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- By City
Best Coffee Shops In Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a strong specialty coffee scene with many independent cafés and roasters, especially in central neighborhoods like De Pijp, the Jordaan, and around Kinkerstraat. The most useful guides emphasize places that roast their own coffee or are known locally for high-quality espresso, filter coffee, and service.
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Best Coffee In Barcelona
Barcelona has a dense specialty-coffee scene with well-known third-wave cafes clustered in neighborhoods like El Born, the Gothic Quarter, Gràcia, Eixample, and Poblenou. Many guides describe the city as a strong destination for espresso, filter coffee, and cafe-hopping, with both local roasters and multi-location specialty brands represented.
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Best Coffee Shops In Berlin
Berlin has a large and well-documented specialty coffee scene, with many independent cafés and roasters spread across neighborhoods like Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, and Neukölln. Several guides describe the city as having dozens of specialty coffee shops, and some of the most established names include Bonanza, The Barn, Five Elephant, and 19grams.
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Top Coffee Roasters in Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the densest specialty cluster in the US East. Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Crown Heights each carry serious roasters — most exporting wholesale to cafes across NYC and beyond.
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Best Coffee Shops In Copenhagen
Copenhagen has a dense specialty coffee scene with many independent cafés, roasters, and bakery-cafés concentrated in walkable central neighborhoods. The city is repeatedly highlighted by coffee guides for names like Coffee Collective, April, Prolog, La Cabra, and Andersen & Maillard, which appear across multiple sources as key stops for coffee-focused visitors.
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Top 10 Coffee Roasters in London
London has a large and well-documented specialty coffee scene, with recurring mentions of independent cafés such as Prufrock, Rosslyn, WatchHouse, Ozone, Catalyst, and Saint Nine across recent guides and best-of lists.
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Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Melbourne
Melbourne is widely described as one of Australia’s strongest specialty coffee cities, with guides and cafe lists highlighting a dense concentration of third-wave cafes and roasters across the CBD and inner suburbs. The most consistently mentioned names include Proud Mary, Aunty Peg’s, Seven Seeds, Dukes Coffee Roasters, Code Black, Market Lane Coffee, and Brother Baba Budan.
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Coffee Shops In Oslo
Oslo is widely presented as a strong specialty-coffee city, with a cluster of well-known independent cafés and roasters concentrated in the central and Grünerløkka areas. The most consistently cited names in guide coverage include Tim Wendelboe, Supreme Roastworks, Fuglen, Solberg & Hansen, and several smaller specialty cafés with roasting or serious brew programs.
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Best Coffee Shops In Paris
Paris has a large and growing specialty coffee scene, with notable shops spread across central neighborhoods like the Marais, the 9th, the 11th, Montmartre, and around the Latin Quarter. Many guides emphasize multi-roaster cafés, neighborhood-focused spots, and a mix of espresso, filter coffee, brunch, and takeaway formats. A useful way to research coffee shops in Paris is by arrondissement and by whether you want traditional cafés or specialty coffee bars.
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Top Coffee Roasters in Portland, Oregon
Portland has more serious specialty roasters per capita than anywhere else in the US. The picks here exported the Portland coffee aesthetic to the rest of the country.
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Best Coffee Shops In Seoul
Seoul has a large, district-based specialty coffee scene, with notable clusters in areas such as Anguk/Ikseon-dong, Gangnam, Seongsu-dong, Hongdae, and Itaewon. The strongest candidate shops are independent cafés and roasters that are explicitly described as specialty coffee destinations rather than chains.
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Best Coffee Shops In Singapore
Singapore’s specialty coffee scene is centered on independent cafes and roasters rather than chain coffee shops. Recent guides and award coverage highlight names such as Apartment Coffee, Nylon Coffee Roasters, Tiong Hoe Specialty Coffee, and Common Man Coffee Roasters as notable places to visit.
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Top Coffee Roasters in Sydney
Sydney has a dense specialty coffee scene with many neighborhood cafés and roasters spread across the CBD, inner suburbs, and beachside areas. The city’s specialty venues are often described as espresso-and-filter focused, with several places serving as both cafés and retail coffee destinations.
- Editorial · Worldwide
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in the World
The ten independent specialty roasters most worth knowing right now — our editorial pick, drawn from the 250 Worth Knowing seed list.
- Editorial · Worldwide
250 Specialty Coffee Roasters Worth Knowing
Our global seed list — 250 independent specialty roasters from 23 countries. Curated reference for finding fresh beans, planning a coffee trip, or just knowing who's roasting.
- For Roasters · Sourcing
Where to Buy Green Coffee — Supplier Directory
A directory of ~80 green-coffee suppliers for small and home roasters — US importers, by-the-pound retailers, and online marketplaces, plus the UK, Europe, Australia, and Canada.
- For Roasters · Events
2026 Coffee Events Calendar
Worldwide and US specialty coffee events in 2026 — World of Coffee shows, US & World Championships, NCA, Golden Bean, Producer & Roaster Forum, and Cup of Excellence auctions.
- By Country · NO
Top Coffee Roasters in Norway
Tim Wendelboe, Solberg & Hansen, Kaffa, and the rest of the Oslo-led vanguard that defined modern light-roast filter coffee.
- By Country · DK
Top Coffee Roasters in Denmark
Coffee Collective, April, La Cabra — Copenhagen's outsized share of European specialty talent in one short list.
- By Country · SE
Top Coffee Roasters in Sweden
Koppi, Drop, Morgon, and the deep Swedish bench — Nordic light-roast filter coffee scattered across Helsingborg, Stockholm, and Gothenburg.
- By Country · UK
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in the United Kingdom
Square Mile, Workshop, Colonna, and the field behind them — the UK specialty scene runs deeper than its reputation.
- By Country · AU
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Australia
ONA, Market Lane, Proud Mary, Single O — Australia produced the modern cafe culture much of the world is still catching up to.
- By Country · DE
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Germany
The Barn, Five Elephant, Bonanza, and Berlin's deeper bench — Germany's specialty scene anchored by an unusually strong capital.
- By Country · FR
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in France
Belleville Brulerie, Coutume, Terres de Cafe — Paris caught up to its Northern European neighbors in spectacular fashion.
- By Country · IT
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Italy
Gardelli, Ditta Artigianale, Cafezal — the roasters leading Italy's transition from espresso heritage to modern specialty.
- By Country · NL
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in the Netherlands
Manhattan, Friedhats, White Label, Bocca — Amsterdam and Rotterdam together host one of Europe's densest specialty scenes.
- By Country · JP
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Japan
Glitch, % Arabica, Onibus, Switch — Tokyo and Kyoto anchor the most precise specialty scene in the world.
- By Country · ES
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Spain
Nomad, Toma, Hola, SlowMov — Barcelona and Madrid carry the deepest benches of post-torrefacto Spanish specialty.
- By Country · NZ
Top Coffee Roasters in New Zealand
Coffee Supreme, Flight, Eighthirty, Kokako — one of the world's most coffee-literate cultures on a small national population.
- By Country · BE
Top Coffee Roasters in Belgium
Caffènation, OR Coffee, MOK — a small but technically serious specialty scene across Antwerp, Ghent, and Brussels.
- By State
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in California
Verve, Ritual, Sightglass, Equator, GGET — the deepest specialty bench in the United States.
- By State
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in New York
Sey, Devocion, Parlor — the Brooklyn-centered specialty cluster that built international reputations through the 2010s.
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Top Coffee Roasters in Oregon
Heart, Coava, Proud Mary, Stumptown — Portland's specialty bench exported a coffee aesthetic to the rest of the US.
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Top Coffee Roasters in Washington
Olympia, Anchorhead, Elm, Camber — the post-Starbucks generation of Washington specialty.
- By State
Top 10 Coffee Roasters in Texas
Greater Goods, Cuvee, Houndstooth, Merit — Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio anchor the modern Texas specialty scene.
- Editorial
Roaster of the Month
Our editor's monthly pick — one independent roaster worth a closer look, with a short writeup and the data behind the pick.
- Subscriptions
Best Coffee Subscriptions
Roasters offering monthly bean subscriptions — curated from our worldwide directory of specialty roasters, filterable by origin and flavor.
- Directory
Recently Profiled Roasters
The newest roasters in our directory with full origin, certification, and subscription data — sorted by most-recently profiled.
- By Location
Roasters by Country
Browse independent specialty coffee roasters in every country we cover — find roasters local to you or anywhere in the world.
- By Location
Best Coffee Shops by City
Find the best independent coffee shops in 500+ US cities.
- Certifications
Organic Coffee Roasters
Every certified organic coffee roaster in the US.
- Certifications
Certified Coffee Roasters
Browse roasters by certification — organic, fair trade, direct trade, and single origin.
- By Origin
Roasters by Origin
Find roasters sourcing from Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, and 15+ more countries.
- By Flavor
Roasters by Flavor
Discover roasters by tasting notes — chocolate, fruity, nutty, floral, and more.
- Wholesale
Top Rated Wholesalers
The highest rated coffee wholesalers in America, ranked by Google rating.