Portland — Alder St.
Slow coffee
for quick
mornings.
A coffee bar and bakery pulling small-lot espresso, folding croissants by hand, and holding the door open since 2014.
- Open
- 7a — 5p
- Roasted
- Weekly
- Wifi
- Yes*
01 — Coffee
Roasted a mile away, on a drum from 1962.
We roast in small batches on a vintage Probat, cupping every lot before it lands in the hopper. Espresso is dialed twice daily; filter is brewed to order on a V60 or Kalita, whichever suits the coffee.
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02 — Bakery
Butter, flour, time.
In that order.
Our croissants proof for 36 hours. Loaves are naturally leavened with a starter we've been feeding since opening. Everything is baked in-house before the doors open — when it's gone, it's gone.
See today's bakes"
The best neighborhood cafe in Portland — and it's not close.
Willamette Weekly — 2024
Come in
412 Alder Street.
Corner of 4th.
Look for the fern on the door. Grab a seat by the window, or take it to go on your way over the bridge.
Directions & hours