Our story
A fishing-supply store, then a coffee roaster
For forty years, 214 Harbor Street sold nets, rope and rain gear. When it closed in 2013, Maren Holt signed the lease with a secondhand roaster and a plan to sell coffee to the boats.
The boats came, and so did everyone else. We opened the doors in 2014 and kept the old shelving, the plank floor and the bell over the door.
We still roast in small batches, twice a week, in the room behind the counter. On roasting days you'll smell it from the harbor.
How a bag of green beans becomes your cup
Step one
We buy green
Raw beans from three importers we've known for years, chosen by tasting a sample of each lot.
Step two
We roast small
Twelve kilos at a time, every Tuesday and Friday, logged batch by batch so we can repeat the good ones.
Step three
We rest, then pour
Each roast rests for a few days before it reaches the grinder, when it tastes its best.
Behind the counter
Four of us, most mornings. Say hello.
Maren
Owner & roaster
Drinks: Guji pour-over, black
Theo
Head barista
Drinks: a cortado, no sugar
Priya
Baker
Drinks: chai, extra spice
Sam
Barista
Drinks: whatever's seasonal