Every city is made of conversations.

Talkies started with a simple observation: the best part of a coffee shop was never really the coffee. It was who you ran into, what you overheard, the conversation that started because two people happened to reach for the cream at the same time. [Extended founding story pending.]

We didn’t want to build another café. We wanted to build a place worth talking about — and a place where talking happens.

Talkies founding team

Houston Talkies opened in 2026 as the first chapter. [Expansion philosophy and timeline pending — each new city gets its own voice, never a copy-pasted café.]

How we think about a new city

Full expansion criteria and philosophy to be announced — neighborhood character, local partnerships, and community fit before square footage.