About KB Coffee Roasters
KB Coffee Roasters is a specialty roastery and café group based in Paris's South Pigalle neighborhood (9th arrondissement), built on an Australian coffee culture foundation. Credited as French coffee pioneers with Aussie roots, they have been at the forefront of Paris's third-wave movement, making specialty coffee fun and accessible.
About
KB Coffee Roasters is a specialty roastery and café group planted in Paris's South Pigalle neighborhood (9th arrondissement), built on an Australian coffee culture foundation. The founders brought a distinctly Antipodean sensibility to France at a time when the Parisian café scene was still dominated by dark, commodity espresso — arriving early enough to be considered, as The Coffee Vine put it, "French coffee pioneers with Aussie roots."
The roastery grew into one of the more recognizable names in the Parisian third wave, operating under a philosophy of making specialty coffee approachable rather than intimidating. Their retail footprint spans multiple Paris neighborhoods — image metadata on their shop confirms presence in Pigalle, Montmartre, and Bastille (11th arrondissement) — alongside an online store shipping across France.
KB's current menu skews heavily Colombian and producer-focused. Offerings include a Zarza Bourbon Rose, an El Placer IPA (a fermentation-process coffee from producer Sebastián Ramírez), a Chapoleros from Henry Bonilla using natural anaerobic Caturra, and an Aroma Nativo Pink Bourbon with honey double-fermentation. Non-Colombian slots go to a Peruvian Gesha from Eulogio Chipao and a Kenyan Kiawamururu. The range signals a clear interest in experimental post-harvest processing and named-farm traceability. Retail bags run €28 for 100g; a monthly subscription starts at €30.
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The Coffee Vine profiled KB as a forerunner of Paris's third-wave movement, describing them as having been "at the forefront of the Parisian third wave coffee scene for years" and crediting them with making specialty coffee "fun and accessible" — a phrase that distinguishes their positioning from the more austere end of the European specialty market. Urban Sider frames their South Pigalle outpost as a direct transplant of Australian café culture, a reference point that carries real weight given that Melbourne and Sydney have been significant exports of barista craft globally.
The Pigalle café is a logical starting point for a visit: the 9th arrondissement location sits in a neighborhood with a dense concentration of independent cafés and natural wine bars, making KB a natural stop on that circuit. Expect filter options alongside espresso-based drinks, with the retail shelf stocked from the same rotating producer-lot menu available online. For those not in Paris, the online shop ships within France with free delivery on orders over €99, and a monthly subscription offers a rotating selection across the filter and espresso ranges.
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