North Pole Coffee Roasting Co

fairbanks roasts its own coffee, and north pole coffee roasting co does it well. that's the whole premise, and it holds up. you're not driving to minnie street for a vibe or a playlist, you're going because the coffee comes from people who take the sourcing and roasting seriously enough to do it themselves, in alaska, which is not the obvious place to build a roasting operation. the winters alone should tell you something about the commitment involved. fairbanks has a small, loyal specialty coffee scene, and this place sits at the center of it without making a performance of the fact. worth knowing before you go: get there in the morning, when the roasted beans are at their most recent.