Portland has the best coffee ever.
It’s science.
OK….besides maybe coffee in Guatamala or Kenya or any of the other places where the coffee beans are actually grown. The coffee is maybe better there. Only maybe though.
There are many delicious coffee houses in town. There’s the obvious Stumptown and of course Heart, but at the moment I am loving Coava.
Every Sunday before church our home community (or basically whoever decides to wake up early enough to get there) meets up for coffee. This week we went to Coava, which I’d been to a couple of times before, since my internship is right up the street. This time I actually took pictures though.
{Welcome to Coava.}
{Making by the cup “drip” coffee}
{a small, but delicious menu.}
{pretty latte art.}
{you can choose your coffee based on its taste notes.}
{our home community…at least some of them.}
{Craig enjoying his latte}
This photo has nothing to do with coffee.
I just think my husband is cute.
Especially when he wears cardigans.
And Chuck Taylors.
And steals my hat that looks better on him anyway.
🙂
If you’re looking for a new coffee place to try, definitely pop in.
The coffee is delicious and the space has some of the most beautiful wood working and hand made furniture. I’m smitten with it all.
Hope you have some good coffee today!
xo
{Lauren}
P.S. Join in on the discussion I started over at The Little Things We Do facebook page.
That looks like a really cool coffee shop.
Here in Singapore, we have kopi, which is coffee sweetened with condensed milk. It’s so good and you can find it everywhere. I had a large iced kopi for breakfast, actually.
Flora
That place looks absolutely amazing. I’m moving to Seattle in December all the way from New Zealand, i have heard of Stumptown and know there is one in Seattle, but maybe i will have to take a trip down to Portland to check out the local talent. I am a huge coffee fan working as a barista myself for over two and a half years. I can’t wait to see what America has to offer!
Yum, the Chemex (photo 2) always makes a better cup of drip coffee. I’d have to say I am a bit jealous, as there aren’t very many good coffee houses where I live. Your posts make me want to visit (or maybe live) in Portland!
Oooh, I’m so, so jealous.
We have lovely little tea shops here in my little Welsh village, but I miss a proper coffee house. The local ice cream shop does a nice latte, but the ambience leaves something to be desired. Give me a shop with a comfy chair, please!
One thing I seriously miss about living in a city!
that place looks amazing!
That looks like a really fun place to relax over a cup of coffee!! We need more of these in my area!
Lauren that was not nice. You are making my mouth water. I want some coffee.
This definitely looks like my kind of spot
xoxo
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That place looks awesome. I am upset by the lack of awesome coffee places in my hometown. Anything that I like a lot usually ends up closing down so we end up having to go to Starbucks (which I don’t love). I like when my husband wears his chucks also.
I officially need to come visit Portland, if for no other reason than the coffee. 🙂
lol that hat DOES look good on him!! 🙂
Now I want a hot beverage!
Have a yummy day!
xoxo
Looks delicious. Thanks for giving me new ideas for when I go back to Portland. I didn’t get to enjoy it too much last time because I had pnuemonia. I’m looking forward to all this delicious coffee.
i’m feeling a portland road trip coming on…2011 maybe? spring?
if we do it – i’m going to kidnap you for a little coffee date. deal?
Coava looks great, you should really try out Barista (baristapdx.com), their coffee is amazing!
1. love your post title, haha. totally agree.
2. my husband looks better in my hat too…
3. my brother-in-law in portland just got engaged so, hopefully we’ll be making a trip up there soon. can’t wait to try all these awesome places you blog about!
omg i love this coffee shop and i wish i could go thereeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
I love little unique shops like that. It seems like Portland has a lot of them. That is so awesome, I wish Utah had more of those.
Ha love this!! I just dedicated a whole post last week to coffee and YES I agree the best coffee is in Portland. But Blue Bottle in SF is right up there. Love love love me some good coffee! xo
that is so fun that you guys go to coffee with a bunch of friends before church! i totally love your posts about portland wining and dining. i feel like i love vicariously through you, even though Ian and I live in Portland too, we’re just not city people. We try though! And having some guidance from blogs like yours is oh so helpful!
and p.s. cheers to cute trendy husbands!
HAHAHAHAHAHAH CRAIG IS TOTALLY POSING!
love it!!!!
and Huston has some pretty good coffee but my in laws make the best!!!! maybe ill send you some!
My hubby dresses the exact same way as Craig.
I want to go to Portland just for the coffee! And of course to see you 🙂
Stumptown was our fav coffee spot in Portland combined with a voodoo donut, mmm!