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Coffee

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Restaurant Profile

Espy Cafe Roasts Its Own and Shares the Profits

The employee-owned coffee shop on West Huron is doing something different with its business model and its beans.

Espy Cafe at 404 W Huron St roasts its own coffee, runs a no-tip model with higher wages, and gives employees ownership shares based on hours worked. Two weeks in, the coffee justifies the structure.

February 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Opening

Espy Cafe Brings House-Roasted Coffee to West Huron

A new local cafe at 404 W Huron St. They roast their own beans.

A new local cafe at 404 W Huron St. They roast their own beans.

February 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Opening

Ziggi's Coffee Opens Its First Washtenaw County Location

The Colorado-based chain lands on Dexter-Ann Arbor Road with a drive-through and a specialty drink menu.

The Colorado-based chain opens on Dexter-Ann Arbor Road with a drive-through and specialty drinks.

January 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Restaurant Profile

Zingerman's Coffee Company Roasts Quietly and Means It

The fourth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. On Plaza Drive, a small roasting operation takes single-origin beans seriously enough to make you rethink your morning cup.

Zingerman's Coffee Company at 3723 Plaza Dr roasts single-origin beans in small batches. The fourth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.

October 9, 2025 · 5 min read
Restaurant Profile

RoosRoast Is Ann Arbor's Coffee. Twenty Years of Roasting Proves It.

Solar-powered, locally roasted, and stubbornly independent since 2005.

Solar-powered, locally roasted, and stubbornly independent. RoosRoast is Ann Arbor's coffee identity.

July 10, 2025 · 5 min read
Restaurant Profile

Hyperion Coffee Is Ypsilanti's Answer to a Question Ann Arbor Thinks It Already Solved

At 306 N River St in Depot Town, a roaster treats coffee the way a winery treats grapes. RoosRoast should be paying attention.

Hyperion Coffee roasts single-origin, direct-trade beans at 306 N River St in Ypsilanti's Depot Town. A profile of the roaster challenging Ann Arbor's coffee assumptions.

March 24, 2025 · 6 min read
Guide

Best Coffee in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti

Eight roasters and cafes that take the cup seriously. No drive-through chains allowed.

Eight coffee shops across Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti where the beans are sourced with care, roasted with intention, and served by people who actually drink the stuff.

December 2, 2024 · 7 min read