Wicked Good CoffeeCoffee By Design in Portland, Maine
A Portland, Maine roaster with a cafe, a B Corp label, and a dollar from every pound of one blend going to art.
Coffee By Design started in Portland, Maine in 1994, and today it roasts and runs a single cafe at 1 Diamond Street. It says it gives a dollar from every pound of one blend to art projects that push for social change.
The short version
- Where
- 1 Diamond Street, Portland, ME. Phone 207-874-5400.
- Started
- 1994, by Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear. Per the company, Lindemann became sole owner in 2023 after Spear sold his shares.
- Cafe hours
- Every day, 7am to 6pm, as posted on the company's site on October 7, 2026
- Size
- About 65 employees and roughly 700 wholesale accounts, per a Mainebiz profile
What it stands for
Per the company's site, it works directly with farm partners and buys coffee under social and environmental criteria it describes as stringent. Its Rebel Blend Fund gives $1 per pound sold to social-change art projects. A Mainebiz profile describes it as a certified B Corp.
Where to start
The company lists a house blend, 1994 Blend, among its coffees, along with Casco Bay Blend and Alanzo's Double Dark.
Recognition
Per its own site, Roast Magazine named Coffee By Design its Macro Roaster of the Year for 2020, and it was a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist. Both are the company's claims, and Daily Coffee News carried a headline on the Roast award.
This profile is researched from published sources, not from a visit. Hours and offerings change, so check before you go. Sources: Coffee By Design, the company's story, Mainebiz, and Daily Coffee News.
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