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Coffee Collective in Frederiksberg is Copenhagen's reference specialty roaster, running direct-trade contracts with Kenyan and Ethiopian washing stations.
BeansEthiopia, Kenya, Colombia, Burundi
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipThe roastery cafe runs Saturday cupping sessions; the Jægersborggade shop is the original retail counter.
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La Cabra is an Aarhus-founded coffee roastery that opened its first Copenhagen cafe in 2023 on Møntergade, with a second on Nordhavn from 2025.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipThe Aarhus mothership is the roastery; the Møntergade cafe is the city's daily brew bar.
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Prolog Coffee in Kødbyen on Høkerboderne roasts a tight rotation of single origins in the Vesterbro meatpacking district, with a two-seat counter.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Kenya
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipFounded by Jonas Gehl and Sebastian Quistorff; the Prolog subscription is the easiest way to buy weekly.
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April Coffee Roasters from Swedish founder Patrik Rolf focuses on light-roast filter coffee, with the Pilestræde flagship store in Indre. At Pilestræde 39.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Brazil
BrewsFilter, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipFilter-focused; the Pilestræde counter pours pour-overs by the cup. Take a bag of the daily Geisha home.
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Andersen & Maillard's Nordhavn flagship doubles as the roastery, with a 25-kilo Loring on the floor and the whole-bean retail and subscription programme run.
BeansEthiopia, Kenya, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipThe Nordhavn site is the roastery; the original Nørrebro shop on Nørrebrogade is the higher-trafficked counter.