Every bag from Terres de Café names its farm, its producer, its altitude, its variety and its process. That directness is the heart of the house that Christophe Servell founded in Paris in 2009, and one of the reasons it is counted among the pioneers of specialty coffee in France.
A third-generation roaster
Christophe Servell is the son and grandson of roasters. He spent years traveling through coffee-producing countries before opening Terres de Café, with one aim: to bring to France the specialty movement already reshaping coffee elsewhere, beans graded above 80 points on the Specialty Coffee Association scale, traced to a single farm or cooperative and roasted to reveal their origin rather than mask it. He was named Best Roaster in France in 2015, and in 2024 his peers gave him the Outstanding Achievement Award at the European Coffee Symposium in Berlin.
From the farm to the roaster
The house sources directly from farms and cooperatives in Latin America and Africa and roasts everything in the Île-de-France on Loring roasters of 7, 35 and 70 kilograms, a technology it chose for its zero carbon emissions. The permanent range runs to more than thirty exclusive coffees, with organic lots throughout. In its own coffee shops, two of its baristas, Pierre de Chantérac and Jordan Tachnakian, were crowned Ibrik world champions in 2023 and 2024, and the house won Best French Espresso in 2024.
Three coffees we carry
Old Yeti is a micro-lot from the Konki Yeti farm of Dhinsa Soreso in Wallagga, Ethiopia, picked from Moka trees planted in 1914; the red-honey process brings out dried strawberry, cocoa and sweet spice, with a long, winey finish. KSF comes from the Khalid Shifa Farm at 2,000 meters in Yirgacheffe: vanilla, black tea, apricot and mango. Blend The Forest marries organic Ethiopian heirloom from Wallagga with Brazilian Bourbon from Minas Gerais for a velvety cup of chocolate, warm spice and praline.
How we brew them
- Old Yeti and KSF as filter or pour-over coffee, where their fruit and floral notes show best.
- Blend The Forest as an espresso or with milk, every morning.
- Whole beans, ground just before brewing.
Read the full story on our Terres de Café page, see the Terres de Café collection, and learn what sets specialty coffee apart in our guide Premium French Coffee: What Makes It Worth the Extra Cost?
Shop the story
All from Terres de Café →- Terres de Café Old Yeti Coffee Beans $44.00
- Terres de Café KSF Coffee Beans $50.00
- Terres de Café Blend The Forest Coffee Beans $38.00
- Terres de Café Himalaya Bourbon Rouge Coffee Beans $50.00
