Slake Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster in 2E, Lyon.
Slake opened in 2015 as Lyon's second-wave specialty coffee bar, with beans sourced from local roasters Mokxa and Kaffa and a focused pour-over programme.
Tip: The single-origin pour-over is the move; whole-bean retail also available.
Address: 9 Rue de l'Ancienne Prefecture, 69002 Lyon
Mokxa is the city's flagship third-wave coffee roaster, founded in 2011, with a Bellecordiere boutique, a Croix-Rousse cafe La Boite a Cafe and the roastery.
Tip: Single-origin whole-bean retail across four boutiques; the cupping school is in the 1er.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Loutsa Torrefacteur is the 100% arabica Lyon roastery network, now operating multiple boutiques across Cordeliers, Jules Guesde, Monplaisir and Part-Dieu.
Tip: The Cordeliers Place Albon counter is the most central; whole-bean by weight.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Burundi, Brazil, 100% Arabica
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Kaffa is the small-batch Africa-focused Lyon roastery supplying central cafes including Slake, with a small retail counter at the production site.
Tip: Retail by appointment; the wholesale list rotates monthly Beans available to take home.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Celsius Roasters on Rue des Capucins in the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse roasts each week on-site, with a tasting bar attached to the production line.
Tip: Saturday closures; the cupping flight rotates by origin every fortnight.
Sources from: Rare-terroir single origins, weekly roasted in-house
How they serve: Espresso, Pour-over, Cupping
Labelle Brulerie in the Croix-Rousse 4e is the small house-roastery with whole-bean retail across Africa and South American single origins. Family-friendly.
Tip: Stand-up espresso counter only; whole-bean by weight is the form.
Sources from: Africa, South America
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail
La Boite a Cafe in Lyon's 1er is the Croix-Rousse slope specialty-coffee shop on Rue Abbe Rozier, run since 2023 by Amelie Michel and Terry Bernard.
Tip: Rotating guest roasters from KB, Friedhats and Mokxa; scones and cookies at the counter.
Sources from: KB Paris, Friedhats Amsterdam, Mokxa Lyon
How they serve: Espresso, Aeropress, Chemex
Mokxa is the city's flagship third-wave coffee roaster, founded in 2011, with a Bellecordiere boutique, a Croix-Rousse cafe La Boite a Cafe and the roastery.
Tip: Single-origin whole-bean retail across four boutiques; the cupping school is in the 1er.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
