Purveyor of Fine Espresso Pods since 2004

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PodMerchant offers the world's largest assortment of E.S.E. espresso pods -- all imported gourmet Italian-roasted coffee. If you're looking for espresso pods, you've arrived at the right place.

To guide you in your search for the espresso pods that suit you best, we've created several categories of pods, which you can see to the left under "Espresso Pod Categories".

Check out our interactive PodMerchant Map of Roasters. You can get so close you'd swear you smell coffee roasting.

Looking for information about espresso machines that work with pods? We've assembled a library of Espresso Machine Reports for the machines that PodMerchant sells or has sold.

What are 
Espresso Pods?

New to the world of espresso pods? Find out exactly what E.S.E espresso pods are — and what they aren't. Will espresso pods work in your machine? What are the advantages of espresso pods? What are the drawbacks? How do they compare to popular espresso capsule systems? We attempt to explain it all.

Espresso Pod 
Brewing Tips

Check out this article on how to get the best shots from your espresso machine, and trouble-shoot common problems.

PodMerchant News

Looking for pods for your Starbucks Barista espresso machine? We've got good news for you. Yes, our pods definitely work with the machine, and we think you'll find what we offer to be superior to the pods you've been buying from Starbucks.

All of our espresso pods fit the Barista's pod filter basket with the exception of double-shot pods.

More News

Pellini Caffe' has joined our venture to supply ESE espresso pods to the world. Pellini is a remarkable roaster, and their products show it. We are especially glad to be stocking their products because they are all certified Kosher. So far, these are the only Kosher pods I've seen. We are also stocking their certified organic pod (also Kosher).

PodMerchant is now selling the Spinel ESSE XL espresso machine. Read our Spinel ESSE XL Report to find out more.