Espresso Yourself Coffee & Cafe - St. Louis, Missouri

kiley B.

Outstanding build your own breakfast burritos and bowls! LOTS of egg in both (which was great and made them extremely filling options). Banana fosters cold brew was unique (it had real banana in it) and delicious! It had real banana flavor, as opposed to typical, fake, “banana laffy taffy” type of banana syrup flavoring. Ari’s Light latte was also delicious. Larger than average list of specialty lattes. Very friendly staff. Nice ambiance. Attached to sandwich shop next door, so there’s plenty of indoor seating available. Some outdoor seating as well. Highly recommend!!

Nat R.

I love this coffee shop. Their coffee here is strong. I ordered one of their specialty drink (I forgot the name), but I liked it a lot. I got my coffee with coffee cubes!

There are plenty of tables and chairs in the shop to do your work, lounge, or hangout with friends or families. The ambiance of this place is homely and inviting. I highly recommend this place 🙂

John H.

The coffee is as good as any spot in the city. These guys and gals also have a bigger than average and very creative list of flavored lattes that have yet to disappoint. The food is good and the team is local and are always welcoming and friendly. This is one of my favorites coffee spots in the area and pairs great if you’re waiting to get a table down the block at Russell’s.

Barry G.

Loved this coffee shop! Located right next to the Sisters Sandwich shop. Inspiring decor. Very tasty coffee drinks and wonderful service. Nice patio in the front of the store. Go for the chocolate mint latte!

Matt A.

Another fantastic addition to the neighborhood. Very different vibe than the other coffee shops nearby. Biggest plus here is they actually have warm food. Not a ton, but something. The breakfast burrito was simple and hit the spot.

Staff is friendly. I wasn't thrilled by the French press coffee, but they may be working out kinks because hey hadn't actually had their grand opening yet. We will be back.

Danielle K.

I went here for a Yelp Elite event and then I came back for a Meetup a day later. Both visits were delightful! The bagel melt was pretty salty, but that's what one expects with feta. The drinks were great, and I suspect it's the drinks that keep this place packed-- plus the great ambiance. So much cute decor. This is a neighborhood gem!

Matt F.

Great experience on a Wednesday morning for a work meeting. Street parking, friendly staff, delicious banana fosters coffee drink! Only one large table for a group but many seats for a couple people.

Kimberly A.

The atmosphere inside is cute and cozy; and the outside patio is nice to enjoy coffee and food along with the live music.
When you walk in, there's a cafe in front to order, and the coffee shop is in back to the right.
Lots of bakery items to choose from, with seasonal flavors to try. Love the option for mint foam; they definitely have a lot more options here than most places we've visited.
The coffee was decent, a little too acidic for my taste, but the sight of Monin syrups is always an indicator that the drinks will be good. My husband is *very* particular about having his drinks blended; he will search Google photos of a place to see if they serve blended drinks before visiting. For some reason most coffee shops don't serve them, so he asked the woman at the counter if our drinks could be blended like a frappé and she said yes. So he ordered a bananas fosters; and I told the woman I also wanted it blended: pistachio with white chocolate. She asked if we wanted them blended with regular ice or coffee cubes, and of course we opted for coffee cubes because how cool is that! 🤯
I also ordered a cinnamon coffee cake to go.
Once we left we noticed our drinks were iced, not blended. We were pretty specific about the blending so the fact that both of ours were iced, my husband said they must not be able to do it, so we didn't go back and bother them to remake. It wouldn't have been that big of a deal but the coffee really wasn't worth the hour drive. Looking back, I wish we would have spoken up.
Not a deal breaker for most, but the coffee was too acidic for me to enjoy so we probably won't be back; not necessarily their fault -- it's just too far of a drive to make the trip when there are other places closer. But if you're in the area and like that style of coffee, definitely give them a try! We didn't try their food in the front of the shop, but the options looked good; more on the lighter, healthier side.
The coffee cake was unlike anything I've ever tried. It was hard and dense, at first I thought it might have been stale, but the only flavor you could taste was purely raw cinnamon -- which means they must have forgotten to add any sugar because I had to throw it out.

Our experience is probably rare -- the place has a 4.9 so it must be great. Like I said, if you're in the area and like that style of coffee -- definitely give them a try!