Birmingham, told in roaster-cafés.
14 specialty roaster-cafés that roast their own beans and have a café you can visit. Plan a one-day crawl, listen to the guide, or print the map.
How this list is built: every stop is a roaster in the PremiumRoast directory with public opening hours or a confirmed café, and a brand with several locations appears once. None of the stops has a written PremiumRoast review yet; they are directory listings.
All 12 stops on the map
Open full crawl in Google Maps →Listen — the Birmingham coffee guide
A short spoken walk-through of the crawl, narrated from our profiles.
Suggested route
Start at Alabama Peanut Co. → Cala Coffee Downtown → Prevail Union | BHM → Whammy Coffee → Bandido Coffee Parlor…
Open in Google Maps →The New Wave
Modern specialty & single-origin
The crawl
14 roaster-cafés · 0 reviewed by PremiumRoast · no chains.
📍 2016 Morris Ave, Birmingham, Alabama☎ +1 205-538-7422
Morris Avenue-First Avenue North Historic District
📍 1101 20th St S, Birmingham, Alabama☎ +1 205-659-6141
Highland Avenue Historic District
📍 2408 7th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama☎ +1 205-202-3207
Automotive Historic District
📍 1724 27th Ct S, Birmingham, Alabama
Phelan Park Historic District
📍 2915 Highland Ave, Birmingham, Alabama☎ +1 205-250-1195
Chestnut Hill Historic District
📍 2901 2nd Ave S #120, Birmingham, Alabama☎ +1 205-616-8450
Automotive Historic District
Best time to visit
Weekday mid-mornings are calmest; weekends draw lines at the most popular stops. Most roaster-cafés open by 7–8 am and are quietest before 10 am.
Frequently asked about Birmingham coffee
- How many specialty roaster-cafés are there in Birmingham, Alabama?
- PremiumRoast lists 14 specialty roaster-cafés in Birmingham, Alabama — roasters that roast their own beans and have a café you can visit.
- What are the newest specialty coffee roasters in Birmingham?
- Among the newer entries shaping the Birmingham specialty coffee scene: Alabama Peanut Co., Baba Java Coffee - Hoover, Bandido Coffee Parlor.
- Is there a printable coffee day-trip guide or map for Birmingham?
- Yes — PremiumRoast offers a free 2-page printable PDF guide, an audio walk-through, and an overview map for the Birmingham coffee crawl. Download at premiumroast.coffee/coffee-trip/birmingham-alabama.