Garage Coffee Roasters is an independent speciality coffee roaster just outside Canterbury in Kent. Luke Underdown founded it in 2015 with a simple idea: great coffee shouldn't be complicated. Today Garage roasts for its own coffee shops, for homes across the UK, and for cafés, restaurants and workplaces around the country.
Why "Garage"?
Garage Coffee's very first roastery was in a converted garage. The business soon outgrew it, but the name stuck. Garage has since moved into a converted oast house at Calcott, near Sturry, which has room for a bigger roastery and a new roastery café.
From markets to coffee shops
Luke saw a gap for great coffee in Kent and started by trading at local markets and events to build the Garage name. By 2016 Garage had a strong local following and was supplying hospitality businesses across the county. In 2017 it opened its first shop in the heart of Canterbury.
You can now visit Garage Coffee in Canterbury (Sun Street), Whitstable (Oxford Street) and Margate (Royal Crescent Promenade), as well as at the Roastery Café at Calcott Oast.
How they source and roast
Garage roasts in small 12kg batches and only roasts speciality-grade coffees that are fully traceable and fairly traded. Since the start, the team has built relationships with producers and buys from the same farms season after season.
Their range includes the Maypole house blend alongside seasonal single origins, all roasted fresh every week.
Visit or buy their coffee
You can buy Garage coffee online or find their shops on the Garage Coffee Roasters website, and follow them on Instagram.
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