Minnesota Coffee Roasters
Minnesota's specialty coffee scene is anchored by the Twin Cities, with Minneapolis and Saint Paul together holding most of the state's specialty volume, and a strong Duluth scene to the north that's its own distinct thing. The state has 91 active independent roasters serving a population that's been engaged with specialty coffee since the 1980s.
Roast Local maps 91 independent coffee roasters across Minnesota, concentrated in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Duluth. Read the Minnesota coffee scene guide for the full write-up.
91 independent roasters listed · Updated August 2026
Minneapolis and Saint Paul together form one of the strongest specialty coffee markets in the Midwest. Minneapolis has 20 active independent roasters in our directory (including B+W Specialty Coffee, Bichota, Clockwork, and Coffee and Tea Limited) anchoring a city that's been engaged with specialty coffee since the late 1980s. Saint Paul brings True Stone Coffee Roasters, SK Coffee, Cloudline, JS Bean Factory, Kopplin's, Roots Roasting, Stepwise Coffee, and Tact Coffee. The Twin Cities specialty scene is dense, well-distributed across neighborhoods, and supported by a customer base that asks technical questions. The fact that one of the country's longest-running specialty coffee education programs (the Coffee Quality Institute) is rooted in the broader Minnesota orbit shows up in how seriously the local roasters treat sourcing.
Duluth has its own thing, anchored by Almanac Coffee, Duluth Coffee Company, The Grind USA, and Underwood Coffee, in a town that punches well above its size for specialty coffee. The North Shore extends the scene with Lutsen's Fika Coffee, and Superior (technically Wisconsin but coffee-economy-linked to Duluth) brings ARCO Coffee Company. The northern Minnesota coffee identity is its own distinct mode, connected to the lake culture, the BWCA outdoor economy, and a tradition of Scandinavian-influenced cafe craft that shows up in roast profiles and cafe spaces.
Beyond the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minnesota's coffee scene reaches across the state. Edina has Edina Coffee Roasters. Chanhassen brings Dandy Lion. Buffalo has Caffe Strada Custom Roasting and Custom Roasting. Brooklyn Park's Coffee Mill, Lake Elmo's Sunshine Coffee Co., West St. Paul's Backstory Coffee Roasters, and St. Cloud's Kinder Coffee Lab fill out the metro ring and beyond. Sartell has Adventure Coffee. Le Center brings Euroroast. East Grand Forks has Bully Brew Coffee. Marshall, Pine City, Starbuck, and Waconia each support their own roasters. The 91 active independent Minnesota roasters represent a state with a deep coffee history and a roasting community that genuinely reaches statewide.
