Coffee in Great Falls and north central Montana
Great Falls coffee roasters come down to one name with a long reach: Morning Light Coffee Roasters has roasted in Great Falls since 1989 and runs a cafe at its roastery on 9th Avenue South. Across the rest of north central Montana, the Roast Local directory lists a roaster each in Havre, Fort Benton and Lewistown. Last Best Coffee Club sends a bag from a different independent Montana roaster in every box.
Roasters in Great Falls and north central Montana
Great Falls
Morning Light Coffee Roasters, 1701 9th Avenue South. The cafe at the roastery serves coffee, espresso, breakfast and lunch every day. Its blends run from the light Big Sky Blend through the medium Big Stack to the dark Black Bison, and it sells a monthly subscription.
Florence Coffee Company has a Great Falls shop at 615 Smelter Ave. NE, with the coffee roasted in Butte.
Havre, Fort Benton and Lewistown
The Roast Local Montana list shows a roaster in each of these towns. We have not checked their own pages, so we do not name them here. In Lewistown, Red Bird Coffee of Bozeman sells its bags at the Town and Country store.
North central Montana's coffee story
Morning Light opened a warehouse roasting plant and coffee house in Great Falls in 1989, and from 1990 it spread specialty coffee to towns across Montana. It calls itself one of the oldest coffee roasters in the state and one of the largest wholesale and retail specialty coffee businesses here. (Source: the Morning Light profile.)
Distinctly Montana magazine named Morning Light Coffee Roasters Best in the State, as reported by 94.5 Max Country. (Source: 94.5 Max Country.)
Beyond roasting, the company consults for other coffee businesses on cupping, blending and barista training, sells Nuova Simonelli espresso machines, builds coffee carts and supplies offices, and its Charlie Russell Roast is sold at Sam's Club. It works closely with the Shriners and supports schools in central Montana. (Source: the Morning Light profile.)
Every bag bought from Morning Light keeps Great Falls jobs at the roaster, and our page on why local roasters matter makes the longer case.
Getting Montana coffee delivered in Great Falls
Last Best Coffee Club ships across north central Montana, from Great Falls to Havre and Lewistown. You choose the roast, the style and the grind, and pick every 2 or 4 weeks. A different independent Montana roaster fills each box, roasting your 12 oz bag to order and shipping it in their own bag with our packing slip naming them. Any roast is $16.99 a bag. The first bag is free and you pay the shipping. Skip, pause or cancel online. Choose your coffee.
- Roasted and shipped within 3 days.
- Free replacement if a bag disappoints.
- A reminder email 3 days before each box.
- Your ratings steer the next bag.
Great Falls coffee questions
Is there a coffee roaster in Great Falls?
Yes. Morning Light Coffee Roasters has roasted in Great Falls since 1989 and runs a cafe at its roastery at 1701 9th Avenue South.
Which Morning Light coffee is a light roast?
The Big Sky Blend, a light roast of South American and African coffees, as listed on September 27, 2026.
What is Morning Light's Charlie Russell Roast?
It is a Morning Light coffee sold at Sam's Club.
Does the Morning Light cafe offer a military discount?
Yes. The Great Falls cafe offers a 20 percent military discount.
Nearby
- Helena, where Morning Light started.
- Kalispell.
- The Flathead Valley and northwest Montana.
- Billings.
Sources
- 94.5 Max Country: best coffee in Great Falls
- Roast Local: Montana roasters by town, pulled September 27, 2026
- Roaster details: our profiles of Morning Light, Florence Coffee and Red Bird, written from each roaster's public pages, read September 27, 2026.
Updated September 27, 2026.