Tag: coffee

Portland runs on coffee. ☕️

There are over 200 roasters in the Portland area, including Extracto, Heart, Coava, Stumptown, Oblique, Rocky Butte, Futura, Water Avenue, and more.

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Small Bites: Donuts of Portland, República, Baker’s Mark, and More

PIp's one of the donuts of Portland.
The donuts from Pip’s are top notch.

The donuts of Portland. Comedian Brandon Lyons is going to all the donut shops in Portland. He started with Coco Donuts. Spoiler: he is not into the mochi donut (at least the ones at Coco), but liked the raised glazed, which is the standard donut he’s using when possible. So far he’s been to Annie’s, Doe, Delicious, Pip’s, and more. Multiple locations

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Small Bites: Deadstock, Honorable Mention, Singacoustic, and More

Horchata at Taco Pedaler, not Deadstock.
I’ll miss u, Taco Pedaler horchata.

Deadstock Coffee is closing it NW Portland shop at the end of the month. This was another big piece of news from last week that got to me late on Friday 12/19. Deadstock, which has been in Old Town-Chinatown since 2015, will have its last day of service on Wednesday, December 31. Their Beaverton location is doing well and experiencing growth, but as they say, “Sometimes, real good things come to an end.”

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Mayger Coffee Will Open in the Madison South Neighborhood in Portland

The front of Mayger Coffee as they get it ready to open.

Last month I meet up with Arlen Kallunki, who is opening Mayger Coffee in the southwestern corner of the Madison South neighborhood. He’s taking over the space that used to be home to a Vientamese bakery and deli called TM Banh Mi. We met up at Futura Coffee on NE Glisan and had a very nice chat about the new cafe. Here’s what I learned.

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