Water Avenue Coffee

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Water Avenue Coffee
IndustryCoffee shop
Founded2009
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]

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History

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 Coffee Company in August 2024. [9]

Reception

Brittany Fowler selected Water Avenue Coffee to represent Portland in Business Insider 's 2015 list of the best coffee shops in 13 major cities in the U.S. [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 the ten best coffee shops in downtown Portland. [12]

See also

References

  1. Gunderson, Laura (2011-06-07). "Who owns Portland's Stumptown Coffee?". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  2. 1 2 Bamman, Mattie John (2016-08-31). "Water Avenue Coffee to Open Coffee Bar Off Pioneer Courthouse Square". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. DeJesus, Erin (2013-05-06). "Water Avenue Coffee Goes Mobile; PDX Bubbles Week". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. Centoni, Danielle (2015-03-16). "Water Avenue Coffee Expanding with New Roasting Facility". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. Korfhage, Matthew (November 10, 2015). "The Year in Coffee". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  6. Bamman, Mattie John (2015-09-08). "Water Avenue Roaster Brings Barrel-Aged Coffee to Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  7. Bamman, Mattie John (2016-04-11). "Water Avenue Coffee Expands Food Menu | MasterChef Holds Portland Casting Call". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  8. Bamman, Mattie John (2016-11-03). "Eb & Bean and Water Avenue Coffee Co. Both Open November 4". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  9. "Sortis Holdings Sells Water Avenue Coffee to Harder Day". Willamette Week. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  10. Fowler, Brittany (October 5, 2015). "The best coffee shops in 13 major cities around the US". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  11. "Our Favorite 11 New Cafes and Roasters in Portland". Willamette Week. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  12. Bakall, Samantha (2017-09-27). "Downtown Portland's 10 best coffee shops". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2022-04-29.