Moonday Coffee is a cafe in East Bayside, Portland.
Moonday Coffee at the Black Box on Washington Ave in East Bayside, a shipping-container roastery cafe pulling Speckled Ax and pouring scratch-made masala.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Thursday to Sunday 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00. Counter and standing only, no laptops.
Address: 93 Washington Avenue, Unit 1, Portland, ME 04101
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 07:00-13:00. The Congress Street cafe handles weekends and full-day brunch.
Coffee By Design on Diamond Street is Portland's flagship coffeehouse and roastery, since 1994 from Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear. Tours by appointment.
Signature drink: Rebel Blend espresso
Tip: Daily 07:00-18:00. The Diamond Street site is the working roastery; tours by appointment.
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 07:00-13:00. 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 08:00-13:00. Online ordering for collection 07:45-10:15.
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 07:00-17:00; Sun 08:00-17:00. Pours coffee from rotating roasters, not just one house program.
Speckled Ax on Congress Street, since 2012 from Matt Bolinder (roasting since 2007), is Portland's wood-fired coffee roaster with house-roasted beans.
Signature drink: Wood-roasted espresso
Tip: Daily 07:00-17:00. The wood-roast lineup rotates seasonally; ask for the latest single origin.
Coffee By Design on Diamond Street is Portland's flagship coffeehouse and roastery, since 1994 from Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear. Tours by appointment.
Signature drink: Rebel Blend espresso
Tip: Daily 07:00-18:00. The Diamond Street site is the working roastery; tours by appointment.
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 07:00-18:00. The room is small but the patio opens in summer.
