Best Independent Coffee Roasters in Sacramento, CA (2026)
Sacramento's indie roasters bring the same farm-to-fork ethos the city is famous for — straight into the cup.
Sacramento roasters don't get the attention that San Francisco or Los Angeles commands, and that's part of what makes the scene here worth paying attention to. California's capital city has built its food identity around the farm-to-fork movement, and that same commitment to sourcing, transparency, and local ownership runs through its coffee roasters too. From a farmer-owned cooperative roasting organic beans in El Dorado Hills to a zero-emissions operation in a converted Midtown yoga studio, Sacramento's roasters are doing things their own way.
We've mapped 8 independent roasters across Sacramento — every one of them roasting in-house and serving coffee with a point of view. Here's who they are and what makes each one worth knowing.
Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting
Anchor & Tree is one of Sacramento's newest roasting operations, founded in 2022 by Donovan Albert, who previously managed accounts at the roasting software company Cropster. Albert launched with an electric Bellwether roaster — zero propane, zero gas emissions — making this one of the most environmentally conscious roasting setups in the region. The LGBTQ-owned, family-run business opened its first physical cafe in Midtown in early 2024, inside a converted yoga studio on 16th Street. Beyond their own coffees, the shop stocks beans from eight other local roasters, functioning as something of a collective for Sacramento's independent coffee community. Sprudge and Daily Coffee News have both profiled the operation.
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Camellia Coffee Roasters
Named after Sacramento's official city flower, Camellia was founded in 2016 by Ryan Harden and Rob Watson — both veterans of Sacramento's specialty coffee industry (Harden is a former Old Soul roaster). They started as a wholesale-only operation, supplying beans to bars, bakeries, and restaurants around the city. A retail cafe followed in 2018 inside the WAL Public Market on the R Street Corridor, and in 2022 they moved into a larger standalone space that houses both the cafe and the roastery under one roof. Their Comfort Zone blend and Horchata Cold Brew have built a loyal local following. If you want to taste what happens when experienced roasters branch out on their own terms, Camellia is the place.
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Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters
Chocolate Fish takes its name from a fish-shaped candy popular in New Zealand — a nod to co-founder Andy Baker's Kiwi roots. Andy and Edie Baker opened their first cafe in Sacramento in 2008 and started roasting their own beans after a Roasters Guild trip to Guatemala in 2010 deepened their understanding of coffee at the farm level. Their East Sacramento location on Folsom Boulevard doubles as a roastery and education space, hosting public classes on tasting and latte art. The operation has earned Golden Bean North America competition medals and a ROAST Magazine Roaster of the Year finalist nod in 2023. With three retail locations plus a presence at Sacramento International Airport, Chocolate Fish has grown into one of the city's most recognized roasters without losing its independent identity.
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Mast Coffee
Michael Sanchez founded Mast Coffee in 2012, and it has since become a fixture of Sacramento's specialty coffee landscape. Operating out of two locations — the original on Broadway in Land Park and a second in Midtown on 28th Street — Mast functions as much as a neighborhood cafe as a roastery, with a full kitchen serving breakfast and lunch alongside their coffee program. What distinguishes Mast on the sourcing side is a commitment to sustainability that extends beyond the beans: plastic-free packaging, reusable tableware, and ethically sourced green coffee. Barista Magazine included Mast on its shortlist of Sacramento cafes worth visiting, which tracks — this is an operation built for regulars, not tourists.
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Milka Coffee Roasters
Milka's flagship cafe sits inside an 1861 Queen Anne Victorian on G Street in downtown Sacramento — one of the more striking settings for a roastery anywhere in California. Founder Samir Benouar discovered specialty coffee while finishing his master's degree in Manhattan, bouncing between Brooklyn and Manhattan shops where he wrote poetry and fell in love with the craft. He named the company after his great-grandmother Milka Radonich, a former Sacramento small business owner. Benouar and his partner Bree Uston (an interior designer who helped restore the Victorian) live upstairs from the roastery. A second location opened inside the WAL Public Market on R Street. Milka maintains a long-standing relationship with a partner farm in Rwanda, and the care in sourcing shows in the cup.
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Old Soul Co.
Tim Jordan and Jason Griest started Old Soul in 2006 as a wholesale micro-roaster and bakery, working out of a converted storage warehouse off an alley in Midtown. Twenty years later, the company operates multiple locations across Sacramento — including The Alley (their original spot), Weatherstone, 40 Acres, and a Capitol Mall cafe — and has become one of the city's longest-running specialty coffee names. Old Soul sources from Ethiopia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and Honduras, roasting for clarity and balance rather than chasing trends. The cafes double as community spaces with exposed-brick interiors, rotating art, and a food menu that leans on local producers. If there's a roaster that helped establish Sacramento as a serious coffee city, this is the one.
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Pachamama Coffee Cooperative
Pachamama is unlike any other roaster on this list — or in the country. Founded in 2006 by Raul del Aguila, Merling Preza, and Carlos Reynoso, it is the only coffee roaster in the United States that is 100% owned and governed by smallholder farmers. More than 400,000 farming families across Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, and Ethiopia collectively own the roastery, the cafes, and the business. Their roasting facility in El Dorado Hills can process over a million pounds of green coffee annually. All of Pachamama's coffee is certified organic, and the cooperative won the SCA Sustainability Award. In 2020, Pachamama farmers received an average of $15.34 per pound of roasted coffee — roughly 11 times the commodity market price most farmers see. Five cafes operate across the greater Sacramento area.
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Temple Coffee Roasters
Sean Kohmescher opened the first Temple Coffee in 2005 after returning from an extended stay in Indonesia, inspired by the communal gathering spaces he encountered there. To fund it, he sold his rare 1948 Harley-Davidson and 1958 VW Beetle. Over two decades later, Temple has grown into eight locations across Sacramento, Davis, and Folsom, making it one of Northern California's most recognized specialty roasters. Their roasting philosophy treats each lot individually — building custom profiles to highlight what makes a specific coffee distinct rather than forcing everything through a house style. Temple's scale hasn't dulled the coffee; if anything, the consistency across their locations is what sets them apart from roasters that stumble when they expand.
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What Makes Sacramento's Coffee Scene Stand Out
Sacramento's roasters reflect the city itself — independent, community-minded, and deeply tied to where their ingredients come from. The farm-to-fork movement that defines Sacramento's food identity didn't skip coffee. You've got a farmer-owned cooperative where growers control the entire supply chain, a zero-emissions roaster building a collective model, and veteran roasters who chose Sacramento over flashier California markets. That's not an accident.
Explore all 8 Sacramento roasters on Roast Local at Sacramento, California, or see them plotted on our interactive map. Whether you're local or just passing through, Sacramento's indie roasters make a strong case for the city as one of California's most underrated coffee destinations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many independent coffee roasters are in Sacramento?
We've mapped 8 independent coffee roasters currently active in Sacramento. The actual number may be slightly higher as new roasters launch and some operate primarily as wholesale businesses without public-facing cafes.
What is Sacramento known for in specialty coffee?
Sacramento's coffee scene is closely tied to the city's farm-to-fork food culture — roasters here tend to prioritize transparent sourcing, sustainability, and community relationships. The city is also home to Pachamama Coffee Cooperative, the only coffee roaster in the U.S. fully owned by smallholder farmers, and several roasters with unusually strong direct-trade relationships.
Where can I buy locally roasted coffee in Sacramento?
Most Sacramento roasters operate retail cafes where you can buy beans directly. Midtown and the R Street Corridor are particularly dense with options — Anchor & Tree, Camellia, Milka, and Temple all have locations in or near the Midtown grid. Many Sacramento roasters also ship nationally through their websites.
What roast styles are popular among Sacramento roasters?
Sacramento's roasters lean toward a balanced, approachable style — not as aggressively light as some Bay Area roasters, but firmly in the specialty camp. You'll find single-origin offerings alongside well-developed blends at most of these roasters, with an emphasis on clean, clear flavors that let the coffee's origin character come through.
Do Sacramento coffee roasters ship nationwide?
Several Sacramento roasters ship nationwide, including Temple, Chocolate Fish, Pachamama, Old Soul, and Mast. Check each roaster's website for current shipping options and subscription programs.
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Last updated: April 2026