The JJ Bean Way
We believe that all people have intrinsic value. We seek to honour people through the best coffee, food, spaces, and service possible.
We source the finest green coffee available, purchase the best tasting coffee regardless of its certifications, and always pay well above Fair Trade prices on every coffee we buy.
Our roasting style is characterized by a balance between complexity and drinkability. Every coffee requires individual care and attention to coax out its inherent character and harmonize acidity with sweetness.
Human relationships are everything in coffee, connecting farmers to exporters to roasters to customers. We're privileged to be the final link in the long chain of coffee which has been lovingly cultivated and carefully processed.
Beloved Coffee Blends
Our four blends are designed with distinct, consistent taste profiles for reliable flavour year-round. Our coffee quality team adjusts components seasonally and the exact farms and percentages are on every bag that leaves our roastery.
JJ
Classic & Caramelized.
Medium-roasted for espresso or brewed coffee.
Eastside
Fruity & Complex.
Medium-roasted for espresso or brewed coffee.
Decaf
Sweet & Mellow.
Medium-roasted for espresso or brewed coffee.
Railtown
Dark & Smoky.
Dark roasted for brewed coffee.
Seasonal Single Origin Coffee
The best specialty-grade single origin coffees have a sense of place, or terroir, with a unique taste and story. Produced by a single farm or cooperative, each is picked at different times depending on the region and proximity to the equator. We select the finest of these at their peak of freshness.
Proudly serving Community across Metro Vancouver
Voted Vancouver's Best year after year, every JJ Bean café is a space where people connect and communities are served, with unique designs that honour each neighbourhood’s heritage — and really, really good coffee.
Neate Donuts
Our donuts are made fresh each morning and throughout the day, with real fruit and quality ingredients that Granny would recognize... and the same meticulous attention to detail that has made JJ Bean Vancouver’s favourite and most trusted source for specialty coffee.
News
JJ at 30: Honouring People Through Amazing Coffee
I left Nestle in 1996 after buying a business called The Coffee Roaster from Pat and Linda Graf. The Coffee Roaster (which consisted of a roastery at Powell and Victoria in East Vancouver and a retail location in the Granville Island Public Market) officially became JJ Bean in December of 1996.
JJ Fir News & Grand Opening details
JJ Bean at Fir and Broadway is now open! Our newest location: News & Grand Opening promotions running from November 9-15, 2026
New Fall Treats at JJ Bean
It's Fall, and you know what that means–a whole new array of delicious flavours and finds in the bake cases of your favourite JJ cafés.