The number of coffeehouses that have opened over the past few years made untangling the votes for Best Coffeehouse in Portland a challenge. We love our coffee, and judging by the comments, many of us have strong preferences about coffeehouses. For this survey I left out “Best Roaster” for another survey, because I wanted to concentrate on things like service, feel, and the general “makes me happy” factor.

There was a bit of a change in order this year, but in general the same places made the top of the list.

1228 votes counted:

1. Barista Coffee – 12.63% of the vote

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 OR 97210 Map

You can read our detailed profile of Barista here.

2. Coava Coffee – 12.22%

1300 SE Grand Ave., Portland OR. 97214 Map

2631 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland OR. 97214 Map

Read our detailed profile of Coava Coffee here.

3. Stumptown Coffee Roasters – 7.74%

Five Portland locations, see website for more information

Read our detailed profile of Stumptown Coffee here.

4. Ristretto Roasters – 6.92%

Nicolai: 2181 NW Nicolai St., Portland 97210 Map

Williams: 3808 N Williams Ave, Portland 97227 Map

Couch: 555 NE Couch St., Portland 97232 Map

5. Heart Roasters – 5.5%

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.

6. Water Avenue Coffee – 3.87%

1028 SE Water Ave., Portland 97205 Map

Read our detailed profile of Water Avenue Coffee here.

7. Case Study Coffee – 3.67%

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 profile of Case Study Coffee here.

8. Spella Caffé – 3.67

520 SW 5th Ave., Portland OR. 97204 Map

Read our profile of Spella Caffe here.

9. Jim & Patty’s Coffee – 3.26

4951 NE Fremont St., Portland OR. 97213 Map

4130 SW 117th Ave, Beaverton OR. 97005 Map

10. Dutch Bros. Coffee – 2.65%

5482 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Portland OR. 97221 Map

11746 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard OR. 97223 Map

8940 SW Hall Blvd., Portland OR. 97223 Map

There are few interesting changes in ranking. The effect of so many new coffeehouses means the same votes are spread over more businesses. Because of the sheer volume, Barista went from 18.74% to 12.63%. Though Case Study has opened new locations, they dropped from 5.9% to 3.67. Water Avenue Coffee moved from 4.25% to 3.87%. Ristretto Roasters continued to fall – 7.56% to 6.92%. putting it in 4th place, and Coffeehouse NW, a past favorite dropped all the way to 20th place with just 18 votes. Stumptown, which seems to be building a negative buzz lately, has climbed back to third on the list.

Previous years:

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

My favorite comments from the survey:

Coffeehouse NW – “I had a boss (a real new jerk) who would not step a foot in the place. I drank his coffee and mine as well with a smile.”

Cathedral – “It was a strong race between the SW 12th Heart and Cathedral, but Cathedral is just pretty divine (pun intended).”

Albina Press – “I think one of the guys is flirting with me.”

You can read more of the Best of Portland 2015 here!