Jubala Coffee

Jubala Coffee is a Raleigh coffee company with a shop on Hillsborough Street. Every coffee and espresso is prepared to order, the company works directly with the farmers who grow what it sells, and the shop also carries equipment for brewing at home.

The story goes back to 2000, when an eighteen-year-old from Raleigh befriended a Kenyan man and his village. Owner Andrew Cash grew up here, and the businesses that caught his eye on the bus to school were the locally owned ones that became community landmarks.

What to know

• Jubala spent 14 years working alongside Counter Culture Coffee and Black and White Coffee.
• The company decided that roasting for itself was its most sustainable path forward.
• A retail program launched in May 2024.
• Thiriku Coffee Farm in Nyeri, Kenya is among the farms the team has visited.