Clean and modern, that is the impression I get when I walk into
Coava Coffee Roaster on Hawthorne Blvd; one of their two locations; they call this one "Espresso Bar".
Coava Coffee Roaster, Portland OR (2631 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97214
Link) is one of popular Portland Roasters that are also featured in my favorite book
Left Coast Roast: A Guide to the Best Coffee and Roasters from San Francisco to Seattle. They have been roasting since 2009, and they roasts about 1000 - 5000 lbs per week volume providing wholesale to variety of shops and restaurants.
Their "Espresso Bar" is located at the end of busy Hawthorne Blvd off little bit from the commercial areas where many restaurants and pedestrians walk. If you do not know that this coffee shop exists, you would more likely pass by the shop without knowing it.
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| Coava Coffee is on Hawthorne Blvd |
On the west side of the shop is a local produce market which I enjoy getting some fresh vegetables and fruits whenever I shop by Coava Coffee. It is walking distance from Coava, so I usually carry a cup of coffee to walk to the market.
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| Local produce walking distance from Coava Coffee |
Right across from their coffee shop is nice Safway complex where there is Starbucks coffee inside. I like Starbucks, but not when they locate themselves right in front of local coffee shops. In the past, I have seen my favorite coffee shops going down because Starbucks being built right across from them which is just sad.
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| Outside Coava Coffee Roaster |
By trying out their coffee and the shop, I am very positive that Coava will be in good stand against the competition of such, and once you step inside the shop you notice the "perfection".
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| Inside Coava Coffee Roaster Espresso Bar |
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I just love the atmosphere inside Coava Coffee. It is upscale, and very well designed little shop which is very pleasant to sit down and have a cup of coffee.
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| Inside Coava Coffee Roaster Espresso Bar |
When I visited the shop, it was quite early of the day, so there weren't too many people around; however, it is a nice spot to spend hours with nice coffees with a laptop without being overwhelmed by the cloud that you find in many coffee shops around Portland.
I really like how they used a wooden table with holes to be nicely finished to be part of the style of the shop, it gives the "homy" feeling yet provide clean and modern style.
Their coffee is just amazing as well. The one I tried from Columbia has very smooth earthly taste but with enough coffee aroma to cover up the earthiness.
When you are feeling "local" today, I suggest getting a local coffee and some local produce to appreciate what we have around in town by visiting Coava Coffee Roaster, Portland Oregon.
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