DUO Houston - River Oaks: Coffee & Pilates

I always admire a husband and wife duo success story, and that's exactly what I found at Duo! I first learned about Duo through signing up for a pilates class, and I fell in love with the place more through the people and the vibes in the connected coffeehouse. From a chat with the barista, I learned that Duo started because the husband had a love for coffee and the wife had a passion for pilates, so they thought "why not combine the two?" The River Oaks location is the founding store and they have since expanded to a second location as well. The people who work here truly seem happy and are eager to share the stories of their founders, which makes the place even more special. During my visit, I tried the birthday cake latte, which is a seasonal drink, and the flavors were also beyond wha

DUO HOUSTON - River Oaks: Duo is a stylish luxury boutique with a 2-in-1 coffee house meets group X fitness studio. It's a Houston favorite boasting a fluid monthly menu with an array of coffee drinks, fresh light snacks, adult beverages, and fitness classes for all levels. LOCATION & PARKING Nestled between Kirby & Montrose the location is easily accessible with plenty of parking. Park parallel on the street or park across the street in the dedicated parking lot. ABOUT THE MENU Whether you're looking for a hot or cold beverage... Duo has several must tries. Each month they feature several specialty drinks created under Duo's brand of flavor profiles.. check out their must-try Lattes! Featuring small bite sandwiches!, snackable veggies with hummus, curated alcoholic and alternative bev

I came to Duo specifically for matcha, something I occasionally do on Mondays. I ordered a hot matcha with oat milk and clearly requested that it be hot, not warm. I also ordered a mini butter croissant. Before stepping away, I returned to the counter to confirm that the matcha would be hot, and the cashier assured me it would be. What I received was a warm matcha and a regular sized croissant instead of the mini. I kept the croissant since I was charged for it, but asked that the matcha be remade. Unfortunately, the remade drink was still warm and tasted more like warm milk than matcha. At that point, the issue was not just temperature but quality and preparation. It only takes one bad experience to lose a customer. Especially a very fixable experience.

The staff is all really friendly. I go to the location in autry Park way too often but this one is really good too. Every time I come in they all go out of their way to remember my name and say hi - which is sweet. The owners are really nice too and the coffee is actually good quality too. This was surprising since this can be hit or miss when you have an "aesthetic" place like this.

I came to DUO earlier last week to try the Dreamsicle (guava) Matcha and I’ve been more times than I’d like to admit in the past 7 days. It’s so creamy and the matcha on its own tastes amazing!! The baristas were so sweet giving me recommendations of things to try and asking what I had going on in my day. I also took my first ever Pilates with the instructor, Makailah, and it was so fun! I loved the music she played, it was a mix of pop, r&b, Christian, and there were even some Christmas tunes in there. She came over to my reformer and corrected my technique when needed and even explained why we were doing the moves we did. She was high energy and I left the class feeling the burn and refreshed for the day ahead. Duo, I rate a 9/10, just wish they had more charging outlets for my computer