Episode Details

Ever since the late ’90s, when specialty roasters like Stumptown started up, Portland has been known as a coffee town. But now that we have hundreds of shops to choose from, which ones are the best? Today we're revisiting host Claudia Meza's conversation with producers John Notarianni and Giulia Fiaoni about our city’s ultimate coffee shops — and sharing picks from our audience.

This episode first aired on April 8, 2025

Discussed in today's episode:

• Heart Coffee Roasters
• Dear Sandy
• Tov Coffee
• Proud Mary
• Great North Coffee
• Portland Cà Phê
• The Albina Press
• LōRō Coffee
• The Fresh Pot (connected to Powell's Books Hawthorne)
• Affogato
• Jet Black Coffee Company
• Slow Pour Coffee (formerly Living Room Coffee House)
• Keeper Coffee
• The Dragonfly Coffee House
• Rose City Coffee Co.
• Fetch Coffee Roasters
• Fuller's Coffee Shop
  

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