Coffee in Portland, Oregon

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Stumptown Coffee Roasters cafe in downtown Portland, Oregon in 2009

Portland, Oregon, in the United States, is known for having an established coffee culture. In February 2012, The New York Times reported that Portland had more than 30 coffee roasters. Comparing Portland's coffee culture to other major cities along the West Coast, Oliver Strand wrote: "Seattle coffee might have more muscle, and San Francisco coffee might have more mystique, but Portland's coffee scene is arguably the country's most intimate. It's also one of the most relaxed." [1]

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Portland is noted as a place in which people use coffeehouses as a third place. [2] There is more coffee available in gentrified areas of Portland. [3]

Coffeehouses and roasters

Coffeehouses have included Barista, Bipartisan Cafe, Botanical Bakeshop, Coffee Time, Either/Or, Prince Coffee, Public Domain Coffee, Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, Southeast Grind (2009–2019), Spella Caffè, and Wonderwood.

Some of Portland's roasters include Case Study Coffee Roasters, Coava Coffee Roasters, Deadstock Coffee, Heart Coffee Roasters, Nossa Familia Coffee, Water Avenue Coffee, and Stumptown Coffee Roasters. [1]

In 2020, former Boston Red Sox player Kevin Youkilis opened his Loma Coffee Company roastery. Their Ethiopian coffee has been awarded the Good Food Award. [4]

Events

In 2012, the Specialty Coffee Association of America hosted its annual convention, billed as "the largest coffee industry gathering in the world", at the Oregon Convention Center. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Strand, Oliver (February 10, 2012). "In Portland, Ore., a D.I.Y. Coffee Culture". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014. Note: A version of this article appeared in print on February 12, 2012, on page TR4 of the New York edition with the headline: "Portland's Purist Coffee Scene".
  2. Salvador, T.; Sherry, J. W.; Urrutia, A. E. (2005). "Less cyber, more café: Enhancing existing small businesses across the digital divide with ICTs". Information Technology for Development. 11: 77–95. doi:10.1002/itdj.20004. S2CID   154292009.
  3. Monroe Sullivan, D.; Shaw, S. C. (2011). "Retail Gentrification and Race: The Case of Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon". Urban Affairs Review. 47 (3): 413. doi:10.1177/1078087410393472. S2CID   154480013.
  4. Groff, Elizabeth Ussher. "Roasting expert opens 'Loma Coffee' in Woodstock". The Bee. Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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