Nomad Coffee

Overview

Nomad began in 2011 as a coffee cart Jordi Mestre ran in London street markets after years working in the city's third-wave bars. He won the Spanish National Barista Championship in 2012 and 2013, sold the cart, and moved home to Barcelona, opening Nomad Coffee Lab in 2014 — the first specialty coffee shop in the city. The roastery now ships to over 45 countries and operates Cal Nomad (production HQ in Poblenou) plus the Lab & Shop, Every Day, Petit Nomad, Frutas Selectas and a sister bakery called Pa de Kilo.

Known for

• First specialty coffee shop in Barcelona (2014)
• Founder Jordi Mestre — 2x Spanish National Barista Champion (2012, 2013), 15th at 2012 WBC
• Pa de Kilo bakery and Frutas Selectas concept stores under same group
• Founding member of B Corp Coffee Coalition
• Head of Coffee Fran Gonzalez runs sourcing and travels to origin

Why it matters

Nomad pioneered specialty coffee in Spain. Before 2014 the category essentially didn't exist in Barcelona; Mestre brought back the London third-wave playbook and seeded the wholesale market by training other shops, which is why Barcelona now has one of Europe's fastest-growing specialty scenes.

Production

roastery location

Cal Nomad, Poblenou, Barcelona

Café

This roaster operates a café.

Recognitions

• Spanish National Barista Champion 2012, 2013 (Mestre)
• 15th place 2012 World Barista Championship Vienna
• Founding member of B Corp Coffee Coalition

Sources

• https://nomadcoffee.es/en/pages/historia
• https://typica.coffee/en/narratives/roasters/nomad-2/
• https://therightroast.com/blogs/roasters/nomad
• https://filtertravelbycoffee.substack.com/p/barcelona-with-jordi-mestre-from
• https://every.coffee/roaster/nomad-coffee