Strictly Coffee Company is a coffee roastery and café on Frederick Street in North Dunedin, and the whole operation runs on a philosophy the team sums up as 'crafted for connection'. To them, coffee is a treat and a break away from reality — a chance to connect or reconnect, whether that happens over a cup at the café or with a freshly roasted bag brewed at home.
The roasting side is where the range shines. Four key blends anchor the line-up: Unite (the house blend), Traverse (a Fair Trade Organic option), Awaken, and Blanket Brew, a seasonal autumn/winter blend. Alongside them, new single origins are released monthly, from classic lots to adventurous microlots — the recent single-estate peach co-ferment from producer Jairo Arcila in Colombia's Quindío region being a prime example.
Shopping goes well beyond bags of beans. The roastery runs pay-as-you-go and pre-paid coffee subscriptions, including the popular 'Tiki Tour' — a pre-paid journey through different single origins each month — plus tasting packs, gift ideas, and a full range of brew gear: espresso machines, filter brewers and accessories.
Strictly Coffee is also a place to learn. Coffee classes are open to everyone and can be signed up for at the shop, while dedicated barista courses and coffee training serve hospitality professionals. There's even a machine-servicing arm for home espresso machines needing a technician.
For local businesses, Strictly Coffee offers wholesale supply to cafés and restaurants as well as workplace and vending solutions. Enquiries are handled by the team, who describe themselves as loving 'creating meaningful connections'.
Whether you visit the Frederick Street café or browse the online store, there's a straightforward promise: carefully roasted coffee to suit your tastes and your brew method — and if you can't decide, the 'Trust the Roaster' pack lets you try a few.
On Frederick Street in North Dunedin, Strictly Coffee Company operates as both a working roastery and a café, and the whole thing is built around a simple idea the team calls 'crafted for connection'. Coffee, in their telling, is a treat and a break away from reality — a chance to connect or reconnect, whether over a cup at the café or a freshly roasted bag brewed at home.
The roasting programme centres on four key blends. Unite is the house blend, an espresso/versatile roast that carries the Strictly Coffee name on the badge of its logo. Traverse is the Fair Trade Organic option, while Awaken rounds out the everyday espresso roster. Rounding it out is Blanket Brew, a seasonal blend released for the 2026 autumn/winter months.
Every blend is described as espresso-friendly yet versatile enough for other brew methods, and the shop makes it easy to match coffee to how you actually brew. Can't decide? The 'Trust the Roaster' pack — sold as the Single Origin Sampler Trio — gives you three 250g bags to explore.
Beyond the blends, new single origins are released monthly, and this is where Strictly Coffee gets adventurous. A recent headline release was a single estate peach co-ferment microlot from producer Jairo Arcila, grown at Buenos Aires Farm in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia. Its flavour notes read like a dessert menu: ripe peach, maple syrup and floral aromatics.
Whether you want something approachable or something that pushes boundaries, the advice from the roastery is simple: browse until you find one that suits your tastes and your brew method.
The roastery's most distinctive offering is the Coffee 'Tiki Tour' — a pre-paid subscription that takes you on a journey through different coffee farms and co-operatives from around the coffee belt. Each month brings a different, unique and exciting single origin, exploring the flavours of different origins, processing methods and varietals.
The tour comes in three lengths: three months, six months ('Explorer') and twelve months ('Big OE'). Every delivery is a 250g bag, available as beans or ground to your preference, with free freight (rural delivery excluded). Subscriptions are dispatched direct to the recipient, which makes the Tiki Tour a ready-made gift for the coffee lover in your life — just be sure to enter the recipient's name and address in the shipping details at checkout.
Strictly Coffee isn't just about selling coffee — it's about sharing the skills behind it. Coffee classes are open to all, and you can sign up at the shop. For those working in hospitality, there are dedicated barista courses and coffee training programmes.
There's even help for the gear on your bench: the roastery's servicing arm repairs home espresso machines, so a sputtering machine doesn't have to mean the end of your morning routine. And if you're kitting out a kitchen, the retail range covers espresso machines, filter brewers and accessories.
The roastery also supplies local businesses. Wholesale options cover cafés and restaurants as well as workplace and vending setups, and the team frames it in the same language as everything else they do: 'We love creating meaningful connections.' Hospitality businesses and workplaces keen to pour Strictly Coffee can get in touch with Malina to start the conversation.
Whether you stop by the Frederick Street café or browse the online store, you'll find the same carefully roasted range — key blends, rotating single origins, subscriptions, gift ideas and brew gear. Sign up for the newsletter to be first to hear about new releases and pick up brewing tips, and if you're ordering around the holidays, keep an eye on the site's holiday ordering deadlines so your coffee arrives in time.