decision.

Basil Spaghetti al Prosciutto or Chicken Cordon Bleu

Available Friday + Saturday.

Which one are you ordering? ↓

Reserve your table on OpenTable or call: 979.999.7090

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05/29/2026

Basil Spaghetti al Prosciutto

Spaghetti folded into a creamy basil lemon béchamel with white wine, shallots, spinach, and prosciutto.

Layered flavor.
Rich texture.
Plated with the kind of intention that turns dinner into an experience.

Come for the presentation. Stay for the experience. ↓

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More than a quick coffee stop. Think pastries for the table.Mimosas in hand.Your favorite girls all dressed up. The kind...
05/29/2026

More than a quick coffee stop.

Think pastries for the table.
Mimosas in hand.
Your favorite girls all dressed up.

The kind of brunch spot you send to the group chat because you already know everyone’s going to love it.

Coffee afterward while the conversation keeps going and “one quick brunch” somehow turns into half the afternoon.

Citizens is for the girls who appreciate beautiful spaces, thoughtful food, and the little details that make a place feel special.

Tag your brunch group and make a plan to come see us ↓

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Brunch Near Houston • Coffee Shop Texas • Girls Brunch Spot • Pastries + Coffee • Destination Brunch

05/29/2026

Our Chicken Cordon Bleu special is layered with prosciutto, mozzarella, rosemary garlic mash purée, and rich Bordelaise sauce.

Available Friday + Saturday at Citizens.

Reserve a table on OpenTable or call:
979.999.7090

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | enjoycitizens.com
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One of the most beautiful things happening inside Citizens has nothing to do with the food at all.It’s the way strangers...
05/28/2026

One of the most beautiful things happening inside Citizens has nothing to do with the food at all.

It’s the way strangers slowly stop feeling like strangers here.

Tables turn toward one another.
Conversations stretch across the room.
Stories get traded between people who walked in never expecting to know each other’s names.

And there’s something especially meaningful about watching someone who genuinely loves people make space for that to happen over and over again.

Nothing rushed.
Nothing performative.
Just human connection unfolding naturally in a place built for gathering.

In a world that feels increasingly disconnected, moments like this feel rare enough to hold onto.

Our hope is that Citizens becomes that kind of place for many.

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People keep saying two things about our Fish & Chips:“I didn’t expect it to be THAT good.”“I didn’t realize the fish was...
05/28/2026

People keep saying two things about our Fish & Chips:

“I didn’t expect it to be THAT good.”
“I didn’t realize the fish was THAT big.”

Golden, crispy, flaky catfish with waffle fries and housemade sauce on the side.

If you’re a catfish person, this is your sign to come try the Catfish Plate off our Home Plate menu.

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People are driving from Houston, Brenham, College Station, Austin, and all over Texas just to sit down with pastries and...
05/28/2026

People are driving from Houston, Brenham, College Station, Austin, and all over Texas just to sit down with pastries and coffee that feel a little different than the usual morning routine.

Slow mornings.
Laminated pastry layers.
Coffee poured hot.
And somehow no one’s in a hurry to leave.

The drive feels different when you know pastries like this are waiting for you.

We’ll see you at the pastry case.

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Two burgers people keep coming back for.Now we need to know ↓Are you ordering the Smash Burger or the Citizens Burger?📍 ...
05/27/2026

Two burgers people keep coming back for.

Now we need to know ↓

Are you ordering the Smash Burger or the Citizens Burger?

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Fresh pastries and coffee waiting for you this morning. This is your sign to start your day with a warm pastry, a freshl...
05/27/2026

Fresh pastries and coffee waiting for you this morning.

This is your sign to start your day with a warm pastry, a freshly made latte, and a morning that feels a little different than the usual drive thru.

If you were standing in front of our pastry case right now, what’s the first thing you’d be ordering? ↓

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Perfectly seared salmon over creamy pasta with lemon herb butter sauce.Our Salmon Pasta deserves a spot in your dinner p...
05/26/2026

Perfectly seared salmon over creamy pasta with lemon herb butter sauce.

Our Salmon Pasta deserves a spot in your dinner plans this week ↓

Available Tuesday through Thursday on our Home Plate menu.

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Full plate.Sides included.No extras to add on.Nothing to figure out.The kind of dinner that feels easy in the best way.H...
05/26/2026

Full plate.
Sides included.
No extras to add on.
Nothing to figure out.

The kind of dinner that feels easy in the best way.

Home Plate at Citizens ↓

Tag someone who’d appreciate knowing about this.

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Fresh pastries made from scratch every morning. 📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | www.enjoycitizens.comUnexpected, but rig...
05/26/2026

Fresh pastries made from scratch every morning.

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | www.enjoycitizens.com
Unexpected, but right at home

05/25/2026

How about dinner at Citizens this week?

Tucked into Hempstead, Texas is a full dinner service with craft cocktails, wine, steaks, seafood, pasta, and from scratch plates coming out of the kitchen all evening long.

The bar hums at night.
The tables fill with conversation.
And somehow a small town dinner becomes the kind of evening people drive hours for.

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | enjoycitizens.com
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Date Night Near Houston • Worth the Drive Restaurant • Wine Bar Texas • Destination Dining Texas • Hempstead Texas Restaurant

Now that you’re here, we’d love to know ↓How did you first discover Citizens?Was it social media?A friend?Passing throug...
05/24/2026

Now that you’re here, we’d love to know ↓

How did you first discover Citizens?

Was it social media?
A friend?
Passing through town?
The radio?
Google?

We always love hearing how people find their way to Hempstead and end up around our table.

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, TX | enjoycitizens.com
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Every Thursday, fresh flowers from DiIorio Farms Partnership make their way into CitizensBuckets of blooms coming throu...
05/24/2026

Every Thursday, fresh flowers from DiIorio Farms Partnership make their way into Citizens

Buckets of blooms coming through the doors before the weekend crowds, slowly finding their place around the café for the days ahead.

A small detail most people may never think twice about, but one that makes the space feel a little softer, a little more alive, and a little more like home to us.

And one more reason we love being part of a town where local businesses get to pour back into one another.

Made us curious on this Sunday afternoon, what is your favorite little detail around Citizens? ↓

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas
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Saturday brunch at Citizens Red Velvet Waffles.Challah French Toast.Shrimp & Grits.Surf & Turf Benedict.The kind of brun...
05/23/2026

Saturday brunch at Citizens

Red Velvet Waffles.
Challah French Toast.
Shrimp & Grits.
Surf & Turf Benedict.

The kind of brunch menu people never expect to find in Hempstead, Texas
but end up driving across the state for.

What’s your favorite brunch item you’ve tried off our menu? ↓

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas | enjoycitizens.com
Unexpected, but right at home

Address

841 12th Street
Hempstead, TX
77445

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm

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