The roasters writing the coffee scene in Phoenix: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Phoenix. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Cartel Roasting Co. on 1st Street is the Tempe-born roaster's downtown Phoenix flagship, a community-owned roastery and cafe in the third-wave scene.
Tip: The downtown roastery is the original Phoenix cafe; whole-bean bags are roasted in-state.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Press Coffee Roasters runs its main roastery off North 32nd Street, supplying a string of Valley cafes from Scottsdale to Chandler with small-batch beans.
Tip: The 32nd Street roastery is the source room; the Scottsdale Quarter cafe is the most central seat.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Provision Coffee on Missouri Avenue is a Phoenix roaster, cocktail bar and cafe, roasting at its Tempe facility and pouring across a three-story room.
Tip: The Missouri Avenue cafe doubles as a cocktail bar at night; beans are roasted in Tempe.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Cortez Coffee Roasters in Tempe air-roasts its beans and pours them in a cafe and live-music space, a long-running East Valley roaster near the ASU campus.
Tip: The Tempe roastery doubles as a music space; air-roasted single origins are the buy.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Mexico
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
WeBe Coffee Roasters on Cave Creek Road is a north Phoenix small-batch roaster, building its drinks from beans roasted in-house at the cafe each week.
Tip: A north Phoenix roaster off Cave Creek Road; the in-house roast is the draw over chain coffee nearby.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Lux Central on Central Avenue is an industrial-room roaster, cafe and cocktail bar with no sign, a Central Phoenix fixture for in-house coffee from dawn.
Tip: There is no sign on the building; it opens at 6am and turns into a bar at night.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail