About Texas Coffee Traders Roastery
Texas Coffee Traders Roastery is a specialty coffee roaster founded in 1994 by RC and Beth in East Austin, Texas. Known as Austin's Original Eastside Roastery, it has operated for over three decades and offers more than 100 coffees spanning the full roast spectrum, alongside café, wholesale, and equipment services.
About
Long before Austin's specialty coffee scene multiplied into a grid of third-wave shops, Texas Coffee Traders was already roasting on the east side. Founded in 1994 by RC and Beth — childhood friends who married and built a business together — the company took root in East Austin and grew into what it calls Austin's Original Eastside Roastery. For over three decades, it has been one of the most tenured coffee operations in the city, outlasting trends and watching the neighborhood around it change entirely.
Today Texas Coffee Traders operates across three East Austin locations that together reflect the full scope of what the company does. The roastery and warehouse on Wilcab Road is where coffee is roasted fresh daily and serves as the wholesale hub for the full catalog. The retail café on East 7th Street is the community-facing side — espresso drinks, pastries, loose-leaf tea, fresh beans, and merch in a space the company describes as convenient and cozy. A third location on Airport Boulevard houses Coffee Techs, the company's equipment service and repair arm.
The coffee catalog is expansive by any measure. Texas Coffee Traders offers over 100 coffees from around the world, spanning mild breakfast blends to single-origin microlots, with roast levels running from light blonde roasts to dark Italian roasts. Sourcing ranges across Ethiopia, Costa Rica, and other producing regions, with vocabulary that covers fair trade, direct trade, shade-grown, and processing methods from washed to natural to honey. Everything is roasted fresh at the warehouse.
What has kept Texas Coffee Traders relevant for more than thirty years is its breadth: it functions simultaneously as a roaster, a café, a wholesale supplier, and an equipment operation. For Austin coffee drinkers, that makes it one of the rare spots in town where you can pull up a stool for an espresso, source wholesale beans for a restaurant, and get your machine serviced — all under one umbrella on the east side.
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Coffee & Beans Review
Texas Coffee Traders is a verified in-house roaster that leans into variety rather than a single house style. The catalog spans the full roast spectrum — from light blonde roasts, where regional characteristics and acidity are most prominent, to dark Italian roasts built for intensity — and everything is roasted fresh daily at the East Austin warehouse. The approach prioritizes breadth and freshness over a narrowly defined roasting philosophy.
The selection includes single-origin coffees, signature blends, decaf options, and flavored coffees — over 100 varieties in total. The café on East 7th Street serves espresso drinks alongside the bean selection, while the Wilcab Road warehouse stocks the complete catalog for pickup or online order. Without a concentrated set of customer reviews on file, standout individual drinks are harder to pin down, but the range suggests strong options across espresso, drip, and cold brew formats.
For bean buyers, the Wilcab Road warehouse is the primary destination, carrying the full catalog and serving as the wholesale hub for commercial accounts. The breadth and daily roasting cadence make Texas Coffee Traders a practical option for both home buyers and restaurant buyers alike, though availability on specific single origins may vary — checking online or calling ahead before a visit is a sensible move.
Coffee at a Glance
- Roaster status
- Profiled
- Roasting style
- Fresh-roasted daily, full spectrum from light blonde to dark Italian
- Best coffee drinks
- Espresso, Drip Coffee, Cold Brew
- Best buying path
- In store
- Online beans
- Check availability
- Specialty transparency
- Limited
What regulars say
Real reviews from Google — not ours, not paid.
★★★★★“By far the best place in Austin to get whole bean coffee. The staff are extremely friendly, helpful, and, most importantly, knowledgeable. Thank you all for making Austin a better place.”
— Eric F., via Google
★★★★★“Wow!! What an amazing experience! Walked in needing some help for a small work event. Ashley was incredibly knowledgeable and helped me get exactly what I was looking for. Definitely recommend stopping by.”
— Alyssa C., via Google
★★★★★“I can't drink coffee from anywhere else. I even take this with me when I am going out of town. Also makes for a great gift! The bag stickers are beautiful & creative, needless to say the recipient will love it!”
— Hillary M., via Google
What Texas Coffee Traders Roastery Roasts
A blend of Sidamo and Latin American coffees roasted Vienna and French style, created as a seasonal replacement for the long-running Monteverde Especial espresso blend. Full bodied and juicy with orange and stone fruit acidity, offering flavors of strawberry, black currant, milk chocolate, and hazelnut with a molasses sweetness and lingering finish.
See full sourcing detail & the producers behind these beans →
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Texas Coffee Traders located?+
Texas Coffee Traders operates three East Austin locations: a roastery and warehouse at 5815 Wilcab Rd (78721), a retail café at 3223 E 7th St (78702), and Coffee Techs equipment headquarters at 1138 Airport Blvd (78702).
How long has Texas Coffee Traders been in Austin?+
Texas Coffee Traders was founded in 1994 by RC and Beth, making it one of Austin's longest-running specialty coffee operations. The company describes itself as Austin's Original Eastside Roastery.
How does Texas Coffee Traders approach roasting?+
All coffees are roasted fresh daily at the Wilcab Road warehouse. The catalog spans the full roast spectrum — from light blonde roasts that highlight regional origin characteristics to dark Italian roasts — rather than anchoring to a single house profile.
How many coffees does Texas Coffee Traders carry?+
Texas Coffee Traders offers over 100 coffees from around the world, ranging from mild breakfast blends and signature blends to single-origin microlots, decaf, and flavored coffees.
Can I buy beans online or does Texas Coffee Traders offer wholesale?+
Yes to both. The Wilcab Road warehouse serves as the wholesale hub and carries the complete catalog, with online ordering available for delivery or pickup. The East 7th Street café also sells fresh roasted beans in-store.
What is the atmosphere like at the East 7th Street café?+
The company describes it as convenient and cozy, with espresso drinks, pastries, loose-leaf tea, fresh beans, and merchandise. Their own copy puts it simply: friendly faces guaranteed — pop in or stay awhile.
Citations & Press
Third-party coverage and sources for Texas Coffee Traders Roastery.
- Texascoffeetraderswww.texascoffeetraders.com/press
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