Dark Roast
Smoke and magic abound in our French Roast coffee blend. Intense and lingering for days.
Hand Roasted to Order
FRIENDLY Prices
Purchased Above Fair Trade Price
Triple Certified for Quality & Consistency
Free Delivery $50+
We hold our breath when we roast French because, well, it’s actually a little dangerous. Our French is so dark, we push the batch just to the inside edge of fire. This tightrope walk allows the beans to baste in their own smoke, absorbing every inch of intensity along the way. As we get closer and closer to the end, smoke finds a way to escape from all the cracks and crevices in the roaster and ductwork, like some b-roll from that show Chicago Fire. Then we close our eyes, count to 3 and throw the door open, dropping the batch of glistening dark beans into the copoling tray, averting disaster yet again. It's worth the risk to make all of you dark roast coffee monsters happy.
We aim to create an approachable environment where everyone has a seat at the table and the bean benefits all.
With every brew, we pour our passion and expertise into designing a cup of coffee with your pleasure and tastes in mind.
All our coffee is purchased at or above fair trade price from transparent and sustainable brokers and farmers.
As coffee nerds, we have a quirky outlook sourced from the early days of science fiction, fantasy, and lore.
Metropolis French Roast Blend is my favorite coffee. I began buying Metropolis when my daughter was in medical school in Chicago years ago (it was her favorite) and I don't have any plans to change. Nice, rich taste.
Delicious, full bodied, flavorful…love it!
The best coffee hands down
Like Paris
That coffee on your doorstep? It’s freshly roasted to order—that’s the Metropolis promise.
