Samba Coffee Roasters was founded in 1979 by Stefanos Kalafatas in Athens and is now led by his son Kostas Kalafatas, a certified AST Trainer, Q Processing graduate, and SCA National Coordinator for Greece who is recognized as one of the first people to bring specialty coffee to the country. The roastery operates from a bioclimatically designed processing plant in Ano Liosia that houses dedicated storage, roasting, packaging, and quality control areas alongside the Samba Sensory Lab for training and tastings. All coffee is 100% Arabica, sourced from origins including Ethiopia, Colombia, and Brazil, and roasted in house across a range that spans single origins, espresso blends, Greek coffee, and organic selections. The team has earned multiple championship titles, including first place at the Hellenic Coffee in Good Spirits Championship and podium finishes at the Hellenic Barista Championship. Samba's philosophy extends beyond the roast, with a strong emphasis on education and knowledge sharing that has helped shape Greece's specialty coffee culture over more than four decades.