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Coffee Portland

Stumptown Coffee Annex: Personalized Portland Pourover [CLOSED]

At the Stumptown Coffee Annex, any bean is ground and brewed to order. It’s also overflow seating for espresso drinks and Nuvrei pastries from Stumptown’s Belmont store, which is two doors down. The space...
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Pine State Biscuits: Simple Portland Breakfast Phenomenon

North Carolina natives Walt Alexander, Kevin Atchley, and Brian Snyder began selling biscuits under the Pine State Biscuits banner at Portland Farmers Market in the spring of 2006. Their biscuits became so popular that...
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Voodoo Doughnut: Risque, Minus Maple Bacon, in Portland

Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon were nowhere in sight at their original downtown location. Maybe they were across the Willamette River at Voodoo Doughnut’s new spin-off. The duo has been mentioned in...
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Coffee Portland

Coffeehouse NW: Presenting Stumptown with Optimum Style [CLOSED]

Portland is considered to have either the best or second best coffee culture in the country, and within the city, certain coffeehouses are known to stand out. Leading up to our trip, well-regarded L.A....
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Hot Chocolate Portland

Sahagun [CLOSED]

Elizabeth Montes opened her tiny Portland chocolate shop on June 30, 2005, naming it for Fray Bernardino de Sahagun, a Spanish Jesuit missionary who communed with chocolate loving Aztecs in the 16th Century. In...
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Portland Farmers Market: Premium Produce and Prepared Foods

Portland Farmers Market has been ”bringing the best of the country to the heart of the city since 1992.” The Saturday market, located south of downtown on the Portland State University campus, features one...
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