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RoosRoast Coffee Deep local Ann Arbor. Coffee roasted with solar power. Home of the Lobster Butter Love. RoosRoast Coffee is a life, art, food project that turned legit.
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It was born of John Roos’ mind and person, but now it’s all of us – you reading these words, the good people who work here, the coffee farmers and each and every funny encounter we have over a cup of coffee. We still are a warehouse full of babes roasting, drinking, and bagging coffee beans.

The new Rosewood parking lot is FINISHED and smooth enough for Spencer to skate on and make a parking lot latte on.See y...
09/30/2026

The new Rosewood parking lot is FINISHED and smooth enough for Spencer to skate on and make a parking lot latte on.

See you tomorrow, Ann Arbor!

Today at RoosRoast, we are celebrating and remembering the life of Clara Betty Roos (1938 - 2026), aka John’s mom. Betty...
09/24/2026

Today at RoosRoast, we are celebrating and remembering the life of Clara Betty Roos (1938 - 2026), aka John’s mom. Betty was legendary, a one of a kind human, and there would be no John Roos or RoosRoast without her (even if she did not, as she was fond of telling people, convince John to start RoosRoast).

Betty’s 88 years held plenty of hardship, humor, strong opinions, and a long list of things she liked just the way she liked them: Taster’s Choice, Diet Vernors, riding her powder-blue trike around Ann Arbor’s west side, extolling the virtues of Bengay, and sharing a meal (bike-delivered cheesy p burritos were a favorite). She shared rambling stories and laughs with just about anyone who crossed her path.

She was practical, sensible, stubborn, and alive with living. John and his sister Mary learned from their mom how to improvise and make something out of nothing, like how to doctor up a dinner, duct tape a car, and take care of family. One of her favorite sayings was “don’t talk about it, just do it.” She really hated waiting for people.

She inspired the whole way John Roos operates in the world, which will come as no surprise if you’ve met him. We’re celebrating this Roos family icon with a tribute blend and donating $5 from every bag sold to Clean Water Action.

Made with beans from Sumatra and Honduras, this well balanced medium roast has notes of creamy orange and chocolate. Like Betty, it has an understated sweetness you might miss at first glance.

Live from the Rosewood lawn on a sunny September afternoon: John Roos and Sava Farrah, just a couple of local business f...
09/14/2026

Live from the Rosewood lawn on a sunny September afternoon: John Roos and Sava Farrah, just a couple of local business friends talking shop (with more than a few tangents) over a cup of coffee.

We love collaborating with Sava across her different ventures, trading ideas, sharing customers, showing up for each other. More to come soon: don’t worry, we caught the whole conversation on video.

JUICY IS BACK. ORIJIN HAS ARRIVED.Opening, reopening, and keeping a business running in Ann Arbor is no small feat. Behi...
08/27/2026

JUICY IS BACK. ORIJIN HAS ARRIVED.

Opening, reopening, and keeping a business running in Ann Arbor is no small feat. Behind every scratch-made meal, beautiful pastry, and experience that feels seamless and joyful is a crew of humans working extremely hard.

This week, we’re celebrating two partners we feel very lucky to work with:

After a fire shuttered their doors for ten long months, beloved Ann Arbor institution Juicy Kitchen is back, serving the from-scratch food its very hungry supporters have been missing.

And say hello to Orijin, where Sava and the Boro’s baker, Jin, have joined forces to bring some of the most spectacular pastries and baked goods we’ve ever tasted to downtown Ann Arbor. We’ve supplied coffee to Sava’s Ann Arbor business empire for a long time, and we’re thrilled to be along for this delicious next chapter.

We’re proud to provide the coffee that accompanies all this goodness. If you haven’t visited Juicy Kitchen or Orijin yet, what are you even waiting for? ☕️🥐🍳

In Ann Arbor, everybody goes back to school. Maybe you’re starting class, teaching one, or just adjusting to more 8am tr...
08/26/2026

In Ann Arbor, everybody goes back to school. Maybe you’re starting class, teaching one, or just adjusting to more 8am traffic. Ann Arbor students work hard and play hard, and the rest of us do our best to keep up. Whatever your relationship to the academic calendar, RoosRoast is here for your cerebral rejuvenation.

We just roasted something very different from our usual: a honey-processed, medium-roast small batch from Vietnam’s Cent...
08/19/2026

We just roasted something very different from our usual: a honey-processed, medium-roast small batch from Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

In the cup, expect toasty sweetness and notes of hazelnut, honeycomb, crème brûlée, brown sugar, and dark caramel.

Straightforward and satisfying, it highlights the distinctive nature of Vietnamese-grown coffee while offering plenty of depth and caffeine kick. 

Sourced by our friends at Crop to Cup, this coffee comes from a new generation of producers bringing greater care and intention to green coffee cultivation and processing. We’re excited to share it with you! (Pro tip: if you’re in the cafes, ask for it as a long pull!)

We’re home and we’re away.It’s that late-summer feeling of trying to squeeze in one last adventure, but quiet, beautiful...
08/11/2026

We’re home and we’re away.

It’s that late-summer feeling of trying to squeeze in one last adventure, but quiet, beautiful Ann Arbor is too good to leave.

You have to BE HERE NOW. Catch Sonic Lunch on Thursday, bike down Main Street on Sunday morning, make it to three birthday parties, and drink outside at Spencer, Bill’s, and Sava’s.

But you also have to GO. Touch Lake Michigan (for the first time?!). Road trip to Vermont, live on a boat, hike the Rocky Mountains. Go bead hunting in Albania!

The annual Ann Arbor late summer shuffle is right around the corner: students coming back, students heading out, and all of us trying to be in two places at once.

Home? Away? Both? Just make sure you have some RoosRoast in your bag, like we always do, and figure it out from the road.

Ann Arbor Art Fair thought experiment: selling out. The dream is to sell out. The fear is to sell out. Discuss.Good sell...
07/15/2026

Ann Arbor Art Fair thought experiment: selling out. The dream is to sell out. The fear is to sell out. Discuss.

Good selling out: you sell every piece, pack up lighter, and maybe escape before a thunderstorm pops up directly over your tent.

Bad selling out: complicated, existential, probably not the main issue while you’re standing there explaining your work to strangers asking if it comes in blue. Or if you can paint something that goes with their new couch.

We love artists, art buyers, and art gawkers. We love delightful random encounters that happen when you jam thousands of people into one space. We love townies hiding from all of the above. Both cafes are open 7–5 every day of Art Fair. If you’ve braved the trip downtown, treat yourself to a caffeine boost at Liberty. Rosewood is your refuge if you prefer to observe the human river from a safe distance.

Stay caffeinated (cold brew shots, anyone?!). Sell out if you can!

At RoosRoast, reading is our kind of summer sport. Our staff are active, enthusiastic readers (ok we’ll even call some o...
07/14/2026

At RoosRoast, reading is our kind of summer sport. Our staff are active, enthusiastic readers (ok we’ll even call some of them nerds, in the best possible way!). Stop by Liberty to check out our little free library. Take a book, leave a book, tell us what you’re reading.

We’re also excited to be participating in the super popular Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game, where RoosRoast coffee is featured in the prize gift shop. Have you found our code yet?! Grab a book, head to the glorious Rosewood lawn, and come see us in real life!

Both RoosRoast cafes and our farmers market stand are closed tomorrow for the Fourth of July. We hope you find a lake an...
07/03/2026

Both RoosRoast cafes and our farmers market stand are closed tomorrow for the Fourth of July. We hope you find a lake and jump in it!

We'll be back Sunday, bright and early — open 7am to 5pm.

And now, a message from John: 250 years of independence. 20 years of making it nice for the people. We send a caffeinated Fourth of July salute to all of you, and ask you to take a moment to appreciate some of America's greatest innovations:
1. The hot dog
2. Chicken wings
3. Fresh roast, fresh grounds, & fresh water for an amazing cup of coffee

This is RoosRoast and we love you. Happy Fourth!

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1155 Rosewood Street
Ann Arbor, MI
48104

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm
Saturday 7am - 5pm
Sunday 7am - 5pm

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+17342229202

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