Citizens Coffee & Wine Café

10/03/2026

Current brunch obsession? We’ll let you decide.

• The Citizens Cowboy
• Chicken + Red Velvet Waffles
• Monte Cristo on house-made challah
• French Toast Brûlée

More on the menu.

The only thing missing is who you’re bringing with you.
Tag your brunch table below and we’ll see you before 3P today!

Saturday Brunch • 8AM–3PM

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

10/02/2026

“I hate ______, but I love yours.” It is one of the most common things we hear at Citizens.

Executive Pastry Chef Leah credits the love she puts into every creation. We know it is also her craft, her discipline, and the research she brings to each handcrafted pastry and dessert.

Fresh pastries and desserts are prepared daily and displayed in our refrigerated case. Pair one with coffee or stay for a glass of w**e.

Available today:
• Carrot cake
• Popcorn crème brûlée (gluten free) 
• Pumpkin cheesecake (gluten free) 
• Apple pie cobbler (can be Gluten-free without the streusel)
• Blackberry cinnamon bread pudding

We’d love to introduce you to one (or more) this weekend!

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

10/01/2026

“I’ll just grab one.”

Famous last words at the pastry case.

True or false, regulars?

Pastries available Tuesday–Saturday and the case often sells out. Come early and pick your favorites.

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

09/30/2026

Eddie called his favorite before the first plate ever hit the table.
Turns out, he knows a thing or two.

But don’t take our word for how Chef’s Dinner went. We’ll let the people who had a seat at the table tell you.

Safe to say, South Africa was a very good idea.

📍 Citizens | Hempstead, Texas
Unexpected, but right at home

09/30/2026

The most important question of the day.

Our pastry case is filled fresh every morning and more often than not, picked clean before the day is over.

Come early. Fill a box. Show restraint elsewhere.

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

09/29/2026

We’re so sorry for what this is about to do to your dinner plans.

The Citizen’s Burger. The kind of burger that ruins all the others.

Available for lunch + dinner because it’s a favorite around here.

We’ll see you tonight.

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

09/29/2026

For one day, there should be very little standing between you and the coffee you actually want.

The toasted marshmallow one? Absolutely.
Something iced before 9 AM? No questions asked.
A second coffee? It’s a national holiday. We don’t make the rules.

Happy National Coffee Day. Come celebrate properly.

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

09/29/2026

We talk a lot about what we serve here.

But maybe the better story has always been who we get to serve it to.

The ones who have worked long enough to carry some of it in their hands.
Who have lived enough life to know that faster was never the same thing as better.
Who still pull out a chair when someone they love goes to sit down.
Who tell the same old stories and laugh in the same places and nobody minds because one day you realize hearing them again is its own kind of gift.

Those are the tables we want full.

Not just with orders.

With people who bring whole lives through the door with them.
Years of work. People they’ve loved. Things they’ve lost. Stories worn soft from telling.

And for an hour or two, they sit here.

They eat something good and let the world spin on without them, because maybe a life doesn’t always need to be chased. Sometimes it just needs to be sat down inside of.

That’s the kind of full house we’re after.

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

09/28/2026

Paul thought he could let his birthday quietly pass without his Citizens family finding out.

A few of our staff had other plans. After Chef’s Dinner, they told the restaurant it was his birthday.

This was the reaction.

And maybe that tells you a little something about Paul.

When you spend your days taking care of people, remembering the details, making sure everyone else has what they need, and giving more than what’s required of you, people notice.

And when it’s finally your turn to be celebrated, they’re pretty happy to return the favor.

Paul worked on his birthday. He showed up for Chef’s Dinner. He served everyone else before ever mentioning a word about himself.

So there was no way we were letting the day end without making sure he knew how loved he is around here.

Citizens family, help us wish Paul the happiest birthday!

Paul, thank you for the way you take care of this place and the people inside it. We’re really grateful you’re ours!

09/25/2026

A full day of Dolly feels like a pretty good way to spend a Friday!

At 3 PM, theswitchtx is showing Steel Magnolias for *FREE* and then we’re having our Dolly Day Dinner that everyone’s excited about!

Tag your people, come for the movie and stay for dinner. Or start with us and make your way down the street!

We’re excited to spend Dolly Day with all of you! Have questions for us? Ask away! We’re happy to answer them for you!


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

09/25/2026

The Switch - Hempstead, TX is having a *FREE* movie tomorrow for Dolly Day! Tag your friends, come for drinks and a bite to eat, and then go enjoy a movie!

🌸 Celebrate Dolly Parton Day with us at The Switch! 🌸

Let's Celebrate 9/25

Grab your girlfriends, your mom, your daughters—or anyone who loves Dolly—and join us TOMORROW, Friday, September 25th at 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of Steel Magnolias! 🎬💗

There’s just something special about Steel Magnolias—friendship, laughter, love, a few tears, and of course, Dolly Parton! As Truvy says:

💕 “Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.”

🎟️ Admission is FREE!
📍 The Switch | 700 12th Street, Hempstead
🕒 Friday, September 25 | 3:00 PM

A very special THANK YOU to Hegemeyer Realty & Associates for sponsoring this free community movie! ❤️

And don’t let the fun end when the credits roll! Make a day of it and head over to Citizens afterward for a special Dolly Day Dinner. 🌸

We love finding fun reasons to bring our community together, and we can’t think of a better one than celebrating Dolly Parton Day right here in Hempstead!

Tag your Steel Magnolia crew below and make plans to join us! 💕🎬🌸

09/22/2026

Y’all, your responses to Dolly Day Dinner have been SO fun, and so many of you have asked about pricing! We put together this menu to give you a little taste of what’s coming on September 25.

Think Southern comfort, big hair, rhinestones, good music, and a whole lot of Dolly-inspired fun.

Come hungry, wear your best rhinestones, and don’t be afraid to put a little extra sparkle on it. After all, what would Dolly do? 💗

Tag a few friends and y’all make a plan to come see us!

September 25 | Starting at 4 PM until we sell out!

Because ordinary dinner plans are overrated.

09/22/2026

There’s something about hearing, “That’s why we’re back. And we’ll be back again.”

Dolores came in a couple of weeks ago and found her way back through our doors.

And lately, we’ve been hearing versions of that story again and again.

First visits becoming second visits.
A favorite dish becoming a usual order.
“I’ve been meaning to try Citizens” becoming “We’re here at least once a week!”

If you haven’t made your first visit yet, we’d love the opportunity to serve you and introduce you to Citizens.

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

09/21/2026

Think Chef’s Dinner is only for w**e drinkers? Think again.

Our September 27 Chef’s Dinner is all about the food, the experience, and an evening worth getting dressed up for!

The w**e pairing is completely optional, and we’ll have our full bar available, with Shaun creating special cocktails just for the occasion!

We’re bringing a taste of South Africa to Hempstead and we’d love to have you at our table!

Only 15 seats left! Ready to reserve yours? Email Paul with how many spots you’d like and we’ll take care of the rest!

September 27 | 5 PM
$95 per person | Optional w**e pairing $45

✉️ [email protected]

09/20/2026

Drop an emoji if you’ve RSVP’d for Chef’s Dinner on September 27th!
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09/20/2026

Before a drink ever makes it onto our menu, there are moments like this.

Paul has something he's been working on. Kenneth gets the first taste. There's a little conversation about what's in the glass, a few opinions exchanged, probably a story or two told along the way.

And if you've spent much time at Citizens, you know these two can turn just about anything into a good conversation.

But there's something about this picture that tells a much bigger story than a drink being passed across the table.

Because what you see here is two people who have poured so much of themselves into Citizens.

They think about the food you'll order. The drink you'll try for the first time. The person you'll bring back because you want them to experience it, too.
They think about what makes an ordinary Tuesday worth getting dressed up for. What makes someone drive an hour for dinner. What makes a couple choose Citizens to celebrate another year of marriage, or a group of friends stay at the table long after their plates have been cleared.

And what we wish you could see is how much they enjoy being part of those moments.

The excitement when a new cocktail finally makes it onto the menu. The conversations about a dish they've been wanting to introduce. The stories they tell about the people they've met and the places they've traveled that have inspired something you can now order right here in Hempstead.

There's a whole world of thought and conversation that happens before anything ever reaches your table.

And sometimes, it looks as simple as Paul handing Kenneth a drink and waiting to hear what he thinks.

We hope the next time you're here, you'll get a chance to spend a few minutes with these two.

Ask Paul about the cocktail you're drinking. Ask Kenneth about the inspiration behind a dish. Give them a chance to tell you a story.

Because the more you get to know them, the more you'll understand just how much of themselves they've poured into what you experience here.

If you've gotten to know Paul or Kenneth, we'd love to hear what you love about them. Or better yet, tell us a story. We have a feeling there are some good ones.

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

09/19/2026

“I wish we would’ve gone to Chef’s Dinner.”
Don’t let that be the conversation you’re having on September 28.

The response to our Chef’s Dinners never ceases to amaze us, and we’re down to our final 15 seats for our South African-inspired evening!

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, today is a great day to reserve your spot. We’re here until 10P. so give us a call or send us an email to reserve your seat.

We’re bringing a taste of South Africa to Hempstead for one evening and we can’t wait to share it with you.

September 27 | 5 PM

$95 per person | Optional w**e pairing $45

📞 979.999.7090
✉️ [email protected]