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This wiki page serves to answer one question:

Which coffee shop is appropriate for which occassion?

Right now, only information for coffee shops around the Pearl District is available. But this will change — with your help. A Field Guide to Coffeeshops around Northwest Portland

Your job is, either to:

• Add a new coffee shop under
  • The Ideal For category
  • The Localities
• Add bits of information on a coffee shop under
  • Atmosphere
  • Amenities
  • Ideal For
  • Wifi Rating
  • Pro Tip
  • Aside

Ideal For

• Working Individually, where volume and distraction are issues
• Coworking/Group Meeting, where size of space, wifi access and amenities are issues
  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
• Client Meeting, where atmosphere ("impressionability") is an issue
  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
• Working Late, where late=after midnight, at least.
  • Fireside Lodge (SE Powell and 11th, 24hrs!)

Localities

Pearl District

• Urban Grind Northwest - Website
• Sip and Kranz - Website
• Peet's Coffee and Tea: Pearl - Website
• Boyd's Coffee - Website
• World Cup Coffee and Tea: Powell's - Website (Yellow Room, Powell's Books)
• World Cup Coffee and Tea: Ecotrust
• World Cup Coffee and Tea: Glisan
• Backspace - Website
• Caffé Umbria - Website
• Ken's Artisan Bakery - website

Downtown/NW

• Stumptown Coffee: 3rd Ave - Website (SW 3rd & Ankeny)

SE PDX

• First Cup Coffeehouse - Website (SE Woodstock and 42nd; best bagels in Portland?)
• Fireside Lodge - Website on SE Powell and 12th, open 24 hours
• Fine Grind - Website on SE 39th, south of Hawthorne
• True Brew (Milwaukee Blvd just S of Powell)
• Fresh Pot at Powell's Hawthorne
• Stumptown Coffee: Division - Website SE Division and 45th
• Stumptown Coffee: Belmont Website SE Belmont and 34th
• Sweetness Bakery and Cafe, SE 52nd just south of Powell
• Grand Jeté Cafe (SE Morrison and 6th)
• Chance of Rain (SE Hawthorne and 32nd)
• Jacé Gacé Website 2045 SE Belmont

NE PDX

• Fuel Cafe - (503) 335-3835 - (NE Alberta and 14th)
• Jim and Patty's - Website (NE Fremont and 50th)
• Ristretto Roasters - Website (NE Fremont and 42nd)
• Extracto - Website (NE Killingsworth and 29th)
• Cafe Destino (NE Fremont and 14th)
• The Big Room - (503) 477-4792 Only French Press Served, Only Thursdays 5-8, Jazz - Website (Mississippi & NE Dekum)

N. Portland/St. Johns

• Ristretto Roasters - Website - (503) 288-8667 - (N. Williams and Failing)
• Fresh Pot - Website - (503) 284-8928 - (N Mississippi and Shaver)

SW PDX

• Village Coffee 7781 SW Capitol Hwy (503) 244-3954

no wifi, cash only, great atmosphere, fantastic coffee

Vancouver, WA

Gresham

• Silk Espresso, 3030 NE Hogan location
  • Atmosphere - spacious, bright (plenty of daylight), variety of spots to sit
  • Super friendly staff (especially Leah)
  • In a shopping center; close to Mt. Hood Community College
  • The bagels are awesome. =)

Clackamas/Milwaukie

Tigard/Tualatin

Beaverton/Hillsboro

• Insomnia Coffee - Website (5389 W Baseline Rd, Hillsboro)

Silverton

• Silver Creek Coffee House & Howard Hinsdale Cellars (wine bar) - 111 N. Water Street. 503-874-9600.
  • Atmosphere - Casual in the coffee shop, a few outlets available.
  • Amenities - Tables, sofas, deck overlooking Silverton Creek. Food available.
  • Ideal For - Working individually; not usually busy. The wine bar might be good for a meeting.
  • Wifi Rating - Good.
  • Pro Tip - The outlet in the bookshelf in the corner (by the window) is loose; prop the plug with one of the teddy bears.
  • Aside - Lots of locals hang out here. Close to Silver Falls State Park. From 205 take the Mollala/Oregon City exit, follow Route 213 down into Silverton, when you hit the fork, make a left onto Water and the coffee shop is on your right. About 40 minutes from 205.