01
Est. 2024Los Angeles, CA
Nice Coffee Roasters
Founded by Handsome Coffee Roasters veterans Chris Owens, Doug Meils, and Elliott Lau; rotating single-origins with DTC subscriptions and LA cafes.
nicecoffeeroasters.com
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BrewTrace Curated Directory
New US Specialty Coffee Roasters, 2024–2025
If you're tracking the next wave of American specialty coffee, 2024 and 2025 have been remarkable years for new micro-roasters. From garage operations in Denver and community hubs in Chicago's North Lawndale to Gold Country tasting rooms in California and science-backed decaf specialists in San Diego, a new generation of US roasters is raising the bar on sourcing, traceability, and craft.
This free directory tracks 35 new US specialty coffee roasters founded in 2024 and 2025 — every entry verified against Daily Coffee News coverage, all US-based, all producing small-batch specialty coffee worth seeking out. Organized by region so you can find your local next find. We update this list as the BrewTrace sourcing team vets new talent — and our monthly subscription brings you exclusive micro-lots from roasters exactly like these.
15 roasters founded 202420 roasters founded 20255 US regionsAll US-based
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8 roastersCA · WA · OR02
Est. 2024San Francisco, CA
Sāe Coffee Studio
Q Grader-led studio pioneering a community buy model for Cup of Excellence lots; crowdfunded access to the luxury specialty tier.
sae.coffee03
Est. 2024Tacoma, WA
Outer Dark Coffee
Holy Mountain Brewing co-founder applies craft beer sourcing philosophy to Fair Trade naturals and fruit-forward lots; downtown Tacoma cafe opened 2024.
outerdarkcoffee.com04
Est. 2024San Carlos, CA
Groovy Goose Coffee
Husband-wife roastery and cafe with Diedrich IR-5 roaster; single-origin sourcing through Bay Area importer Royal Coffee.
groovygoose.coffee05
Est. 2024San Diego, CA
Chuck's Roast
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters founder Chuck Patton returning at ultra-small scale; debut lots via Cafe Imports on a Giesen WS1 inside a shared San Diego facility.
Contact via shop or trade events06
Est. 2025San Diego, CA
Frequent Coffee
Ocean Beach specialty decaf specialists — Pink Bourbon Thermal Shock Decaf positioned as the highest-rated decaf ever; tight-ratio brews at the forefront.
frequentcoffee.com07
Est. 2025Rocklin, CA
Placer Roasting Company
Gold Country California roastery with a tasting room in the Sierra Nevada foothills; focused on traceability and single-origin lots with direct relationships.
placerroasting.com08
Est. 2025Baker City, OR
Stray Cat Coffee
Eastern Oregon micro-roaster bringing specialty coffee to a small, historically underserved market; DTC and local wholesale in the Blue Mountains region.
straycatcoffeellc.comSouthwest & Mountains
5 roastersTX · NM · CO · UT01
Est. 2024Santa Fe, NM
Odd Box Coffee
20-year specialty veteran Tom Patton comes full circle; traceable farm-focused Kenya, Peru, and seasonal lots with playful New Mexico branding.
oddboxcoffee.com02
Est. 2024Lewisville, TX
Theo's Roast
Ethiopian-owned family business roasting Yirgacheffe plus Colombian and Honduran women-owned farm micro-lots; community-focused north DFW operation.
theosroast.com03
Est. 2024Park City, UT
Powder Hounds Coffee
Roasting at 7,000 ft elevation with ski-culture product names — Heli Drop, Warrior II; ethically sourced small-batch DTC subscriptions.
powderhoundscoffee.com04
Est. 2024Denver, CO
Pomarrosa Coffee Lab
Garage roastery honoring a late father's Puerto Rico coffee farm legacy; adventurous anaerobic naturals available via Instagram and pop-up events.
Instagram05
Est. 2025Georgetown, TX
Katï Coffee
Immigrant-owned boutique roasting Papua New Guinea Highlands and Tanzania Peaberry just north of Austin; loyalty program and immersive roastery tours.
katicoffee.comMidwest
10 roastersIL · MI · MN · MO · OH · WI · KY01
Est. 2024Cleveland, OH
Atmos Coffee
Space-themed roastery using a Bellwether electric roaster; opened a Gordon Square arts district cafe in 2024 serving the Cleveland specialty community.
atmoscoffee.com02
Est. 2024Merrill, MI
Mo Coco's Rural Roasts
Mother-daughter team Maureen and Chloe Woods bringing specialty coffee, pastries, and community warmth to small-town central Michigan.
mococoscoffee.com03
Est. 2024Chicago, IL
Monday Coffee
Black-owned North Lawndale roastery-cafe from founders Felton Kizer and Amanda Christine Harth; a community anchor with on-site roasting that launched in November 2024.
mondaycoffee.co04
Est. 2025Kansas City, MO
Cielo Coffee Roasters
Boutique KC roaster with 16 years of specialty experience; every lot records country, region, producer, altitude, and processing method for extreme traceability.
cielocoffeeroasters.com05
Est. 2025Nixa, MO
NūStory Coffee
Guatemalan-American family roasting generations-old origin coffee; proceeds support Funsepa, a Guatemalan education nonprofit.
nustorycoffee.com06
Est. 2025Cleveland, OH
Peristyle Coffee
Charlie Eisenstat (formerly of Pour and Edda café fame) launches a quality-focused roasting company as a new pillar of Cleveland's specialty scene.
Instagram07
Est. 2025Louisville, KY
West Lou Coffee
Small-batch roaster investing in Louisville's West End community; graduated from food incubator kitchen to dedicated roastery and is now expanding to a second location.
westloucoffee.com08
Est. 2025Milwaukee, WI
Sugar Leaf Coffee Roasters
Industry veteran Steven Kessler launches Milwaukee's first dedicated standalone specialty roaster; wholesale-focused with a direct-to-consumer online shop.
sugarleafcoffee.com09
Est. 2025St. Cloud, MN
Fable Roasters
Spun off from Kinder Coffee Lab into a standalone production roastery serving Central Minnesota's specialty market; whole-bean and subscription DTC.
fableroasters.co10
Est. 2025Hebron, KY
Archer & Co. Roasters
Women-founded trio shooting their shot in Northern Kentucky with small-batch DTC and wholesale; direct relationships and locally minded sourcing.
archerroasters.comSouth & Southeast
4 roastersFL · SC · GA · NC01
Est. 2024St. Petersburg, FL
Look Alive Coffee
Surf-and-punk ethos; rotating single-origin subscription and specialty AeroPress gear with a growing social presence in the Tampa Bay area.
lookalivecoffee.com02
Est. 2025West Palm Beach, FL
Musa Coffee
UF swim captain Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero dives deep into the family Colombian coffee business; roasts, wholesale, and e-commerce with genuine farm traceability.
musacoffee.com03
Est. 2025Charleston, SC
Tracer Coffee
US-Colombia direct trade bridge; exclusively washed Colombian Wush Wush, Gesha, Chiroso, and Pink Bourbon from Antioquia with clear origin storytelling.
tracercoffee.com04
Est. 2025Tampa, FL
Paul John Indian Caffeine
A plantation owner's granddaughter changing US perceptions of Indian specialty coffee; fresh-roasted Indian beans at the Winter Fancy Food Show and online.
pauljohncaffeine.comNortheast & Mid-Atlantic
8 roastersNY · MA · MD · PA01
Est. 2024Timonium, MD
Aveley Farms Coffee Roasters
Specialty roastery embedded in a coffee-beer-pizza destination; direct producer relationships and an Origin Series of collab beers brewed from spent coffee.
aveleyfarmscoffee.com02
Est. 2024Cattaraugus, NY
RocketCup Coffee
Community-revitalizing roastery in western New York with college-branded blends and a growing national wholesale reach.
rocketcupcoffee.com03
Est. 2025Rochester, NY
Untold Coffee Lab
Premium auction microlots inspired by 2023 World Barista Champion Boram Um; $24–$36 single-origin releases targeting the collector end of specialty.
untoldcoffeelab.com04
Est. 2025Shirley, MA
Wavelength Coffee
First-mover in climate-labeled specialty coffee; solar-powered electric roaster, steel can packaging, and five verified impact categories on every bag.
wavelengthroasters.com05
Est. 2025Maryland
First Light Coffee
Former USAID humanitarian communications officer roasting East African specialty lots; direct farmer connections forged through years of international development work.
firstlightcoffeemd.com06
Est. 2025Pittsburgh, PA
Standing Wave Coffee
Outdoor-inspired roastery-cafe on Pittsburgh's South Side with a Probat P12 humming on site and strong ties to Western Pennsylvania's outdoor community.
standingwavecoffee.com07
Est. 2025Boston, MA
Dekáf Coffee Roasters
Co-founded by Jaho Coffee's Anil Mezini; nine single-origin decaf coffees plus six blends targeting the exploding quality-decaf market.
dekaf.com08
Est. 2025South Glens Falls, NY
Common Roots Coffee
Adirondack brewery spinoff from 10-year-old Common Roots Brewing; sustainably sourced specialty roasts available at the brewpub and via online DTC.
commonrootsbrewing.com/coffeeAbout this directory
This list was compiled by the BrewTrace sourcing team using Daily Coffee Newsannual “New Roasters to Support” features (2024–2025), Coffee Review, and direct website research. All 35 roasters are US-based and were founded — or launched their first public roasting operations — in 2024 or 2025. We update this directory as we discover and vet new talent, targeting the most useful free resource for anyone tracking the new specialty coffee roasters 2024 2025 wave.
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