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Specialty Coffee Roasters

The roasters shaping modern specialty coffee — from Nordic light-roast pioneers to competition-grade roasteries. Browse by country to find roasters near you or explore a region's scene.

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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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Rosetta Roastery

Cape Town, South Africa

Rosetta Roastery

Rosetta Roastery is a Cape Town-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2010, known for its single-origin focus, seasonal approach to coffee sourcing, and multiple South African Roastery of the Year awards.

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Rosso Coffee Roasters

Calgary, Canada

Rosso Coffee Roasters

Rosso Coffee Roasters is a Calgary-based specialty coffee company dedicated to considered sourcing, meticulous roasting, and a philosophy that treats every cup as an act of craft and connection.

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Round Hill Roastery

Bath, United Kingdom

Round Hill Roastery

Round Hill Roastery is a Somerset-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2012, focused on single-estate coffees, direct farmer relationships, and seasonal sourcing.

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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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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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Sam James Coffee Bar

Toronto, Canada

Sam James Coffee Bar

Sam James Coffee Bar is a Toronto-based specialty coffee roaster and multi-location café brand best known for its Butter Knife espresso blend, which has served as their house coffee since 2009.

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Seven Seeds

Melbourne, Australia

Seven Seeds

Seven Seeds is a Melbourne-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2007, known for transparent sourcing, quality-focused roasting, and operating multiple café venues across the city.

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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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Sydney, Australia

Single O

Sydney pioneer known for sustainability and brewing innovation, with a strong Japan presence.

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Single O Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Single O Japan

Single O Japan is the Tokyo-based outpost of Sydney's Single O, roasting and retailing specialty single-origin coffees directly sourced from producers around the world.

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Naperville, United States

Sparrow Coffee

Sparrow Coffee is a Naperville-based specialty coffee roaster focused on environmentally responsible roasting practices and craft-driven, terroir-expressive profiles developed over more than three decades of experience.

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Burlington, United States

Speeder & Earl's

Speeder & Earl's is a family-owned specialty coffee café and roastery based in Burlington, Vermont, roasting daily since 1993.

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Speedwell Coffee

Boston, United States

Speedwell Coffee

Speedwell Coffee is a Boston-area specialty coffee roaster founded in 2008, focused on ethical sourcing, professional training, and wholesale equipment support.

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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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St. Ali

Melbourne, Australia

St. Ali

St. Ali is a Melbourne-based specialty coffee roaster and cafe pioneer founded in 2005, known for direct farmer relationships, in-house roasting, and employee ownership.

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Standart

Bratislava, Slovakia

Standart

Standart is an independent print magazine about coffee, published quarterly and distributed worldwide from Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Scotland, United Kingdom

Steampunk Coffee

Steampunk Coffee is a Scottish specialty coffee roaster offering freshly roasted beans, subscriptions, and brewing equipment to customers across the UK and internationally.

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Subtext Coffee Roasters

Toronto, Canada

Subtext Coffee Roasters

Subtext Coffee Roasters is a Toronto-based specialty roaster committed to equity, transparency, and showcasing the agricultural and human dimensions of high-quality coffee.

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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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Supreme Roastworks

Oslo, Norway

Supreme Roastworks

Supreme Roastworks is an Oslo-based specialty coffee roaster operating under the straightforward ethos of 'no fuss, just great coffee.'

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Lakewood, United States

Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters

Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters is a Colorado-based specialty coffee company founded by Andy Sprenger in Lakewood, focused on sourcing, roasting, and serving coffee within a precise window of peak freshness.

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Syra Coffee

Barcelona, Spain

Syra Coffee

Syra Coffee is a Barcelona-based specialty coffee roaster and café group founded in 2015 with a mission to make quality coffee accessible to everyone.

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Portland, United States

Tandem Coffee Roasters

Tandem Coffee Roasters is a Portland, Maine-based specialty coffee roaster operating two locations—a café and roastery and a combined coffee and bakery shop—offering single-origin coffees, blends, subscriptions, and an assortment of goods.

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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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Berlin, Germany

The Barn

Uncompromising Berlin roaster known for purist light roasting and exacting standards.

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Three Marks Coffee

Barcelona, Spain

Three Marks Coffee

Barcelona roaster known for competition-grade, experimental coffees.

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Transcend Coffee

Edmonton, Canada

Transcend Coffee

Transcend Coffee is an independently owned specialty coffee roaster based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, roasting and sourcing direct-trade coffees since 2006.

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Cape Town, South Africa

Truth Coffee

Truth Coffee Roasting, co-founded by Andrzej Janik and David Donde in Cape Town, South Africa, is a specialty coffee roaster and café recognized internationally as among the best in the world.

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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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Brisbane, Australia

Veneziano Coffee

Veneziano Coffee Roasters is an Australian specialty coffee roasting company with cafes, training studios, and wholesale operations spanning multiple states.

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Santa Cruz, United States

Verve Coffee Roasters

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

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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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Volcano Coffee Works

London, United Kingdom

Volcano Coffee Works

Volcano Coffee Works is a London-based speciality coffee roaster dedicated to ethically sourced, carefully roasted coffee offered through retail, subscriptions, wholesale, and home barista courses.

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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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Wood and Co Coffee

Perth, Australia

Wood and Co Coffee

Wood and Co Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster and café based in Brunswick, Victoria, operating a roastery retail space open to the public during the week and on Saturdays.

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London, United Kingdom

Workshop Coffee

London roaster known for refined, balanced coffees and an elegant retail presence.

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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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Manila, Philippines

Yardstick Coffee

Yardstick Coffee is a Manila-based specialty coffee company focused singularly on sourcing, roasting, and serving quality coffee through its cafes and online shop.

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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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