"We know this may be hard to hear — because this isn't just any store. It's your coffeehouse, a place woven into your daily rhythm." That line comes from the letter posted on the door at 6733 Hillcrest Avenue, as People Newspapers reported on September 29, 2026. The Snider Plaza Starbucks has closed for good.
On September 24, Starbucks announced it would close about 250 North American stores, and this was one of them. If you used to stop there, your options are still within a few doors. The shops that remain on this stretch are a Dallas-founded roaster that opened beside the Starbucks four years ago and a family-run café that opened this summer. The two shops that stayed are the ones built for coming in and sitting down.
What the letter on the door covered
Starbucks Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams wrote the September 24 letter. He said the company had identified "locations where we do not believe we can consistently deliver the experience we want for customers and partners or where we don't see a path to acceptable financial performance." The closures add up to about 1% of the company's more than 18,000 North American stores. Starbucks has not released a full list of which ones are closing. People Newspapers checked on September 28 and found that the Hillcrest store had already been taken off the Starbucks website.
If you still want Starbucks, People Newspapers pointed readers to the store at 6407 Hillcrest Avenue.
This has happened in the Park Cities before. Highland Park Village announced its Starbucks closure in 2023. At the time, the Village's chief marketing officer, Victoria Snee, explained it this way:
"In recent years, Starbucks has really changed its business model to more to-go and mobile orders, which isn't conducive to our shopping environment and ability to provide the best possible customer service."
Snee was talking about Highland Park Village, not Snider Plaza. Still, her point helps explain why the two shops left on the Hillcrest block are set up the way they are.
Two doors down, the roaster that moved in beside it
White Rock Coffee is at 6715 Hillcrest Avenue, a few addresses from the empty Starbucks. When the Advocate covered it in August 2022, the headline called it a new store "near the Snider Plaza Starbucks." It took over the old Pearl Cup space, and a soft opening was expected on August 29 of that year. Four years on, the chain store that headline used as a landmark has closed, and White Rock is still there.
The company was founded in 2005 at Northwest Highway and Ferndale. Owners Nancy and Robert Baker also run a commercial bakery, a commercial roaster and a warehouse in Lake Highlands. The Advocate also recalled that in 2017 a Starbucks opened at the same corner as the original White Rock shop. Instead of losing customers, White Rock drew a more loyal following. The company has shared a corner with Starbucks before, so this is not new territory for it.
The University Park store opens at 6 a.m. every day and closes at 6 p.m. No other shop in this post opens earlier.
Kilo, built to the gram
Kilo Coffee sits around the corner at 6600 Snider Plaza, Suite 110. CultureMap Dallas first reported it as coming soon in April. By September 7, 2026, PaperCity was describing it as just opened. Where White Rock is an established roaster, Kilo is a small family business.
CraveDFW reported in July that Alex Vu taught himself to repair espresso machines by watching online videos. He practiced on the equipment at V's House, his family's Vietnamese restaurant in North Richland Hills. He runs Kilo with his siblings Victoria and Ryan Vu, along with Anthony Nguyen, who also worked at V's House, and Bao Nguyen, who handles branding and creative work. Victoria studied nutrition at Texas A&M and put together the food menu. It is short and grab-and-go: sandwiches, puff pastries, salads, power bowls and overnight oats.
The name refers to weight. Drinks are named for how many grams they weigh. The .214 combines orange, nutmeg, vanilla, espresso and a house milk blend. The .283 is an espresso tonic made with house Earl Grey syrup and lemon zest. The bar keeps about ten single-origin pour-overs in rotation alongside a full espresso program.
Before signing a lease, the team ran pop-ups in Snider Plaza and along the Katy Trail earlier this year. CraveDFW reported that both drew strong crowds. In other words, Kilo tested this block before committing to it, and the block responded. It opens daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is next door to Sueño. That 7 p.m. close is an hour later than White Rock's.
Kilo's opening comes after the plaza's reconstruction, which we covered in Snider Plaza's first full summer reopened. It is one more new tenant choosing the rebuilt streetscape.
The cottage on Asbury, still pending
The third shop is across Hillcrest at SMU. Rollin Joe's is moving into 3411 Asbury Street, the pitched-roof cottage that was home to New York Sub for many years. Park Cities resident and SMU graduate Jerry Mooty is opening it with partner Kirk Thompson. The menu will include premium coffee, matcha, teas, refreshers, smoothies, energy drinks and grab-and-go food, with house music and an occasional guest DJ.
In June, People Newspapers and the Dallas Observer both reported a late-summer or early-fall 2026 opening. As of early October, we have not found any confirmation that it has opened. People Newspapers still listed it as upcoming in its August 13 roundup. The plan describes a place to spend time, with music and drinks served throughout the day, which fits the same pattern as White Rock and Kilo. Football weekends will add foot traffic on Asbury once it opens. Our notes on SMU's 2026 home schedule list the dates.
The morning, sorted by first pour
Here is the shortlist arranged by opening time, using each shop's current posted hours. Hours can change, so check before you head out.
| Shop | Address | Opens | Closes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Coffee | 6715 Hillcrest Ave. | 6 a.m. daily | 6 p.m. | In the former Pearl Cup space, open since 2022 |
| White Rock Coffee, Preston Center | 8333 Douglas Ave., Suite 150 | 6:30 a.m. weekdays | 5 p.m. | Weekday hours listed |
| LDU Coffee To Go | 6913 Preston Rd. | 6:45 a.m. weekdays | 4 p.m. | In University Park since 2019 |
| Kilo Coffee | 6600 Snider Plaza, Suite 110 | 7 a.m. daily | 7 p.m. | Opened late summer 2026 |
| Cavero Café | 6009 Berkshire Ln. | 7 a.m. weekdays | 7 p.m. | Closed Sundays |
LDU opens later on weekends, at 7 a.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday. Cavero opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday. White Rock on Hillcrest posts the same 6 a.m. opening seven days a week, which makes it the most consistent early option.
Farther out, on the Preston Center side
If your loop heads west, a few more shops are close by:
- Cavero Café, 6009 Berkshire Lane. People Newspapers reported that it opened quietly in April 2026 on a small strip in Preston Center. The owner is Yazan Mustafa.
- White Rock Coffee, Preston Center, 8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 150. It is a short walk from the Douglas corridor we wrote about in Douglas Avenue, after the fences came down.
- La La Land, 5600 West Lovers Lane. Its location page lists the address but not hours, so check before you go.
People Newspapers named White Rock and Kilo as the coffee shops still operating in Snider Plaza. One was founded on Northwest Highway in 2005, and the other grew out of a family restaurant in North Richland Hills. White Rock opens at 6 a.m. and Kilo at 7 a.m., every day of the week.
At Wiebe Real Estate, we follow changes like these on the blocks we work in, because a new opening or a closing affects how a street feels to the people who live on it. If you have questions about life near Snider Plaza, or want to talk about a home within walking distance of these shops, Work With Us and we'll meet you for coffee.
