Dark Horse Coffee Roasters Truckee

Probably the highest quality option for coffee in the Truckee / Tahoe City area! I tend to seek out specialty coffee while traveling and tried three in this area - I liked the roast quality and drink preparation the most at Dark Horse. I had a latte that was well prepared - their pour overs looked very appealing, with some promising indicators like anaerobic options. This cafe’s interior is also a highlight, with lots of interesting art and stickers for sale. Please note that parking is not available behind the shop, where Google Maps directs you, but there is street parking and a parking lot across from the front of the building.

This is my favorite coffee shop in Truckee! Not only do they serve the best coffee, but they’ve created a true space for community, art, and expression. Art is inherently political, and I love Dark Horse Coffee for providing a welcoming place where artists and neighbors can express themselves, come together, grieve, catch up over coffee, or connect for the very first time. Dark Horse never change! ♥️

I love how this place fosters freedom of art, expression, and politics. Dark Horse creates space for local artists to share their work and their voices. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I think it is essential for artists to express artistic and political ideas freely. That spirit of free speech feels deeply American and truly special. I love Maddie T’s art — and the coffee is the best around.

In my view, it is one of the best coffeeshops ever. Got me it is my favorite one. Coffee is consistently great , roasted on the premises by the owner (it is privately owned and is friends with the small Dark Horse chain LA, but independent of them) The baristas are knowledgeable and friendly. I love to come here and read a book from the coffee shop library over my coffee.

As part of our visit, I regard this place as an integral part of the overall experience of visiting the nice and unique Truckee city. We visited them in early morning (around 7:30 am). They roast and prepare coffee in its best shape and specialized manner, and in my view it’s among the greatest we tried so far in the US and particularly in California. Thanks to the Barista and the coffee roasters, making the “Dark Horse” coffee shop among those brightest ones in the coffee making space.