13 Czech roasteries, and where to try their coffee
A bakery and kitchen full of life
Nordbeans, Liberec
The family roastery, founded in 2010 by brothers Martin and Karel Kozl, has become a source of coffee for many businesses in the Czech Republic, not least Ambiente. Nordbeans run three cafés and a bakery with their famous bread in Liberec. Recently, we took a trip to Guatemala together, to visit coffee farmers and produced a limited batch of Orange Bourbon coffee.
Where to taste Nordbeans coffee?
- Liberec: Sweet city, DOK, Lázně
- Ambiente restaurants
- Bjukitchen
- Osada
Doubleshot, Prague
In 2009, a small team from Doubleshot went to Canada for inspiration and knowledge, 16 years later they also run four cafes, a training centre and a patisserie along with a roastery. Their coffee is roasted on a 60-year-old, but well-preserved Probat UG 22, and for coffee enthusiasts who don't like cleaning levers, they now make capsules.
Where to taste the coffee?
- Můj šálek kávy
- Místo
- LOKA Masaryčka
- LOKA Alza
Candycane, Prague
Among the matadors are Ondřej Štoksa, Zdeněk Hýbl and Jaroslav Slámečka from Prague's Candycane, who together with two other colleagues roast coffee with the logo and taste of a candycane. You can listen to the podcast that the guys have been doing between roasting shifts here.
Where to taste the coffee?
- One sip
- Srnky
- Spižírna
- Tempo
- Tvoje Máma
- Skautský institut
Chroast, Hradec Králové
In the Hradec Králové roastery, they treat coffee as a fruit, and adjust the profile of the coffee during roasting accordingly, emphasising sweetness, fruitiness and unique flavour nuances. The name Chroast is derived from the initials "Ch" of the founders of Chmelík and the word "roast". In their roastery, coffee is roasted several times a week in small batches, to maintain freshness and quality.
Where to taste the coffee?
- Ty Kávo
- Buchta B
- Bakla, Pardubice
- Kafe Omylem
- To Je bistro, Hradec Králové
- espresso bar Námko, Hradec Králové
Industra, Brno
The Brno roastery is located in the industrial part of the city, in the former Zbrojovka area. The original café, founded in 2013 by Petra Střelecká and Adam Obrátil, was located at Masná 9 and despite its less popular location, the place soon became legendary among Czech cafes. Today, the pair of coffee-savvy partners have a great team and a well-known roastery to boot.
Where to taste the coffee?
- Luft
- Industra Brno
- Industra Prague
Father's, Ostrava
Originally a family-run roastery founded in 2018 by Petr and Marie Kvasnička. Before that, they gained experience as baristas, for example at the Berlin-based roastery Five Elephants. Today their roastery is involved in projects supporting the development of coffee regions, one of which is funding a professionally equipped QC laboratory in eastern Uganda.
And in news for the people of Prague, Father's is now opening a showroom and café in Bubenč.
Where to taste the coffee?
- Shothouse, Ostrava
- Otočkafe
- La Petite Conversation
- Meraki
- Miluju Cafe
- Bistro 56
- Matilda
- Etapa
- Šodó
- Kiosek Petřiny
- Bullerbyn
Mamacoffee, Prague
Founded in 2008 by Marta and Daniel Kolský, Mamacoffee became one of the first Fairtrade International licensed roasters in Central Europe. Today, in addition to the roastery, they operate seven cafés around Prague and an artisan bakery. Mamacoffee supports coffee projects in Africa and South America and emphasises fair cooperation with farmers.
Where to taste the coffee?
Typika, Prague
Another story that starts with a café and continues with its own roastery. The cafés, of which you'll find six across the Czech Republic and Poland, have only been roasting their own coffee since 2024.
Where to taste the coffee?
Kmen, České Budějovice
The Kmen brand has opened its first espresso bar and straight up café at Budějovice train station. The coffee from Kmen is typical for its floral and fruity notes, which are also depicted on the coffee packaging.
Where to taste the coffee?
- Café Datel
- U Vás
- Kofíčko
- Klika Kitchen
- Orbital
- Kotva
- Šodó
- Eska
- My Café
Pikola, Šumperk
Pikola started in 2014 as a small café in Šumperk - 36 m2 and 10 seats, and in 2018 the couple Jiří and Nikol Giesl started roasting. Pikola organises public tastings, workshops and runs its own podcast, where they share stories of baristas and guests. In 2025, they launched a project to support Colombian farmer Ana Lucia Urbano, with a portion of her coffee sales at all branches going towards technical equipment for her farm.
Where to taste the coffee?
The Naughty Dog, Prague
The roastery was founded in October 2018 in Jílové u Prahy by a married couple, Petra Davies Vesla and Gwilym Davies. Petra is multiple Czech coffee champion and author of a book on coffee, while Gwilym is World Champion in 2009.
The name The Naughty Dog is inspired by their two dachshunds, Jenny and Maya, who are known for their mischievous nature. This name symbolises the playfulness and originality that the roaster brings to their coffee.
Where to taste the coffee?
- William Thomas bakery
- Periferie
- Spell
- Tvaroh
- Láskafe
- Dort it
- Kavárna Spolu
- Mosa kafe
- Coby dup
- V ráji
- La Casa
- Šálek štěstí
- Pavilon A
Mazelab, Prague
Somewhere between a café, a roastery and a laboratory is Dejvice's Mazelab, where they are not afraid to experiment with coffee. The business, opened in 2019 by Jackie Tran, a former designer, bears a name created by combining the words maze (maze) and lab (laboratory).
Where to taste the coffee?
- Cafefin
- Format Coffee
- Ăn Bistro Cafe
- May
BeBerry Coffee, Prague
The roastery was founded by Tomáš Laco, known in the coffee world as Q Grader - a certified professional coffee evaluator. The name BeBerry reflects the roastery's philosophy that coffee is a fruit. The aim is to bring consumers closer to the flavour profiles of coffee and to show that coffee can be fruity and smooth, and not necessarily bitter.
Where to taste the coffee?
- Café Hrnek
- Hrneček
- Letka
Source: https://kafe-blog.cz/maps-en/, websites of individual roasters
