South Carolina Coffee Roasters
South Carolina's specialty coffee scene is anchored by Charleston and Greenville, two cities with their own distinct identities, plus Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and a tail of operators across the Lowcountry, the Upstate, and the coast. The state has 98 active independent roasters serving a population that's grown into specialty coffee alongside SC's broader food and tourism reinvention.
Roast Local maps 98 independent coffee roasters across South Carolina, concentrated in Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia. Read the South Carolina coffee scene guide for the full write-up.
98 independent roasters listed · Updated October 2026
Charleston and Greenville together anchor the modern South Carolina specialty coffee scene. Charleston has Big Kick Coffee, Charleston Coffee Exchange, Charleston Coffee Roasters, Cup - Fine Coffee & Roasters, Estuary Beans & Barley, Highfalutin Coffee Roasters, King Bean, Liberty Beans, Second State, Springbok Coffee Roasters, and Tracer Coffee: 11 active independent roasters serving a downtown, peninsula, and West Ashley market that's grown into specialty coffee alongside the city's nationally-cited restaurant scene. Mt Pleasant's Tidal Grounds and James Island's Muddy Waters Coffee Bar extend the Lowcountry corridor. Ravenel's Carolina Coffee Works covers the western reach. Charleston's coffee scene tends toward small-batch single-cafe operations rather than multi-location chains, which keeps the customer-roaster relationship close.
Greenville's coffee scene runs distinct from Charleston's, anchored by Bridge City Coffee, Coffee Underground, Cohesive, and Early Goat Coffee Co. The 15 active independent roasters here serve a downtown that's been steadily rebuilt over the last fifteen years into one of the most acclaimed small-city food-and-design scenes in the South. Travelers Rest brings Tandem, a regional indie with strong wholesale presence. Easley has Yellow Bike Coffee Roasters. Anderson's Mull Tree extends the Upstate corridor southward. The Upstate stretch (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Easley, Travelers Rest) increasingly functions as a single specialty market.
Beyond the two anchor cities, South Carolina's coffee scene reaches across the state. Columbia, home to USC, has Curiosity Coffee Bar, Indah Coffee Co., and Iron Brew Coffee Co. Cayce's Piecewise Coffee extends the capital metro. Myrtle Beach brings Beach Hippie, Birchin Lane, Caspin, and Grand Strand Coffee to the Grand Strand tourist corridor. Hilton Head Island has its own Hilton Head Island Coffee Roasters. Bluffton brings Grind Coffee Roasters. Pawleys Island, Rock Hill (Cheza Roastworks, Knowledge Perk, Rock Hill Coffee), Anderson (Mull Tree), Beaufort (Beaufort Coffee Roasters, Beloved Coffee Roasters), Seneca (Blackwater), Saint Andrews (Mac's Java), Summerville (Coastal Coffee Roasters Inc., Cold Blooded Caffeine, Lowcountry Coffee Roasters), Irmo (Loveland), and North Augusta (Overwatch, also serving Beaufort and Port Royal) round out a state whose 98 active independent roasters cover the Lowcountry, the Upstate, the coast, and the Sandhills.
