Duane Sorenson's largely vegan and gluten-free cafe on SE Division in Portland, all-day breakfast and brunch with caramelised onion toast and smoothie bowls.
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 16:00. Shares the lot with Ava Gene's; one entry per concept.
Address: 3377 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Duane Sorenson's original 1999 Stumptown roastery on SE Division in Portland, replacing the Hair Bender beauty parlour whose name became the espresso blend.
Signature drink: Hairbender espresso
Tip: The original counter still hosts public cuppings on Saturday mornings. Order Hairbender as a cortado.
Duane Sorenson's original 1999 Stumptown roastery on SE Division in Portland, replacing the Hair Bender beauty parlour whose name became the espresso blend.
Signature drink: Hairbender espresso
Tip: The original counter still hosts public cuppings on Saturday mornings. Order Hairbender as a cortado.
Wille and Rebekah Yli-Luoma's Heart Roasters opened on East Burnside in Portland in 2009. The flagship cafe runs Nordic-light filter brewing all day.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: Filter coffee is the point; the Slayer espresso machine pours a cleaner shot than most. Open 08:00 to 15:00 daily.
Matt Higgins's Coava flagship on SE Grand in Portland, with single-origin pour-overs, the Kone filter brewer Coava invented and shared communal tables.
Signature drink: Pour-over filter
Tip: The original espresso bar, with bamboo communal tables. Wholesale to most Portland third-wave cafes.
Chris and Aric Annear's tightly focused roastery and cafe on SE Stark in Portland, with bright modern roasts, filter brew bar and wholesale to top kitchens.
Signature drink: Fruit-forward filter
Tip: The cafe runs filter and espresso; the second SE 6th roastery is open weekday mornings for retail beans.
Eloise Augustyn's tiny all-day cafe in the Humboldt neighbourhood of Portland, open since 2012, with seasonal salads, honey pie and a counter of breakfast plates.
Signature drink: Drip coffee and honey-pie slice
Tip: Brunch is the move 09:00 to 15:00. Dinner runs Friday and Saturday from 17:00, no reservations.
Cheryl Wakerhauser's downtown Portland all-day cafe, with a Portuguese fried-rice breakfast, a savoury brunch programme and a long lunch counter for work.
Signature drink: Latte and Portuguese fried rice
Tip: Open Mon-Fri from 07:00, weekends from 08:00. The Portuguese fried rice is the dish to order.
