Coffee roasters in Kent and south King County

Who roasts coffee in and near Kent?

5 coffee roasters work in and near Kent, Washington: 1 in Kent itself and 4 in nearby Auburn, Renton and Des Moines, by our count on 2026-09-27. Among them: Rad Roasting Company, Black Arrows Coffee, Poverty Bay Coffee Company, Boon Boona Coffee and Second Love Coffee Roasters. Palouse Coffee Club is a Washington coffee subscription: a 12 oz bag from a different independent Washington roaster in every box, roasted to order. First bag free. Then $22.90 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime.

Coffee in Kent

We list five roasters in and near Kent: Rad Roasting Company in Kent, Poverty Bay Coffee and Black Arrows Coffee in Auburn, Boon Boona Coffee in Renton and Second Love Coffee Roasters in Des Moines. Poverty Bay is the oldest, founded in 1997.

Palouse Coffee Club is a Washington State coffee subscription that sends a bag from a different independent roaster in every box.

Roasters in and near Kent

Kent

• Rad Roasting Company: a roastery at the back of OP Business Park with drop-in hours and a public tasting on the third Saturday of each month. Its blends include El Guapo, Members Only and Truffle Shuffle.

Auburn

• Poverty Bay Coffee: most of its roasts are named for Washington places such as Skookumchuck, Hylebos and Point Defiance.
• Black Arrows Coffee: hand roasts small batches in Auburn and buys from smallholder farmers and cooperatives in East Africa and Latin America. Its cafe is at Fifth Avenue and Battery Street in Seattle.

Renton

• Boon Boona Coffee: buys only African coffee, from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and beyond, and roasts at its cafe in downtown Renton.

Des Moines

• Second Love Coffee Roasters: a specialty micro roaster whose product listings name the importer and the FOB price for each coffee.

Roasters named here are local favorites we list. A listing does not mean a roaster is part of the club, and no roaster pays to be listed.

Kent's coffee story

Rad began roasting in Kent in 2010, after its family spent a year meeting in South King County coffee shops and coming away let down by the coffee. Matt, who runs the roaster, already had about ten years as a barista, roaster, trainer and manager. He now roasts on a 15 kilo machine built in Turkey. The loud 1980s look is on purpose, and the blend names come from his childhood.

Poverty Bay goes back further: Dan Olmstead founded it in 1997. Its cold brew grounds and roasting chaff go to Cedar Grove composting, more than 35,000 pounds a year by its count. The Olmsteads later handed the Poverty Bay Cafe, open since 1989, to FUSION, a Federal Way nonprofit that houses families experiencing homelessness, and the cafe still sells the coffee.

Boon Boona's founder, Efrem Fesaha, grew up in Seattle in an Eritrean family that held the coffee ceremony at home. The company has since opened cafes on Capitol Hill, inside the University Book Store and on Microsoft's East Redmond campus.

Getting Washington coffee delivered in Kent

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Kent sits on our Seattle, Bellevue and the Eastside page. Close by, we also cover Seattle, Tacoma, Redmond and Puyallup.

Every roaster we list in and near Kent, by town

Each link opens our profile: the roaster's story, what it roasts, its address and where to drink it.

Kent

• Rad Roasting CompanyKent, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

  Founded 2010.

Auburn

• Black Arrows CoffeeAuburn, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

  The cafe at Fifth Avenue and Battery Street in Seattle is open every day from 7am to 6pm.

• Poverty Bay Coffee CompanyAuburn, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

  Founded 1997 by Dan Olmstead.

Renton

• Boon Boona CoffeeRenton, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

  Founded 2012 by Efrem Fesaha.

Des Moines

• Second Love Coffee RoastersDes Moines, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

  Its cafe mocha is made with Holy Kakow chocolate, and the shirts sold online are screen printed by Gorilla Screen Printing in Seattle.

Other city pages: Seattle coffee roasters, Tacoma coffee roasters, Redmond coffee roasters and Puyallup coffee roasters. Region: Seattle, Bellevue and the Eastside. All Washington roasters we list.

How we chose these roasters

Every roaster here roasts in Washington and was operating when we read its own site, on the date its card shows (the list itself was last checked 2026-09-27). Facts come from each roaster's own pages, written in our words; we take nothing from reviews and show no ratings. No roaster pays to be listed, and a listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club. Run a roaster here and something is off? Email coffee@palousecoffeeclub.com and we correct or remove the page.

Sources: each roaster's own pages, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

Kent coffee questions

Can I visit Rad Roasting Company in Kent?

Yes. The roastery at the back of OP Business Park keeps drop-in hours and holds a public tasting on the third Saturday of each month.

Which roaster near Kent has roasted the longest?

Poverty Bay Coffee in Auburn, founded by Dan Olmstead in 1997.

Does Black Arrows roast at its Seattle cafe?

No. Every batch is hand roasted at its roastery in Auburn. The cafe at Fifth Avenue and Battery Street serves the coffee.

What coffee does Boon Boona roast in Renton?

Only African coffee. Its blends include Jebena and Bereka, its espresso is called Meddah and its decaf is an Ethiopian Sidamo.