California Coffee Industry Report 2026
Our annual analysis of the California specialty-coffee market: 873 independent roasteries across 10 cities, 290 of which supply beans at commercial wholesale. Data compiled from public records and aggregated customer reviews.
☕ 873 Roasteries
🏙️ 10 Cities Covered
⭐ 4.54 Avg Rating
📦 33% Wholesale
Key findings
- California averages 4.54★ across all rated roasteries, with a mean of 358 customer reviews per location.
- 231 locations roast their own coffee on site; 175 hold ratings of 4.8★ or higher.
- Roughly 33% of the state's roasteries offer wholesale programs for cafés and offices.
- The typical California city in our index hosts about 87.3 independent roasters.
Cities with the most coffee roasters in California
| Rank | City | Roasters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 78 |
| 2 | San Diego | 74 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 59 |
| 4 | Long Beach | 45 |
| 5 | Oakland | 43 |
| 6 | Sacramento | 39 |
| 7 | Riverside | 38 |
| 8 | Santa Monica | 37 |
| 9 | Fresno | 31 |
| 10 | Pasadena | 30 |
Most-reviewed roasteries in California
- Urth Caffe Pasadena — Pasadena (4.4★, 5093 reviews)
- Urth Caffe Santa Monica — Santa Monica (4.4★, 4565 reviews)
- Dialog Cafe — Los Angeles (4.8★, 4422 reviews)
- Coffee Dose — Costa Mesa (4.9★, 3553 reviews)
- Sightglass Coffee — San Francisco (4.4★, 3384 reviews)
- Red Rock Coffee — Mountain View (4.4★, 3339 reviews)
- Four Barrel Coffee — San Francisco (4.5★, 2672 reviews)
- 24th Street Cafe — Bakersfield (4.6★, 2320 reviews)
- Tierra Mia Coffee Drive Thru — Long Beach (4.5★, 2267 reviews)
- Dutch Bros Coffee — Fresno (4.5★, 2214 reviews)
Cite this report: "Coffee Roasters Near Me — California Coffee Industry Report 2026." Data available for editorial use with attribution and a link.