Cafecito en Socorro: Café Piro

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter • April 11, 2025

Incense cleanses the energy of a small adobe coffee house, Café Piro.

With Native American art and culture displayed unabashedly, visitors are greeted with a scent of citrus and a warm welcome by the owners, Gabe and Mel Padilla. The adobe coffee shop was established in 2022 and aims to satisfy the stomachs and brains of their patrons through the café’s cultural experience that pays homage to their Piro heritage, a tribe native to the Socorro region.

Explore a truly historic, unique and homelike cafe to enhance your palate at the unique coffee shop located in an old adobe house on 9993 Socorro Road in Socorro, Texas.

Reporter | Jesie Garcia is a staff reporter and may be reached at [email protected] or on Instagram @empanaditawrites.

Editors | Jesie Garcia & Sebastian Perez-Navarro.

About the Contributor

Jesie Garcia, Staff Reporter

Jesie Garcia is a fourth-year student majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in Chicano studies. She is a staff reporter at The Prospector. She plans on pursuing a M.Ed. in social justice and has a passion for reporting on education issues in her community. Outside of The Prospector, Garcia runs her own food and travel blog and takes part in open-mics with El Paso Barbed Wire Open Mic Sessions.