Blackfinger Coffee Roasters opens in Camberwell Station Road

Blackfinger Coffee Roasters is Camberwell’s newest coffee outlet, built as a workers’ cooperative, queer owned and run, and designed from the ground up as a community space for local people. …

Jun 16, 2026 - 19:49

Blackfinger Coffee Roasters opens in Camberwell Station Road

Blackfinger Coffee Roasters is Camberwell’s newest coffee outlet, built as a workers’ cooperative, queer owned and run, and designed from the ground up as a community space for local people.

Pricing has been set deliberately to stay accessible to the Camberwell community, with the space designed as “somewhere to slow down, meet neighbours, and feel at home.”

They got in touch with Brixton Buzz to tell us more:

Queer owned, worker run, and ready to leave their mark.

Blackfinger Coffee Roasters opened its doors on 13 June 2026 at 345 Camberwell Station Road, SE5 0FT. A specialty coffee roaster built collectively, by and for the community it belongs to, out of one of Camberwell’s emblematic railway arches.

Blackfinger is one of the only queer owned and worker run coffee co-ops in the London, now open in Camberwell. It’s not a brand with queer aesthetics bolted on, but a business where queerness is foundational: in its ownership, its structure, its values, and the space it is building for people who want somewhere to truly belong.

Everyone on the team has a stake, everyone has a say. It is how it was first dreamt as and how the business now actually works.

Founded by James Dash (he/they), Blackfinger has been built on the belief that even coffee can be a political act: that where you spend your money and the space you build matters. That fairness, community and access to quality should not be in competition with each other.

Coffee with roots

Blackfinger’s specialty coffee menu is rooted in a clear sourcing philosophy: back underrepresented origins, know where the coffee comes from, and care about the people who grew it.

The current range reflects that from the start. Blackfinger’s Thousand Hands is a wet-hulled single origin from Aceh, North Sumatra, grown in balance with nature at altitude, with tasting notes of blackberry, lemongrass, chocolate and pineapple.

The Black Finger, the coffee the team loved enough to put their name to, is a washed Colombian from Antioquia and Huila, sourced through Racafé’s CRECER sustainability initiative, which supports smallholder producers across environmental, social and economic indicators from biodiversity and soil management to fair working conditions and long term community resilience.

Expect caramel, citrus and red apple with a bright, clean finish.

Head roaster Joe R. (he/they) sources and roasts everything in house. The focus on Southeast Asian origins will continue to grow as the range develops, backing regions the specialty coffee world has consistently overlooked, because the politics of who gets centred in an industry matters as much behind the counter as it does in the cup.

An intentional space

The arch on Camberwell Station Road has been designed to be a third space. Somewhere to slow down, meet your people, and feel like you belong. A place built by queer people, run as a cooperative, and priced to stay accessible to the locals it serves.

“We built Blackfinger for the non-conformists, the idealists, the ones who care what’s in their cup and who are tired of coffee that plays it safe,” says founder James Dash. “We make decisions together, even the silly ones. We’re here to keep things fair, friendly, and full of good vibes.”

The road to opening has been characteristically chaotic. A council block on the original site, a months long delay, and a break in that ended with strangers throwing a rave in the unfinished space. But Blackfinger has endured it all. They’re finally here and they’re ready to leave their mark.

Launch weekend

A public launch weekend celebration takes place on 26-28 June at the Camberwell arches. Open to all.

Wholesale

Blackfinger is accepting wholesale enquiries from independent cafés, local businesses, small restaurants and queer spaces across South London. All coffee is sourced, roasted and supplied in house. Enquiries to james@blackfingercoffee.co.uk.