Dispatch Coffee is a coffee roaster in Mile End, Montreal.
Dispatch Coffee roasts light, modern coffee for its Montreal cafes, its Saint-Laurent flagship pairing a bright espresso bar with a busy retail bean counter.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Saint-Laurent cafe is the roastery flagship; the subscription is a good way to take the beans home.
Address: 4021 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2W 1Y4
Cafe Pista grew from a bike-borne espresso cart into a Rosemont roastery cafe in Montreal, known for nitro cold brew and its lemonade-coffee Cafelimo.
Tip: The Beaubien roastery cafe is the hub; try the Cafelimo in summer and the cold brew on tap year-round.
Sources from: Brazil, Ethiopia, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Nitro cold brew
Zab Cafe is a Petite-Patrie roaster in Montreal that shares roasting duties with Paquebot, pouring bright single-origins from a snug Saint-Denis cafe.
Tip: The Saint-Denis cafe is small and calm; a good spot for a pour-over and a bag of beans to go.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Paquebot is a specialty coffee brand born from a partnership with Zab in Montreal, running a string of cafes and pioneering nitro cold brew.
Tip: The Old Montreal cafe on Saint-Laurent is central; try the Cafelimo in summer and grab beans to go.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Nitro cold brew
Cafe Larue & Fils roasts its own beans for a small family of Villeray cafes in Montreal, a welcoming neighbourhood roaster near the Jean-Talon Market.
Tip: The Castelnau cafe near Jean-Talon is the flagship; the house roast is sold by the bag at the counter.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Cafe Saint-Henri is one of Montreal's pioneering micro-roasters, roasting for its own cafes from a Notre-Dame Ouest flagship in its namesake neighbourhood.
Tip: The Notre-Dame flagship is the one to visit; ask what single-origin is on filter that week.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
