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Merit Coffee
SAN ANTONIO, TX
Merit operates a few cafes in the Austin area. Their selection of single origins and blends is a great starting point for anyone looking to learn more about coffee.
VISIT ROASTER ↗There are a lot of great coffees out there, but we keep coming back to these particular roasters. This is a curated mix of Texas locals and standout national names you'll often taste at our sessions.
Whether you prefer clean and classic or bold and experimental, your coffee taste follows a particular pattern. Find your persona — then read the bag like you've been doing this for years.
Merit operates a few cafes in the Austin area. Their selection of single origins and blends is a great starting point for anyone looking to learn more about coffee.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Greater Goods is a staple in the Austin coffee scene with thoughtful sourcing and high quality approachable coffees. While they no longer operate a cafe in Austin, they continue to sell online and wholesale at many coffee shops around town. Look out for rare specialty single origin lots from Vietnam.
VISIT ROASTER ↗You will find Tweed's coffee at the Houndstooth cafes around Austin. Tweed coffees are often clean, well-developed profiles. Their coffees are my go-to selection for my "daily driver" coffee.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Known for their catering coffee carts, Creature Coffee is here for a good time. Check out their selection of single origins and blends at your local grocery store. This is a great starting point coffee roaster for washed and honey processed coffees.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Proud Mary is an Australian import with a serious reputation. Their coffees push into competition-level coffees and rare lots. This is where you go when you want something precise, expressive, and occasionally wild. Checkout their cafe on South Lamar for a standout culinary and coffee experience, as well as public coffee cuppings.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Superthing's fun branding is met with a focus on modern, fruit-forward coffee profiles. Their selections tend to lean vibrant and expressive, appealing to adventurous palates. You will find their coffees featured at Patika coffee in downtown Austin and other locations around town.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Barrett's is a long-standing Austin roaster that prioritizes balance and drinkability. Their coffees skew classic, making them a reliable daily driver. Check them out at their cafe in North Austin and enjoy their vast selection of single origins.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Little City focuses on wholesale but you will often find their blends at your local grocery store. I highlight them for being approachable coffees that still maintain quality and consistency. Their lineup is designed to work across a wide range of brewing styles.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Onyx is what happens when coffee gets treated like a design and engineering problem at the same time. Expect immaculate presentation, experimental processing, and coffees that often feel almost architectural in their clarity and intensity.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Black & White sits in that rare space where experimental coffees still taste like something you want to drink every day. They're known for playful, fruit-forward lots that somehow stay grounded and balanced rather than chaotic.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Hydrangea feels like a quiet obsession project — small, precise, and a little romantic. The coffees tend to lean floral, delicate, and highly seasonal.
VISIT ROASTER ↗George Howell is one of the original architects of modern specialty coffee in the U.S. — and it shows. The coffees are clean, structured, and almost classical in their restraint, like they're designed to let origin speak without interruption.
VISIT ROASTER ↗PERC has a kind of Southern ease to it — approachable coffees with just enough character to keep things interesting. It's the kind of roaster you trust for a daily cup, but occasionally get surprised by something unexpectedly expressive.
VISIT ROASTER ↗Sey is unapologetically light — almost to the point where coffee starts tasting like aromatic tea or fruit water. It's polarizing for some, but undeniably precise; every cup feels like a very intentional act of restraint.
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