Best Independent Coffee Roasters in Ann Arbor, Michigan (2026)
Ann Arbor's roasters split between two that roast inside the city, RoosRoast on Rosewood Street and Zingerman's Coffee Company on Plaza Drive, and cafes on South University Avenue and downtown whose roasteries sit in Whitmore Lake, Milan, and Ypsilanti. Stated founding years run from 2003 to 2019.
We've mapped the active independent coffee roasters listed under Ann Arbor as of September 2026. Every fact below comes from the roaster's own website, with at most one press source per roaster cited inline. Where a site does not state something (a founding year, a roasting machine, a street address), this guide does not state it either. Two listed businesses are left out: one whose site was unreachable at research time and whose only press coverage places it in Plymouth, and one online-only decaf brand whose site states no location. The orbit section covers roasters within about 25 kilometers that Roast Local lists under a neighboring city.
Roasting inside Ann Arbor
RoosRoast Coffee
RoosRoast has run since 2005, per its site, and roasts at what it calls its solar powered cafe and roastery headquarters at 1155 Rosewood Street. A second cafe is at 117 Liberty Street downtown. The first cafe opened in 2008 at the Rosewood roastery and the downtown cafe followed in 2016 (per CBS Detroit). Named roasts include Lobster Butter Love (medium), Rich French Neighbor (French), A-A Cowboy (light), and Portland in the 90s (dark). RoosRoast sells at both cafes, at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market on Detroit Street (where the site says it has had a stand since 2008), online with subscriptions, wholesale, and through named retailers including Ypsilanti Food Co-op, Busch's, Whole Foods Market, People's Food Co-op, and Argus Farm Stop.
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Zingerman's Coffee Company
Zingerman's Coffee Company roasts at 3723 Plaza Drive on the south side of Ann Arbor, next to Zingerman's Bakehouse and Creamery, and describes itself as a wholesale roaster supplying cafes, restaurants, and businesses. The Zingerman's Community of Businesses site dates the coffee company's start to 2003. The catalog focuses on single-origin, estate, and micro-lot coffees roasted in small batches, with new offerings cupped weekly; a named blend is Tree Town Blend. A coffee bar at the roastery lets customers watch the roaster through a picture window; retail began when the company moved to Plaza Drive, having previously been wholesale only (per the Ann Arbor Observer). Coffee is sold in 16 ounce and 5 pound bags, online and at the bar.
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South University Avenue
M-36 Coffee Roasters
M-36 Coffee Roasters runs a cafe at 1101 South University Avenue in a former Espresso Royale location (per Concentrate), with its roastery at 10815 Plaza Drive in Whitmore Lake. The site states that M-36 bought the Espresso Royale roasting business when that company shut down during the pandemic in 2020. Coffee is roasted in small batches at the Whitmore Lake roastery, including organic and fairly traded options; the site does not name the machine. M-36 sells at the cafe, online with a subscription club and free shipping above a threshold, wholesale, and by pickup at either the roastery or the cafe. For each 12 ounce pack of its State Park coffee line sold, the site says it donates to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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Vertex Coffee Roasters
Vertex Coffee Roasters opened in June 2019 in Ann Arbor, per its About page, at 1335 South University Avenue, two blocks from M-36. A second cafe at 307 North River Street in Ypsilanti opened in March 2024, and all roasting happens at the company's roastery at 508 County Street in Milan, Michigan, on an Ambex YM-10 with Cropster tracking (per Plate and Press). Vertex sells at both cafes, online with a subscription, and wholesale with weekly delivery and barista training.
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Downtown
Curious Coffee
Curious Coffee roasts light and in very small batches, per its site, which places the operation inside Bløm Mead and Cider on South Fourth Avenue. The Ann Arbor Observer reported in April 2026 that Curious was leaving Bløm to open its own cafe on North Main Street and upgrading from a one kilogram roaster to a six kilogram one. The shop lists Colombian and Brazilian single origins, including geisha, chiroso, and pink bourbon lots, and sells online with a monthly subscription, brewing equipment, and coffee courses.
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The Ann Arbor orbit: Ypsilanti, Plymouth, Canton
These roasters are listed on Roast Local under a neighboring city and sit within about 25 kilometers of downtown Ann Arbor.
Hyperion Coffee Co (Ypsilanti)
Hyperion Coffee roasts at 306 North River Street, Suite D, in Ypsilanti and runs an Ann Arbor cafe at 111 West Liberty Street, next door to RoosRoast's downtown cafe. Its wholesale program offers weekly delivery across Metro Detroit, Ypsilanti, and Ann Arbor, and ships nationwide.
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Gooseneck Coffee Co. (Plymouth)
Gooseneck Coffee began in January 2016, per its About page, on a 500 gram roaster. It is at 775 Davis Street, Suite 6, in Plymouth and sells wholesale and at the Plymouth Farmers Market on Saturdays from May to October.
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Wild Wolf Coffee (Canton)
Wild Wolf Coffee roasts small batches at 50755 Cherry Hill Road, Suite 3B, in Canton, a deliveries-only operation with no showroom that its site dates to 2021. It sells online in light, medium, and dark tiers plus a signature blend.
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What makes Ann Arbor's roasting scene distinctive
Two of the listed roasters roast inside the city. RoosRoast roasts at 1155 Rosewood Street and Zingerman's at 3723 Plaza Drive. M-36 roasts in Whitmore Lake, Vertex in Milan, and Hyperion in Ypsilanti; each runs a cafe in Ann Arbor and roasts outside it.
South University Avenue and Liberty Street hold the cafe pairs. M-36 (1101) and Vertex (1335) are two blocks apart on South University Avenue. RoosRoast's downtown cafe (117 Liberty Street) and Hyperion's Ann Arbor cafe (111 West Liberty Street) are neighbors.
Two roasters carry on earlier Ann Arbor coffee businesses. M-36 bought the Espresso Royale roasting business and runs its cafe in a former Espresso Royale location. Curious Coffee's planned North Main Street cafe is in the former Mighty Good Coffee space (per the Ann Arbor Observer).
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many independent coffee roasters are in Ann Arbor?
Roast Local lists 7 active independent coffee roasters under Ann Arbor. This guide names the five whose own sites state where they operate: RoosRoast, Zingerman's Coffee Company, M-36, Vertex, and Curious Coffee. Two of those, RoosRoast and Zingerman's, roast inside the city; M-36 and Vertex roast in Whitmore Lake and Milan.
What is Ann Arbor's oldest coffee roaster?
By stated founding year, Zingerman's Coffee Company, which the Zingerman's Community of Businesses site dates to 2003. RoosRoast states it has operated since 2005 and opened its first cafe at the Rosewood Street roastery in 2008.
Which Ann Arbor coffee roasters ship?
RoosRoast, Zingerman's, M-36, Vertex, and Curious Coffee all run online shops. RoosRoast, M-36, Vertex, and Curious offer subscriptions, and Hyperion in Ypsilanti ships wholesale nationwide.
Where do Ann Arbor's roasters sell in person?
RoosRoast has cafes at 1155 Rosewood Street and 117 Liberty Street and a stand at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market. Zingerman's has a coffee bar at its Plaza Drive roastery. M-36 is at 1101 South University Avenue and Vertex at 1335 South University Avenue. Curious Coffee's site places it inside Bløm Mead and Cider on South Fourth Avenue.
Last updated: September 2026