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Tacoma's coffee roasters

The City of Destiny roasts its own, and names its coffee after its area code.

Who roasts coffee in and near Tacoma?

14 coffee roasters work in and near Tacoma, Washington: 9 in Tacoma itself and 5 in nearby Gig Harbor, Puyallup and Sumner, by our count on 2026-09-27. Among them: Bluebeard Coffee Roasters, Campfire Coffee, Civic Roasters, Endicott Coffee Roasters, Lander Coffee and Manifesto Coffee, plus 8 more. Palouse Coffee Club is a Washington coffee subscription: a full bag from a different independent Washington roaster in every box, roasted to order. First bag free. Then $20.99 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime.

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. We also profile Manifesto Coffee, Naomi Joe Coffee, Outer Dark Coffee and Wolfe Club Coffee Roasters.

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 full 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. $20.99 a bag, any roast. First bag free. A second bag in the same box can have its own roast and style. Skip, pause or cancel online.

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Nearby

Every roaster we list in and near Tacoma, by town

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

Tacoma

  • Bluebeard Coffee RoastersTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2011 by Kevin McGlocklin.

  • Campfire CoffeeTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Its tagline ties the coffee to Tacoma, and the shop sells a coffee named for Tacoma Rowing alongside its own blends.

  • Civic RoastersTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    A running blog series profiles Tacoma residents, from Hilltop families to longtime education advocates.

  • Endicott Coffee RoastersTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 1997.

  • Lander CoffeeTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Web orders are roasted once a week, on Tuesday, and go out in the mail the following day.

  • Manifesto CoffeeTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2016.

  • Naomi Joe CoffeeTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The cafe shares space with 7 Seas Brewing and serves pastries from Three Hearts and sandwiches from Memoranda Kitchen.

  • Outer Dark CoffeeTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Its list runs from fuller blends to unusual single origins, including washed, natural, honey and co-fermented lots.

  • Wolfe Club Coffee RoastersTacoma, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The drive-through sits on Pacific Avenue South in Tacoma, where staff are hired as barista and shepherd, guiding each car through its visit.

Gig Harbor

  • MilkMan Roasters CoffeeGig Harbor, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2019.

  • Tana Coffee CompanyGig Harbor, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Its Waterfront Roast is another 12 ounce Grade 1 Guji offering, packed like the rest of the line in Gig Harbor.

Puyallup

Sumner

  • Dillanos Coffee RoastersSumner, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 1992 by David J. Morris, Howard Heyer and Chris Heyer.

  • Vinyl Coffee RoastersSumner, WA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2020 by Michael Hochstatter and Andy Brooks.

Other city pages: Olympia coffee roasters, Seattle coffee roasters, Vashon coffee roasters and Kent coffee roasters. Region: South Sound. 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, and dailycoffeenews.com, pugetsound.edu and southsoundbiz.com, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

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.

By Joe McRose, Palouse Coffee Club. Updated .