About Us
Meet Amélie Coffee
You may know us from Amélie Wine Bar & Bistro (set to reopen in 2026 at a new location), but our passion doesn’t stop at wine. We’re life-long coffee lovers, too.
In fact, we love coffee just as much—maybe even more—for many of the same reasons we love wine. Like grapes, coffee beans reflect the land they come from. The soil, altitude, and climate all shape their flavor—what the French call terroir.
At Amélie Coffee, we take that seriously. We source thoughtfully selected and roasted beans, and brew with intention. Because from origin to cup, coffee deserves the same level of appreciation and craft.
As we playfully say, "C'est la café."
The best coffee in town
We don’t buy cheap beans with the life roasted out of them.
Instead, we choose roasts that bring out the natural flavors and aromas—so every cup is smooth, rich, and full of joy.
We also source ethically, working with roasters who buy directly from farmers in places like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Sumatra. That direct connection means better beans, fairer practices, and fresher flavor.
We think it makes all the difference. One sip, and we bet you will too.
Featured Coffee Roaster
Amélie features beans roasted in Chattanooga by Ian Goodman and company. We think you'll agree it's the best roast in town. Stop by for a taste.
We believe every good cup of coffee is part of a vision
A vision to indulge in the delicious result of hundreds of hours of labor and thousands of miles of transit. Since 1995, the Goodman family and our partners have been striving to carry out this vision, from our earliest venture in 1995 as one of the first specialty coffee shops in Chattanooga, to the creation of Goodman Coffee Roasters in 2016.
Goodman Coffee recognizes the only way for a holistic vision to succeed is by honoring every piece of the story. This means celebrating the centuries-old history of land and farmer by partnering directly with producers, ensuring every square hectare of land and pair of hands holds inherent value in the movement from farm to consumer. It means we develop relationships that transcend profit margins, and strive to protect those origins by roasting, brewing, and serving our coffee with integrity.
We cup obsessively, profile each coffee individually, roast attentively, and blend intelligently.
It is our hope that specialty coffee becomes synonymous with intention - intention to cultivate equity, conversation, and education. And in the process, deliver a cup of coffee that has been curated to the highest quality.
