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Coffee Roasters in United States

74 specialty roasters based in United States, indexed on Coffeester. Each profile covers the roastery's history, philosophy, and what they're known for.

Anchorhead Coffee

Seattle, United States

Anchorhead Coffee

Anchorhead Coffee is a Seattle-based specialty coffee roaster offering small-batch, roasted-to-order whole bean coffees shipped directly to customers and served across three café locations in the city.

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Andytown Coffee

San Francisco, United States

Andytown Coffee

Andytown Coffee Roasters is a women-owned, community-focused specialty coffee roasting company founded in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood in 2014.

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Bar Nine

Los Angeles, United States

Bar Nine

Bar Nine is a Los Angeles-area roaster and café founded in 2013 that combines specialty coffee roasting with a hospitality-focused café experience and a patented Pure Espresso product.

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Barista Parlor

Nashville, United States

Barista Parlor

Barista Parlor is a Nashville-based coffee roaster and café dedicated to blending art and commerce through high-quality, responsibly sourced coffee and a community-centered atmosphere.

artisancommunity-focusedenvironmentally responsible sourcingexperiential
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Bi

Chicago, United States

Big Shoulders Coffee

Big Shoulders Coffee is a Chicago-based artisan roaster and café concept founded by Tim and Patricia Coonan, rooted in a chef-driven approach to sourcing and roasting specialty coffee.

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Birch Coffee

New York, United States

Birch Coffee

Birch Coffee is a New York City-based specialty coffee roaster and café company founded in 2009, roasting in Long Island City since 2015 with a focus on direct-trade farmer relationships and thoughtful origin-specific roast profiles.

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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

San Diego, United States

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is a San Diego-based specialty coffee roaster and multi-location café operator offering single origin coffees, signature blends, and a blue label collection alongside subscriptions and wholesale services.

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Wake Forest, United States

Black & White Coffee Roasters

North Carolina roaster founded by two US Barista Champions.

CompetitionApproachableMedium
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Oakland, United States

Blue Bottle Coffee

Bay Area roaster that fused obsessive freshness with minimalist design and global scale.

FreshnessDesignMedium
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Wilmington, United States

Brandywine Coffee Roasters

Brandywine Coffee Roasters is a Wilmington, Delaware-based specialty roastery known for hand screen-printed coffee bags featuring original illustrations, light-roast coffees, and a creative, community-minded ethos.

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Brash Coffee

Atlanta, United States

Brash Coffee

Brash Coffee is an Atlanta-based specialty coffee roaster focused on direct-farm sourcing, careful roasting, and authentic relationships with producers.

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Buddy Brew Coffee

Tampa, United States

Buddy Brew Coffee

Buddy Brew Coffee is a Tampa-based specialty coffee roaster and multi-location café brand committed to ethically sourced coffees and community-focused giving through their 'Brew Good. Do Good.' mission.

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Ca

Brooklyn, United States

Café Grumpy

Long-running independent New York roaster and café group with a cult following.

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Caffe Vita

Seattle, United States

Caffe Vita

Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Co. is an independent, locally owned Seattle-based roaster founded in 1995 that hand-roasts coffee in small batches across three roasteries in Seattle, Brooklyn, and Phoenix.

hand-roastedsmall-batchindependentcommunity-focused
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Case Study Coffee

Portland, United States

Case Study Coffee

Case Study Coffee Roasters is a Portland, Oregon-based coffee roasting company with multiple locations and wholesale, catering, and subscription services.

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Ca

Santa Cruz, United States

Cat & Cloud Coffee

Cat & Cloud Coffee is a Santa Cruz-based roastery offering coffee, merchandise, subscriptions, and wholesale services, with regular public tastings at their roastery location.

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Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Annapolis, United States

Ceremony Coffee Roasters

Ceremony Coffee Roasters is an Annapolis-based specialty coffee company founded in 2002 that sources high-quality seasonal coffees and operates multiple café locations across the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Chromatic Coffee

San Jose, United States

Chromatic Coffee

Chromatic Coffee is a San Jose-based specialty coffee roaster recognized as the Best Roaster of Silicon Valley, offering a range of single origin, experimental, and mainstay coffee offerings alongside teas and merchandise.

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Civil Coffee

Los Angeles, United States

Civil Coffee

Civil Coffee is a Los Angeles-based roastery and café founded by brothers Alan and Alex Morales, roasting weekly to deliver fresh, approachable specialty coffee to their Highland Park community and beyond.

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Co

Portland, United States

Coava Coffee Roasters

Portland single-origin specialist known for clarity and the Kone metal filter.

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Compass Coffee

Washington, United States

Compass Coffee

Compass Coffee is a Washington, DC-based specialty coffee company founded in 2014 by two Marines with a mission to make great coffee accessible, ethical, and community-driven.

ethical sourcingsmall-batch roastingapproachablecommunity-focused
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Corvus Coffee Roasters

Denver, United States

Corvus Coffee Roasters

Corvus Coffee Roasters is a Denver-based specialty roaster focused on direct farmer relationships and the emerging high end of specialty coffee through experimental fermentations and exotic varieties.

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Co

Durham, United States

Counter Culture Coffee

North Carolina roaster known for sustainability leadership and rigorous coffee education.

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Dark Matter Coffee

Chicago, United States

Dark Matter Coffee

Dark Matter Coffee is a Chicago-based specialty roaster founded in 2007, known for its countercultural ethos, funky coffee offerings, and long-standing relationships with producing partners in El Salvador and Guatemala.

specialty coffeecounterculturalcommunity-focuseddirect producer relationships
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Da

Los Angeles, United States

Dayglow

Dayglow is a Los Angeles-based coffee roaster offering subscriptions, market selections, and roasted coffee through their online store.

subscription-basedonline retailLos Angelesmarket roaster
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Devoción

New York, United States

Devoción

Devoción is a New York-based coffee roaster and café group focused on sourcing and delivering exceptionally fresh coffee directly from farm to consumer.

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Dogwood Coffee

Minneapolis, United States

Dogwood Coffee

Dogwood Coffee is a Minneapolis-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2010, guided by a philosophy of serving everyone in the coffee supply chain.

single originrelationship-driven sourcingspecialty roasterMinnesota-based
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Equator Coffees

San Rafael, United States

Equator Coffees

Pioneering woman- and LGBT-owned California roaster and certified B Corp.

Certified B CorpSustainabilityMedium
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San Francisco, United States

Four Barrel Coffee

Four Barrel Coffee is an independent, locally owned coffee roastery based in San Francisco that directly sources beans from Latin America, Indonesia, and East Africa and roasts them on a vintage German machine using human-guided technique.

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Acton, United States

George Howell Coffee

The roastery of a true coffee elder statesman, devoted to terroir and clarity.

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Go Get Em Tiger

Los Angeles, United States

Go Get Em Tiger

Go Get Em Tiger is a Los Angeles-based coffee roaster and café group offering carefully sourced single-origin coffees and retail products.

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Los Angeles, United States

Groundwork Coffee

Groundwork Coffee is a Los Angeles-based roaster specializing in organic and fair trade coffee, including the first Regenerative Organic Certified coffee offering.

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Heart Coffee Roasters

Portland, United States

Heart Coffee Roasters

Portland roaster that brought a clean, Nordic-influenced light-roast aesthetic to the US West Coast.

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Highwire Coffee Roasters

Oakland, United States

Highwire Coffee Roasters

Highwire Coffee Roasters is an Oakland-based specialty coffee company founded by Robert Myers and Rich Avella, operating multiple café locations across the East Bay with a philosophy of 'approachable excellence.'

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Hu

Denver, United States

Huckleberry Roasters

Huckleberry Roasters is a Denver-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2011, committed to community, sustainability, and quality coffee.

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Intelligentsia Coffee

Chicago, United States

Intelligentsia Coffee

Chicago founder of US direct trade and a training ground for a generation of coffee professionals.

PioneerDirect tradeMedium
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James Coffee Co

San Diego, United States

James Coffee Co

James Coffee Co. is an independently owned and operated specialty roaster based in Escondido and San Diego, California, specializing in handcrafted artisan roasted coffee.

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Joe Coffee

New York, United States

Joe Coffee

Joe Coffee Company is a New York-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer operating multiple café locations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and beyond, alongside a wholesale program and professional coffee education.

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Kickapoo Coffee

Viroqua, United States

Kickapoo Coffee

Wonderstate Coffee is a B Corp-certified specialty coffee roaster based in Viroqua, Wisconsin, dedicated to ethical sourcing, direct farmer partnerships, and community-focused business practices since 2005.

ethical sourcingdirect tradespecialty coffeeB Corp
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Klatch Coffee

Los Angeles, United States

Klatch Coffee

Klatch Coffee is a family-run specialty coffee roaster based in Los Angeles with cafes across Southern California, known for its pursuit of sustainably sourced, award-winning coffee.

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Kuma Coffee

Seattle, United States

Kuma Coffee

Kuma Coffee is a small Seattle-based specialty roaster founded in 2008, focused singularly on sourcing and carefully roasting high-quality coffee.

specialty roastersmall-batchquality-focusedsingle-origin
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La

Raleigh, United States

Larry's Coffee

Larry's Coffee is a Raleigh-based, certified B-Corporation roaster committed to organic, fair trade, and shade-grown coffee alongside environmentally sustainable business practices.

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Madcap Coffee Company

Grand Rapids, United States

Madcap Coffee Company

Grand Rapids roaster that put Midwest specialty coffee on the national map.

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Me

Greenville, United States

Methodical Coffee

Greenville, South Carolina roaster known for design-led cafés and balanced roasting.

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Mo

San Diego, United States

Mostra Coffee

Mostra Coffee is a San Diego-based specialty coffee roaster recognized among the world's top roasters, with a mission centered on uplifting the lives of coffee farmers.

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Nguyen Coffee Supply

New York, United States

Nguyen Coffee Supply

Nguyen Coffee Supply is America's first specialty Vietnamese coffee company, importing direct-trade beans from Vietnamese farmers and roasting them in Brooklyn, New York.

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Nossa Familia Coffee

Portland, United States

Nossa Familia Coffee

Nossa Familia Coffee is a Portland, Oregon-based specialty roaster founded in 2004 by Brazilian native Augusto Carneiro, whose family has grown coffee in the highlands of Brazil since the 1890s.

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Onyx Coffee Lab

Rogers, United States

Onyx Coffee Lab

Northwest Arkansas roaster turned competition powerhouse and design-forward specialty leader.

CompetitionModernLight-to-medium
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Panther Coffee

Miami, United States

Panther Coffee

Panther Coffee is a Miami-founded specialty coffee company focused on small-batch roasting, direct producer relationships, and retail and wholesale operations across Florida, New York, and Michigan.

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Parlor Coffee

New York, United States

Parlor Coffee

Parlor Coffee is a Brooklyn-based specialty roaster founded in 2012, supplying cafés, restaurants, and home brewers worldwide from its repurposed carriage house near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Partners Coffee

New York, United States

Partners Coffee

Partners Coffee is a New York-based specialty roaster founded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2012, built on lasting relationships with farmers and a commitment to sourcing and roasting quality coffee.

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Lancaster, United States

Passenger Coffee

Lancaster, Pennsylvania roaster known for refined coffee and a serious tea program.

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Passion House Coffee

Chicago, United States

Passion House Coffee

Passion House Coffee is a Chicago-based specialty roaster operating a roastery café in East Garfield Park and a café location on Goose Island, offering a range of single-origin and blended coffees organized by roast profile genre.

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Press Coffee Roasters

Phoenix, United States

Press Coffee Roasters

Press Coffee Roasters is a Phoenix-based specialty coffee roaster and multi-location café group founded in 2008, known for fresh in-house daily roasting and community-focused initiatives across Arizona.

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Quills Coffee

Louisville, United States

Quills Coffee

Quills Coffee is a Louisville, Kentucky-based specialty coffee roaster and café group founded in 2007, committed to small-batch roasting, producer relationships, and community-centered hospitality.

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Red Bay Coffee

Oakland, United States

Red Bay Coffee

Red Bay Coffee is an Oakland-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2014 by artist and entrepreneur Keba Konte, committed to quality, sustainability, and advancing diversity and inclusion in the coffee industry.

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Regalia Coffee

New York, United States

Regalia Coffee

Regalia Coffee is a New York-based specialty roaster offering a range of traditionally processed and fermented coffees alongside merchandise, brewing equipment, and wholesale services.

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Ritual Coffee Roasters

San Francisco, United States

Ritual Coffee Roasters

Mission District pioneer that helped launch San Francisco's third-wave movement.

San FranciscoBrightIndependent
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Ro

Portland, United States

Roseline Coffee

Roseline Coffee is a Portland, Oregon-based specialty coffee roaster focused on consistency, quality, and long-term relationships with farmers and supply chain partners.

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Ruby Coffee Roasters

Nelsonville, United States

Ruby Coffee Roasters

Rural Wisconsin roaster celebrated for clean, expressive, seasonal coffees.

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Sa

San Francisco, United States

Saint Frank Coffee

Saint Frank Coffee is a San Francisco-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2013, built on direct producer relationships and a philosophy of humble, people-centered service inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Sey Coffee

Brooklyn, United States

Sey Coffee

Bushwick roaster known for ultra-clean light roasting and a striking minimalist aesthetic.

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Sightglass Coffee

San Francisco, United States

Sightglass Coffee

San Francisco roaster known for its cathedral-like SoMa flagship and warm, balanced roasting.

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Sp

Minneapolis, United States

Spyhouse Coffee

Spyhouse Coffee is a Twin Cities-based roaster and multi-location retailer focused on farm-direct sourcing, thoughtful roasting, and community enrichment in Minneapolis and beyond.

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Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Portland, United States

Stumptown Coffee Roasters

The Portland pioneer that helped define American third-wave coffee and direct trade.

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Su

St. Louis, United States

Sump Coffee

Sump Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and café based in St. Louis, Missouri, with additional locations in Nashville and Brooklyn, dedicated to the pursuit of the perfect handcrafted cup of coffee.

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Temple Coffee Roasters

Sacramento, United States

Temple Coffee Roasters

Temple Coffee Roasters is a Sacramento-based specialty coffee company offering single origin coffees, house blends, tea, and brewing supplies across multiple café locations.

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Va

New York, United States

Variety Coffee Roasters

Variety Coffee Roasters is a Brooklyn-based specialty coffee company founded in 2008, known for sourcing seasonally fresh coffees and roasting daily out of their East Williamsburg roastery.

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Ve

Santa Cruz, United States

Verve Coffee Roasters

Santa Cruz roaster blending California surf culture with serious farm-level sourcing.

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Vi

Seattle, United States

Victrola Coffee Roasters

Victrola Coffee Roasters is a Seattle-based coffee roaster offering single origin coffees, blends, and subscriptions across multiple café locations.

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Vigilante Coffee

Hyattsville, United States

Vigilante Coffee

Vigilante Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and café founded in Washington, DC, and now headquartered in Hyattsville, Maryland, with roots in Hawaiian coffee culture and a commitment to sourcing high-quality specialty-grade beans.

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Water Avenue Coffee

Portland, United States

Water Avenue Coffee

Water Avenue Coffee is a Portland, Oregon specialty coffee roaster founded in 2009 on the banks of the Willamette River, known for small-batch roasting, deep community ties, and industry expertise.

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Wrecking Ball Coffee

San Francisco, United States

Wrecking Ball Coffee

Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters is a San Francisco Bay Area specialty coffee roasting company founded in 2011 by Trish Rothgeb, an industry veteran credited with coining the term 'third wave coffee.'

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Zoka Coffee

Seattle, United States

Zoka Coffee

Zoka Coffee is a Seattle-based specialty coffee roaster and coffeehouse company founded in 1996, known for direct-trade sourcing, small-batch roasting, and four neighborhood cafes.

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