Kokomo Coffee Roasters

Overview

Kokomo Coffee Roasters started as a pop-up on Koguva on Muhu Island in 2013 — the marine branding still references that origin — and was officially established as a roastery in 2015. Founded by alumni of Gourmet Coffee (now Coffee People), the company brought single-origin profiles from Brazil, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Kenya to a market that had been dominated by Paulig and Lavazza. The current cafe operates inside Sfäär restaurant in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, with beans now distributed across museums, restaurants and shops nationwide.

Known for

• Started 2013 as a pop-up on Muhu Island; officially established as a roastery in 2015
• Marine-themed branding referencing Muhu Island origins
• Among Estonia's first dedicated specialty roasters at scale
• Co-located cafe inside Sfäär restaurant in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter
• Distinctive 'stamp of origin' retail packaging design

Why it matters

Kokomo was central to the moment Estonia's coffee scene shifted from commercial chains to specialty — alongside Coffee People (Gourmet Coffee), they created the demand that allowed The Brick, Karlova Kohv and Paper Mill to follow. The Muhu Island origin story and Sfäär partnership also tied Estonian specialty coffee to local food culture rather than treating it as an imported lifestyle category.

Production

destoning

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head roaster

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color sorting

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roaster machine

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filter equipment

V60, Chemex

cupping frequency

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roastery location

Tallinn, Estonia

espresso equipment

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annual volume tonnes

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Café

Mere puiestee 6E, Rotermann Quarter, Tallinn (inside Sfäär)

Sources

• https://europeancoffeetrip.com/origins-estonian-speciality-roasting-scene/
• https://www.meganstarr.com/cafes-coffee-tallinn-estonia/
• https://www.doubleskinnymacchiato.com/2019/03/tallinn-estonia-specialty-coffee-shop-guide.html