Retrospect Coffee Bar

something about stepping into retrospect coffee bar makes you slow down and pay attention. maybe it's how the baristas actually look at your cup while they're working, checking the crema, tasting shots that don't meet their standards. the kind of care that built their 4.6-star reputation across 855 reviews. this la branch street spot draws the same faces week after week, not because they're creatures of habit but because consistency here means something different than at chains. when your cortado tastes like they remember how you like it, when the beans are roasted with intention rather than efficiency, you keep coming back. the name fits. retrospect suggests looking back with understanding, and that's what good coffee does, reminds you why you fell for this ritual in the first place. before coffee became fuel, it was conversation. before baristas became button-pushers, they were craftspeople. houston's got plenty of caffeine dispensaries, but…