A small-batch Fredericton roaster and cafe working with rotating single-origin lots. Beans are roasted in house and sold alongside espresso and filter service.
Best for Rotating single-origin coffee from a Fredericton roaster
Duck Duck Coffee Roasters was founded by Jean-Francois, known as JF, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. His interest in roasting began in the fall of 2020, and he launched Duck Duck Coffee Roasters the following year, 2021. The playful name is a nod to the children's game duck-duck-goose, chosen deliberately to signal an approachable, unintimidating take on specialty coffee rather than a more austere or technical brand identity. The company roasts on a 3-kilogram capacity machine officially named the Valenta 7 but nicknamed 'the Quackenator' in keeping with the brand's tone, working with rotating single-origin lots roasted in small batches. What began as a single Fredericton operation has since expanded to a second location in Saint John, New Brunswick, extending the brand along the province's south coast. Beans are roasted in-house and served on site as both espresso and filter coffee, alongside retail bags for home brewing. The company maintains an active social media presence across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok under the Duck Duck Coffee Roasters name, which it uses to document roasting and promote its two-city presence in Fredericton and Saint John.
Freddy Bean Roasters roasts New Brunswick's Original Whisky Barrel Coffee to order from its Fredericton roastery. The shop also sells single-origin Colombian and Guatemalan RFA beans, shipped within two days.
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Freddy Bean Roasters calls its flagship release 'New Brunswick's Original Whisky Barrel Coffee,' made with 100% Canadian whisky rather than an artificial flavoring, and roasts it alongside a lineup that includes All Nighter, Darkest Night, Kickstarter, and single-origin Colombian and Guatemalan RFA beans. The company operates on a made-to-order model — 'we roast your coffee the moment you order,' shipping within one to two business days — rather than roasting ahead to stock. Its home base sits at 385 Wilsey Road in Fredericton, with a second retail presence at 65 Regent Street inside a space called The Muse. Shipping is free across Canada on orders over $60, and a subscription option takes 5% off recurring orders. The company says its green coffee is aged for under ten years before roasting.
Running since the mid-20th century, this Saturday market on George Street gathers New Brunswick growers, bakers and makers under one roof. Produce, maple, crafts and prepared foods are sold direct by more than a hundred vendors.
Best for Local produce, maple and crafts direct from makers
Potter Andrew McCullough runs this downtown studio, throwing minimalist, Japanese-influenced tableware and stocking the province's first dedicated clay, tools and glaze supply. Classes and finished work share the McLeod Avenue space.
Best for Hand-thrown tableware and pottery supplies
Roticana Coffee Company roasts Turkish-style cardamom coffee and its Emerald signature blend in Fredericton, drawing on '60 years' of family roasting tradition. In 2018 it was named Champion for Cultural Diversity by the province's Multicultural Council.
Best for Cardamom coffee and Emerald signature blend
Roticana Coffee Company describes its roasting tradition as '60 years in the making,' running a small-batch operation out of 212 Hodgson Road in Fredericton with what it calls a 'state of the art,' one-touch automated roasting process. The current lineup is compact: a Signature Blend called Emerald, Turkish-Cardamom and Turkish-Plain preparations, and a single-origin Colombian that was out of stock at the time of review. In 2018, the New Brunswick Multicultural Council named the company Champion for Cultural Diversity, a specific, named recognition rather than a generic award claim. The company frames its mission as bringing back 'the authentic experience that ties us all to a great cup of coffee,' emphasizing consistency and precision in how it roasts. Its beans are described as imported from 'the world's top-tier coffee fields' globally, though the site doesn't name specific farms or growing regions behind that claim. Between the Turkish-style preparations, the 60-year family history, and the 2018 diversity recognition, Roticana positions itself differently from Fredericton's other roasters, several of which lean more on single-origin sourcing stories than on cultural and preparation-style distinctiveness.
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