Rwanda Bean Coffee is a coffee roaster in West End, Portland.
Rwanda Bean Coffee on Brackett Street in the West End sources exclusively from Rwandan producer cooperatives, with single-origin espresso and pour-over.
Tip: Single-origin Rwanda focus; subscription program available via the operator site.
Address: 121 Brackett Street, Portland, ME 04102
Tandem Coffee Roasters on Anderson Street, since 2012 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, is Portland's flagship third-wave roastery and East Bayside cafe.
Tip: Anderson Street is the working roastery and cafe; Congress Street is the brunch and pastry sibling.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Coffee By Design on Diamond Street, since 1994 from Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear, is Portland's longest-running independent roastery.
Tip: Daily 07:00 to 18:00. Bag-of-the-month subscription via the operator site.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras, Sumatra
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Speckled Ax on Congress Street (Bolinder roasting since 2007, shop since 2012) roasts coffee over an open hardwood fire from an Arts District storefront.
Tip: Daily 07:00 to 17:00. Ask the barista for the latest wood-roasted single origin.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Burundi, Guatemala, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Bard Coffee on Middle Street, since 2009, was Portland's first dedicated specialty-coffee cafe and runs a rotating multi-roaster program with no house roast.
Tip: The Middle Street cafe is the only Bard site; subscription beans rotate through the cafe.
Sources from: Multi-roaster rotation
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over
Higher Grounds on Forest Avenue, since 2002, is Portland's longest-running Fair Trade Federation coffee roaster, with wholesale and cafe retail in one space.
Tip: Cafe + roastery in one space; wholesale beans available retail at the bar.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
