Roaster directory
A warm shortlist of boutique roasters whose catalogs help trace coffees back to farms, producers, regions, and processing choices.
These are tracked roaster profiles for discovery and context. Buy directly from each roaster when a coffee catches your eye.
Austin, TX, USA
Austin-based roaster focused on Brazilian specialty coffees, direct relationships, regional lots, microlots, and Brazilian coffee culture.
Raleigh, NC, USA
North Carolina roaster known for expressive single-origin releases, producer storytelling, and experimental processing lots.
Rogers, AR, USA
Arkansas-based specialty roaster with transparent sourcing, detailed coffee profiles, and a broad menu of producer-traceable lots.
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Brooklyn roaster emphasizing lightly roasted, highly traceable seasonal coffees with detailed producer and pricing transparency.
Berkeley, CA, USA
Specialty roaster curated by Bill, focused on light, fruit-forward, and experimental lots from renowned farms across Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia. The menu is organized around Process, Terroir, and Discovery, with a distinctive Rested Coffee program.
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Santa Cruz-based Roaster of the Year sourcing seasonally through direct-trade relationships across Latin America and East Africa. The lineup spans everyday blends to limited Farmlevel Reserve single-origins roasted to order.
Acton, MA, USA
Founded in 2004 by industry pioneer George Howell, defined by a science-backed pursuit of the finest coffees on earth. Green coffee is stored in vacuum-sealed or GrainPro bags (often frozen) to preserve peak-harvest character, then craft-roasted daily to order.
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ottawa-based micro-roastery co-founded by Natasha and Kyle, roasting on a Loring S15 Falcon. The program emphasizes traceability, full FOB and roasted-cost transparency, and a light-to-medium roast style focused on clarity, sweetness, and silky mouthfeel.
Boulder, CO, USA
Colorado roaster with a discovery-focused menu of limited releases, producer-forward lots, and occasional green coffee offerings.
Oslo, , Norway
Oslo micro-roastery known for long-term, named-farm relationships and unusually deep producer documentation across Finca El Puente, Finca Tamana, and Finca El Suelo.
Lakewood, CO, USA
Colorado roaster pairing strong producer relationships with cost-transparency notes on many lots; reliably foregrounds named farm or estate on product pages.
Berlin, , Germany
Berlin specialty roaster with a stable single-origin catalog and clear farm-level metadata; Crema Magazine Roaster of the Year 2025.
Rotterdam, , Netherlands
Rotterdam roaster focused on competition and exceptional-grade microlots, with farm-specific releases from well-known Latin American producers.
Barcelona, , Spain
Barcelona roaster with a limited-edition program built around named farms such as Finca Hartmann, Mi Finquita, and Finca Las Flores.
Collingwood, VIC, Australia
Melbourne roaster with an estate-heavy catalog, especially deep coverage of Panama Geisha estates, Mexican farms, and Cup of Excellence lots.