PRESS
Here are some nice things publications have said about us!
The Best Coffee Roaster in Missouri: 2022
The Best Coffee in Every State Missouri: 2022
Best of the Midwest: Best Coffee Shop
In Kansas City, Pushing the
Coffee Culture Forward
The Best Coffee in Every State 2019
“The Rovenstines have demonstrated, over and over, that for them, coffee is about so much more than good roasting and exacting preparation, things that from the start appeared to be second nature—it’s about hospitality, it’s about community, and in challenging times, it’s about how coffee can step up and be a force for positive change.”
— David Landsel, Food & Wine
“In a big time coffee town with plenty of high-profile players, this relatively new arrival (roasting Missouri’s most exciting coffee right now) has quickly become indispensable, a calm, civilized, and inclusive presence in the city’s Midtown neighborhood.”
— Food & Wine, The Best Coffee Shops in America
“A cafe cannot survive on vibe alone. Monarch is its own roasting company, and the coffee itself is lovely… Classy and beautiful and welcoming, Monarch Coffee feels inclusive and accessible in a meaningful, modern way. Any city in America would be lucky to have a cafe like this—it’s one of the best cafes in America right now and the best in Kansas City.”
— Jordan Michelman, Kansas City Magazine
Report Back from Kansas City: Anti-Racism & Specialty Coffee