Yellow Sun Coffee Roasters in Brooklyn, New York. All images courtesy of Yellow Sun Coffee Roasters.
It’s another great day to be a coffee drinker in Brooklyn, New York, as the new Yellow Sun Coffee Roasters adds fresh roasts of rotating single-origin coffees.
Co-created by a co-founder of high-end Saudi Arabian roasting company Hemi Coffee, the brand debuted with a single, minimalist coffee shop in Bushwick last September, with bright yellow packaging and ceramics popping against wooden surfaces.
“The space was designed to feel calm, warm and welcoming, using natural materials like wood and a simple, minimal layout,” Yellow Sun co-founder and CEO Mohammad Wahid recently told DCN. “The bar workflow was designed for smooth and efficient service.”
Wahid, who moved to New York in 2023, leads roasting efforts, overseeing a 15-kilogram Loring machine at the Shared Roasting co-roastery in Brooklyn.
“Our sourcing focuses on transparent, traceable coffees with clear farm and processing details,” said Wahid. “We start with a clear flavor roadmap, then source samples from trusted suppliers. We roast and cup internally before selecting coffees.”
At the bar, Yellow Sun’s espresso is ground with a Mahlkönig E65S GBW and brewed through a Mavam Mach 2. The menu centers on classic espresso-and-milk drinks that lean into chocolate and nut-forward profiles, plus the shop’s signature cardamom latte. Single-origin filter offerings supported by Baratza Forte grinders lean toward more floral and fruity characters.
Current Yellow Sun releases reflect a variety of post-harvest processing methods and countries of origin, including an anaerobic-natural-process coffee from Wadi Al-Ma’a, Yemen, a honey-process coffee from Las Lajas in Costa Rica and a natural-process coffee from the Urga District of Guji, Ethiopia.
“We rotate single-origin pourover coffees every two weeks,” said Wahid, noting that the company also serves matcha from UnD and pastries from Paloma.
Wahid said his specialty coffee career began in 2015 in Saudi Arabia after tasting an Ethiopian single-origin that reshaped his understanding of coffee. After working in the industry for several years, Wahid co-founded Hemi Coffee, a high-end Saudi brand with multiple cafes with which he is no longer affiliated.
Wahid launched Yellow Sun with business partner Khaled Sedeq, who has a professional barista background.
“Our next step is expansion, with plans to open additional locations while maintaining the same quality standards,” Wahid said. “We’re exploring Williamsburg, West Village and Park Slope.”
Yellow Sun Coffee Roasters is located at 1434 DeKalb Ave in Brooklyn, New York.
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Daria Toptygina
Daria Toptygina is a freelance writer, avid coffee lover and social media manager of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine.
