Your Favourite Coffee Companion

Reading Standart should be like visiting your favourite café and striking up a chance conversation.

We created Standart—an independent print magazine about coffee—as an antidote to the era of constant distraction. In a world of endless digital noise, our mission is simple: to be your favourite coffee companion.

Morgan Eckroth2022 US Barista Champion & Coffee Content Creator

'Standart captures the intersection of coffee’s hospitality and science in a way that few others have ever achieved.

Their dedication to highlighting pillars of the coffee industry, scientific innovations, and history through the lens of art has made them a must have on my bookshelf for years.'

You’re in Good Company

Voted Best European Indie Magazine for 2023 at European Publishing Congress, and four times Best Coffee Magazine at The Sprudgie Awards, Standart is a well-curated, quarterly print publication that explores the beauty and diversity of coffee culture.

A sneak peek into your trial issue, Standart Issue 38

From Arkansas to the World

From Arkansas to the World

Since its inception in 2012, Onyx has redefined what it means to be a specialty coffee roaster. Now, they are setting its sights on an ambitious new initiative to bring its coffees from Arkansas to the world: the International Roasting Collective.

Origin Profile: East Timor

Origin Profile: East Timor

In East Timor, coffee is everything. Yet, in the trendy coffee shops of the consumer countries, Timorese coffee remains an anomaly. We look a little nearer at this exciting origin.

Washing Up

Washing Up

A photo journal of the oft-overlooked spaces in the coffee shop that nevertheless catch the public eye: the washing-up stations, bathrooms, and all the quiet dramas unfolding in the nooks and crannies you never knew you noticed.

City Profile: Madrid

City Profile: Madrid

Our expedition takes us to Madrid, the most Spanish of Spanish cities, to survey its delights and chase down all that coffee with as much vermouth.

Kopi Luwak: Magic & Morals

Kopi Luwak: Magic & Morals

Specialty coffee aficionados love to hate kopi luwak, and for good reason. But what can our reactions to it reveal about our values and morals?

Meet Your Roaster: Christopher Feran

Meet Your Roaster: Christopher Feran

We talk to Christopher Feran, coffee writer, roaster, and consultant, about writing, roasting, and terrible coffee memes.

The Rise of Specialty Pepper

The Rise of Specialty Pepper

Its aroma is intoxicating; it’s best ground fresh; it grows near coffee; the world loves it. Is it time that we treat pepper the same way we do specialty coffee?

Odd One Out

Odd One Out

Shunning coffee in a coffee-loving society: In a region where nearly everyone drinks coffee, we talked to three Scandinavians about why they can’t stand the stuff.

Questions and answers

Why try Standart Subscription?

We believe that it’s the best way to get a taste of Standart. You will get a complimentary copy of one of the best issues we’ve ever published, Standart Issue 38, together with a Standart × The Barn Berlin specialty coffee sample in return of what we pay for packing, handling, and shipping.

If you like your trial issue, in 6 weeks we will automatically upgrade it to an annual Standart subscription for $109, and send you the latest issue of Standart with the new coffee sample. We will let you know before the first charge, and you can cancel anytime before it happens. It's easy and risk-free.

What is Standart Subscription?

Standart is an award-winning print coffee magazine for people that love coffee. We sell it exclusively in form of a subscription for $109 per year. Shipping with Annual Subscription is free. New issues are published quarterly, and always include coffee sample with each new issue and give access to digital community with additional perks and benefits for our readers.

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It is no more difficult than your mobile phone or streaming services subscriptions. Once you buy your subscription, you don't need to do anything else to get every single issue of Standart as soon as we get it from the press. Your card will be automatically charged annually or quarterly and you will be in full control of your subscription.

We will never charge you without reminding you about the renewal first by email, so it's always up to you to decide whether to stay with us or not. You can change your billing information, shipping address of your subscription or cancel by clicking My Subscription.

About Standart

We are a team of people who love good coffee and good magazines. As a small independent publisher with team members based in London, Tokyo, Prague, Shanghai, Tbilisi, and beyond, we’ve been publishing Standart for more than 14,000 readers worldwide every quarter since 2015. You can read independent reviews here.

Lance HedrickCoffee Professional & YouTuber

'Standart not only sets an unprecedented standard for coffee magazines with regards to art and culture, but it provides an array of literature from all sides of the industry.

By not focusing on any one sector, they've been able to curate an incredibly accessible and beautiful and intriguing collection of essays and articles that are now an integral part of my coffee routine.'