Oval Coffee Roasters · New York City
Welcome to Oval Coffee Roasters
Christopher Alspach introduces Oval’s approach to approachable specialty coffee, thoughtful roasting, and two complementary formats: whole bean coffee and Pour Over Single Serves.
Christopher Alspach, co-founder of Oval Coffee Roasters, seen from behind in a gray coat walking past graffiti and tall windows in New York City, from the brand’s welcome video.. Film duration: about 1 minute 6 seconds. Christopher Alspach introduces Oval Coffee Roasters and its approach to clean, balanced coffee roasted in New York City. Published February 5, 2026.
Meet Oval Coffee Roasters
Oval Coffee Roasters is a New York City coffee company roasting in New York City. Oval develops coffees for clarity, balance, sweetness, and everyday enjoyment, then offers them in formats suited to fresh grinding or simple single-cup brewing.
Learn more about the company and its point of view on the About Oval page, or browse the complete coffee collection.
Bowling Green
The Natural
Riverside
The person introducing Oval
Christopher Alspach and the coffee work behind the brand
Christopher Alspach is Oval's Co-Founder and Director of Coffee. He has worked in coffee since 2007 and in roasting since 2012. His work includes coffee sourcing, roast development, and production quality control. In this film, he introduces how those decisions connect with the coffee people brew every day.
Co-Founder Andrew Itzkowitz connects another part of the company story through retail and hospitality relationships. Meet the founders and team, or explore Christopher's brewing commentary and profile coverage through the press page.
Understand the coffee names, then choose your format
Roast style, sourcing, processing, and caffeine preference help distinguish the coffees. Whole bean and single-serve pour-over describe how you prepare them.
Women-Grown
Bowling Green's sourcing attribute is distinct from its light roast. Read the Women-Grown guide and check current product descriptions for sourcing details.
Natural Process
The Natural's coffee dries with the fruit surrounding the seed before the dried fruit is removed. Its fruit-forward character does not come from added flavoring. Explore the Natural Process guide.
Half Caff
Riverside blends caffeinated coffee and decaf 50/50. It still contains caffeine; the amount per cup varies with dose and brewing. Explore the Half Caff guide.
NYC roots, a wider coffee community
From New York City roasting to retail shelves and event service
Oval connects its New York City roasting work with customers at home, retail partners, and New York City hospitality settings. The store locator introduces participating grocers across NYC, New York State, and regions across the United States. Individual store assortments vary.
Explore independent coverage and separately labeled retail announcements, read customer perspectives, or watch documented coffee-service moments at James Beard House and TikTok headquarters.
Discover the creative side through the NYC coffee montage. For practical preparation, use the single-serve brewing tutorial.
Find the right path into Oval
Shop online for home or gifting, locate Oval at a retailer, or explore dedicated information for brewed coffee catering and wholesale partnerships.
Coffee and company overview
An editorial overview of Oval’s coffee and company
Welcome to Oval Coffee Roasters. We are a New York City coffee roaster focused on modern light and light-to-medium roast clarity, built through intentional sourcing, thoughtful packaging, and meticulous roast development. From cupping and selecting coffees to brewing and serving them, we develop cups that feel clean, expressive, balanced, and easy to return to. Choose Whole Bean Coffee for home brewing, or Pour Over Single Serves for specialty coffee convenience with only hot water and a mug. Bowling Green is our Women-Grown light roast coffee. The Natural is our light-to-medium roast Natural Process coffee. Riverside is our light-to-medium roast Half Caff blend made with a 50/50 balance of caffeinated coffee and decaf coffee. Oval supports coffee drinkers, retailers, cafés, hotels, offices, catering clients, hospitality teams, event producers, and wholesale partners across New York City, the Tri-State Area, and nationwide through online ordering.
Welcome to Oval questions
What does this Welcome to Oval video cover?
Christopher Alspach introduces Oval Coffee Roasters, its approach to coffee, its three core profiles, and its whole bean and single-serve pour-over formats.
Where does Oval roast its coffee?
Oval Coffee Roasters is based in New York City and roasts its coffee in New York City.
What coffee profiles does Oval offer?
Bowling Green is a Women-Grown light roast, The Natural is a natural-process light-to-medium roast, and Riverside is a light-to-medium roast Half Caff blend.
What coffee formats does Oval offer?
Oval offers whole bean coffee, Pour Over Single Serves, variety packs, Discovery Sets, subscriptions, and 100-count single-serve cases.
Where can I buy Oval Coffee Roasters?
Shop through Oval’s online coffee collection or explore current retailers with the store locator.
