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Achilles Coffee Roasters @ Park 12 interior

Achilles Coffee Roasters @ Park 12

Open
closes 2 PM
Neighborhood
East Village
Roaster
In-house
Food
Coffee only

Curator’s note

Achilles keeps direct trade relationships with some of its suppliers and prints none of them, sending the question instead to a counter it calls the best baristas in the industry. Sourcing here lives in people rather than on paper, and it holds up exactly as well as whoever is working the bar that morning.

The Curated Order
The drink
Espresso

A double shot of the cafe's own single origin espresso.

The food
Banker's Hill breakfast sandwich

Over medium egg, bacon, turkey, white cheddar, spinach and fig jam on a toasted pretzel bun.

The coffee

Everything is roasted weekly in small batches at the company's downtown roastery, and the bar keeps a single-origin espresso alongside a batch brew of the house Achilles Blend, drawn from South and Central America. The bean list runs two dozen lots with Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia on it beside the Latin American names, down to a Colombia off Finca Monteblanco finished as a purple caturra tropical natural co-ferment, though the product page carries no roast date.

The beansCurrent lineup
  • Ethiopia Bekele Kechara Natural Murago

    Ethiopia, Sidama · 2,300-2,400 m

    Varietals
    74/112, 74/110
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Bekele Kechara

    Strawberry Compote · Cocoa Nibs · Honey

  • Guatemala Huehuetenango El Mirador

    Guatemala, Huehuetenango · 2,000 m

    Varietals
    Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí, Maragogype
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Ceci Armas and Paulina Rosalia Xutuc

    Blueberry Jam · Cherry · Caramel

  • Costa Rica Hacienda Sonora Caturra Natural

    Costa Rica, Central Valley · 1,300 m

    Roast
    Medium-light
    Varietals
    Caturra
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Alberto and Diego Guardia, Hacienda Sonora

    Tropical Fruit · Honey · Dark Chocolate

  • Colombia Finca Monteblanco Purple Caturra Tropical Natural Co-Ferment

    Colombia, San Adolfo, Acevedo, Huila · 1,750 m

    Varietals
    Purple Caturra
    Process
    Tropical Natural Anaerobic Co-Ferment
    Producer
    Finca Monteblanco, Rodrigo Sánchez Valencia

    Pineapple · Mango · Coconut · Star Fruit · Kiwi · Lychee · Tamarind

  • Peru Finca Miraflores Honey Bourbon

    Peru, Amazonas · 1,945 m

    Varietals
    Bourbon
    Process
    Honey
    Producer
    Finca Miraflores, Manuel Rojas and Esther Requejo

    Dark Chocolate · Pipe Tobacco · Berry · Brown Sugar · Black Tea

  • Peru Wilder Garcia Geisha Washed

    Peru, highlands of northern Peru · 1,800 m

    Varietals
    Geisha
    Process
    Washed
    Producer
    Wilder Garcia

    Floral · Blackberry · Coconut · Honey · Maple Syrup · Strawberry · Tea Rose

  • Ethiopia Bench Maji Gesha Farm G1 Natural

    Ethiopia, Bench Maji · 1,700-1,890 m

    Varietals
    Geisha, Local Landraces
    Process
    Natural
    Producer
    Gesha Karmach Farm

    Dried Blueberry · Cherry · Jasmine

  • Gold Coast Blend

    Blend

    Process
    Blend of Natural and Washed coffees

    Mango · Dark Chocolate · Honey · Spice

  • Sumatra Lintong Single Origin Coffee

    Sumatra, Simalungun

    Roast
    Medium
    Varietals
    Catimor, Typica
    Process
    Semi Washed

    Dark Chocolate · Honey · Black Pepper

The room

This is ground-floor retail in Park 12, a Greystar tower of 718 apartments over 45,000 square feet of shopfront put up as one $400 million piece of Ballpark Village. Seating runs indoors and out with free WiFi, in a coffee bar that arrived with the building rather than finding one.

The work-test
WifiFastFast, fine for uploads
OutletsSomeSome along the walls
SeatingSpaciousLots of room to spread
NoiseModerateEasy conversation level
LaptopsLimitedWelcome outside peak hours

The vibe

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