Our Story -- Est. 2017
What begins in the highlands of Ethiopia arrives as a ritual in Bend.
Northbound Coffee Roasters was born from a long drive north along Highway 97, a thermos of thin grocery-store coffee growing cold on the dashboard, and the quiet conviction that Bend deserved better. In 2017, founder Caleb Ward converted a former metal-fabrication shop on the east side of town into a glass-walled roasting studio where the work could be seen, smelled, and understood by anyone who walked in.
The roastery sources exclusively single-origin lots, building direct relationships with farmers in Ethiopia, Colombia, and Guatemala. Each bean carries a provenance: altitude, varietal, processing method, the name of the farm. Nothing is blended away. Nothing is hidden.
The pour-over bar at the front of the roastery is not an afterthought. It is a classroom and a slow morning ritual in one. The mountains outside the windows are not a backdrop. They are the reason the pace here is deliberate.
Caleb Ward
Founder & Head Roaster -- Est. 2017
Fast roasting. Generic blends. Coffee as commodity.
We do not roast to schedule. We roast when the bean is ready. Every lot rests. Every cup is timed not by the clock but by the pour. Northbound exists because coffee, done right, cannot be rushed.
Step Inside
The Roastery
Glass walls, mountain light, and the slow perfume of a roast in progress.
The Glass-Walled Roasting Floor
Where craft and transparency meet
The Pour-Over Bar
Patience in every extraction
The View North
Bend, Oregon -- where the Cascades begin
Single-Origin Sourcing
Every gram tells a story
The Tasting Room
Slow mornings, sharp attention
By the Numbers
Numbers That Do the Talking
Year Founded
rooted in Bend
Single-Origin Lots
sourced this season
Roast Profiles
refined over years
Average Rating
across 800+ reviews
Plan Your Visit
Come for a Cup, stay for the view.
Visit the roastery in Bend, Oregon. Watch a roast in progress, pull up to the pour-over bar, or browse single-origin bags to take home.