OB Beans Coffee Roasters
Curator’s note
Mark Bell, the principal owner, has gone to Guatemala, El Salvador and Oaxaca to watch the coffee get made, which is further than most sourcing decisions ever go. Doing good from farm to cup is how the shop puts it, and those trips are what keep the phrase honest.
The coffee
Everything is roasted in house on a 10kg Mill City, blends and single origins, and the counter runs direct trade pour-overs beside espresso off Sanremo Cafe Racers. Nothing the shop publishes names where any of it grew, not even the country.
- Gaviota House Blend
- Medium
- Washed
toffee · honey · classic
- Dawn Patrol
- Medium-dark
- Washed / Natural
dark chocolate · dried fruit · full bodied
- Uppers Blend
- Medium-light
- Washed / Natural
brown sugar · cherry · balanced
- Middles Half-Caf
- Medium
- Washed
molasses · hazelnut · cherry
- Hawaiian Ka'u Blend
- Medium-dark
- Washed Blend
- Elepoki Coffee, grown by the Koi family
almond · chocolate · brown sugar
- El Salvador Divisadero Natural
- Light
- Natural
- Mauricio Salvera (Finca Divisadero)
strawberry · cocoa
- Buena Onda Mexico
- Medium-dark
- Washed
hazelnut · maple · rich
- Lowers Decaf
- Medium-dark
- Washed
molasses · hazelnut · rich
The room
Concrete floors, exposed ceiling beams, fresh paint and bright light make a minimalist, industrial space that holds a couch and coffee table and a standing bar at the back. The cups and plates are pottery by Ryan Shoemaker, a local maker whose photographs also hang on the walls.
The vibe
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People
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