barbados best coffee
Dominica Wyndham-Gittens.
News

The Best Coffee in Barbados 

By: Alexander Britell - May 12, 2023 - 10:28 am

Dominic and Mandy Wyndham-Gittens were running a successful cafe in Barbados until they discovered a problem. 

It was the first true Italian-style cafe on the island, but there was a problem. They wanted to go beyond Italian espresso, to find a coffee that could connect with Barbados, that could tell the Bajan story. 

So they decided to make one. 

Fast forward to 2014, and the pair began roasting their own coffee, inspired by their trips to coffee Meccas like Portland, Oregon and experiences with single-origin coffees. 

barbados coffee bags
The company has a range of specialty coffees, including one inspired by surfing.

Today, Wyndhams Bajan Coffee Roasters produces the best coffee in Barbados, a range of blends and single-origin coffees, not just supplying local hotels, restaurants and coffee drinkers but exporting around the world. 

“We’re all about the passion and zest that you won’t find in Italian espresso,” Dominic Wyndham-Gittens tells Caribbean Journal. “Coffee is so expressive — so we stopped looking at it as a beverage, and now as an ingredient you can tell a story with.” 

wyndhams
It’s more expressive than Italian espresso.

The coffees are all about telling the Bajan story: from a line of blends inspired by Wyndham-Gittens’ love affair with surfing (and youth spent in the Caribbean surfing capital of Bathsheba) to a special line called Cane Dog that helps support efforts to find homes for stray dogs in Barbados and abroad. 

The coffee is, plainly, outstanding, including a newer specialty coffee whose beans are aged in former St Nicholas Abbey rum barrels, making for a unique, rich flavor with notes of cacao. 

It’s all in an effort to live in keeping with the company’s motto: Bajan Days Ahead. 

“We care deeply about showcasing Barbados not just as a premium destination but as a creator of premium products,” Wydham-Gittens says.

For more, visit Wyndhams

Popular Posts best caribbean restaurants

The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean - 2025

No region in the world has a more diverse or dynamic culinary continuum than the Caribbean. Just about every cuisine on earth is represented, often in wonderfully, intoxicatingly fused expressions. Across the breadth of the Caribbean Basin, you will find […]


In Dominica, an All-Inclusive That Comes With the Whole Island 

dominica fort young views

All-inclusive has been changing. That’s not a secret. It’s the biggest thing in travel right now, particularly in the Caribbean, where travelers want more. But they don’t just want the unlimited food and beverage. They want the experience. They want […]


You Can Find Every Kind of Vacation at the 20 Best Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts, From Timeless Toes-in-the-Sand Retreats to Dreamy Treehouses

jamaica all-inclusive resorts best

The reggae. The jerk. The rum. The vibe. Jamaica and its multi-sensory vacation offering continues to reign as one of the Caribbean’s premier destinations for all-inclusive vacations, and that’s not exactly news — the island has always been a haven for […]


Related Posts Aruba Antigua Resorts Romantic

The Caribbean's Greenest Hotels for 2025, From Solar-Powered Resorts in Puerto Rico to Adventure Lodges in The Bahamas

The term “green” has never been more important, but it’s also never been a broader term. What once merely meant a degree of environmental focus, has now expanded to encompass everything from renewable energy to sustainability to community tourism. That’s […]


In Saint Lucia, This Wellness-Focused All-Inclusive Resort Is All About Family Fitness and Olympic Energy This Summer 

best all-inclusive resorts in the caribbean 2024

There’s never a dull season in Saint Lucia—but this summer, one of the Caribbean’s premier wellness resorts is turning up the tempo. At BodyHoliday, the famed all-inclusive retreat known for its holistic approach to health and wellbeing, the coming months […]


Why the Tourism Industry Is Meeting Up in Antigua, and What’s Ahead for Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2025

antigua caribbean island

Buyers. Suppliers. Tourism directors. Government ministers. It’s a who’s who of the travel industry, and the most important gathering of its kind for the Caribbean — a region where tourism is part of the fabric of just about everything. This […]