| Never Coffee | |
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 Exterior of the original shop in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood, 2022 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Website | nevercoffeelab |
Never Coffee (also known as Never Coffee Lab, or simply Never) [1] is a coffee company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The business has two shops: the original location is in southeast Portland 's Sunnyside neighborhood and an outpost operates in downtown Portland.
Never Coffee operates two brick and mortar locations in Portland, Oregon, [2] and bills itself as a "coffee lab". [3] Portland Monthly has said Never is known for its "colorful shops and creative lattes". [4]
In southeast Portland, the business operates along Belmont Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood. The small [5] shop "balances monochrome with pops of color", according to Portland Monthly. [6] The Oregonian has described the cafe as hip". [7]
The downtown location has hosted disc jockeys. [8]
Never serves hot and iced coffee and espresso drinks, [9] as well as pastries. [10] Latte varieties include one with ginger and turmeric and another with dulce de leche. [11] The Hug Latte is infused with cacao, chilis, and cinnamon and the Holy Grail has cherrywood smoked honey, pepper, and sea salt. Never also serves a Rosewater-Cardamon Latte. [10]
Among syrup flavors is Midnight Oil, which includes black licorice, fennel seed, and star anise. [1]
The original location is in Sunnyside and the downtown location opened in 2019. [7]
Hannah Wallace included Never in Condé Nast Traveler 's 2018 list of Portland's fourteen best coffee shops. [12] Anna McClow of The La Salle Falconer, a student publication for La Salle High School in Milwaukie, included the business in a 2019 list of five "trendy" coffee shops in Portland. She said the Sunnyside location is "full of color, and has good quality coffee". [13] Portland Monthly included Never in a 2023 "definitive guide" to the city's best independent coffee shops. [6] In 2022, Matt Kirouac included the business in Tasting Table's list of thirteen "uniquely strange Portland restaurants". [3] Lindsay D. Mattison ranked Never fourth in the website's 2023 overview of the city's fifteen best coffee shops. [14]
The Portland Mercury called Never "innovative" in 2023. [2] Chloë Nannestad selected Never to represent Oregon in Reader's Digest 's 2024 overview of the best coffee shops in each U.S. state. Nannestad called the business a "quintessential Portland destination" and recommended the Flowers blend. [9] Katrina Yentch included Never in Eater Portland 's 2024 overview of recommended eateries along Belmont Street. [15] Noms Magazine included Never in a 2024 of Portland's twelve best coffee shops. [10] Saveur included the Flowers blend in a 2025 list of Portland's twelve best culinary souvenirs. [16]
