Coffee News.

Roast Summit Portland returns to The Redd on Salmon Street on October 1-2, with a welcome gathering on September 30 and hands-on roasting sessions, sourcing discussions and equipment-focused workshops. The programme is led by Roast magazine and is built around professional coffee education rather than a consumer tasting festival.

Why it matters: Portland remains one of the most consequential American cities for roasting culture. For working coffee people and serious enthusiasts planning an autumn visit, this is a concrete date to watch, with practical sessions that connect sourcing, production and technical coffee craft.

Bossa, a Brazilian cafe and bar, is targeting an October opening at 305 Northwest 21st Avenue in Portland, pairing specialty coffee and Brazilian street food by day with cocktails and DJ programming in the evening. The new project comes from Emanuelle and Tilion Lieberman and will occupy a large corner space at Northwest 21st and Everett.

Why it matters: this is a specific coffee-led opening in a walkable Northwest Portland corridor, with a distinctive Brazilian focus rather than another all-purpose cafe. The daytime coffee programme and evening format should make it a useful option for readers planning beyond the usual morning-only coffee route.

Clark’s Coffee has opened at 3356 SE Belmont Street in Portland, bringing specialty coffee back to the former Stumptown corner in Sunnyside. The first permanent cafe from Clark Johnson and Ricky Rickman serves coffees roasted with Portland’s Specialty Coffee Supply, plus espresso and filter drinks in a refreshed version of the long-running space.

Why it matters: the address has real weight in Portland coffee history, but the more useful news is that an independent, locally rooted operator has made it a current stop again. Clark’s creates a reason to route through Belmont for readers who value a new coffee programme rather than nostalgia alone.

Session Room has opened in Portland as a showroom and training space combining specialty-coffee equipment demonstrations, in-person education and freshly roasted coffee. The new two-room setup gives people a place to learn, test equipment and engage with coffee beyond a standard cafe visit, according to Daily Coffee News.

Why it matters: Portland’s coffee scene is unusually useful when it offers both places to drink and places to deepen technique. Session Room may be a valuable stop for home brewers and working baristas who want hands-on equipment context, as well as readers tracking the city’s evolving specialty infrastructure.

Latte Stone Cafe is set to open in August at 2340 NW Westover Road in Portland, What Now Portland reports. The woman- and Chamoru-owned specialty cafe is taking over the former El Mezcalito space, with house-roasted coffee, vegan pastries, Chamoru food, and community uses such as book clubs and language-learning groups.

Why it matters: This is more than a generic cafe lease. The source gives a date window, an address, ownership context, and a coffee program, making it a useful early marker for Portland readers who plan stops by neighborhood and want culturally specific cafes on the radar.

Hypnos Coffee is preparing a second Portland cafe, taking over the former Bar Mingo space on NW 21st Avenue according to What Now Portland. The June 25 report frames it as a notable buildout for a shop whose design is already part of the draw, and it puts the opening signal in Northwest Portland rather than the brand’s existing east-side orbit.

Why it matters: Portland’s guide is strongest when it catches neighborhood-specific route changes early. A second Hypnos would add another reason to plan coffee around Northwest Portland, and the source gives a concrete address and operator signal rather than a vague teaser.

Mémoire Cà Phê, the award-winning Vietnamese brunch and coffee spot in Portland, opened its larger Northeast Alberta location on June 12, according to Eater Portland's June openings report. The move brings back the breakfast burrito, shrimp omelet and dac biet waffle, alongside Vietnamese coffee drinks, matcha and other brews.

Why it matters: Portland is already one of Filter Notes' strongest US coffee cities, and this is a useful update for readers who plan around cafe neighborhoods rather than single espresso counters. A bigger Alberta room gives Mémoire more room to operate as both a brunch stop and a coffee stop, especially for visitors routing through Concordia.

Attention Coffee has opened its first shop inside BodyRiot in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood. Daily Coffee News reports the new bar serves espresso, batch brew, and cold brew alongside wellness-leaning drinks such as the Pump Cooler and Tart Cherry Cooler, while owner-roaster Andrew Plambeck roasts on a Loring machine at Buckman Coffee Factory.

Why it matters: This is a smaller signal than a marquee roaster opening, but it is still useful for Portland readers because it adds a coffee-and-wellness crossover stop in Sellwood, away from the usual central eastside and Alberta routes. The planned tastings, classes, and public events also make it worth watching beyond the initial opening.

Stumptown Coffee Roasters president Laura Szeliga has left the Portland company after five years leading the brand, according to Daily Coffee News. The departure lands roughly two months after Keurig Dr Pepper acquired JDE Peets, Stumptowns parent company, adding a notable leadership change to one of Portlands most influential roasters.

Why it matters: Stumptown is a Filter Notes-listed Portland anchor, so operator changes are worth tracking even when they do not alter a visitors coffee route overnight. For readers planning Portland, this is context for watching whether the roasters cafe identity, wholesale voice, and national ownership relationship remain steady over the next few months.