Love the taste of great coffee in the morning? So do we.
We’re fortunate to have some truly amazing roasters in Kelowna right now. This article shows you the best Kelowna coffee roasters as of June 2022.
Our top picks are all local, family-owned businesses that consistently produce delicious small batch coffees from around the world. We start off our list with a tie for 1st place between two excellent coffee businesses – Cherry Hill and Bright Jenny.
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The Top 2 Kelowna Coffee Roasters in 2022
Bright Jenny
Bright Jenny is a new 3rd wave Kelowna coffee shop and coffee roaster who is gaining notoriety throughout the province for their fun, avant-garde coffees that boast truly unique, complex, and most importantly delicious flavor profiles.
Formerly known as Canoe Coffee Roasters, Bright Jenny is now one of Kelowna’s best coffee roasters in 2022 (arguably the best depending on your tastes).
We tried their ‘Glitter Juice’ espresso – a bright, medium roast Ethiopia/Mexico blend that could easily be a daily drinker. The real show started when we brought home a bag of ‘El Paraiso 92 Gold’ – a sweet, fruit-forward light roast that exploded upon opening with notes of fresh strawberry and cupped sweeter than any coffee we’ve tasted before.
Their quaint and comfortable coffee shop in the North end has become a very popular location to hang out or work remotely in Kelowna. You can purchase whole or ground beans (they have a Mahlkonig grinder) at the shop on Laurel Ave, or order for delivery online.
Our favorites:
- Glitter Juice Espresso ( | Mexico & Ethiopia)
- El Paraiso 92 Gold (medium roast | Columbia)
- Smoke & Mirrors (dark roast | Peru)
Info:
- 984 Laurel Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7G5
- (250) 860-8848
- https://www.brightjenny.ca
Cherry Hill Coffee
Cherry Hill Coffee is an amazing family-owned Kelowna coffee roaster that roasts premium Arabica green coffee beans from around the world. At any given time, their roasterie has 10 or more types of freshly-made light roast, medium roast, dark roast, and flavored coffee blends available – both single origin and tasteful blends.
‘Okanagan Gold’ is one of their best-selling coffees – a body-rich medium roast blend that finishes rich with chocolatey, buttery flavor. Our favorites are Cherry Hill’s medium and light roasts – especially the single-origin ‘Tanga’ – a full-blast light roast, and ‘Fino’ – a smooth and well-balanced medium-light roast that can easily become your daily pourover, aeropress, or drip brew.
You can purchase the freshest Cherry Hill coffee at their roasting location on Hunter Court (off of Enterprise Way in the Dilworth area), in local cafes like Bread Co, or in grocery stores like Save On Foods. If you order ground coffee, know that Cherry Hill uses some of the very best Mahlkonig coffee grinders that money can buy.
Our favorites:
- Tanga (light roast | Eastern Africa)
- Lush (medium roast | Central America)
- Fino (medium roast | Latin America)
- Black Gold (dark roast | blend)
Info:
- 1-1404 Hunter Ct, Kelowna, BC V1X 6E6
- (778) 484-5445
- http://cherryhillcoffee.com
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Bean Scene Coffee Works
Bean Scene Coffee Works is a cafe, coffee shop and small-batch coffee roaster in the Central City / Landmark area. As a roaster, the Bean Scene is known for their medium and dark roast coffees that some people say taste ‘just right’ – for the most part, they’re not too bright, not too dark, and tame enough to satisfy anyone’s taste buds.
On the other hand, their new Musica espresso blend hits the mark for more adventurous taste buds with . We took home the Guatemala Carrizal (full city roast) – a smooth, full body coffee with notes of vanilla and caramel. Kelowna’s Bean Scene offers excellent value on freshly roasted coffee with 460g bags selling for $19 to $22.
- 100-1615 Dickson Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7W6
- (778) 484-5445
- https://beanscene.ca
Model Bean
Model Bean is a new Kelowna coffee roaster specializing in direct-trade arabica coffee from Columbia. Model Bean offers 3 different roasts: ‘The 6am’ medium roast, ‘Dejabrew’ light roast, and ‘The Mule’ medium-dark roast. You can pick up a bag of Model Bean at the Kelowna Farmer’s and Crafters market, or order online.
Rifugio Coffee Roasters
Rifugio is a family-owned, backyard coffee roasting operation that was launched in 2020 by some very passionate part-time roasters. Rifugio offers 3 types of medium and dark roast coffee in sustainable packaging: Alpenglow, Backroads, Dawn Patrol, and The Traveller. You can buy Rifugio beans from Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery at 267 Bernard Ave (downtown), from their headquarters in West Kelowna, or at a number of Kelowna grocery locations like Okanagan Grocery Artisan Breads, Unhinged Boutique, and Peter’s Your Independent Grocer.
Pilgrim Roaster
Pilgrim is a Kelowna coffee roaster offering South American and Central American coffee beans including a Mexico organic, Decaf, Brazil, Columbia, Peru, and Guatemala. Pilgrim coffee offers excellent value with 2 lb bags going for $35 with delivery throughout the Okanagan. You can order Pilgrim coffee online or get it from local markets in town like the Paynter’s Fruit Market.
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