Specialty Coffee · City Guides

Top Roasters by City

In-depth guides to the specialty coffee roasters defining each market — written for wholesale buyers, café operators, and anyone who wants to know who's actually worth talking to.

8 roasters
Chicago
The Midwest's roasting engine
Intelligentsia, Dark Matter, Metropolis
7 roasters
Nashville
The South's fastest-rising coffee market
8th & Roast, Barista Parlor, Crema
7 roasters
Austin
East Austin's roasting district
Cuvée, Merit, Flat Track
7 roasters
Denver
Direct trade at altitude
Corvus, Huckleberry, Novo
8 roasters
Portland
80+ roasters. One benchmark city.
Stumptown, Coava, Heart
7 roasters
Seattle
The most coffee-literate city in the US
Victrola, Stumptown, Elm
7 roasters
New York
Specialty at maximum density
Intelligentsia, Sey, Irving Farm
7 roasters
San Francisco
Where the specialty playbook was written
Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle
7 roasters
Los Angeles
Aesthetics-forward, neighborhood-diverse
Go Get Em Tiger, Civil, Cognoscenti
6 roasters
Boston
George Howell and the East Coast's serious specialty market
George Howell, Gracenote, Ogawa
7 roasters
Atlanta
The hospitality capital's accelerating specialty scene
Revelator, Spiller Park, Onyx
7 roasters
Minneapolis
The Midwest's most per-capita specialty market
Peace Coffee, Dogwood, Spyhouse
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