Roasteries / Peerless Coffee & Tea
Family-owned Oakland roaster founded in 1924 by Yugoslavian immigrant John Vukasin, one of the first Bay Area craft roasters, still run by the Vukasin family from Jack London District. Roast Magazine’s 2019 Roaster of the Year. Its retail store and coffee bar sit at the roastery on Oak Street. 2026 Good Food Awards finalist. Source: peerlesscoffee.com / Visit Oakland.
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USA
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Location
Peerless Coffee & Tea – Oakland Retail Store
260 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607Mon–Fri 7:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun closed
+1 510-763-1763Coffees
12 coffeesMade for Peerless’s 100th anniversary: Regenerative Organic Certified coffee from Coop Soppexcca (Jinotega, Nicaragua) with Bird Friendly washed beans from Coop Asprasar (Tolima, Colombia). Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Grown in Pitalito, Huila, from rare Red × Yellow Bourbon hybrids; notes of watermelon, pomegranate and milk chocolate. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
A blend of Colombian and Central American Arabica, light roasted, with notes of rich honey and cane sugar and a bright finish. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Full-bodied with tangy aroma and sparkling acidity; picked each harvest as the best Costa Rican lot of the vintage. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Light-roasted decaf Colombian: smooth, mellow and well-rounded with a sweet finish. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Central and South American beans with Indonesian, roasted deep dark brown for a complex, full-bodied shot with thick crema. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Award-winning Ethiopian Moka with a sharp, tangy, “winey” acidity and fragrant floral overtones. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Dark-roast blend of beans from three continents; full, mellowing to a smooth sweet finish. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Classic French roast blend of high-grown Central and South American and Mexican milds: dark cocoa, thick body. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Peerless exclusive from Finca Las Salinas, between Volcán de Fuego and Volcán de Agua in Antigua; lively acidity and complex spice. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Old-world mellow body with balanced sweetness, slightly spicy with overtones of cinnamon and clove. 1-lb bags. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).
Direct-relationship coffees from Costa Rica, Ethiopia and Panama; notes of lavender, tangerine and lemon zest. 10 oz whole bean. Source: peerlesscoffee.com via Wayback 2025 (roaster’s own copy).