Restaurants in Alto, Texas
Listings checked against Texas Comptroller permit data · Updated September 2026
Alto is a small Cherokee County town on US-69. The directory lists three restaurants with storefronts, a diner, a coffee house and a burger stand, plus a taqueria. Rusk and Jacksonville to the north and Nacogdoches to the east have more choices.
Here is what is in Alto.
Miss Mollie's Diner and Rise Up Coffee House
Miss Mollie's Diner at 210 W San Antonio St is a hometown diner serving breakfast, burgers, sandwiches and salads.
On the same street, Rise Up Coffee House at 134 W San Antonio St is a coffee house that also serves breakfast, lunch and pizza.
Burgers and Tacos
Jack's Burgers at 135 N Marcus St is a burger stand on US-69, which runs through town as Marcus Street. The directory also lists Cindy's Taqueria in Alto.
Nearby Towns
Rusk, the Cherokee County seat, is north of Alto on US-69, and Jacksonville is farther north on the same highway. Nacogdoches is to the east. Each has its own dining guide with barbecue, Tex-Mex, cafés and sit-down restaurants.
Visitors to Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, near Alto, can eat in town before or after their visit.
Restaurant Directory: Alto
A directory of 3 restaurants and 1 food truck, built from active Texas sales-tax permits, grouped by cuisine where the name makes it clear.
Sourced from the Texas Comptroller's active permit records. A spot that recently closed or changed hands may occasionally still appear — let us know and we'll fix it.
Burgers & American (1)
- Jack's Burgers
Burger stand on N Marcus St (US-69) in Alto.
135 N Marcus St, Alto, TX 75925
Breakfast & Diner (1)
- Miss Mollie's Diner ↗
Hometown diner on W San Antonio St serving breakfast, burgers, sandwiches and salads.
210 W San Antonio St, Alto, TX 75925 · (936) 858-1001
Coffee, Sweets & Bakery (1)
- Rise Up Coffee House $
Coffee house on W San Antonio St that also serves breakfast, lunch and pizza.
134 W San Antonio St, Alto, TX 75925
Food Trucks & Trailers (1)
- Cindy's Taqueria San Antonio St · permit since 2012
Source: Texas Comptroller — Active Sales Tax Permit Holders (NAICS 722)
FAQ: Dining in Alto
Miss Mollie's Diner on W San Antonio St serves breakfast, burgers, sandwiches and salads. Rise Up Coffee House on the same street serves coffee, breakfast, lunch and pizza, and Jack's Burgers is on N Marcus St (US-69).
Yes. Rise Up Coffee House at 134 W San Antonio St serves coffee along with breakfast, lunch and pizza.
Rusk and Jacksonville, north on US-69, and Nacogdoches, to the east, have wider selections of barbecue, Tex-Mex, cafés and sit-down restaurants.
East Texas guides
Region-wide guides that put Alto in context — where to go, what things cost, and how people actually live here.
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