Akha Ama Coffee ★ 4.6
A social-enterprise roaster founded by an Akha hill-tribe son in 2010, roasting single-origin northern beans grown by his village co-op near Mae Chan.
Sources from: Thailand
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Chiang Mai. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Roasters worth knowing
Roast8ry Lab ★ 4.4
The brutalist concrete lab of world latte-art champion Arnon, roasting competition-grade beans and running one of Nimman's most serious espresso programmes.
Sources from: Thailand, Ethiopia, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Graph Ground ★ 4.4
Graph's warehouse roastery and green-tiled flagship, an airy Sirimangkalajarn space where the group roasts its beans and pours its more experimental menu.
Sources from: Thailand
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Nine One Coffee ★ 4.2
A traceable farm-to-cup roaster off Nimman working directly with northern growers, roasting organic beans in-house in a calm, minimalist tasting room.
Sources from: Thailand
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Doi Chaang Coffee Roastery ★ 4.1
The roasting arm of the pioneering Doi Chang estate in Chiang Rai, whose highland arabica helped prove Thai beans could stand with the world's best.
Sources from: Thailand
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail