Speckled Ax Wood-Fired Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster in Arts District, Portland.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Daily 07:00-17:00. Ask the barista for the latest wood-roasted single origin.
Address: 567 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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
Lay Day Roasters on Preble Street in Bayside Portland, a small-batch micro-lot specialist with a rotating single-origin program and a quiet roastery cafe.
Tip: Rotating producer drops every few weeks.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Wholesale
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 07:00-18:00. Bag-of-the-month subscription via the operator site.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras, Sumatra
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
