About Gold Stripe - Cactus Alley
Gold Stripe - Cactus Alley is the second location of Gold Stripe Coffee, a locally roasted specialty coffee brand in Lubbock, Texas, run by brothers Zane and Zach. Situated in the Cactus Alley courtyard behind Salem Avenue, it functions as a neighborhood café and also offers espresso equipment and repairs.
About
Cactus Alley is one of those Lubbock places that locals know about and visitors stumble into by accident. Tucked behind Salem Avenue on the city's south side, it's a courtyard of independently owned small businesses — shops, food, coffee — gathered in a space that feels more curated than accidental. Gold Stripe Coffee's presence here is both fitting and intentional: it's the brand's second location, a sister to their southside roastery headquarters, bringing the same locally roasted coffee into the Cactus Alley ecosystem.
The Cactus Alley outpost gives Gold Stripe a different kind of footprint — less roastery, more neighborhood café, situated where the courtyard crowd already gathers. For anyone exploring what Lubbock's independent business scene looks like, this is a reasonable starting point. The coffee is the same as the main location: locally roasted by brothers Zane and Zach, built for the daily cup rather than the trophy shelf.
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Gold Stripe Coffee at Cactus Alley serves the same locally roasted coffee as the main southside roastery. The program is built around craft consistency — espresso drinks and daily-use coffee rather than a rotating single-origin list. Specific menu items are not documented online.
The Cactus Alley location also offers espresso equipment and repairs, making it a resource for home brewers and café operators in Lubbock beyond just the cup in hand.
Coffee at a Glance
- Roaster status
- PR Enriched
- Roasting style
- Sister café to the Gold Stripe southside roastery — locally roasted, community-focused
- Best coffee drinks
- Espresso, Latte, Cold brew
- Best buying path
- In store
- Specialty transparency
- Limited
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Gold Stripe Cactus Alley located?+
Gold Stripe's Cactus Alley location is at 2610 Salem Ave Ste 5, Lubbock, TX 79410 — inside Cactus Alley Courtyard, a collection of independent local businesses off Salem Avenue on Lubbock's south side.
Is the Cactus Alley location the same as Gold Stripe Coffee Roasters?+
Yes. Gold Stripe Coffee at Cactus Alley is the sister location to the main Gold Stripe Coffee Roasters southside headquarters. Both serve the same locally roasted coffee from the Gold Stripe roasting program.
Does Gold Stripe Cactus Alley sell espresso equipment?+
Yes. In addition to serving coffee, the Cactus Alley location offers espresso equipment and repair services — a useful resource for home brewers and local café operators.
What is Cactus Alley in Lubbock?+
Cactus Alley is a courtyard of independently owned small businesses off Salem Avenue in south Lubbock, known locally as a hidden gem. It includes shops, food, and coffee, with Gold Stripe as one of its anchor tenants.
Does Gold Stripe roast their own coffee?+
Yes. Gold Stripe Coffee Roasters roasts their own coffee locally in Lubbock. The beans served at the Cactus Alley café come from that in-house roasting program.
Who started Gold Stripe Coffee?+
Gold Stripe was founded by brothers Zane and Zach, who began the business as a mobile espresso bar for catered events before opening permanent café locations in Lubbock.
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