Aurora Coffee bar at golden hour
Specialty Coffee · Birmingham

Coffee, the way it ought to taste.

We roast on a small batch drum five days a week. Hand-brew pour-overs, pull espresso to spec, bake the pastries in-house. Open 6 AM to 6 PM, every day.

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"Specialty coffee isn't about being precious — it's about respect. Respect for the farmer who grew it, the person who roasted it, and the human who's about to drink it."
Theo Wright · Head Roaster
Theo Wright at the roaster
The Roastery

Small batch, five days a week.

Aurora opened in 2022 in a brick storefront on 1st Avenue North. Head roaster Theo Wright runs a 12-kilo Diedrich five mornings a week, and we cup every single batch before it hits the bar.

The Aurora Blend is our anchor — a year-round blend of Brazil Cerrado naturals and Guatemala Antigua washed coffees, dialed for milk drinks and balance. The single-origins rotate every two to four weeks based on what's seasonal at origin.

We don't chase scores. We chase coffee that the farmer would be proud of and the customer can taste the work in.

— Theo WrightHead Roaster · Co-founder
Wholesale

Aurora at your bar.

We supply specialty cafes, restaurants, and hospitality programs across the Birmingham metro and beyond. Beans land within 48 hours of roast and we visit on-site for dial-in support during launch week.

Programs run flat-priced — no surprise rebate clauses, no minimums after month two. We'll work with you on a dedicated blend if your concept calls for it.

Lead time48 hours from roast to delivery
Minimums5 lb / week to start · no annual lock-in
Pricing$14-18 / lb depending on coffee & volume
Custom blendsAvailable · 100 lb / month minimum
On-site dial-inIncluded on every new launch
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Press & Accolades

Kind words.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Aurora is doing the kind of careful, single-origin work you'd expect from a Portland or Brooklyn roaster — except it's two blocks from your apartment in Birmingham."
Sprudge
February 2025
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The best espresso south of the Mason-Dixon line. Theo Wright understands roasting as a craft, not a flex."
Garden & Gun
September 2024
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Birmingham finally has a coffee program that goes toe-to-toe with the country's best. Aurora's pour-overs are unhurried, generous, and unmistakably specialty."
Birmingham Magazine
Best New Cafe, 2023
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Address2300 1st Avenue NorthBirmingham, Alabama 35203
Phone(205) 555-AROMAFor pre-order questions or wholesale
HoursEvery day6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
ParkingStreet parking on 23rd Street. Two-hour public lot one block north.
Wi-FiYes — but the music is real and we politely turn the volume up after 4 PM.
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Birmingham, AL
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