28 coffee roasters worth the trip across Ireland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Ireland guides.
SOMA Coffee Company ★ 4.8 · Cork
City Centre · 23 Tuckey Street, Cork, T12 WD98
Cork's most technically advanced specialty roaster, roasting on 15kg and 30kg Giesen drum roasters while serving customers at the Tuckey Street counter.
3fe ★ 4.8 · Dublin
docklands · 32-34 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 TD58
3fe by Colin Harmon, Dublin's defining third-wave coffee roaster since 2009, eight Dublin cafes plus retail beans, the city's reference specialty operation.
Tip: Buy whole-bean retail through the cafes; the rotating Ethiopian single-origin is the espresso bag worth carrying home.
Coffeewerk + Press ★ 4.8 · Galway
latin-quarter · 4 Quay Street, Galway, H91 R6V1
Coffeewerk and Press on Quay Street Galway reached number 32 in the World's Best Coffee Shops 2026; the espresso uses a rotating East African single-origin.
Filter ★ 4.7 · Cork
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 19 Georges Quay, Cork
Founded in 2012 by Eoin McCarthy and Alex O'Callahan, Filter put Cork on the Irish specialty coffee map. The Georges Quay brew bar curates rotating guest.
Geometry Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7 · Galway
eyre-square · Unit 12, MG Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway, H54 RC64
Geometry Coffee Roasters in Galway supplies the best cafes including Plamas and Urban Grind; George and Matt roast traceable single-origins since 2015.
Cork Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6 · Cork
City Centre · 2 French Church Street, Cork
Cork's flagship specialty roastery, established in the Huguenot Quarter on French Church Street and roasting on a 1930s cast-iron drum roaster - still.
Alchemy Coffee and Books ★ 4.5 · Cork
Barrack Street and The Lough · 123 Barrack Street, Cork
Cork's best-loved neighbourhood coffee destination, doubling as an independent bookshop on the south-side Barrack Street. Curates guest specialty roasters.
Plamas ★ 4.5 · Galway
westend · 6 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 E3W2
Plamas on Upper Dominick Street is the cafe face of Geometry Coffee Roasters in Galway's Westend, running a V60 and espresso bar since 2020.
Cakeface Roastery ★ 4.5 · Kilkenny
irishtown · 16 Irishtown, Kilkenny, R95 W634
Cakeface Roastery is Kilkenny's only in-house roastery, with Laura and Rory Gannon sourcing from small producers and roasting at their Irishtown patisserie.
Cork Coffee Roasters Bridge Street ★ 4.4 · Cork
City Centre · 2 Bridge Street, Cork
The Bridge Street branch of Cork Coffee Roasters, serving the same 1930s drum-roasted Arabica through espresso and filter with table service.
Cafe Moly Roastery ★ 4.4 · Cork
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 99 Douglas Street, Cork
A Cork-based offshoot of a South Korean specialty coffee operation, opened on Douglas Street in December 2020 by Daniel and Sunmi. Functions simultaneously.
Cloud Picker Coffee ★ 4.4 · Dublin
docklands · 42 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 FP30
Cloud Picker on Pearse Street in Dublin 2, the husband-and-wife roastery cafe inside The Academy, the Docklands' working specialty-coffee anchor near Trinity.
Tip: The original Pearse Street market stall scaled to a cafe; buy 250g bags of the seasonal espresso at the counter.
Silverskin Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4 · Dublin
ballyfermot · Unit 2 Westlink Business Park, Kylemore Road, Dublin 10, D10 A062
Silverskin Coffee Roasters at Westlink Business Park on Kylemore Road in Dublin 10, the Brian Kenny small-batch Arabica programme running since 2012.
Tip: Buy retail through the website; the rotating single origins out of Colombia and Rwanda are the order. Wholesale on request, no cafe at the roastery.
Imbibe Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4 · Dublin
the-liberties · The Millennium Centre, 9 Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 8, D08 WD35
Imbibe Coffee Roasters at Dolphin's Barn in Dublin 8, the wholesale roastery supplying specialty cafes across the city with single-origin espresso and filter.
Tip: Order whole-bean retail through the roastery webshop; the Brazilian Pulped Natural is the steady espresso option year round.
Vice Coffee Inc ★ 4.4 · Dublin
north-inner-city · 54 Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1, D01 E2X4
Vice Coffee Inc on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin 1, the small-batch specialty roaster pouring espresso and filter from the bar counter inside Wigwam venue.
Tip: Counter is inside Wigwam bar; daytime hours only. The seasonal espresso blend is the carry-home bag.
Calendar Coffee ★ 4.4 · Galway
eyre-square · Main Street, Oughterard, Co. Galway, H91 T3A6
Calendar Coffee in Oughterard, 27km west of Galway, roasts small-batch single-origins and runs a seasonal cafe for cyclists seeking the county's best coffee.
Tribe Coffee Shop ★ 4.4 · Galway
latin-quarter · 11 St Francis Street, Galway, H91 VW39
Tribe Coffee Shop on St Francis Street in Galway is the city's first fully vegan cafe; in-house roasted beans and an oat-milk flat white programme since 2014.
Low Lane ★ 4.4 · Kilkenny
st-kierans-street · 45 Saint Kieran's Street, Kilkenny
Low Lane opened in 2022 after 3fe Coffee training, Robyn and Mark Butler running Kilkenny's most serious walk-in-only specialty cafe on St Kieran's Street.
Velo Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3 · Cork
City Centre · Unit 1A, Mayfield Business Park, Cork, T23 F5XV
Ireland's first B Corp-certified coffee roastery, established in Cork in 2017. Velo began in the city centre and moved to a purpose-built Mayfield facility.
Urban Grind ★ 4.3 · Galway
westend · 8 William Street West, Galway, H91 YA6X
Urban Grind on William Street West is Galway's most consistent specialty espresso bar since 2014, using Geometry Roasters beans and a guest Cork roastery.
Arán Artisan Bakery and Bistro ★ 4.3 · Kilkenny
barrack-street · 8 Barrack Street, Kilkenny, R95 YF30
Arán on Barrack Street serves specialty filter coffee from Irish artisan roasters, the selection rotating seasonally alongside its award-winning brunch menu.
Filter South Main Street ★ 4.2 · Cork
City Centre · South Main Street, Cork
Filter's second Cork city location, opened on South Main Street to serve the western city quarter. Same rotating guest roaster programme as the Georges Quay.
Re Coffee and Design ★ 4.2 · Galway
salthill · 137 Upper Salthill, Galway, H91 D5X8
Re Coffee and Design in Upper Salthill Galway is a specialty espresso bar with a design goods shop; the counter rotates Irish roasters near the promenade.
Three Fools Coffee ★ 4.1 · Cork
City Centre · The Glass Pod, Kiosk 2, Grand Parade, Cork
Cork's most unusual coffee venue: a standalone glass pod kiosk outside Cork City Library on Grand Parade, roasting its own beans and serving them black.
Boru Coffee Shop ★ 4.0 · Cork
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · Brian Boru Bridge, Cork
Opened in December 2022 in an 80-year-old former Clyde Shipping building at the Brian Boru Bridge, this intimate east-side specialty coffee shop pours SOMA.
Top Shelf Coffee Bar ★ 4.0 · Galway
eyre-square · Fairgreen Road, Galway, H91 HX25
Top Shelf Coffee Bar on Fairgreen Road Galway serves rotating single-origin filter and stripped-back espresso, and supplies the nearby business district.
Cafe La Coco ★ 3.9 · Kilkenny
medieval-mile · Patrick Street, Kilkenny
Cafe La Coco uses locally roasted Kilkenny coffee in small batches with a rotating guest Irish artisan roaster selection alongside the house espresso blend.
Foodworks ★ 3.8 · Kilkenny
medieval-mile · 7 Parliament Street, Kilkenny, R95 X577
Foodworks on Parliament Street serves Irish specialty coffee as part of its farm-to-fork programme, poured from the same counter as its fresh sourdough.