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Coffee in Tacoma
Tacoma coffee roasters number 13 in the Roast Local directory, enough for a city that has its own coffee joke: Bluebeard calls itself a 253rd wave roaster, after the area code. Another Tacoma shop opened in 2020 on money raised through a GoFundMe. Here are the roasters in and near Tacoma, the two stories we could source, and how Palouse Coffee Club mails a different Washington State roaster's bag to you every 2 or 4 weeks.
Roasters in and near Tacoma
We list these as local favorites. A listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club.
- Bluebeard Coffee Roasters, Tacoma: its first cafe is at the corner of 6th and State, and it now roasts on South Tacoma Way. The name comes from the founder's childhood family cat.
- Campfire Coffee, Tacoma: opened its first Tacoma shop on August 17, 2020.
- Olympia Coffee Roasting, Olympia: roasts down the road in Olympia and opened a cafe in Tacoma's Proctor District in 2018.
- Dillanos Coffee Roasters, Sumner: named Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine in 2011, and a barista it roasted for and coached won the 2019 US Barista Championship.
Roast Local also lists Blue Steele Coffee Company, Civic Roasters, Endicott Coffee, Gravity Coffee, Lander Coffee and Madrona Coffee under Tacoma.
Bluebeard's everyday coffee is El Capitan, a drip coffee from Chiapas, Mexico, and its espresso is The Narrows Espresso Blend. It roasts on a 12 kilo Probat, says it pays at the top of the market for its coffees, and has supported rebuilding after Hurricane Eta in Honduras.
Tacoma's coffee story
Bluebeard opened in April 2011 and jokingly calls itself a 253rd wave coffee company. The number is Tacoma's area code.
Campfire Coffee took a different road to its first shop. The owners raised their start up money through a GoFundMe in 2019 and opened in Tacoma on August 17, 2020.
Tacoma's written coffee history is short, and we only print what we can source. Today's roasting is easier to see: Bluebeard roasts on South Tacoma Way, Olympia Coffee runs a Proctor cafe, and Dillanos roasts a few miles east in Sumner.
Money spent at a Tacoma roaster pays Tacomans. Bluebeard describes its crew as a group of Tacomans, and a bag from them keeps those wages in Pierce County. More on why that matters.
Getting Washington coffee delivered in Tacoma
Palouse Coffee Club sends Tacoma a 12 oz bag from a different independent Washington roaster each box, every 2 or 4 weeks. The roaster roasts your coffee to order and ships it in its own bag, and our packing slip tells you whose roastery it came from. $16.99 a bag, any roast. First bag free, you pay shipping. A second bag in the same box can have its own roast and style. Skip, pause or cancel online.
- Roasted and shipped within 3 days.
- Free replacement if a bag disappoints.
- A reminder email 3 days before each box.
- Your ratings steer the next bag.
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Tacoma coffee questions
What does 253rd wave mean?
It is Bluebeard Coffee Roasters' name for itself, a nod to Tacoma's 253 area code. Bluebeard opened in April 2011.
Where does Bluebeard roast?
On South Tacoma Way, in a rebuilt furniture showroom about 100 years old that also holds a cafe and the company offices. Its original cafe is at 6th and State.
Which Tacoma roaster sells a decaf?
Bluebeard sells an ethyl acetate decaf from Cumbres de Narino, Colombia, as its shop showed on 2026-09-27.
How did Campfire Coffee get started?
Its owners raised the money through a 2019 GoFundMe and opened the first Tacoma shop on August 17, 2020.
Sources
- Roasters listed under Tacoma: Roast Local, Washington, pulled 2026-09-27
- Campfire Coffee's GoFundMe and opening date: Campfire's own story page, read 2026-09-27
- Bluebeard's 253rd wave name and opening, Olympia Coffee's Proctor cafe, Dillanos awards: their profiles on this site, from public sources checked 2026-09-27
Updated September 2026.