Coffee in Grand Rapids

The Coffee Crew

The Coffee Crew is a small-batch artisan roast and grind-to-order coffee shop operated by a group of special needs adults. Stop by their Comstock Park café for fresh-roasted coffee drinks and yummy treats, or order online for pickup or delivery.

Ferris Coffee & Nut Co.

This family-owned company has roasted and distributed specialty coffees (and gourmet nuts) since 1924. The company serves up a wide variety of coffee drinks in a retail café at its West Side headquarters and supplies products to many local grocery stores, restaurants and businesses.

Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters

This wholesale micro-batch roaster supplies 30+ local businesses and hundreds of retail customers – and it opens to the public every Saturday for a unique education and tasting experience.

Herman's Boy

Carrying on the legacy of The Coffee Ranch, a coffee roaster founded in Grand Rapids in 1901, Herman’s Boy roasts the highest grade coffees from around the world on premises – and serves them at its Rockford coffee shop, along with baked goods, deli items, candy, fudge and kitchen gadgets. Named Michigan’s “Best Hidden Gem Restaurant” by Taste of Home in 2024.

Jam’nBean Coffee Company

Jam’nBean roasts coffee fresh daily and serves it up hot and delicious at its Cascade café. Organic loose leaf teas, Michigan maple syrup and seasonal ice cream are also available. You can order coffees and teas online for shipping, too.

Lantern Coffee Bar and Lounge

Opened in downtown’s historic Heartside district in 2013, Lantern Coffee Bar and Lounge started roasting its own coffees a decade later for greater control over its product and more transparency in its processes. You can enjoy a variety of coffee drinks (and snacks) in Lantern’s cozy split-level space, which is lined with a mix of tables and lounge-style seating.

Last Mile Café

This Black- and woman-owned operation is committed to “making coffee better” by sourcing ethically grown and sustainable beans, collaborating with other community businesses and donating 10% of all revenue to locally selected causes. Located in the Ottawa Hills neighborhood on the city’s southeast side, Last Mile serves numerous styles of coffee, plus tea and snacks, in its warn and airy cafe.

Littlefoot Coffee Roasters

Named 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Michigan State University Product Center, Littlefoot roasts a variety of seasonal single-origin and blend varieties, both whole bean and ground, at its Grandville headquarters. You can order their coffees online for shipping or curbside pickup.

Madcap Coffee

Named one of the nation’s best coffee roasters by Epicurious, Men’s Journal, Thrillist and more, Madcap distributes to locations across the U.S. But only in Grand Rapids can you experience the full Madcap effect, complete with award-winning barista service – at the company’s Downtown  and Uptown  locations.

Morningsong Coffee Roasters

This Grand Rapids business specializes in high-grade coffees meticulously roasted for clean, distinct taste and unique flavor. Morningsong coffees are available online for purchase and served at downtown GR’s Field & Fire Café  and HAS HEART Coffee Shop, and Sweetland Candies in Grand Rapids  and Rockford .

MudPenny

MudPenny roasts coffee daily and serves it up at its restaurant locations in downtown GR , Ada , Rockford and Spring Lake. Their approach starts with ethically sourced coffee and ends with house-roasted coffee that is delicious on its own, pairs beautifully with house-made syrups and is a perfect accompaniment to their food menu.

Quickwater Coffee Roasters

This roastery is located on the Rogue River in Rockford, 20 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids. Quickwater  uses its roasts to create great pourovers and other drinks, which you can enjoy inside or outside on the riverside patio in Rockford, at Quickwater Coffee in GR’s Creston neighborhood, and at Quickwater Coffee & Bake Shop  in Cedar Springs. The company will open a fourth location in downtown GR’s Bridge Street Entertainment District in summer 2026.

Rowster Coffee

You pronounce the “row” in Rowster like “row your boat” – a nod to both the clean, fresh waters of West Michigan and the waters of each global region from which Rowster sources beans. The company distributes its small-batch coffee blends to its Uptown café  – once named Michigan’s best coffee shop by Business Insider – as well as to restaurants and grocery stores.

Schuil Coffee Co

One of the first Michigan companies to roast, package and sell specialty coffees continues to wholesale coffee and tea from around the world to Midwest retailers, coffee shops and restaurants. It operates a retail coffee shop at its Kentwood roasting facility .

Wildroast Coffee Co.

Wildroast  opened a coffee shop in a historic Grandville building in 2018 before beginning to roast its own coffee in 2022. Their partnerships with farmers, producers, baristas, roasters and fellow businesses have helped them grow and nurture a shared coffee culture and experience. The company opened a second shop in May 2026, just a short walk from downtown GR’s Bridge Street Entertainment District. A third shop is planned to open in the heart of downtown, a few steps from the Grand Rapids Art Museum, by the end of 2026.

The Grand Rapids area is also home to an abundance of locally owned coffee shops featuring selections from the companies profiled above and other master roasters. Popular gathering spots include:

• Bagel Beanery , located along downtown GR’s Medical Mile, has been one of the area’s favorite spots for coffee and quick breakfasts and lunches since 1995.
• Bitter End Coffee House, a 24/7 coffee café on the city’s West Side, just a few blocks from downtown.
• The Bradbury Café is a European-inspired coffee café nestled inside Uptown GR’s Stoffer Home, a beautifully curated home décor shop.
•  Brody’s Be Café in Ada and its sister shop, Liam’s Be Café in Lowell, provide meaningful employment to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in addition to serving great coffee.
• Chateau Grand Rapids is an Uptown coffee and wine bar featuring coffee bean selections shipped fresh from SEY Coffee in Brooklyn, NY.
• Chartreuse Sisters, also in Uptown, offers a selection of signature lattes and coffees to complement its delectable French pastries.
• Common Ground, an Uptown favorite with a menu of locally roasted fair-trade organic coffees plus a wide variety of specialty drinks.
• The Eden Café, serves up coffee, smoothies and more in its intentionally inclusive and welcoming location on Bridge Street. 
• EverPlay Café is a full-service coffee bar for adults and a creative play space for kids, located in Cascade Township.
• Foxtail Coffee Co. in Ada is the first Michigan location of a Florida-based purveyor of responsibly sourced beans and artisanal coffee beverages.
• Haggerty’s is a cozy, sustainability-minded coffee house just down the street from Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
• HAS HEART Coffee Shop is run by American military veterans and is in a historic building in downtown GR’s Veterans Memorial Park.
• The Happy Cat Café, serving up coffee, kittens and purr happiness on the edge of downtown.
• Kaffeine Place bar & restaurant in the Medical Mile neighborhood offers a range of specialty coffees, lattes and pour overs worthy of its name.
• Kava Kasa specializes in naturally caffeine-free drinks made with kava root but it also has organic fair trade and genuine Sicilian espresso on its menu.
• Local Mocha, which serves fair and organic direct trade coffees from Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters in its downtown shop.
• Lotus Brew Coffee/Dry Bar is a queer-owned coffee shop welcoming the LGBTQ+ community and allies in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.
• Lyon Street Café, serving locally roasted coffees in the historic Heritage Hill neighborhood adjacent to downtown GR.
• Midnight Express Café, an all-day coffee shop close to Grand Valley State University’s downtown GR campus.
• Moka Roots Coffee House, serving authentic Yemini coffee and tea, Turkish coffee and more inside Kentwood’s Super Green Market.
• Morning Ritual, a West Side shop specializing in handcrafted floral and herbal coffee flavors.
• PaLatté Coffee & Art, a downtown shop offering an ever-changing gallery of local artists’ work along with delectable coffees, teas and pastries.
• Roots Brew Shop, a West Side destination for premium coffee and freshly made food.
• Sakura Bubble Tea & Coffee in Kentwood offers Vietnamese coffee and specialty coffees in addition to flavored teas and energy drinks.
• Sip Coffee & Cocktails in Alger Heights – look for the massive zinnias wall mural outside – serves up coffee and espresso drinks, craft cocktails, mocktails, and artisanal flatbreads.
• Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, on the north edge of downtown, is known for real ingredient-focused, globally-influenced beverages.
• Downtown’s Social Misfits pairs micro-roasted artisanal coffees with craft cocktails and scratch-made waffle dishes.
• Squibb Coffee maintains a Coffee & Wine Bar in Uptown, Rise + Squibb coffee shop + bakery on the West Side and a Coffee Bar in the Grand Rapids Downtown Market.  
• Stovetop Café in Uptown features coffees freshly roasted two hours down the road in Ann Arbor.
• Wilderness Expressions in Walker offers a cozy space decorated like a rustic cabin in which to enjoy its freshly brewed coffee drinks and cold beverages.

The Be Café provides meaningful employment to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in addition to serving great coffee at its Brody’s Be Café  (Ada), Carrie’s Be Café (East Grand Rapids), Express Be Café (southeast GR) and Liam’s Be Café  (Lowell).

Biggby, based in East Lansing, 70 miles down the road from Grand Rapids, operates more than 50 locations in West Michigan, including in downtown GR’s Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Center.

Foxtail Coffee Co., which focuses on responsibly sourced beans and artisanal coffee beverages, has six (and counting!) Grand Rapids-area shops, including one in downtown GR’s Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

Midnight Express Café offers a variety of coffees, teas, specialty lattes and food offerings at two downtown GR locations: Fulton Street (open ‘til 1am), near the Grand Valley State University campus, and Hastings Street (open ‘til midnight), just off downtown’s Medical Mile.

Squibb Coffee & Wine Bar in Uptown and Sav Sav by Squibb in the Grand Rapids Downtown Market serve a variety of coffee and espresso drinks in addition to wine, beer, cheese and charcuterie.

Bagel Beanery  , located along downtown GR’s Medical Mile, has been one of the area’s favorite spots for coffee and quick breakfasts and lunches since 1995.

Bitter End Coffee House , a 24/7 coffee café on the city’s West Side, just a few blocks from downtown.

The Eden Café  serves up coffee, smoothies and more in its intentionally inclusive and welcoming location on Bridge Street. 

HAS HEART Coffee Shop  is run by American military veterans and is in a historic building in downtown GR’s Veterans Memorial Park.

The Happy Cat Café  brews up coffee, kittens and purr happiness on the edge of downtown.

Kaffeine Place  bar & restaurant in the Medical Mile neighborhood offers a range of specialty coffees, lattes and pour overs.

Lyon Street Café serves locally roasted coffees in the historic Heritage Hill neighborhood adjacent to downtown GR.

Morning Ritual is an LGBTQIA+-owned shop specializing in unique coffee drinks with fun themes.

PaLatté Coffee & Art , a downtown shop offering an ever-changing gallery of local artists’ work along with delectable coffees, teas and pastries.

Roots Brew Shop , a five-minute walk from the Bridge Street Entertainment District, is a chill destination for premium coffee and freshly made food.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea , on the north edge of downtown, is known for real ingredient-focused, globally influenced beverages.

Downtown’s Social Misfits  pairs micro-roasted artisanal coffees with craft cocktails and scratch-made waffle dishes.

The Bradbury Café  is a European-inspired coffee café nestled inside Uptown GR’s Stoffer Home, a beautifully curated home décor shop.

Chateau Grand Rapids  is an Uptown coffee and wine bar featuring coffee bean selections shipped fresh from SEY Coffee in Brooklyn, NY.

Chartreuse Sisters , also in Uptown, offers a selection of signature lattes and coffees to complement its delectable French pastries.

Common Ground , an Uptown favorite with a menu of locally roasted fair-trade organic coffees plus a wide variety of specialty drinks.

Kava Kasa  specializes in naturally caffeine-free drinks made with kava root but it also has organic fair trade and genuine Sicilian espresso on its menu.

Lotus Brew Coffee/Dry Bar  is a queer-owned coffee shop welcoming the LGBTQ+ community and allies in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.

Stovetop Café  in Uptown features coffees freshly roasted 30 minutes away in Holland.

Haggerty’s  is a cozy, sustainability-minded coffee house just down the street from Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.

Hannah’s Coffeehouse in Rockford serves expertly crafted coffee and espresso drinks in a historic train depot.

Qahwah House brings the rich heritage of Yemeni coffee to Grand Rapids, using 100% organic Arabica beans sourced from family farms in Yeme.

Good Mooe’d Café serves up rotating varieties of locally roasted coffee from Madcap Coffee and Roots Coffee Company.

Mi Cultura Café features unique Mexican-inspired lattes made with ingredients like Gansito, mazapán, churro, tres leches and more.

Sakura Bubble Tea & Coffee  in Kentwood offers Vietnamese coffee and specialty coffees in addition to flavored teas and energy drinks.

Sip Coffee & Cocktails  in Alger Heights – look for the massive zinnias wall mural outside – serves up coffee and espresso drinks, craft cocktails, mocktails, and artisanal flatbreads.

Twisted Tap Distillery in Kentwood serves fresh-brewed coffee flavored with its own all-natural, flavor-infused maple syrup.

Lola Lee’s Coffee & Books in Tanger Outlets Mall is a great place to relax over coffee when you need a break from shopping – and it’s a great place to shop for books and gifts, too

SAPO Coffee House offers a taste of Vietnam, whose coffee beans deliver a nuttier, more chocolatey flavor than American coffees.

Relax with a cup of coffee, tea or other craft beverage on an outdoor patio at these shops:

• Madcap Coffee on Fulton Street is located in a renovated auto body shop and it opens its garage doors to extend seating into the outdoors in warm weather. 
• Sparrows Coffee offers a selection of outdoor seating at its Creston location at Kingma’s Market. Enjoy more Sparrows Coffee at Scorpion Hearts Club, which provides a dog-friendly outdoor seating area.
• Lucy’s Café is a coffee bar, bakery and breakfast/lunch destination offering a spacious street-front patio shaded with bright green umbrellas.
• That Early Bird in Uptown serves a hearty cup of joe – plus breakfast and lunch – on a shaded patio for protection from the sun.
• Sip Coffee & Cocktails in Alger Heights serves coffee, cocktails, spirit-free drinks, and a variety of dips and flatbreads on their wide street-front patio. 
• The Stray opens its dog-friendly coffee garden in warmer weather and hosts live music every Friday and Saturday throughout the year.
• Located on the park grounds of Grand Rapids Veterans Memorial Park, Has Heart Coffee Shop is a veteran-run shop with a spacious outdoor patio.

A number of local breweries use coffee in select beer recipes. Some best bets include Breakfast Stout, Nitro Breakfast Stout and Kentucky Breakfast Stout at Founders Brewing Company ; 8 Pound Hammer Stout at Brass Ring Brewing Company; Pub Stout at Broad Leaf Brewery + Spirits; Sabotage Milk Stout at Hudsonville Pike 51 Brewing Co., and Dragon’s Milk Reserve: Coffee Chocolate, a bourbon barrel-aged stout at New Holland Brewing - The Knickerbocker.

Several local distillers have incorporated rich coffee flavor into their handcrafted spirits. For example: Long Road Distillers teamed with Madcap Coffee to create Amaro Pazzo, an Italian herbal liqueur blended with coffee. Eastern Kille Distillery uses locally roasted coffee beans in its Coffee Liqueur. Bier Distillery crafts a Hopjes-Coffee Candy Liqueur. Mammoth Distilling’s Coffee Liqueur is made with a custom cold-brewed coffee concentrate sweetened with pure cane sugar. 

Try the tiramisu at Amore Trattoria Italiana, cappuccino cake at The Cakabakery, coffee macarons at Le Bon Macaron, coffee caramel bon bons at MoKAYA, baklava served with Turkish coffee at Zivio and Madcap Coffee ice cream at Love’s Ice Cream & Chocolate.

Note: Beer, spirit and menu selections may change, please check availability with individual locations before you go.

Get your coffee fix at these Grand Rapids-area coffeehouses.