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.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Honduras, El Salvador, Rwanda, Yemen
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ecuador, Indonesia
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, El Salvador, Kenya
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Brazil, Vietnam
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya
How they serve: espresso, 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.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil, India
How they serve: espresso, pour-over, drip, cold brew