Ember & OakFind us

Roasting on Tuesdays

Slow mornings,
seriously good coffee.

We roast in small batches behind the bar on Rosewood Lane, pull it within two days, and serve it next to pastries that come out of the oven at seven. No rush, no fuss.

See the menuShop the beans
6am
Doors open, weekdays
48h
Max rest before we brew
3
Single origins on bar

Est. 2014

Rosewood Lane

“A cafe should feel like someone’s kitchen.”

Mara Ellison, founder & head roaster

Our story

Eleven years on the same corner

Ember & Oak started as a single cart under an awning in 2014. The cart is still parked out front on Saturdays — now it’s attached to a room with twenty seats, a stack of well-worn paperbacks, and a roaster that never quite cools down.

01

One farm at a time

We buy from four producers and visit each harvest. Names on the bag, prices on the wall.

02

Roasted out back

A 12kg drum roaster runs every Tuesday. If you come by early you can smell it from the corner.

03

Trained, not rushed

Every barista spends six weeks on bar before pulling a shot for you. It shows in the cup.

Take a bag home

This week’s roasts

Bagged the morning after roast day. Whole bean by default — tell us your brewer and we’ll grind it at the counter.

Medium roast

Oak Street

Blend · Colombia + Brazil

  • Cocoa
  • Toasted almond
  • Red apple
$19/ 340gReserve →
Light roast

Kirinyaga AA

Kenya · Washed

  • Blackcurrant
  • Grapefruit
  • Cane sugar
$24/ 340gReserve →
Dark roast

Night Shift

Guatemala · Natural

  • Dark chocolate
  • Fig
  • Molasses
$21/ 340gReserve →

The people at the window table

I've written most of a dissertation at the window table. Nobody has ever asked me to leave.

Priya N.

Regular since 2019

They remembered my order after two visits, then remembered my dog's name after three.

Tomas R.

Tuesday mornings

The Kirinyaga is the only bag that made my partner admit light roast isn't just sour water.

Jess A.

Bought the grinder too

Visit us

114 Rosewood Lane

Corner of Rosewood and Bell, two blocks from the Fifth Street stop. Bike rack out front, dogs welcome, twenty seats and one very slow ceiling fan.

(555) 014-2200Get directions

Roast-day letter

One short email a month: what we roasted, what’s good, when the cardamom buns are back.

Hours

Monday — Friday
6:00 — 17:00
Saturday
7:00 — 18:00
Sunday
8:00 — 15:00
Roast day (Tue)
Cart out front from 6:00

Kitchen stops at 14:00 daily. We close for the first week of January — that’s when the roaster gets its service.