About Us– Covour Coffee

About Covour Coffee

We’re a coffeeshop in business to change the rhythm of the world

Our mission is to put people and planet first...and change the coffee industry for good. Our aim is to be at the forefront of sustainable coffee. We make every effort to verify that everybody along our coffee supply chain is treated and paid fairly for their time and that our coffee causes no unnecessary harm to our planet.

Coffee is our craft, our ritual, our passion.

Cover Coffee, located in the heart of Palo Alto, was established by three coffee enthusiasts. Over time, it has evolved into a team of skilled and passionate coffee professionals, who possess vast expertise and an unyielding commitment to excellence. With an inquisitive spirit, we are constantly pushing boundaries, exploring new ingredients and techniques. However, we always remain true to our core belief: serving coffee and food that brings joy, accompanied by a service that brings a smile to your face.

Everything we do is a matter of heart, body and soul.

We source and roast coffee from single farms, estates and cooperatives. When we taste a coffee that we like, we want to know where it comes from and who grows, picks and processes it. We travel extensively throughout the year, visiting the producers and cooperatives with whom we currently work and looking for interesting varietals of coffee and new farms from which to buy. During these visits we talk to farmers and cooperative members, learning more about the coffee they grow and process and the challenges that they face. We then look to establish a relationship with the grower and exporter of that coffee. We believe that where such a relationship exists, quality, quantity and price requirements can be discussed in an open and equal way. We see this as sustainable, fair and equal trade.

Consider this

We source coffee from all over the world from farmers we know and trust

A coffee cherry takes up to five years for it to grow and ripen...those little beans in our grinder...every single one of them was handpicked and processed by hard working people...literally every single coffee bean has passed through someone's fingers who checks every bean is the highest quality. It takes years to bring great coffee into the world and then it's shipped across the world so it can be roasted and crafted into delicious drinks. We deeply respect and value every single person along the entire coffee supply chain - every soul from the farm to the coffee shop is part of our intermission family, we work with suppliers who share our values to do right by our people...and we work hard together so that our work creates no unnecessary harm on our planet. We believe that what we eat and drink matters and that there is no conflict between a better beverage and a better world. We are here to introduce the world to speciality coffee made in sustainable systems. Time is all we really have, let's use it wisely...