The roasters writing the coffee scene in Oslo. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.

Roasters worth knowing

Tim Wendelboe Roastery ★ 4.9

grunerlokkaBy appointment only (weekdays)

Tim Wendelboe's roastery and lab on Toyengata in Oslo's Toyen district is the World Barista Champion's working roast house, with retail bag pickup by appointment and the public espresso bar at Grüners gate 1 a short walk north.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Kenya

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription

Solberg and Hansen ★ 4.5

vulkanMon-Fri 09:00-15:00

Solberg and Hansen at Mathallen on Vulkan is Norway's largest specialty roaster, supplying cafes and restaurants nationwide since 1879 from a working coffee shop and counter inside the food hall.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia, Sumatra

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Wholesale

Supreme Roastworks ★ 4.6

grunerlokkaMon-Fri 08:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00Public cafe

Supreme Roastworks on Thorvald Meyers gate in Grunerlokka is the 2013 roastery and brew bar from World Brewers Cup champion Odd-Steinar Tollefsen, with a small cafe counter at the front of the roast house.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Costa Rica

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

Java Espressobar and Kaffeforretning ★ 4.5

st-hanshaugenMon-Fri 08:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00Public cafe

Java on Ullevalsveien by St Hanshaugen park opened in 1997 and added its own micro-roastery in 2000, the first of its kind in Norway, under former World Barista Champion Robert Thoresen.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

Talormade ★ 4.4

bjorvikaMon-Fri 07:30-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00Public cafe

Talormade on Operagata in Bjorvika is the bakery-cafe and roastery behind Oslo's ice-cream doughnut, with a working pastry kitchen on Operagata and a second counter at Bispevika.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

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