Humboldt Bay Coffee

Humboldt Bay Coffee is a Northern California micro-roaster on Opera Alley in Eureka. You'll find their bags at Safeway, Costco and local stores around Humboldt County. Their site says they offer organic, fair trade, shade-grown and Rainforest Alliance-certified coffees, sell wholesale to anyone, and provide commercial coffee service. Owner Sean is often at the shop and happy to talk sourcing and brewing.

Wide Awake is the morning blend people order most. Shipbuilder's Dark and Good Strong are the darker roasts, Luna is the lighter one, and there's a breakfast blend and a Christmas blend in season. At the counter, the lavender latte and the hot chocolate are favorites.

They also run a mail-order subscription, and invoices come with hand-written thank-you notes.