Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Brewing it produces a dark brown beverage that is traditionally accompanied with the option to add sugar and/or cream. Coffee is generally considered an acquired taste, in the same way that black tea is or alcohol.

Portland has an outer reputation for its coffee. From it's quality, and also particular preferences of Portlandians. It could be argued that Portlandians roasts and brews coffee in a meticulous fashion, which produces high quality in both. That being said, within Portland, there is a wide range of what is considered good coffee

Local Roasters

Considered to be the most noble producers of coffee ready for brewing. These roasters tend to operate as a coffee shop that roasts its own product. Though others have an exclusive relationship with a particular coffee shop, though grounds can be purchased individually.

• Kobos Coffee
• Sterling Coffee Roasters
• Extracto Coffee Roasters
• Sweet Maria's
• Courier
• Portland Roasting Coffee
• [World Cup Coffee http://www.worldcupcoffee.com/]
• Coava
• Public Domain
• Nossa Familia

Local Coffee Bean Importers

Local importers ship green unroasted beans in from an environment where coffee is grown. Because of the particular nature of Portland coffee drinkers, most local importers have developed a strategy of benefiting coffee growers while ensuring quality beans are obtained.

• Sustainable Harvest
• Equal Exchange

National Artisan Coffee Brands

Though, not politically correct in some local cultures, national coffee brands do succeed to some extent in Portland. Their success in Portland can be attributed to two reasons:

1. Distribution - National brands such as Starbucks and Peet's offer sealed bags in every grocery store in Portland. Local brands tend not to have robust sealing and packaging, which disqualifies them from being stocked on the same shelves. This makes national brands the preferred coffee with families who depend on grocery stores for food.
2. Franchise locations - Outside of the grocery store, national brands offer coffee within franchise locations which provide seating, internet wi-fi, restrooms, food and added drink orders. These accouterments, while not necessarily speak to quality of coffee, but to personal convenience.

National brands include

• Starbucks
• Peet's Coffee
• Seattle's Best

Multi-city Artisan Coffee Brands

While not as ubiquitous as the national coffee brands, there are coffee roasters that have grown large enough to offer coffee in multiple cities. Because these coffees have a reputation for being small and local, they tend to enjoy the same benefits of social acceptance. In this way, their beans are often stocked within local coffee shops.

Multicity Brands include:

• Stumptown
• Caffe Umbria

Coffee Shops

Let's highlight our favorite places to drink coffee! Espressogeeks Portland Espresso Finder

North Portland The Fresh Pot on North Mississippi & Shaver Know of a place in North Portland? Add it here! Northeast Portland Nossa Familia Cafe at Ethos Music Center Extracto at 30th and Killingsworth, or 14th and Prescott Random Order Coffeehouse at 18th and Alberta, also very well-known for their pies Northwest Portland Anna Banana's Coffee Time World Cup Sterling Ken's Artisan Bakery (Stumptown)

Southeast Portland Floyd's Coffee Shop Stumptown Coffee Southwest Portland Coffee Plant Portland Coffee House Spella Roasters