Spectra Coffee is a coffee roaster in Communications Hill, San Jose.
South San Jose specialty roaster sourcing micro-lots from Ethiopia, Colombia, and India, roasting weekly and pairing with seasonal lattes and banh mi.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 5353 Almaden Expy, Ste 52, San Jose, CA 95118
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
