The 14 Best Irish Coffee Roasters You Need To Try If Caffeine Is Your Lifeblood

Coffee is life.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s talk about one of the most important parts of the coffee making process; roasting.

Roasting is crucial to achieving a unreal cup of coffee and it turns out there are some pretty badass coffee roasters in Ireland ensuring that the coffee we drink is first class.

We’ve rounded up some of the best coffee roasters in Ireland so you can try them all, cos we’re sound like that.

1. Ariosa

Based in Meath, the people behind Ariosa use a traditional slow approach to roasting and they only roast one single origin at a time in small batches to ensure the distinct taste of each type of bean is accentuated.

They also source their beans ethically, buying direct from farmers.

You can try Ariosa coffee in their coffee shop in Drogheda.

2. Baobab

Founded by Alex and Luigi who grew up in Kenya, the team hand roast the beans every week to bring out the coffee’s terroir, complexity and attributes.

They source beans from Brazil, Nicaragua, and the Democratic Republic of Congo among others.

That’s a whole lotta world in a cuppa joe.

3. Badger & Dodo

A family business based in Cork, Badger & Dodo have been supplying coffee shops all over Ireland since 2008.

Their mission is to source quality raw coffee, roast it to perfection as well as increasing awareness around baristing methods – brewed or espresso.

If you like coffee, chances are you’ve had a Badger & Dodo coffee.

4. Bell Lane

This Westmeath-based roastery has been hand-roasting small batches of their beans on a daily basis since 2012.

Bell Lane Coffee has won twelve stars at the Great Taste Awards, and was commended at the Blas Na H’Eireann and the Irish Cafe Quality Food Awards.

5. Cloudpicker

Established in 2013, Cloud Picker is Dublin’s first micro roastery based on Sheriff street.

You can find Cloud Picker coffee brought to life in their café in the Science Gallery as well as outside stockists like Cloud Café in North Strand, Dublin 3.

6. Red Rooster Coffee.

This family-run roastery in Co. Galway boats the only cast iron roaster in Ireland.

Their approach to roasting is comparable to cooking, the slower the better.

You can make your own mind up on Red Rooster coffee by trying it in one of their various locations around the country including most Avoca and Donnybrook Fair stores.

7. Upside

This Dublin roastery’s mission is very simple : “Import delicious coffee, roast it to perfection and share it with you. Easy as that.”

See for yourself if it’s roasted to perfection by dropping by Meltdown on Stephen Street Lower.

And look at that gorgeous packaging. So good.