The Caffeine Library, a coffee shop and bookstore pairing specialty drinks with a curated book selection, is expanding beyond its Rio Grande Valley roots with plans for a second location at 6707 Hausman Road on San Antonio's Northwest Side. The new shop will sit near Interstate 10, Loop 1604 and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
The original Caffeine Library opened in September 2025 at 1518 W. University Drive in Edinburg, as reported by WhatNow and CultureMap; krgv.com identifies the Edinburg address. Carlos Montelongo, Jaime Montelongo and Melissa Montelongo co-founded the business, per KVAQ-TV. As reported by WhatNow, a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing identifies the San Antonio project as TABS2027004481, and the project carries an estimated cost of $150,000 for a 2,100-square-foot tenant finish-out.
Construction Timeline and Property Details
Construction on the Hausman Road space is scheduled to begin November 16, and WhatNow's reporting on the filing shows the work is slated to reach completion by March 15, 2027. A separate report from sanantonio.culturemap.com similarly notes that work on the space will not be completed until March 2027. Per WhatNow's reporting, the construction filing dates confirm only a construction schedule, not an official opening date for the shop.
Tenorio Properties manages the property hosting the new location, which the company describes as a mix of office and retail space serving San Antonio's growing Northwest Side, according to WhatNow's reporting. The Caffeine Library announced its San Antonio expansion on Instagram, the same report notes, with CultureMap also noting the business declared, “The Caffeine Library is coming to San Antonio!”
What Edinburg Customers Already Know
At its original Edinburg shop, the Caffeine Library offers coffee-based drinks, matcha, pastries from local bakers, and books spanning multiple genres, according to WhatNow's reporting. The Edinburg location has also grown into what CultureMap describes as a community hub offering author signings, open mic nights, vendor markets, and film screenings. Per myrgv.com, Jaime tries to feature local authors as much as he can, and the shop regularly hosts author readings and book signings alongside its open mic nights and film screenings.
Both Jaime and Carlos had expressed hope of expanding to a second location, according to krgv.com's earlier reporting on the brothers' Edinburg venture. WhatNow's reporting adds that the Caffeine Library has included plans for book clubs and community events at its original location. Still, the business has not publicly confirmed whether that same programming will carry over to the Northwest Side shop — CultureMap notes plainly that the shop didn't say whether San Antonio followed suit.
Questions That Remain Unanswered
WhatNow reports it had not received a response to its request for comment by the time of publication. For now, San Antonio coffee and book lovers have a construction timeline to watch but no confirmed opening date, and no word yet on whether the Hausman Road shop will carry the same open mic nights, author signings and vendor markets that have defined the Edinburg original.
