KoalaBear Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 15 Location: Sydney, Australia Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Mon Dec 15, 2003, 1:52pm Subject: Best places in Portland (OR) / Vancouver (WA)?
What are the best coffee houses in the Portland (OR) / Vancouver (WA) area? I've been loving the espressos at Stumptown, and wonder where else I can find good coffee?
FXDXT Senior Member Joined: 14 Sep 2002 Posts: 165 Location: Sandy, OR Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Mon Dec 15, 2003, 8:15pm Subject: Re: Best places in Portland (OR) / Vancouver (WA)?
I don't think your going to find any place as good as or better than StumpTown. If you find an equal, there is a good chance they serve Stumptown beans.
Posted Thu Dec 18, 2003, 7:32pm Subject: Re: Best places in Portland (OR) / Vancouver (WA)?
Billy is working at Lava Java through December. Then he starts work at Stumptown in January (after some training). And Phuong at Lava Java also makes a killer latte (or any drink). She's the owner. She placed 4th at WRBC.
xristrettox Senior Member Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 278 Location: Portland Expertise: Just starting
Posted Thu Dec 18, 2003, 8:24pm Subject: Re: Best places in Portland (OR) / Vancouver (WA)?
huh? what? you talking to me?
Yeah, I work at Lava Java till the 24th of December, which is in Ridgefield not Battleground. I mention this cause there is a "Lava Java" there, and it definately has nothing to do with us. Just a coincidence of names.
Anyway...
Some really good news for anybody in the Vancouver area! For the longest time I thought that our cafe was the only decent cup of coffee in the Vancouver area... but there is a new guy on 13th and Main. The place is called Paradise Cafe, and one of the guys that own it came by our shop the other day.
From our conversation I could see that he was passionate about great coffee and wanted to do it well. I hope folks here will get a chance to swing by and check em out.
A couple of my baristi have stopped by there in the past few, and said that it is indeed good. One said that an espresso he had was a tad too sour, but then, the owner said he was having troubles with his HX.
The espresso they serve is Umbria. I have yet to run down there and check them out (no car :( ), but it's worth a shot.
So Koala... come on up! I work five more days at Lava Java then I'm off to Ptown. You can catch me in the mornings until wednesday (save Sunday).
Oh... I heard that Haven on Division is serving Zoka now... I think that they are the first it Ptown to serve it. So if you stop by let us know how it is.
Midget Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Portland, OR Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Wed Jan 14, 2004, 10:09pm Subject: Re: Best places in Portland (OR) / Vancouver (WA)?
Well ... Stumptown is by far the best coffee I've found in Portland. I love the atmosphere, the people, the coffee, everything; and the prices are even good. ;-) I also like Pete's Coffee ... it's in NE Portland. I haven't been there in a while, though. I stopped at this little shop on Fremont last summer, Jim and Patty's or something ... it was OK. Nothing seems to beat out Stumptown, though.
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