Padre Coffee

Overview

Marinus Jansen, a software engineer with no prior coffee background, started Padre in late 2007/early 2008 in Brunswick East under the name The East Brunswick Project. The Lygon Street location remains the Victorian HQ and roastery, sourcing green from up to 30 estates across the major coffee-growing regions including Indonesia. Padre's footprint now spans Melbourne, Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, and Sydney, anchored by signature blends Daddy's Girl, Hey Buddy, and Lucky Boy.

Known for

• House blends Daddy's Girl (espresso), Hey Buddy (filter), Lucky Boy
• Roastery-cafe at South Melbourne Market, Noosa, and Paddington (Sydney)
• Barista, roasting and cupping courses at the Brunswick East HQ
• Among Melbourne's earliest specialty roasters from the 2008 wave

Why it matters

Padre is a fixture of the Melbourne specialty era, founded the same year Seven Seeds launched and growing in parallel with the city's third-wave coffee culture. It's also one of the few Melbourne roasters with a meaningful footprint outside Victoria, with stores in Queensland and NSW.

Production

roastery location

Brunswick East, Melbourne (HQ) + Noosa roastery

Café

438-440 Lygon Street, Brunswick East, VIC 3057

Sources

• https://www.padrecoffee.com.au/pages/about-us
• https://www.padrecoffee.com.au/pages/locations
• https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/brunswick-east/cafes/brunswick-east-project
• https://www.mcec.com.au/stories-and-ideas/made-in-melbourne-padre-coffee