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Washington State coffee, town by town

Where Washington State's coffee is roasted, from Bellingham to Spokane to Longview.

Washington State coffee in brief

Washington State coffee is roasted by 209 independent roasters, by the count of the Roast Local directory pulled in September 2026. They are not all in Seattle. The directory lists 48 under Seattle, 14 under Spokane, 13 under Tacoma and 11 under Vancouver, and the rest are spread across towns as small as Langley on Whidbey Island, Colfax on the Palouse and Quilcene on the Olympic Peninsula.

The roasters we list as local favorites, each with a full profile, roast in eight towns. Ten are in Seattle: Victrola, Caffe Vita, Herkimer, Lighthouse, Broadcast, Espresso Vivace, Fulcrum, Elm, Seven and Kuma. Boon Boona roasts in Renton, Olympia Coffee in Olympia, Bluebeard in Tacoma and Dillanos in Sumner. East of the mountains, Indaba roasts in Spokane. In the north, Camber and Zoka roast in Bellingham and Fidalgo in Burlington. Their stories, coffees and addresses are on the Washington roasters list. A listing does not mean a roaster is part of the club.

This page is the map for the rest. Each region below has its own page, and so does every city with enough roasters and enough sourced history to fill one.

The regions of Washington State

Seattle and King County hold the densest roasting ground in the state. Seattle has its own page, and so does Redmond. The rest of the county, from Kirkland and Bellevue to Renton, Kent and Federal Way, is on Bellevue and the Eastside.

North of the city, the North Sound and islands page takes in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties, Whidbey and Camano, and the San Juans. Langley on Whidbey has 6 roasters on the directory by itself. Everett and Bellingham each have a city page.

South of Seattle, the South Sound covers Sumner, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, Lacey, Tumwater and down to Centralia and Chehalis, around the city pages for Tacoma and Olympia.

Across the water, Kitsap and the Olympic Peninsula runs from Bremerton and Bainbridge Island to Port Townsend, Sequim, Port Angeles and the coast. Poulsbo has four roasters on the directory.

At the south end of the state, Southwest Washington covers Camas, Longview, Battle Ground and Stevenson. Vancouver has its own page.

Over the Cascades, Yakima and central Washington covers Ellensburg, Leavenworth, Cle Elum, Chelan and the Methow towns, with Wenatchee on a page of its own.

In the far east, Spokane Valley and the Palouse covers the towns around Spokane and south to Colfax and Pullman. Spokane has its own page.

The Tri-Cities and Walla Walla have roasters too: the directory lists 2 each in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and Walla Walla, and one in Dayton. We have not found enough sourced local history to write a fair page for them, so they are not covered here.

Washington coffee by city

  • Seattle: the roasters of Capitol Hill, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Ravenna and SODO, and the city's espresso firsts.
  • Olympia: Olympia Coffee on 4th Avenue, the Dancing Goats story and the roasters of nearby Lacey.
  • Tacoma: Bluebeard on South Tacoma Way, Campfire, and the Sumner and Olympia roasters within reach.
  • Spokane: Indaba of West Central, Thomas Hammer, Cravens, Roast House and Anvil.
  • Bellingham: Camber, Zoka, Tony's, Maniac and the rest of Whatcom County's roasters.
  • Everett: Bargreen's, Narrative and Veltons, with the North Sound roasters up the road.
  • Redmond: Victor's Celtic Coffee, Caffe Lusso and a local roaster's cafe on the Microsoft campus.
  • Vancouver: Compass, Kafiex and the other Clark County roasters on the Washington side of the river.

A few dates from Washington coffee history

The best known dates belong to Seattle, and the Seattle page tells them with sources. Three more, each from a published source:

  • Caffe Ladro was founded in Seattle in 1994 and became the first multi unit chain in the United States to sell 100 percent fair trade coffee. It has also run a cafe in Kirkland.
  • Woods Coffee was founded in Lynden in 2002 and is now based in Bellingham.
  • In April 2015 Seattle hosted the World Barista Championship.

Every city and region page adds its own dated facts, each with its source listed at the bottom of the page.

Why buy from a Washington roaster

A Washington roaster is a Washington employer. Olympia Coffee has been Living Wage Certified since 2022, several of Lighthouse's Fremont staff have been there for decades, and small crews in Tacoma, Bellingham and Spokane depend on people here buying the bag. When you buy from a roaster in your own town, the wages, the rent and the next wholesale order stay in that town. Our page on why local roasters matter has the details roaster by roaster.

Palouse Coffee Club is built on that idea. Every 2 or 4 weeks you get a 12 oz bag from a different independent Washington roaster, roasted to order and shipped in the roaster's own bag. $16.99 a bag, any roast. First bag free, you pay shipping. Build your box.

Questions about coffee in Washington State

How many coffee roasters are in Washington State?

The Roast Local directory lists 209 independent roasters in Washington, pulled September 2026.

Which Washington towns have the most coffee roasters?

Seattle leads with 48 on the Roast Local directory, followed by Spokane with 14, Tacoma with 13 and Vancouver with 11. Bellingham has 8 and Everett and Olympia have 7 each.

When did Seattle host the World Barista Championship?

In April 2015.

Which coffee chain was first in the US to sell only fair trade coffee?

Caffe Ladro, founded in Seattle in 1994, was the first multi unit US chain to sell 100 percent fair trade coffee.

Are there coffee roasters in eastern Washington?

Yes. Spokane has 14 on the Roast Local directory, Wenatchee has 4, and there are more in Leavenworth, Ellensburg, Yakima, the Tri-Cities and Colfax.

Sources

Updated September 2026.

By Joe McRose, Palouse Coffee Club. Updated September 2026.