NE Alberta, Portland
Good coffee, a long table, and eight outlets you can actually reach.
An independent neighborhood coffee shop serving responsibly sourced coffee, fresh pastries, and light breakfast and lunch options. Prices are on this page because you should not have to ask.
Open today
- Monday – Friday
- 6:30am – 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 7:00am – 5:00pm
- Sunday
- 7:00am – 3:00pm
Wi-Fi is free and there is no password. Call ahead for four drinks or more.
What’s on today
Full menu, including food and beansEspresso
Pulled on a two-group lever machine. Our house blend is a washed Colombia and a natural Ethiopia, roasted in Northeast Portland.
- EspressoDouble, 36g out3.25
- Macchiato3.75
- Cortado4.25
- Cappuccino4.50
- Latte8, 12, or 16 oz — same price4.75
- MochaBittersweet, not sweet5.25
- Cold brew18-hour steep4.50
- Espresso — Double, 36g out
- Latte — 8, 12, or 16 oz — same price
- Mocha — Bittersweet, not sweet
- Cold brew — 18-hour steep
Filter
Two coffees on batch every day — one comfortable, one that will surprise you. Pour-over is made to order and takes about four minutes.
- DripFree refill if you stay3.00
- Pour-overAsk what's open5.50
- TeaSix loose-leaf options3.50
- Hot chocolate4.25
- Drip — Free refill if you stay
- Pour-over — Ask what's open
- Tea — Six loose-leaf options
Oat, soy, and almond are always stocked and never cost extra. Ask about the day's dairy-free pastry — there is usually one.
The room changes four times a day.
If you are coming to work, come before 11:30 or after 2. If you are coming for a pastry, come early — the bakery only sends so many.
- 01
6:30 – 8:30
Commuters
Fast line, mostly to-go. Pastries at their best.
- 02
8:30 – 11:30
Laptops
Long table fills first. Quiet enough for calls at the back.
- 03
11:30 – 2:00
Lunch
Sandwiches, and the busiest thirty minutes of the day around noon.
- 04
2:00 – 5:00
Students and readers
The calmest stretch. Second batch brew goes on at two.
The room
Where to sit, and where the outlets are.
We are a small room and we would rather you knew what you were walking into. The back room seats twelve and can be booked outside of lunch.
Each dot is a working outlet.
- Window counter6 stools · No outlets
- Faces Alberta. Bright until about 2pm, and the noisiest spot in the room when the door is busy.
- Long table10 chairs · 8 outlets, floor boxes at both ends
- Shared, and genuinely shared — expect a neighbor at peak. The most reliable place to work for two hours.
- Two-tops8 seats · 2 outlets, wall height
- Four small tables along the brick wall. Quietest before 9am and after 3pm.
- Back room12 seats · 6 outlets
- Separated by a half wall. This is the space we hold for small events — book it and it's yours.
- Bar and order— · —
- Order here. Pour-overs come to your table; everything else is called.
“I wrote most of a dissertation at the long table. They never once made me feel like I should buy something else or leave.”