Specialty Coffee Roasters — East London

Crafted with intention,
roasted with care.

We source exceptional coffees from small farms around the world and roast them by hand in our Shoreditch workshop. Every bag is roasted to order, never sitting on a shelf.

Explore Our Roasts

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Our Process

From Origin to Cup

Great coffee is a chain of care. We obsess over every link — from the farms we partner with, to the moment your cup is poured.

Coffee cherries being harvested from the branch at origin

Step One

Sourced

Direct trade relationships with family farms in Ethiopia, Colombia, and Guatemala. We visit every origin, taste every lot, and pay premiums that fund community projects.

Step Two

Roasted

Small-batch roasted every Tuesday and Friday in our Shoreditch workshop. We profile each coffee individually, developing flavour with patience — never rushing the process.

Barista carefully pouring a latte with precision

Step Three

Brewed

Prepared with precision by trained baristas who know every coffee on our bar. Whether espresso, pour-over, or batch brew — each cup is served with genuine care.

The Menu

This Season's Picks

Roasted fresh each week. These are the coffees we're most excited about right now — chosen for their character, complexity, and story.

Ethiopia · Gedeo Zone

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

Light Roast

Tasting Notes

Blueberry Jasmine Honey

Colombia · Huila Region

Colombian Huila

Medium Roast

Tasting Notes

Caramel Orange Chocolate

Indonesia · North Sumatra

Sumatra Mandheling

Dark Roast

Tasting Notes

Cedar Dark Chocolate Earth

Inside the Ember Roasters workshop with industrial coffee roasting equipment

Our Story

A railway arch, a dream, and a lot of coffee.

Founded in 2019 in a converted railway arch in East London, Ember Roasters began as a weekend passion project. Two friends, a second-hand roaster, and a stubborn belief that London deserved better coffee.

Two years, 47 origin trips, and thousands of test roasts later, we've become one of London's most talked-about specialty roasters. We still roast in the same arch. We still taste every single batch. And we still believe the best cup of coffee is the one made with the most care.