1. The Fresh Pot- Yummy coffee. Niceish people, depends on the day. But they know how to pull a shot.
2. The Albina Press- People are pretentious. It’s worth putting up with the snoot. But get it to go, there is NO comfy seating.
3. Fireside Coffee Lodge- Open 24 hours, has cushy chairs and wifi and will put a chocolate covered bean on top of the whipped cream in your mocha. And listen to premed students explain how hard standardized testing is. *rolls eyes* *drinks mocha AS BIG AS MY HEAD!* *yes, I’m hiding here from my housemates.*
4. Pix Patisserie- They do the REAL versions of those fruity coffee drinks (read: tiny cups with big prices), and you don’t need sugar and cream. Plus, pastries that are to DIE FOR!
5. Blue Gardenia- They do some kind of small batch single source roasting. I don’t know exactly what it is, but I do know it’s yum. Also make these AMAZING cheddar jalapeno biscuits.
Pix owns my soul, man. The next Concoct Yo’ Own Dessert Night isn’t for a couple months, according to the girl I asked last time I was there, and I’m waiting eagerly.