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 Interior of the restaurant at SE Water Avenue and SE Taylor Street, 2022 | |
| Industry | Coffee shop |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
Area served | Portland, Oregon |
Water Avenue Coffee is a coffee "micro-roaster" with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon. Matt Milletto is a co-owner. [1]
Water Avenue Coffee was established in 2009. [2] The business launched a mobile coffee truck in 2013. [3] Water Avenue signed a lease on a new roasting facility at Southeast 8th and Main in 2015, joining the flagship cafe Water Avenue and Southeast Taylor. [4] [5] The business also began selling barrel-aged coffee in 2015. [6] Chef Ryan Kennedy launched an expanded food menu at the Water Avenue cafe in 2016. [7]
In 2016, Water Avenue Coffee opened a second coffee bar at Sixth at Yamhill in downtown Portland. [2] [8]
The company was bought by Sortis Holdings,[ when? ] then later sold to Harder Day in August 2024. [9]
Brittany Fowler selected Water Avenue Coffee to represent Portland in Business Insider 's 2015 list of "The best coffee shops in 13 major cities around the US". [10] Willamette Week included the downtown location in a 2016 list of "Our Favorite 11 New Cafes and Roasters in Portland". [11] Samantha Bakall included the business in The Oregonian 's 2017 list of "Downtown Portland's 10 best coffee shops". [12]
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