Higher Grounds Fair Trade Coffee is a cafe in Arts District, Portland.
Higher Grounds Coffee on Forest Avenue, since 2002, runs Fair Trade Federation single-origin coffees from a longstanding Portland third-wave cafe.
Tip: Daily 07:00 to 17:00. Wholesale beans available retail at the cafe.
Address: 45 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
Dobra Tea on Middle Street is the Portland outpost of the Czech-rooted tea house chain, with single-estate Chinese, Indian and Japanese teas on a full menu.
Signature drink: Single-estate Chinese and Indian teas
Tip: Daily 11:00 to 21:00. The full tea menu rewards a long unhurried visit.
Arabica Coffee House on Free Street has run since 2001 as Portland's bohemian third-wave room, with house-roasted espresso, lattes and a summer patio.
Signature drink: Caffe latte with Arabica's own roast
Tip: Daily 07:00 to 18:00. The room is small but the patio opens in summer.
Little Woodfords is the Woodfords Corner neighbourhood cafe, pouring Speckled Ax wood-roasted coffee with house-baked muffins, scones and sandwiches.
Signature drink: Speckled Ax espresso, fresh-baked muffins
Tip: Mon-Fri 07:00 to 14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00 to 14:00. Cash and card both fine.
Dobra Tea on Middle Street is the Portland outpost of the Czech-rooted tea house chain, with single-estate Chinese, Indian and Japanese teas on a full menu.
Signature drink: Single-estate Chinese and Indian teas
Tip: Daily 11:00 to 21:00. The full tea menu rewards a long unhurried visit.
Tandem Coffee Roasters on Anderson Street, since 2012 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, is the working East Bayside roastery and cafe with espresso and filter.
Signature drink: Filter coffee from house-roasted single origins
Tip: Monday to Saturday 07:00 to 13:00. The Congress Street cafe handles weekends and full-day brunch.
Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress Street in the West End is the brunch sibling to the Anderson Street roastery, with buttermilk biscuits and pour-overs.
Signature drink: Buttermilk biscuit and pour-over coffee
Tip: Open daily 08:00 to 13:00. Online ordering for collection 07:45 to 10:15.
Bard Coffee on Middle Street, since 2009, was Portland's first dedicated third-wave cafe, pouring espresso flights and pour-overs from rotating roasters.
Signature drink: Espresso flight, pour-over filter
Tip: Mon-Sat 07:00 to 17:00; Sun 08:00 to 17:00. Pours coffee from rotating roasters, not just one house program.
