Best espresso beans on Reddit
155 reviews from r/askvan, r/vancouver, r/Atlanta and 21 more subreddits
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#1
49th Parallel
4.6
(9)
"I prefer the blue sky espresso from 49th parallel."
"Epic Espresso from 49th Parallel."
"However I like the 49th parallel the most."
"Try Blue Sky Espresso from 49th Parallel."
"I use 49th parallel's epic espresso as my regular beans."
"I've settled on old school espresso from 49th parallel."
"49th Parallel also has a Blue Sky espresso."
"That's a solid option."
"Might want to check out Old School Espresso from 49th Parallel."
#2
Pallet
4.7
(7)
"Pallet and Prototype roast their own beans."
"Pallet or we get bright jenny at kits coffee"
"Not sure if they have a location in Kits/Point Greg but Pallet has unreal coffee and coffee beans!"
"Pallet, Agro, Modus and Prototype are my go-tos in Vancouver."
"I would go with the benchmark from Pallet."
"If you liked Kicking Horse Cliff Hanger then you'll probably like Pallet Benchmark."
"I enjoy some of Pallet's roasts."
#3
Verve
4.2
(6)
"Verve is my favorite."
"Or order verve by mail."
"My personal favorites would be moonwake, cat and cloud, and verve in that order."
"Verve, intelligista, Canyon Coffee."
"Verve, Sightglass, Go Get ‘Em Tiger, Stumptown, Equator, Maru"
"Verve."
#4
Museo
4.8
(4)
"Museo is so good"
"100% Museo for local roast, MK6🙌"
"Museo has the best coffee beans and the best mochas."
"Love Museo and Broadway Roastery is good."
#5
Counter Culture
4.8
(4)
"I have a counter culture single origin subscription i love."
"Counter Culture's 46 and Big Trouble."
"I really want to know if counter culture, red bird, onyx etc are the best."
"Is one of my favorites."
#6
Milano
4.5
(4)
"I’ve recently discovered Milano and loving it!"
"I get all mine from Milano."
"My espresso-head dad and I like their espresso roasts best."
"They win lots of awards for their Italian style."
#7
East Pole
4.7
(3)
"East Pole all day."
"Great beans and everyone that works there is great!"
"East Pole just north of midtown."
#8
Equator
4.7
(3)
"Tiger walk is my favorite; they have good pour overs and cold brew roasts too."
"Equator, Saint Frank, Hedge. In that order."
"I like Equator."
#9
Radio Roasters
4.0
(3)
"Radio Roasters."
"Radio Roasters in Decatur and Cool Beans in Marietta have been my Atlanta favorites."
"I’ve made good stuff with beans from Radio Roasters."
#10
Hammerhead
4.0
(3)
"Hammerhead’s chuckanut gold."
"I prefer Hammerhead locally."
"Hammerhead!"
#11
Happy Goat
3.7
(3)
"Happy Goat."
"I'd check out any local coffee company like Happy Goat."
"Not a fan of happy goat - very light tasting."
#12
House of Funk
3.7
(3)
"Would be worth seeing if you can still buy some."
"House of Funk Technicolour."
"I got my beans from pellet, aggro, house of funk etc etc."
#13
Chromatic
5.0
(2)
"Just had a god shot at chromatic and moonshot."
"Chromatic or Barefoot."
#14
Agro
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for Agro."
"Agro is the best"
#15
Ritual
5.0
(2)
"Ritual."
"Ritual"
#16
Mudslingers
5.0
(2)
"My family really likes mudslingers espresso beans up in Como."
"My family really likes mudslingers espresso beans up in Como."
#17
Bows x Arrows
5.0
(2)
"They make the most amazing coffee."
"Bows x Arrows will happily deliver around town."
#18
Discovery Coffee
5.0
(2)
"I’m Italian. Don’t consider anything other than Discovery Coffee espresso beans."
"They are hands down the best in town for people who don’t want bitter/burnt beans."
#19
Precision Coffee
5.0
(2)
"They have Precision Coffee. Soooo yummy"
"A true artisan small roaster that knows what he’s doing."
#20
Bellingham Coffee Roasters
5.0
(2)
"We have been using Bellingham Coffee Roasters for 15 years."
"We have been using Bellingham Coffee Roasters for 15 years. We like the Fairhaven blend the best."
#21
Intelligentsia
4.5
(2)
"Intelligencias' black cat is pretty jammin."
"Before I started roasting my own, intelligentsia's black cat. Good all around coffee."
#22
Perc
4.5
(2)
"PERC, Radio Roasters, 1000 faces, Counter Culture."
"I’ve made good stuff with beans from Perc."
#23
Rev Coffee
4.5
(2)
"My go-to for a while now has been Rev Coffee in Smyrna."
"Rev Coffee in Smyrna."
#24
Espressotec
4.5
(2)
"Great staff too who are always happy to help."
"Would recommend."
#25
Rising Star
4.5
(2)
"Rising Star, pheonix, six shooter, duck rabbit, Heartwood, Bent tree. All fine for espresso, or whole beans for any other purpose."
"Rising star. I'd buy my bent tree from whole foods."
#26
Moving Coffee
4.5
(2)
"Moving Coffee in Richmond. Any of their selections is awesome."
"Check our Moving Coffee on 3rd and Quebec."
#27
Bellwood
4.5
(2)
"1.Bellwood, 2.Prevail, 3.Portrait"
"I use Bellwood and PERC beans for most of my coffee."
#28
Fernwood
4.5
(2)
"I drank Kicking Horse for years then when we moved to Victoria...been sipping this tasty, chocolaty roast for 3 and half years now."
"Personally for a trad style espresso I like Fernwood's 1976 espresso, but it's not a super dark roast - maybe medium at best."
#29
Afterglow
4.0
(2)
"My fav beans have been from Afterglow, Roastology (rip?), and I grab Ceremony from WF."
"Afterglow or Recluse might have options for you!"
#30
Lavazza
4.0
(2)
"My go to."
#31
Prototype
4.0
(2)
"I like Prototype for the more interesting blends (they only do light/med roasts)."
"Go try Prototype on Hastings."
#32
Zanzibars
4.0
(2)
"For sure."
"I typically do Zanzibars or Grounds for Celebration!"
#33
Dancing Goats
4.0
(2)
"Dancing goats is decent."
"Backdorf and Bronson via Dancing Goats."
#34
Cafe Moto
4.0
(2)
"Have you tried Cafe Moto? They sell their beans in 1 lb or 5 lb bags, and their pricing is a bit more competitive than Birdrock."
"Cafe Moto."
#35
Rothrock
4.0
(2)
"Rothrock's SingleSpeed is my handy go-to."
"I really like Rothrock’s Singlespeed."
#36
Standing Stone
4.0
(2)
"We order wholesale from Standing Stone."
"I use standing stone."
#37
Groundwork
4.0
(2)
"Groundwork"
"I’m a fan of Groundwork’s coffee."
#38
Daisy Chain
5.0
(1)
"We love Daisy Chain in the east village!"
#39
Spice Paradise
5.0
(1)
"They carry some pretty bomb locally roasted coffee beans."
#40
Elysian
5.0
(1)
"Elysian!"
#41
Moja
5.0
(1)
"Moja, Parallel49, and don't laugh but JJ Bean can be quite good."
#42
Lumiere
5.0
(1)
"Lumiere cafe on W Broadway (seems to be a new location)."
#43
Yasmin al-Sham
5.0
(1)
"Yasmin al-Sham is a Roaster in Surrey."
#44
Argo
5.0
(1)
"Argo can be found at good prices from city avenue market on W Broadway."
#45
McQuarrie’s
5.0
(1)
"McQuarrie’s, hands down."
#46
Yoka's Coffee & Honey
5.0
(1)
"Yoka's Coffee & Honey on Mason st."
#47
Fidalgo
5.0
(1)
"Fidalgo is my obsession! Been enjoying this local roaster for years."
#48
Yippee Cafe
5.0
(1)
"Yippee Cafe is the highest quality bean in town."
#49
Bird & Bear Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Great people."
#50
Umbria
5.0
(1)
"I’m a fan of Umbria beans (cafe giovane uses them)."
#51
Roaster Central
5.0
(1)
"Try Roaster Central on Clark Drive"
#52
Fresh Cup
5.0
(1)
"Saw title post, came to say Fresh Cup."
#53
Steinway
5.0
(1)
"Steinway and 30 ave Colombia coffee is the best coffee beens"
#54
Soma
5.0
(1)
"Soma's Brazil Peixoto Peaberry is one of my fav's."
#55
Timbertrain
5.0
(1)
"Timbertrain Caliber is our go to."
#56
Forecast
5.0
(1)
"Forecast - Inversion espresso is the best 🔥"
#57
Roos Roast
5.0
(1)
"My local favorite is Lobster Butter Love."
#58
Tim Wendelboe
5.0
(1)
"Check out Tim Wendelboe, top of the foodchain stuff"
#59
Lineage
5.0
(1)
"I'm in love with it."
#60
Level Ground
5.0
(1)
"Super rich, great mouthfeel, easy to dial in."
#61
Turks
5.0
(1)
"My personal favourite is Turks on Commercial Drive."
#62
Cento
5.0
(1)
"Cento beans!"
#63
Luna Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Luna Coffee beans! Roasted in Maple Ridge :)"
#64
Thunderkiss
5.0
(1)
"Shout out to Thunderkiss."
#65
One Line
5.0
(1)
"One line, Brioso, and Emmetts all have good beans."
#66
Zanzibar
5.0
(1)
"My favorite is Zanzibar’s on Ingersoll."
#67
Root Cellar
5.0
(1)
"The root cellar has good beans too for sale."
#68
local roasters
5.0
(1)
"I’m partial to my local roasters."
#69
Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting
5.0
(1)
"[Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting] is best bang for your buck and they sell it at Whole Foods."
#70
Parallel 49
5.0
(1)
"I love Parallel 49 Epic Espresso."
#71
Verb Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Verb Coffee in Concord"
#72
Enderly
4.0
(1)
"Just bought some from Enderly, freshly roasted and pretty good!"
#73
Horizon Line
4.0
(1)
"Horizon Line is going to be your best bet."
#74
Luck Bros
4.0
(1)
"I like the validation espresso Andy roasts at luck bros for my la pavoni"
#75
Maniac
4.0
(1)
"Maniac coffee roasters."
#76
Black and White
4.0
(1)
"Found Black and Whites to be pretty good."
#77
Griffin
4.0
(1)
"Griffin from Roosevelt is tasty."
#78
Coffee Movement
4.0
(1)
"Coffee Movement - Onyx."
#79
Propeller
4.0
(1)
"I like Propeller and Detour the best for espresso."
#80
Rio Cafe
4.0
(1)
"There is a Rio Cafe near me (Avon Lake) that advertises freshly (weekly) roasted beans."
#81
City Bean
4.0
(1)
"City Bean or The Conservatory in Culver City"
#82
44 Parallel
4.0
(1)
"44 parralell"
#83
Thom Bargen
4.0
(1)
"Don't get me wrong, Rampage has great nitro cold brew on tap."
#84
Phil & Sebastian
4.0
(1)
"Usually great tasting coffee beans!"
#85
Bean North
4.0
(1)
"Also a great place to buy equipment including home machines and grinders."
#86
McQuarries
4.0
(1)
"Anything from mcquarries on Broadway is excellent."
#87
City Perks
4.0
(1)
"City perks or museo."
#88
PT's Coffee Roasting Co
4.0
(1)
"I like PTs coffee roasting co based out of Topeka."
#89
JS Bean Factory
4.0
(1)
"They roast all their beans on site and have a lot of really complex, interesting dark roasts."
#90
Tinker
3.0
(1)
"Indy has a much better coffee scene ([Tinker](https://www.tinkercoffee.com/) is my favorite."
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