A new featured roaster every week from our index of 100 independent specialty coffee roasters — their story, sourcing philosophy, and top-rated coffees. Resets every Monday at midnight UTC.
This Week’s Spotlight
Onibus Coffee
Tokyo, Meguro
4Coffees
4.1Avg Rating
$11–$12Price Range
2012Founded
Founded by Atsushi Sakao
Founded in 2012 by Atsushi Sakao, who discovered specialty coffee while training as a barista in Australia. The name 'onibus' is Portuguese for 'bus,' reflecting the vision of coffee shops as community hubs that connect people. Onibus was one of Tokyo's first specialty coffee shops and helped pioneer the Nordic-inspired light roast movement in Japan.
Sourcing & Philosophy
Onibus imports beans directly from small coffee-farming communities around the world, promoting sustainable and ethical farming practices. They buy coffee a year ahead and change specific beans every six months, roasting every morning with precise Japanese attention to detail.
Each week’s featured roaster uses a deterministic hash of the current ISO week, mapped to an index in our 100-roaster catalog. Every visitor sees the same roaster during a given calendar week — the pick resets every Monday at midnight UTC.
Will the same roaster be featured twice?
Yes, but rarely. With 100 roasters in rotation, each one reappears roughly every 100 weeks (~2 years). Consecutive weeks always feature different roasters.
How do I see a roaster’s full coffee lineup?
Every spotlight links to that roaster’s full profile page, which lists every coffee they have in our database along with pricing, ratings, and a direct link to buy from the roaster.
How are roasters chosen for the index?
All 100 roasters in our catalog are independent specialty coffee roasters with at least one SCA-scored coffee in our database. We track their sourcing philosophy, founding story, and full coffee lineup.
Can roasters submit themselves for the spotlight?
The spotlight rotates automatically through every roaster already in our database — there’s no submission process. Browse the full list at /roasters/.