The roasters writing the coffee scene in San Jose: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in San Jose. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Bay Area pioneer roaster in a converted packing shed, light-roasting ethically sourced single origins and winning Metro's Best Coffee Roaster since 2012.
BeansEthiopia, Honduras, El Salvador, Rwanda, Yemen
Brewsespresso, pour-over, cold brew
Black women-owned roastery producing specialty blends on a Loring S15 Falcon, roasting 500-800 pounds weekly for its SoFa cafe and Bay Area wholesale.
BeansColombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala
Brewsespresso, pour-over, cold brew
Q-Grader-curated roastery founded in 2020, sourcing traceable single-farm coffees organized by cocoa-forward and citrus-forward flavor profiles.
BeansColombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ecuador, Indonesia
Brewsespresso, pour-over, iced pour-over
Downtown San Jose in-house roastery sourcing fair-trade beans from five continents and small-batch roasting in its Market Street cafe since opening.
BeansBrazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, El Salvador, Kenya
Brewsespresso, pour-over, cold brew, nitro cold brew
Zero-emissions roastery using a Bellwether electric roaster and mineral water to craft precision single-origin pour-overs at its North San Jose lab cafe.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil
Brewsespresso, pour-over, cold brew, sparkling coffee
Family-owned Rose Garden roastery with a fiercely loyal following for Vietnamese iced coffee, horchata cold brew, and expertly sourced Arabica blends.
BeansColombia, Ethiopia, Brazil, Vietnam
Brewsespresso, drip, cold brew, Vietnamese iced
SoFa micro-roastery and matcha boutique offering single-origin espressos and house-roasted beans with Asian-inspired flavor pairings in its arts cafe.
BeansColombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya
Brewsespresso, pour-over, matcha
South San Jose specialty roaster sourcing micro-lots from Ethiopia, Colombia, and India, roasting weekly and pairing with seasonal lattes and banh mi.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Brazil, India
Brewsespresso, pour-over, drip, cold brew
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