Reader Survey 2017: Best Coffeehouse in Portland

What is the best Coffeehouse in Portland?

Heart Coffee Roasters Portland Interior — Heart Coffee Roasters – Photo: Tim Roth

The number of coffeehouses that have opened over the past few years made untangling the votes for Best Portland Coffeehouse a challenge – 85 different coffeehouses received votes, which makes the spread between them much smaller, but 561 of you had an opinion. For this survey I asked Best Coffee Roaster in another question, because I wanted to concentrate on the overall vibe – service, taste, ambiance, etc. There has been a surprising shuffle in the order: Stumptown has fallen way down, Heart Coffee Roasters has jumped up, overtaking Coava Coffee and Ristretto Roasters, which is a bit of a surprise as Heart is more expensive than most shops.

1. Heart Coffee Roasters – 12.83% of the vote

Eastside: 2211 E. Burnside St, Portland OR. 97214 Map
Westside: 537 SW 12th Ave, Portland OR. 97205 Map

Read our detailed profile of Heart Coffee Roasters here.

Barista Coffee Alberta — Barista Alberta. Photo: Tim Roth

2. Barista Coffee – 11.23%

Pearl District: 539 Northwest 13th Avenue, Portland 97209 Map
Alberta: 1725 NE Alberta St., Portland 97211 Map
Downtown – 529 SW 3rd avenue, Portland 97214 Map
Nob Hill: 823 NW 23rd Ave., Portland 97210 Map
Brass Bar (Pine Street Mkt.) 539 NW 13th Ave, Portland 97209 Map

You can read our detailed profile of Barista here.

3. Coava Coffee Roasters – 9.1%

1300 SE Grand Ave., Portland 97214 Map
2631 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland 97214 Map
The Public Brew Bar & Roastery (no espresso drinks) 1015 SE Main St., Portland 97214 Map

Read our detailed profile of Coava Coffee here.

Cast Study Coffee — Case Study Coffee. Photos: Tim Roth, Pupil Photo

4. Case Study Coffee – 5.9%

5347 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97221 Map
802 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205 Map
1422 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211 Map

Read our detailed profile of Case Study here.

5. Stumptown Coffee Roasters – 4.3%

Five Portland locations, see website for more information

Read our detailed profile of Stumptown Coffee here.

6. Coffeehouse Northwest – 3.7%

1951 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209 Map

Read our detailed profile of Coffeehouse NW here.

Water Avenue Coffee - Interior — Water Avenue Coffee. Photos ©Tim Roth

7. Ristretto Roasters Coffee – 3.21%

Five Portland locations – see website for details

Read our detailed profile of Ristretto Roasters here.

8. Water Avenue Coffee – 3.21% (tie with Ristretto)

1028 SE Water Ave., Portland 97205 Map
811 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 Map

Read our detailed profile of Water Avenue Coffee here.

No other coffeehouses had a significant margin of votes

You can see a list of other 2017 survey results here.

Winners from previous years:

2015 Survey – Barista, Coava, Stumptown, Ristretto, Heart, Water Ave., Case Study, Spella, Jim & Patty’s, Dutch Bros
2013 Survey – Barista, Ristretto Roasters, Case Study Coffee, Water Ave. Coffee
2012 Survey – Ristretto Roasters, Barista Coffee, Stumptown Coffee, Heart, Coava, Coffeehouse NW, Extracto Coffee
2011 Survey – Stumptown Coffee, Barista Coffee, Coffeehouse NW, Ristretto Roasters, Heart Coffee Roasters
2010 Survey – Stumptown, Barista Coffee, Coffeehouse NW