Best espresso beans on Reddit
156 reviews from r/espresso, r/vancouver, r/askvan and 20 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
Milano
4.7
(6)
"Milano’s Futura is my fave, but I like their others too esp Butter and Classico."
"I’ve recently discovered Milano and loving it!"
"Milano’s La Futura or Calabreze"
"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."
#4
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."
#5
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."
#6
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."
#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
Moving Coffee
4.7
(3)
"Moving Coffee in Richmond. Any of their selections is awesome."
"Phantom, gora kone, and q-espresso are my favourites"
"Check our Moving Coffee on 3rd and Quebec."
#10
Cafe Moto
4.3
(3)
"Cafe Moto is the best coffee I had tried, the expresso blend."
"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."
#11
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."
#12
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."
#13
Agro
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for Agro."
"Agro is the best"
#14
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."
#15
Chromatic
5.0
(2)
"Just had a god shot at chromatic and moonshot."
"Chromatic or Barefoot."
#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
Ritual
5.0
(2)
"Ritual."
"Ritual"
#19
Precision Coffee
5.0
(2)
"They have Precision Coffee. Soooo yummy"
"A true artisan small roaster that knows what he’s doing."
#20
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."
#21
Parallel 49
5.0
(2)
"Parallel 49’s espresso epic roast is my fav."
"I love Parallel 49 Epic Espresso."
#22
Bellwood
4.5
(2)
"1.Bellwood, 2.Prevail, 3.Portrait"
"I use Bellwood and PERC beans for most of my coffee."
#23
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."
#24
Espressotec
4.5
(2)
"Great staff too who are always happy to help."
"Would recommend."
#25
Rev Coffee
4.5
(2)
"My go-to for a while now has been Rev Coffee in Smyrna."
"Rev Coffee in Smyrna."
#26
Intelligentsia
4.5
(2)
"Intelligencias' black cat is pretty jammin."
"Before I started roasting my own, intelligentsia's black cat. Good all around coffee."
#27
Perc
4.5
(2)
"PERC, Radio Roasters, 1000 faces, Counter Culture."
"I’ve made good stuff with beans from Perc."
#28
Nicoletti
4.0
(2)
"Nicoletti is pretty good."
"It’s a medium that reminds me of milk chocolate."
#29
Zanzibars
4.0
(2)
"For sure."
"I typically do Zanzibars or Grounds for Celebration!"
#30
Standing Stone
4.0
(2)
"We order wholesale from Standing Stone."
"I use standing stone."
#31
Hammerhead
4.0
(2)
"I prefer Hammerhead locally."
"Hammerhead!"
#32
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!"
#33
Prototype
4.0
(2)
"I like Prototype for the more interesting blends (they only do light/med roasts)."
"Go try Prototype on Hastings."
#34
Groundwork
4.0
(2)
"Groundwork"
"I’m a fan of Groundwork’s coffee."
#35
Lavazza
4.0
(2)
"My go to."
#36
Rothrock
4.0
(2)
"Rothrock's SingleSpeed is my handy go-to."
"I really like Rothrock’s Singlespeed."
#37
Dancing Goats
4.0
(2)
"Dancing goats is decent."
"Backdorf and Bronson via Dancing Goats."
#38
House of Funk
4.0
(2)
"Would be worth seeing if you can still buy some."
"House of Funk Technicolour."
#39
Cafe Vita
5.0
(1)
"A great one I love is Cafe del sol from Cafe vita."
#40
Fresh Cup
5.0
(1)
"Saw title post, came to say Fresh Cup."
#41
One Line
5.0
(1)
"One line, Brioso, and Emmetts all have good beans."
#42
Level Ground
5.0
(1)
"Super rich, great mouthfeel, easy to dial in."
#43
Lineage
5.0
(1)
"I'm in love with it."
#44
Roos Roast
5.0
(1)
"My local favorite is Lobster Butter Love."
#45
Forecast
5.0
(1)
"Forecast - Inversion espresso is the best 🔥"
#46
Timbertrain
5.0
(1)
"Timbertrain Caliber is our go to."
#47
Soma
5.0
(1)
"Soma's Brazil Peixoto Peaberry is one of my fav's."
#48
Roaster Central
5.0
(1)
"Try Roaster Central on Clark Drive"
#49
Umbria
5.0
(1)
"I’m a fan of Umbria beans (cafe giovane uses them)."
#50
Tim Wendelboe
5.0
(1)
"Check out Tim Wendelboe, top of the foodchain stuff"
#51
Luna Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Luna Coffee beans! Roasted in Maple Ridge :)"
#52
Crossroads Coffee House
5.0
(1)
"Crossroads Coffee House in Waxhaw is a local importer/roaster. Great stuff across the board."
#53
Ingenious Coffee Roasters
5.0
(1)
"Ingenious Coffee Roasters in Marion is the best in WNC IMO."
#54
Josuma
5.0
(1)
"Try Josuma's Malabar Gold. $14.58 per lb. if you buy a 5 lb. bag."
#55
Hex Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Hex coffee in camp North end has some great quality beans."
#56
Daisy Chain
5.0
(1)
"We love Daisy Chain in the east village!"
#57
Spice Paradise
5.0
(1)
"They carry some pretty bomb locally roasted coffee beans."
#58
Seattle Coffee Gear
5.0
(1)
"Get them a 3 month gift subscription from Seattle Coffee Gear. Every month they get 2-3 different bags of beans from large variety of roasters."
#59
Home Coffee Roasters
5.0
(1)
"The Ethiopian blend in particular is quite good"
#60
Cafe Liegeois
5.0
(1)
"My quest continues, but this is my favourite after 34 years of making espresso."
#61
Fernwood Coffee
5.0
(1)
"I get a 5 pound bag of 1976 espresso every 6 weeks for about $90."
#62
33 1/3
5.0
(1)
"Makes some outstanding roasts."
#63
Maniac Roasting
5.0
(1)
"Would be more than glad to give you some samples of our two espresso blends."
#64
Saint Frank
5.0
(1)
"Equator, Saint Frank, Hedge. In that order."
#65
Hedge
5.0
(1)
"Equator, Saint Frank, Hedge. In that order."
#66
Fourbarrel
5.0
(1)
"Fourbarrel"
#67
Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting
5.0
(1)
"[Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting] is best bang for your buck and they sell it at Whole Foods."
#68
Cento
5.0
(1)
"Cento beans!"
#69
Turks
5.0
(1)
"My personal favourite is Turks on Commercial Drive."
#70
Thunderkiss
5.0
(1)
"Shout out to Thunderkiss."
#71
Dunx Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Dunx Coffee at Blackhawk Hardware"
#72
Giddy Goat
4.0
(1)
"Giddy goat in plaza midwood"
#73
Verb Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Verb Coffee in Concord"
#74
Enderly
4.0
(1)
"Just bought some from Enderly, freshly roasted and pretty good!"
#75
Peet's
4.0
(1)
"Peet's works well for me."
#76
Luck Bros
4.0
(1)
"I like the validation espresso Andy roasts at luck bros for my la pavoni"
#77
Super Crema
4.0
(1)
"Super Crema was my go to, easily accessible and if you are lucky it can be pretty fresh."
#78
Artís Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Artís Coffee (Berkeley) is one of my favorite options."
#79
Mayorga
4.0
(1)
"My local Costco sells Mayorga Cafe Cubano which I quite like."
#80
Black and White Roasters
4.0
(1)
"Black and White Roasters Classic Blend - 2lb bag."
#81
JJ
4.0
(1)
"I rly like the Espresso blend they have, I don't find it bitter."
#82
Carraro
4.0
(1)
"A solid economical option I always go back to is Carraro Tazza D'oro."
#83
Kinship
4.0
(1)
"Kinship has IMO the best espresso drinks in the neighborhood."
#84
bicycle
4.0
(1)
"I like them especially coz their packaging is compostable!"
#85
Sweetleaf
4.0
(1)
"Sweetleaf does the roasting for a lot of the local coffee shops."
#86
Coffee and Tea Collective
4.0
(1)
"Closest thing we have to a world class coffee roaster."
#87
Frog Friendly
4.0
(1)
"Not island beans, but for BC you can try Frog Friendly."
#88
Horizon Line
4.0
(1)
"Horizon Line is going to be your best bet."
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