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Northampton's coffee roasters

Two old German Gothot roasters, a Portuguese drum above the Mill River and a roastery named for an 80 square foot kiosk.

Who roasts coffee in and near Northampton?

5 coffee roasters work in and near Northampton, Massachusetts: 1 in Northampton itself and 4 in nearby Florence, Hadley and Williamsburg, by our count on 2026-09-27. Among them: Indigo Coffee Roasters, YUP Coffee Roasters, Esselon Cafe and Coffee Roasting, Rao's Coffee Roasting Company and Elbow Room Cafe and Roasters. Bay State Coffee Club is a Massachusetts coffee subscription: a 12 oz bag from a different independent Massachusetts roaster in every box, roasted to order. First bag free. Then $22.90 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime.

Coffee in Northampton

We list five roasters in and near Northampton: Indigo in the city, YUP in Florence, Esselon and Rao's in Hadley, and Elbow Room up in Williamsburg. Two of them roast on German Gothot drum roasters from 1951 and 1969, and the oldest company here gives 1989 as its start.

Bay State Coffee Club is a Massachusetts coffee subscription that chooses a different independent roaster for each box.

Roasters in and near Northampton

These are local favorites we list. A listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club.

Northampton and Florence

Indigo Coffee Roasters roasts only to order on Riverside Drive, on a hand-run 22 kilo Gothot it calls Rosie. It has no cafe and asks shoppers to buy through its site or the local stores that carry it.

YUP Coffee Roasters is a family roastery above the Mill River in Florence, named for the New England way of saying yes. Every coffee is organic, and the roasters drop off bags themselves at shops from River Valley Co-op to hilltown farm stands.

Hadley

Esselon Cafe and Coffee Roasting roasts twice a week in the same Route 9 building as its cafe, by the Hadley Common. The cafe says it runs on 100 percent solar power.

Rao's Coffee Roasting Company keeps a store on Russell Street, open weekdays 9 to 4. Most of its coffees stop at a light or medium roast, with Sumatra, French Roast and a Sicilian Roast as the dark exceptions.

Williamsburg

Elbow Room Cafe and Roasters roasts at an old mill and sells its coffee in one-pound bags. Bags can be collected from a porch cabinet after hours.

Northampton's coffee story

Indigo dates itself to 1989, and its roastmaster, one of the founders, has roasted since 1987. In 2001 Dave Brinnel and Rachel Maddow, then on the Dave in the Morning show on Holyoke's WRNX, made Indigo a jingle.

Rao's began micro-roasting in 1990 inside its first cafe in Amherst.

Elbow Room opened in 2004 in a former ATM kiosk in Northampton that measured 80 square feet, hence the name. About six years later the owner sold the kiosk and set up a small roastery on the loading dock of a Williamsburg mill, with an espresso counter facing the roaster.

Esselon opened in June 2006 and roasts on a 23 kilo Gothot from 1969 that has been in steady use for more than 50 years.

Getting Massachusetts coffee delivered in Northampton

With the club, a 12 oz bag from a different Massachusetts roaster shows up every 2 or 4 weeks, roasted to order and shipped in the roaster's own bag. First bag free. Then $22.90 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime. You can pause online as well.

  • Roasted and shipped within 3 days.
  • Free replacement if a bag disappoints.
  • A reminder email 3 days before each box.
  • Your ratings steer the next bag.

Build your plan.

Northampton is part of our Northampton and the Pioneer Valley page. To the east, see Worcester.

Every roaster we list in and near Northampton, by town

Each link opens our profile: the roaster's story, what it roasts, its address and where to drink it.

Northampton

Florence

  • YUP Coffee RoastersFlorence, MA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Nourish Wellness Cafe in Northampton, The Water's Fine in Easthampton and The Old Creamery Co-op in Cummington all serve YUP coffee.

Hadley

Williamsburg

Other city pages: Worcester coffee roasters and Greenfield coffee roasters. Region: Northampton and the Pioneer Valley. All Massachusetts roasters we list.

How we chose these roasters

Every roaster here roasts in Massachusetts and was operating when we read its own site, on the date its card shows (the list itself was last checked 2026-09-27). Facts come from each roaster's own pages, written in our words; we take nothing from reviews and show no ratings. No roaster pays to be listed, and a listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club. Run a roaster here and something is off? Email coffee@baystatecoffeeclub.com and we correct or remove the page.

Sources: each roaster's own pages, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

Northampton coffee questions

Which Northampton roaster has roasted the longest?

Indigo Coffee Roasters, which gives 1989 as its founding year. Its roastmaster has roasted coffee since 1987.

Can I buy coffee at Indigo's Northampton roastery?

Only in bulk. There is no cafe or retail counter, but orders of 5 pounds or more can be picked up at the roastery if you call ahead. Smaller amounts sell online and in local stores.

Why is it called Elbow Room?

The first Elbow Room, opened in 2004, was a former ATM kiosk in Northampton that measured 80 square feet. It now roasts in Williamsburg.

Which roasters near Northampton use Gothot roasters?

Indigo roasts on Rosie, a 22 kilo Gothot built in Germany in 1951, and Esselon in Hadley uses a 23 kilo Gothot from 1969.

By Joe McRose, Bay State Coffee Club. Updated .