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In 1925, bank teller Henry Kepler roasted his first batch of beans in the Bywater and went door-to-door with a coffee pot in hand asking neighbors to “Try me.” 

99 years later, Try Me Coffee still roasts coffee in its original location in the bywater of New Orleans – surrounded by the same houses that Henry knocked on a century ago.

Our ethos is simple – roast beans to-order and provide our community with the best brew possible – a brew that they will drink for centuries to come.

Our clients range from iconic New Orleans restaurants to national eateries; we package and serve beans to our neighbors, visitors, and NOLA-lovers from around the world.

Clients tell us stories of running down the block to pick up Try Me when they were a kid. Now, 50+ years later, we are still journeying here, to the same block, to get their beans.