“It’s my pleasure to offer you the fruits of our hard work. From our first Espresso Bar in Firenze 1987 to roasting the finest quality artisan coffee beans here in Melbourne since 1999. Grazie per il supporto.”
Stefano Romeo has been working with coffee since his early teens, setting up his first espresso bar alongside his brother in Florence 1987.
Grinders Coffee welcomed Stefano to Australia in 1993. During his five years with the now legendary Melbourne based coffee pioneers, Stefano saw the growth and evolution of his craft in Melbourne as the market flourished around him. Equipped with new world knowledge and experience Stefano then returned to Italy to reunite with his brother to embark on another chapter of growth and evolution.
Specialising in selecting, blending and roasting the finest coffee from all around the world, using new and old techniques to get the best and most consistent flavour out of each coffee region, is a hallmark of his renowned approach.
In 2001 Stefano moved back to Melbourne, opening city cafe Centro Espresso and two years later he made his move to North Balwyn where he would concentrate on doing what he loves best - roasting and serving great coffee.
The Romeo style is characterised by full flavour and strong tones brought together in a consistent and reliable package, time and again... “How coffee should be,” Sourcing from Yemen, Ethiopia, East Timor, Nicaragua, Kenya, India and Guatemala, Stefano creates his blends from an international selection of the finest beans available to the market.
