Driftaway Coffee

Driftaway Coffee is a cafe in Brooklyn, NY, located on Debevoise Avenue. It holds a rating of 4.80 based on 219 reviews.

Driftaway Coffee is a BIPOC woman-led small-batch coffee roastery that sources coffee from smallholder farmers around the world. The company was started in 2013 by Anu Menon and Suyog Mody, who began roasting at home in their one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment after leaving careers in marketing consulting. Their mission centers on building an equitable value chain by prioritizing women and minority producers, with a goal of sourcing 50% of their coffees from women-owned farms. They pay 3x-5x the Fair Trade price and run a Farmer Feedback program that shares customer data directly back with their farm partners. The company also donates 5 cents per pound of coffee roasted to World Coffee Research, uses compostable coffee bags and recycled printed material, and became carbon neutral by 2019. They signed the price transparency pledge by Transparency.coffee. Driftaway offers free coffee tasting classes, virtual tastings led by coffee educator Julien Langevin (US Cup Tasters Champion 2022), and a subscription service that begins with an Explorer Box of five coffees from around the world. Their Cerro Azul cold brew blend features toasted almond tasting notes and comes whole bean, ground, or in easy-to-brew mesh bags. The company was awarded the 2026 Roaster of the Year, recognizing exceptional roasting quality alongside commitments to sustainability, employee and community education, and diversity, inclusion, and equity.

The cafe sits on Debevoise Avenue, about a tenth of a mile from Frost Playground, two-tenths of a mile from Saint Cecilia School and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and three-tenths of a mile from St. Nicks Alliance.

Driftaway Coffee has built a strong local reputation, reflected in consistently high customer ratings and an established track record based on a large base of customer reviews.

Services:

• Coffee Subscriptions
• Corporate Gifts
• Small-Batch Roasting
• Sustainably Sourced Coffee
• Virtual Tastings