Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis is smaller than it was fifteen years ago. What remains is genuinely good. The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. Here are the shops worth making a special trip for.
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Local Studio St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 2009 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
West Supply St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
Old Town St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 2016 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
East Works St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
The Heights St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 1999 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
South Exchange St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 2011 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Central Works St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
Old Town St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 2016 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Central Studio St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
Old Town St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 2018 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Central Exchange St.
Independent local coffee roasters and tea shops in St. Louis
The Heights St. Louis
The roasters and tea specialists doing it seriously. This St. Louis shop has operated since 1996 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
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