Jakarta · Indonesia
Anomali Coffee
Anomali Coffee is one of 4 Jakarta roasters tracked on day9, in DKI Jakarta.
Since 2007 · Irvan Helmi
Overview
Anomali Coffee was founded in August 2007 by Irvan Helmi (also co-founder of Pipiltin Cocoa) as one of Indonesia's first specialty coffee roasters at a time when the country exported far more coffee than it consumed. Sourcing exclusively from Indonesian origins — Aceh Gayo, Sumatra Mandailing, Java Estate, Bali Kintamani, Toraja, Flores Bajawa, Papua Wamena — the company runs a trading operation, barista academy, and seven cafes across Jakarta and Bali, each roasting in-house daily. Helmi has tasted samples from roughly 100 single origins across Indonesia's 17,000+ islands since founding the company.
Known for
- One of Indonesia's first specialty coffee roasters (2007)
- 100% Indonesian single-origin sourcing — no foreign beans
- Each of seven cafes roasts in-house daily for freshness
- Promotes and curates coffee from across the Indonesian archipelago
- Built infrastructure for Indonesian middle-class third-wave coffee culture
Why it matters
Anomali matters not because it broke new technical ground, but because it taught Indonesians to drink Indonesian specialty coffee. In a country that's the world's fourth-largest producer, building the domestic specialty market required educating consumers and producers simultaneously — and a producer-country pioneer doing this at the scale of seven cafes is rare globally.
Production
- roastery location
- Multiple locations (each cafe roasts daily); HQ Jl. Kemang Raya, Jakarta Selatan
Café
Jl. Kemang Raya No.72, Jakarta Selatan (flagship); additional locations in Jakarta and Bali