Two Roosters Offers Vietnamese Coffee and More in East Portland

There’s a new Vietnamese cafe in East Portland’s Parkrose Heights neighborhood called Two Roosters, owned and operated by Khang Duong and Jun Robles. They opened their doors on Saturday, July 25 in a space on the north side of NE Halsey just up the street from classics like Gateway Breakfast House and Taipei Noodle Haus.

I stopped in over the weekend to check it out and found a light and airy cafe offering a selection of strong and tasty Vietnamese coffee drinks.

Two Roosters: The Space

This location used to be home to Asia Tour & Travel, a travel agency that helped people book trips to destinations throughout Asia—flights, hotels, tours, etc. ORSOS records indicate that business was dissolved in April 2025.

I counted about 18 seats at the cafe. There’s a big wooden banquette along the wall with tables and red chairs across from it; there is additional seating apart from that, too, on the right in the front.

When you walk in, the counter—set further back—takes up a good portion of the right side of the room, with the cash wrap and areas where they make the coffee—Cà Phê Phin. To me, the phin filter looked massive compared to the little individual ones I’m used to.

There’s also an espresso maker behind them that they anticipate using in the near future.

Two Roosters: What’s in a Name?

I messaged owners Khang and Jun to ask them why they named their cafe, Two Roosters. “We decided to open Two Roosters to honor our parents,” they explained. “They are both born year of the Rooster. We wanted to open and celebrate our own Asian American experience through coffee, food and community.”

What You’ll Find at Two Roosters

They offer primarily things to drink—Vietnamese iced coffee and POG cream soda.

Drinks Menu

The drinks menu starts with iced Vietnamese coffee which can be consumed as just straight up black coffee—Cà Phê Phin; made as Cà Phê Sữa Đá with sweetened condensed milk, or a dairy-free version with coconut condensed milk.

They also offer a White Coffee—Bạc Xỉu—which I hadn’t heard of before. This is Cà Phê Sữa Đá with the addition of coconut, whole, or oat milk. It’s a bit lighter than the Cà Phê Sữa Đá. A little research explains its origins: “Originated during the 1950s within the Cantonese-Vietnamese community in the Chợ Lớn quarter of Saigon.”

Then comes the cream-topped Cà Phê Sữa Đá in in four flavors: sweet, salt, custard, and black sesame. I chose the black sesame and it was delicious.

Coffee with black sesame cream top at Two Roosters.

The also offer a Coconut Latte, made with coffee, coconut condensed milk, and coconut milk; and a Dirty Rico, which is coffee and Coco Rico, a kind of coconut soda that’s popular in Vietnam.

Their POG soda is made with POG (Passion fruit, Orange, and Guava) juice and club soda with sweet cream on top.

A Small Eats Menu

To eat, they have Mochi Rice Krispie Treats, currently in two flavors: There’s black sesame, and mango + li hing mui (a salty dried Chinese plum) flavors. The mochi part involves these little opaque mochi balls incorporated in the treat, which is a variant on this sweet that I hadn’t seen before, but I love it.

Rice Krispie treat with. mochi and mango + li hing mui.

They told me that previously they tried doing a savory version with furikake and rice crackers that sounds pretty interesting, but I got the impression that it was less successful in execution than the ones they offer now.

They recently offered Kaya Toast made with a pressed croissant, coconut pandan custard, and butter.

Back to these Rice Krispie Treats: When Jun and Khang originally thought about opening a place together, their first inclination was something more elaborate, like a noodle shop. But as they thought about it some more more, a cafe seems more approachable and manageable. They wanted to have something to snack on with the coffee, but not the same old, same old. So, they came up with these Rice Krispie Treats with Asian flavors, and the addition of mochi seemed fitting, too.

It’s a small menu right now, but owners Jun and Khang have plans. “Our plan is to grow from this core menu and expand both food and drink options,” they said. That includes warm drinks in the fall; right now everything they offer is iced, which makes sense for summer in August.

While I was there, a group of six persons was sitting together, smiling, laughing, and having an overall good time; people were coming in and out regularly, which looked like brisk business. I would not be surprised to see them continue to do well as they establish themselves there. Another appealing aspect of their location for many is that there is a small lot of off-street parking in front of the cafe.