Having left Seattle for sunnier weather, I am looking to find a small batch coffee roaster to buy my beans from in San Diego. Anyone have any suggestions. My favorites in other places are Vivace and Zoka in Seattle and Stumptown... (8 replies, last updated by kare_raisu September 2, 2006)

. (I prefer Todd & Holland in River Forest for loose leaf tea, great white teas.) The Daily Grind Cyber Cafe in OP has a roaster as well. The coffee served at the Grind is usually quite good and the atmosphere, laidback, with a... (6 replies, last updated by vaclav November 22, 2003)

Any thoughts on recommended coffee roasters here in Austin? I’m smitten with Anderson’s off of Kerby Lane, but do fellow Chowhounders suggest others? (4 replies, last updated by sambamaster August 24, 2007)

Try Porto Rico Importing (www.portorico.com), Oren’s Daily Roast (www.orensdailyroast.com), and Empire Coffee and Tea Company (www.empirecoffeetea.com). The websites list the addresses and give you a feel of the place. (10 replies, last updated by MaggieD May 3, 2004)

I love Graffeo. It remains my favorite coffee, but the only thing they qualify for is ‘local’. They don’t have a variety only dark, light and decaf. They are not organic or free trade. A new roaster is Catahoula... (23 replies, last updated by jackr October 7, 2008)

I would agree with Chestnut Hill as a good choice but just as a (future) FYI, Crescent Moon Coffee & Tea is an amazing roaster right over the bridge. And if you’re really set on the Kona, I was just @ Crescent Moon the... (16 replies, last updated by trumpeter April 19, 2007)

I remember about 20 years ago when an Italian immigrant opened a coffee shop and roaster in Seattle he called, naturally, Torrefazione Italia. The company still exists, but only as a subsidiary of Seattle Coffee. He spoke... (28 replies, last updated by RandyB November 23, 2009)

I hate Porto Rico coffee. It may be expertly roasted, and the aroma is intoxicating, but I think the reason for the low prices is the low quality of the beans. It never tastes “full”. Something is lacking. Empire... (9 replies, last updated by Adam Davids November 13, 2001)

Our local coffee spot, Flat Black Coffee in Lower Mills, Dorchester is installing their own roaster. They also have a branch in the Boston Society of Architects building on Broad Street in downtown Boston They have plans for a... (40 replies, last updated by winedude November 26, 2008)

A local roaster, close to Pottstown, is Kimberton Coffee Roasting Company. Great roast choices and FRESH. Check out the website. Retail locations – local to you – Redner’s Warehouse Markets. Other’s listed... (11 replies, last updated by JugglerDave February 10, 2005)

You go to Aroma for the coffee and the funky 60s looking setting and ignore the food, and the one they recently opened in Tarzana does not even have the setting going for it. (3 replies, last updated by jeremy May 6, 2005)

Where can I find a good coffee roaster retail shop in Alexandria? (1 reply, last updated by stray gator March 26, 2002)

Does anyone have advice about buying and using coffee roasters, and about finding good green coffee beans for roasting? Thanks! Ellen (1 reply, last updated by ironmom November 10, 2001)

I order from Santa Barbara Roasting company. They will mail anything from 1 pound and up. It’s the best coffee. It is not a local roaster for your friends, but I am sure they will like it! www.sbcoffee.com (4 replies, last updated by toodie jane January 2, 2007)

Sitting here savoring a mug of Dean’s Beans delicious French Roast Nicaraguan, I felt it was past time someone tipped off fellow coffee hounds to this fine company. Dean’s Beans is a coffee roaster based in Orange,... (12 replies, last updated by aadesmd August 23, 2006)