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Brooklyn, New York, New York · Specialty Coffee Brand Deep Dive
Café Grumpy
IndependentRoasts its own coffeeSourcing: Farm level
Visit Café Grumpy's site Café Grumpy is a Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer that has been roasting its own beans since 2009. The company operates multiple cafe locations across New York City and maintains a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and direct relationships with coffee producers. They are recognized for their hands-on approach to the entire coffee process, from green bean selection to in-house roasting and brewing.
Ownership
Café Grumpy is an independent, family-owned company founded by Caroline Bell and Chris Timbrell. It remains a privately held, independent business.
Founded
2005
Roasting
Roasts its own coffee.
What it's known for
Café Grumpy is a pioneer in the New York City specialty coffee movement, widely recognized for its commitment to in-house roasting and direct-trade sourcing. It is also known for its signature orange branding and its role as a long-standing independent fixture in the Brooklyn coffee scene.
Sourcing countries
Honduras · South America · Central America · East Africa
Farm-level sourcing
The brand sources directly from farming families and specialty producers across South America, Central America, and East Africa. They provide specific details for their single-origin offerings, such as the Torrebiarte family at Finca Santo Tomas Perdido in Honduras. Their sourcing model emphasizes long-term relationships with producers to ensure quality and sustainability.
Notable coffees
- — DECAF Honduras (Torrebiarte family)
Sources used in this deep dive
Research disclosure — this profile was compiled from public online sources on 2026-09-29. It is not a review: we have not tasted this brand's coffee. Ownership, roasting and sourcing claims belong to the brand and its published materials. While the brand explicitly mentions sourcing from South America, Central America, and East Africa, a comprehensive list of every specific country currently in their rotation is not fully detailed on their public website.