Hi! We’re Mokaska.

Mokaska Coffee started (in a garage!) as a passion for learning how to roast good coffee. We’ve grown into a roastery, and café operated by a small, capable team of individuals who believe in cultivating community around this ritual we share. What does that look like to us? 

• making high-quality coffee un-pretentious and accessible (which can be hard to find in “specialty” coffee)

• commitment to equitable practices in employee policy and compensation

• dedication to building a space where marginalized community members want to be

• pursuing more environmentally conscious practices in our café and roasting operations (check out De La Finca Coffee Importers, a 5th-generation Honduran family-owned coffee company who we proudly source our green coffees from)

Sometimes, we get asked where the name “Mokaska” comes from—and we have some guesses—but it has come to mean home for us. We hope you’ll stay awhile and discover more about how we work to equitably and sustainably source our coffee beans from family farms and co-ops and taste the heart-work that goes into the process from the soil to our cups. We’re here to add a little whimsy to your day.

Come and find us at 705 Edmond Street in Saint Joseph, Missouri from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday – Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Saturday.