Editorial pour-over guide
Portland has plenty of choice for hand-brewed coffee, from small downtown counters to roastery cafés and places to try rare lots over brunch.
Coava and Heart are good starting points for house-roasted filters. Choose Proud Mary for rare coffees and brunch, or Push x Pull for more experimental processing and flavours.
Pour-over is a real part of the offer here, not just occasional filter coffee.
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SE Main roastery / Central Eastside, Portland
Best first stop
Single-origin pour-overs, beans and cuppings in a roastery setting.
Single-origin focused Portland roaster anchored at the SE Main Public Brew Bar, where pour-over, espresso, beans, and cuppings make the roastery feel like the destination.
Burnside / Kerns, Portland
For bright house roasts
Bright house-roasted filters and beans to take home.
Portland specialty benchmark for bright, clean house roasting, careful espresso and filter, pastries, and beans to take home.
NE Alberta Street, Portland
Best rare-coffee brunch
Pour-over flights and rare coffees alongside a full food menu.
Melbourne-born coffee and brunch room on NE Alberta Street with rare pour-over flights, house-roasted beans, and a serious all-day kitchen.
SE Stark / Buckman, Portland
Best experimental cup
Fruit-forward coffees, including experimental processing and co-ferments.
Hardcore modern Portland roaster-cafe for fruit-forward naturals, anaerobics, co-ferments, pour-over, and beans to take home.
Central Eastside, Portland
Davis Flagship roastery cafe for seasonal house-roasted coffee, pour-over, polished espresso, and beans to take home.
SW 6th / Downtown, Portland
Compact downtown Portland coffee stop for precise espresso, pour-over, and Chinese- and Korean-influenced signature drinks.
Downtown / SW Oak, Portland
Tiny downtown Portland micro-roaster for house-roasted espresso and pour-over, handmade pastries, vinyl, and Soen snacks in a compact SW Oak room.
Ladd's Addition, Portland
Bright Ladd's Addition cafe for house-roasted coffee, pour-over, laptop-friendly seating, and a toast-led breakfast menu.
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