Best Independent Coffee Roasters in Buffalo, New York (2026)
Buffalo's roasters run from a 1323 Jefferson Avenue roastery that has been on its block for more than a decade to a zero-emission electric roaster on the East Side, with Diedrich machines in Elmwood Village and the Old First Ward. Two roasters that Roast Local lists under neighboring towns, Overwinter and Kornerstone, roast or serve inside the city.
We've mapped the active independent coffee roasters listed under Buffalo 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 that closed its retail operations in April 2026 (per Buffalo Rising), and one whose online store is offline. The orbit section covers roasters within about 30 kilometers that Roast Local lists under a neighboring town.
Elmwood Village
Tipico Coffee
Tipico Coffee runs its cafe at 1084 Elmwood Avenue in Elmwood Village, with a front deck, and roasts a few blocks away on an American-made Diedrich IR-12 using Cropster datalogging, per its wholesale page. Tipico opened in 2015 in the Fargo neighborhood (per Buffalo Rising). Current coffees on the site include a Peru Cafe Femenino, a Honduras natural, a sugarcane decaf, and a named blend, Shea's Blend. It sells at the cafe, online, through a Coffee Club subscription, and wholesale.
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Old First Ward and downtown
Undergrounds Coffee House and Roastery
Undergrounds opened in July 2016 in the Old First Ward (per Buffalo Rising) at 580 South Park Avenue, in a building its site says was a funeral home until Undergrounds took it over in 2015. It roasts weekly on a Diedrich in the cafe's lower lobby, with single origins from Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, and Sumatra, an espresso blend, decafs, and a White Light blend series, in medium to dark roasts. A second location is in Seneca One Tower at 1 Seneca Street. Undergrounds sells at both cafes, online with a nationwide subscription, wholesale to named accounts including Swan Street Diner and Ginger Snap Patisserie, and through catering; its site states it composts 128 gallons of food waste a week.
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East Side
Golden Cup Coffee
Golden Cup Coffee roasts and serves at 1323 Jefferson Avenue, which its site calls the hub for the roastery and cafe, and has been on Jefferson Avenue for more than a decade (per Buffalo Toronto Public Media). It uses 100 percent Arabica beans, names African Gold and Buffalo Roast among its coffees, and offers facility tours. Golden Cup sells at the cafe, online including K-cups, and through wholesale, food service, office coffee, private labeling, and a fundraising program; its site states that its House Blend is served in restaurants, hotels, and coffee houses across the region.
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Unapologetic Coffee
Unapologetic Coffee was founded by Alicia Officer and Alisa Officer, per its About page, and small-batch roasts on site in Buffalo, on the East Side (per Spectrum News), exclusively on a Bellwether electric roaster, which its site describes as zero emission. Buying is direct trade from micro-lot farms, and every bean is tested and tasted in house. Named coffees include I Said What I Said, Flow, and Hustle. Unapologetic runs a cafe and ships across the US including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, with wholesale, office coffee, and catering; the site does not print a street address.
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South of downtown: Hamburg Turnpike
Premium Coffee Company
Premium Coffee Company, trading as Premium Coffee Roasters of WNY, gives its address as 2510 Hamburg Turnpike, 14218; its barista bar page places that bar in Lackawanna. The site states the business has operated for over 20 years and sells locally roasted coffee in more than 20 flavors alongside blends and single origins, including a Dark Costa Rican and a Jamaican Blue Mountain. It sells at the barista bar, online by the pound with shipping, and in single-serve pods.
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The Buffalo orbit: Williamsville, Kenmore, Bowmansville, Sanborn
These roasters are listed on Roast Local under a neighboring town. Two of them roast or serve inside Buffalo.
Overwinter Coffee
Overwinter Coffee states that its single-origin coffee is roasted in Buffalo and runs four cafes: 9 Genesee Street downtown, 814 Elmwood Avenue in Elmwood Village, 5548 Main Street in Williamsville, and 2830 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. It sells online with free shipping on everything. Roast Local lists Overwinter under Williamsville; the site gives no roastery address.
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Kornerstone Coffee
Kornerstone Coffee began roasting small-batch specialty coffee in 2010 in Kenmore, per its site, and advertises a cafe in Larkinville in Buffalo. The site gives no street address.
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Great Lakes Coffee Roasters
Great Lakes Coffee Roasters roasts in small batches at 123 Stutzman Road in Bowmansville, with a second shop at 9560 Main Street in Clarence. Its site offers toll roasting from 700 to 7 million pounds, a fundraising program, and house retail brands including Global Vistas and Seaside.
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Buffalo Coffee Roastery
Buffalo Coffee Roastery opened in 1994 in Buffalo, per its site, and since a 2020 move has been at 5844 Buffalo Street in Sanborn, roasting on a 12 kilo San Franciscan with no cafe. It sells by the pound at the door, wholesale, and by shipping anywhere in the US. The site's "since 1979" line refers to a sister company in California.
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What makes Buffalo's roasting scene distinctive
Two roasters name a Diedrich, one an electric Bellwether. Tipico roasts on a Diedrich IR-12 and Undergrounds on a Diedrich in its lower lobby; Unapologetic roasts exclusively on a Bellwether electric machine. Buffalo Coffee Roastery in Sanborn names a 12 kilo San Franciscan.
Elmwood Avenue carries two cafes from two roasters. Tipico's cafe is at 1084 Elmwood Avenue and Overwinter's Elmwood cafe at 814.
The listings and the sites disagree on geography in both directions. Overwinter and Kornerstone are listed under Williamsville and Kenmore but roast or serve in Buffalo; Premium Coffee and Buffalo Coffee Roastery carry Buffalo in their address or name but place themselves in Lackawanna and Sanborn.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many independent coffee roasters are in Buffalo?
Roast Local lists 7 active independent coffee roasters under Buffalo. This guide names the five whose own sites are live and state what they do: Tipico, Undergrounds, Golden Cup, Unapologetic, and Premium Coffee Company. Overwinter, Kornerstone, Great Lakes, and Buffalo Coffee Roastery are covered in the orbit section.
What is Buffalo's oldest coffee roaster?
By stated founding year, Buffalo Coffee Roastery, which its site says opened in 1994 in Buffalo and now roasts in Sanborn. Inside the city, Golden Cup has been on Jefferson Avenue for more than a decade (per Buffalo Toronto Public Media) and Tipico opened in 2015 (per Buffalo Rising).
Which Buffalo coffee roasters ship?
Unapologetic ships across the US including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Undergrounds runs a nationwide subscription, Tipico a Coffee Club subscription, and Premium Coffee ships by the pound. Overwinter offers free shipping on everything, and Buffalo Coffee Roastery ships anywhere in the US.
Where in Buffalo are the roasters?
Tipico is at 1084 Elmwood Avenue in Elmwood Village, Undergrounds at 580 South Park Avenue in the Old First Ward with a second location in Seneca One Tower, and Golden Cup at 1323 Jefferson Avenue on the East Side. Unapologetic roasts on the East Side (per Spectrum News) and gives no street address. Premium Coffee is at 2510 Hamburg Turnpike, south of the city.
Last updated: September 2026