Tandem Coffee + Bakery Congress Street is a cafe in West End, Portland.
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.
Tip: Open daily 08:00 to 13:00. Online ordering for collection 07:45 to 10:15.
Address: 742 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102
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.
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 to 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 to 18:00. The Diamond Street site is the working roastery; tours by appointment.
Higher Grounds Coffee on Forest Avenue, since 2002, runs Fair Trade Federation single-origin coffees from a longstanding Portland third-wave cafe.
Signature drink: Fair-trade single-origin pour-over
Tip: Daily 07:00 to 17:00. Wholesale beans available retail at the cafe.
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.
