Drip City (Portland) has you covered with coffee with over 40 roasters. Start your day off with a perfect pour-over, delectable coffeehouse eat or even high-octane caffeine cocktail at one of the city's best small-batch 3rd wave roasters ("Third Wave" refers to the trend of considering coffee as an artisanal food stuff, like wine or chocolate and putting an emphasis on direct-sourcing single-varietal beans)
My Chauffeur recommends starting your tour @ Stumptown Coffee (DT location). If you are choosing your own roaster, we recommend picking one near or in the same neighborhood as your hotel.
COFFEE
DOWNTOWN:
Stumptown - ("Nothing beats Stumptown"; Ethiopian pour-over or cold-brew nitro recommended). One of the pioneers of the 3rd wave coffee movement back in 1999 which offers free coffee tastings Friday's @2pm at the HQ location (60-90 minutes). Dt location @ SW 3rd ave. HQ @ 100 SE Salmon St. Original location @ 4524 SE Division St.
Heart - Lighter Scandinavian-style coffee allows the fruit flavors to stand out, with Finnish pastries 537 SW 12th Ave.
Courier - Pour-overs filtered through 24 Kt gold and homemade treats like rum-spiked caneles. And their beans are hand-addressed and delivered by bike. 923 SW Oak St.
Case Study - Across from Central Library, this coffeehouse exudes a studious vibe with farm-direct beans and exquisite house-made syrups like bourbon caramel 802 Sw 10th Ave.
Ole Latte - 2 food carts that roasts their own beans and pull shots on a La Marzocco, and they have pastries. SW 5th & Harrison and SW 10th & Alder
Deadstock Coffee - Dapper & Wise Coffee and the NBA 408 NW Couch (themed coffeeshop)
Happy Cup - Inside City Hall and pairs caffeine with philanthropy by supporting and employing adults with disabilities.
CENTRAL EASTSIDE:
Coava - 3rd wave icon that offers 2 daily roasts and 2 espresso roasts - no-more, no-less. And was featured in Jerry Seinfelds "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee". 1300 SE Grand ave.
Water Ave. Coffee & Kitchen- Industrial vets who run a nationally renowned barista training program which offers some of the best service in town. 1028 SE Water Ave.
Ristretto Roasters - Given a longer roast, their brews are a little richer than most. A Portland favorite for over 10 years at their sleek Eastside cafe which doubles as a perfect perch for Portland biker watching. 555 NE Couch
See See Motor Co. - Stumptown Coffee and Harley Gear. All are welcome even those who don't have a hog. 1642 NE Sandy (themed coffeeshop)
COFFEEHOUSE EATS:
Upper Left Roasters - Creatively topped toasts 1204 SE Clay St.
Cup & Bar - Coffee, chocolate and cookies (cookies sell out by noon most days) 118 NE MLK
Coco Donuts - Coco's makes some of the best donuts in town, and they brew their own coffee. 2735 NE Broadway
Water Ave. Coffee & Kitchen- Industrial vets who run a nationally renowned barista training program which offers some of the best service in town. 1028 SE Water Ave.
COFFEE COCKTAILS:
Shift Drinks - Shake juniper-forward gin with lavender-infused milk, cold brew and a smidge of maraschino to create Ada to Irene 1200 SW Morrison
Bit House Saloon - Heat up with Calrissian Nudge, a HOT & boozy blend of New Deal Vodka, espresso liquor and Water Ave coffee. Or try the vanilla coffee stout, served boiler-maker style with plantation rum. 727 SE Grand Ave.
Expatriate - The David Howitt Cocktail conveniently blends coffee and cocktail into a cool, frothy sipper made with bourbon, egg, creme de cacau, cinnamon syrup and Extracto cold brew. 5424 NE 30th Ave.
My Chauffeur recommends starting your tour @ Stumptown Coffee (DT location). If you are choosing your own roaster, we recommend picking one near or in the same neighborhood as your hotel.
COFFEE
DOWNTOWN:
Stumptown - ("Nothing beats Stumptown"; Ethiopian pour-over or cold-brew nitro recommended). One of the pioneers of the 3rd wave coffee movement back in 1999 which offers free coffee tastings Friday's @2pm at the HQ location (60-90 minutes). Dt location @ SW 3rd ave. HQ @ 100 SE Salmon St. Original location @ 4524 SE Division St.
Heart - Lighter Scandinavian-style coffee allows the fruit flavors to stand out, with Finnish pastries 537 SW 12th Ave.
Courier - Pour-overs filtered through 24 Kt gold and homemade treats like rum-spiked caneles. And their beans are hand-addressed and delivered by bike. 923 SW Oak St.
Case Study - Across from Central Library, this coffeehouse exudes a studious vibe with farm-direct beans and exquisite house-made syrups like bourbon caramel 802 Sw 10th Ave.
Ole Latte - 2 food carts that roasts their own beans and pull shots on a La Marzocco, and they have pastries. SW 5th & Harrison and SW 10th & Alder
Deadstock Coffee - Dapper & Wise Coffee and the NBA 408 NW Couch (themed coffeeshop)
Happy Cup - Inside City Hall and pairs caffeine with philanthropy by supporting and employing adults with disabilities.
CENTRAL EASTSIDE:
Coava - 3rd wave icon that offers 2 daily roasts and 2 espresso roasts - no-more, no-less. And was featured in Jerry Seinfelds "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee". 1300 SE Grand ave.
Water Ave. Coffee & Kitchen- Industrial vets who run a nationally renowned barista training program which offers some of the best service in town. 1028 SE Water Ave.
Ristretto Roasters - Given a longer roast, their brews are a little richer than most. A Portland favorite for over 10 years at their sleek Eastside cafe which doubles as a perfect perch for Portland biker watching. 555 NE Couch
See See Motor Co. - Stumptown Coffee and Harley Gear. All are welcome even those who don't have a hog. 1642 NE Sandy (themed coffeeshop)
COFFEEHOUSE EATS:
Upper Left Roasters - Creatively topped toasts 1204 SE Clay St.
Cup & Bar - Coffee, chocolate and cookies (cookies sell out by noon most days) 118 NE MLK
Coco Donuts - Coco's makes some of the best donuts in town, and they brew their own coffee. 2735 NE Broadway
Water Ave. Coffee & Kitchen- Industrial vets who run a nationally renowned barista training program which offers some of the best service in town. 1028 SE Water Ave.
COFFEE COCKTAILS:
Shift Drinks - Shake juniper-forward gin with lavender-infused milk, cold brew and a smidge of maraschino to create Ada to Irene 1200 SW Morrison
Bit House Saloon - Heat up with Calrissian Nudge, a HOT & boozy blend of New Deal Vodka, espresso liquor and Water Ave coffee. Or try the vanilla coffee stout, served boiler-maker style with plantation rum. 727 SE Grand Ave.
Expatriate - The David Howitt Cocktail conveniently blends coffee and cocktail into a cool, frothy sipper made with bourbon, egg, creme de cacau, cinnamon syrup and Extracto cold brew. 5424 NE 30th Ave.
