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Lighthouse Roasters – Hand Roasted Coffee in Seattle’s Fremont Neighborhood

At the corner of 43rd and Phinney in Seattle’s vibrant Fremont neighborhood, inside a 120-year old craftsman building, you’ll find Lighthouse Roasters, a Seattle coffee roaster where history, community, and exceptional coffee meet.

Since 1993, we’ve been hand roasting small-batch coffee with care and consistency. Our team of 15 coffee professionals brings over 250 years of combined roasting and barista experience, with many team members working here for 10, 15, and even over 25 years. This isn’t just coffee, it's a craft, a commitment, and a way of life.

We roast all of our coffees on a vintage 1952 Gothot cast-iron drum roaster, a hands-on machine that produces the depth, character, and flavor that modern automated roasting can’t replicate. Every batch is roasted with intention, guided by the senses and skill of people who truly know great coffee.

Whether you’re visiting our bustling Seattle café for an espresso or ordering freshly roasted coffee beans online, Lighthouse Roasters delivers a cup that reflects decades of passion and expertise.

Why we roast the way we do

Coffee roasting is an art and a science, the goal of which is to take the seed of a coffee cherry and use heat and air flow to transform it into the beverage we all know and love. There are thousands of ways to go about this, and even more opinions about which way is “right” and which is “wrong.” We don’t worry about the trend of the moment in the coffee world; we just roast great coffee.

We spent years dialing in our roast profiles, and we are very intentional about how we maximize the flavor of each bean. We don’t chase trends. Instead, our goal is to roast the coffee to the literal sweet spot, where body, flavor, and acidity are balanced, and origin character can shine.

The result is a range of coffees that all have distinctive characteristics, with a common thread of pronounced dark chocolate flavors, heavy body, toffee sweetness, and just the right amount of bite. We let the coffee speak for itself.

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Lighthouse Roasters – Hand Roasted Coffee in Seattle’s Fremont Neighborhood

Why we roast the way we do

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