Brooklyn · United States
Partners Coffee
Partners Coffee is one of 7 Brooklyn roasters tracked on day9, in New York.
Since 2012 · Amber Jacobsen, Adam Boyd
Overview
Founded in Williamsburg in 2012 by childhood friends Amber Jacobsen and Adam Boyd as Toby's Estate New York — the U.S. license of Toby Smith's Australian roaster — they rebranded as Partners Coffee on April 6, 2019 to reflect fully independent local ownership. Roasting moved to a dedicated Bushwick facility on Thames Street capable of producing roughly 1 million pounds a year.
Known for
- North 6th Street Williamsburg flagship roastery and cafe (operating since 2012)
- Bushwick production roastery with Probat G60 and P25 machines
- Bedford Avenue cafe (2026) using Modbar pourover and espresso for slower service
- Wholesale program serving Dean & Deluca, Whole Foods, and Amazon
- Rebranded from Toby's Estate in 2019 by NY agency Love & War
Why it matters
Brooklyn's most prominent example of a third-wave brand growing up — from a single Williamsburg cafe trading on borrowed Australian cachet, to a fully independent NYC roaster with seven-figure-pounds production and a multi-cafe footprint across three boroughs. The 2019 rebrand was a case study in shedding licensed identity at scale without losing the customer base.
Production
- roaster machine
- Probat G60 and Probat P25
- roastery location
- Thames Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn
- espresso equipment
- Modbar pourover and espresso (at Bedford cafe)
Café
This roaster operates a café.