Common Grounds Coffee Roastery

Overview

Common Grounds emerged in 2014 from the rebranding of Pandava Coffee — a December 2012 venture by three U.S.-educated friends Aston Utan, Daryanto Witarsa and Yoshua Tanu, joined by Philip Chen — and was the first Indonesian coffee shop to operate a Slayer espresso machine. Co-founder Yoshua Tanu won the Indonesian Barista Championship three times between 2014 and 2017, earning the brand the nickname 'House of Champions' and producing both a 2024 World Barista Champion and 2024-2025 World Brewers Cup medalists.

Known for

• 'House of Champions' — World Barista Champion 2024, WBrC silver 2025, WBrC bronze 2024
• First Indonesian café to install a Slayer espresso machine
• Co-founder Yoshua Tanu — 3-time Indonesian Barista Champion (2014-2017)
• Brought St. ALi and Sensory Lab Melbourne brands into Jakarta
• Full-sized tennis court, locker rooms and branded tennis gear at Menteng Terra flagship

Why it matters

Common Grounds set the bar for Indonesian competitive coffee — the brand most often credited with making Jakarta a serious World Barista Championship contender and elevating coffee-and-brunch as the dominant Indonesian café format.

Production

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head roaster

Daryanto Witarsa

color sorting

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roaster machine

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filter equipment

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roastery location

Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta

espresso equipment

Slayer (first in Indonesia)

annual volume tonnes

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Café

Citywalk Sudirman, Jl. KH Mas Mansyur Kav. 121, Jakarta

Recognitions

• World Barista Champion 2024
• WBrC silver 2025
• WBrC bronze 2024
• WBC 4th place 2019
• Indonesian Barista Championship — 3-time winner (founder Yoshua Tanu)

Sources

• https://mtpak.coffee/2025/09/common-grounds/
• https://www.cikopi.com/2014/07/inilah-common-grounds/
• https://creativemornings.com/talks/aston-utan
• https://www.thewaytocoffee.com/jakarta/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/commongroundscoffeeroastery