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Coffee roasters in Plymouth and the South Shore

The oldest Fair Trade coffee company in the country has its headquarters here, and it has company.

Who roasts coffee in Plymouth and the South Shore?

8 roasters roast coffee in Plymouth and the South Shore, Massachusetts, across 7 towns, by our count on 2026-09-27: 2 in Bridgewater, 1 in Hingham, 1 in Marshfield, 1 in Plymouth and 1 in South Easton, and the rest in 2 other towns. Among them: Equal Exchange, Mike Shea's Coffee Roasting, Speedwell Coffee Company, Boston's Best Coffee Roasters, Jim's Organic Coffee and Redeye Coffee Roasters, plus 2 more. Bay State Coffee Club is a Massachusetts coffee subscription: a full bag from a different independent Massachusetts roaster in every box, roasted to order. First bag free. Then $20.99 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime.

Coffee on the South Shore

Plymouth coffee roasters share this stretch of the state with some of its longest-running names. Speedwell has roasted in Plymouth since 2008, Boston's Best Coffee Roasters has roasted since 1979, and Equal Exchange, founded in 1986, keeps its headquarters in West Bridgewater. Roast Local lists roasters in more than a dozen towns from Hingham to New Bedford. Bay State Coffee Club sends one Massachusetts roaster's coffee per box.

Roasters on the South Shore and South Coast, town by town

Linked names are roasters we have profiled; the rest are on the Roast Local list. A listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club.

Plymouth

Speedwell Coffee Company roasts on South Meadow Road. Its signature espresso, Nine Bars, blends coffee from El Vergel in Colombia and Daterra Estate in Brazil, roasted gently and longer to soften the acidity. Leyden Street Coffee Co. and Avspresso are also in Plymouth.

West Bridgewater

Equal Exchange has its headquarters on United Drive. It is a worker cooperative, and its bylaws carry a Never Sell Out clause: if the co-op were ever sold, the net proceeds would go to another alternative trade organization. Boston's Best Coffee Roasters, whose own site puts its roastery in South Easton, and Lady Sunshine Coffee are listed in the same town.

Bridgewater

Mike Shea's Coffee Roasting runs a coffee bar at its roastery on First Street. Mike Shea started on a manual 7 kilo roaster, added a 12 kilo machine and bought a 70 kilo roaster in 2020. All three are American-made Diedrichs. Restoration Coffee is also in Bridgewater.

Taunton and Foxborough

Identity Coffee Co. and Neighbors Coffee & Co. in Taunton, and Cicero's Roast in Foxborough.

Hingham, Cohasset, Hanover and Marshfield

Redeye Roasters in Hingham, Seabird Coffee in Cohasset, ACK Roasters in Hanover and SlackTide Coffee in Marshfield.

New Bedford and West Wareham

Ground Floor in New Bedford and Jim's Organic Coffee in West Wareham. Brockton, Fall River, Weymouth and Attleboro have no roaster on the Roast Local list.

The South Shore's coffee story

Equal Exchange, headquartered in West Bridgewater, was founded in 1986 and is described as the oldest and largest Fair Trade coffee company in the United States. Its first coffee came from Nicaragua, imported despite the US embargo of the time.

Boston's Best Coffee Roasters, which Roast Local also lists in West Bridgewater, has been roasting since 1979.

In Plymouth, Speedwell has roasted since 2008. Its founder, Derek Anderson, started roasting in 2001, and he still lives in Plymouth. Leyden Street Coffee Co. followed in 2019.

On the South Coast, Ground Floor Coffee in New Bedford was founded in 2019 and opened its doors in June 2023.

Equal Exchange is owned by its workers, and Mike Shea's is a family business. Buying their coffee keeps that ownership, and the paychecks, on the South Shore. Here is the longer case for local roasters.

Getting Massachusetts coffee delivered on the South Shore

Stock up at the roastery counters here when you can. For the weeks in between, the club mails a bag from a different Massachusetts roaster each box, roasted to order and shipped in the roaster's own bag with our packing slip.

It is $20.99 a bag, any roast, every 2 or 4 weeks, and the first bag is free. Skip, pause or cancel online.

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  • Your ratings steer the next bag.

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Every roaster we list in Plymouth and the South Shore, by town

A town with its own page is linked; the rest are listed here. Each roaster link opens our profile.

Bridgewater

2 roasters, on the Bridgewater coffee roasters page: Mike Shea's Coffee Roasting and Restoration Coffee.

Hingham

  • Redeye Coffee RoastersHingham, MA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The cafe menu runs from pour over and Chemex for two to nitro cold brew and a shakerato, with pastries and hot panini.

Marshfield

Plymouth

South Easton

West Bridgewater

  • Equal ExchangeWest Bridgewater, MA. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 1986 by Rink Dickinson, Jonathan Rosenthal and Michael Rozyne.

West Wareham

Massachusetts coffee, town by town. 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.

South Shore coffee questions

Can I visit Speedwell's roastery in Plymouth?

Yes, for its roastery tours and its monthly Fundamentals in Espresso class, which needs advance registration. Speedwell is a wholesale roastery with no cafe, and local shops stock its bags.

Is Equal Exchange based in West Bridgewater?

Yes. Equal Exchange has its headquarters on United Drive in West Bridgewater and was founded in 1986.

How long has Boston's Best Coffee Roasters been roasting?

Boston's Best Coffee Roasters has been roasting since 1979, and Roast Local lists it in West Bridgewater.

Where can I drink Mike Shea's coffee?

At the coffee bar at its roastery, 30 First Street in Bridgewater, which serves espresso drinks, pastries and nitro cold brew with refillable growlers.

When did Ground Floor Coffee open in New Bedford?

Ground Floor was founded in 2019 and opened its doors in June 2023.

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Sources

Updated September 2026.

By Joe McRose, Bay State Coffee Club. Updated .