Coffee Collective in Frederiksberg is Copenhagen's reference specialty roaster, running direct-trade contracts with Kenyan and Ethiopian washing stations from a former factory in Frederiksberg.
Tip: The roastery cafe runs Saturday cupping sessions; the Jægersborggade shop is the original retail counter.
Address: Godthåbsvej 34 B, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen
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. Light roasts, single origins, in-house pastry.
Tip: The Aarhus mothership is the roastery; the Møntergade cafe is the city's daily brew bar.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Prolog Coffee in Kødbyen on Høkerboderne roasts a tight rotation of single origins in the Vesterbro meatpacking district, with a two-seat counter and a wholesale programme to the city's best cafes.
Tip: Founded by Jonas Gehl and Sebastian Quistorff; the Prolog subscription is the easiest way to buy weekly.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
April Coffee Roasters on Refshalevej from Swedish founder Patrik Rolf focuses on light-roast filter coffee from a Refshaleøen production space and a small Indre By retail shop.
Tip: Filter-focused; the city-centre shop pours pour-overs by the cup. Take a bag of the daily Geisha home.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
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 from the Antwerpengade counter.
Tip: The Nordhavn site is the roastery; the original Nørrebro shop on Nørrebrogade is the higher-trafficked counter.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
