With locations spanning Tigard and Beaverton, Lionheart has become the specialty coffee destination for those living west of Portland. Lionheart features variety of rotating roasters — places like Junior’s, Foxy Coffee, and Sunday Coffee Project — available as batch brew, espresso, cold brew; plus, Lionheart plays around with a variety of different manual brewing methods, including Chemex and Melodrip. The second location in downtown Beaverton has plenty of seating for customers and stays open later than the original spot in Tigard, making it ideal for those looking for a place to work or study. This location also offers a sizeable food menu and a variety of wine and beer options for those looking for something other than coffee.

This cute Korean cafe is located next to the the Fields Park in the Pearl, with a variety of coffee options and Korean desserts. Owner Rachel Lee has pivoted the business in a to-go direction, serving cold brew made with Coava beans, dulce de leche lattes, and non-coffee drinks made with matcha or ube. The shaved milk ices are essential, but customers should not skip the apple waffle either. Customers should take their drinks to the Fields Park to sip and people-watch.

After operating out of a small space in downtown for several years, 40 Lbs quietly opened its second location just blocks away from the original. The new lounge is many times the size of the first, with multiple tables that can seat large groups comfortably. Also in the lounge is a full bar, featuring a variety of coffee and non-coffee cocktails. 40 Lbs serves Coava coffee as espresso, batch brew, and several different types of cold brew. Patrons looking for something special should try the Wake n Shake, 40 Lbs’s take on a cold shaken cappuccino.

Portland’s premier vegan coffee shop is situated in the quiet neighborhood of South Waterfront near Oregon Health & Science University. While the buzz of being co-founded by a member of Fall Out Boy has faded, its reputation for serving outstanding coffee drinks has not. At Oracle, you will find coffee from Terrain Coffee Project that can be ordered as an espresso drink, batch brew, cold brew, or nitro cold brew. Visitors looking for something unique here can get a flapjack latte, sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon. Keep in mind that Oracle only serves plant-based milk and vegan pastries.

This coffee shop and bar on North Williams serves stellar breakfast sandwiches with shiitake sausage patties, a standard range of coffee drinks, and a handful of popular coffee mocktails. For those who want to wait before drinking a coffee mocktail onsite again, the Big Salty Russian — a Kahlua-inspired, non-alcoholic coffee base topped with foamy milk and cinnamon chocolate coffee salt — can be ordered to-go. Either/Or serves coffee from Heart, which can be ordered as an espresso drink, batch brew, cold brew, or a coffee soda.

Vancouver’s best multi-roaster coffee shop is tucked away in a small strip mall near Pearson Field. After opening its doors in 2010, Thatcher’s has only refined their vision and grown over the years. At Thatcher’s, visitors peruse a rotating selection of coffee from both local and national roasters such as Roseline, Olympia, and Methodical. These coffees can be ordered as batch brew, espresso, cold brew, or pour-overs. All the pastries and syrups here are made in-house, so make sure to check out the pastry case and ask about the seasonal drinks.

Located in the Reed neighborhood, Ardent is on a mission to help end modern slavery. Volunteer-run and donation-based, Ardent serves up coffee from Sweet Bloom Roasters based in Denver. All profits from Ardent go to International Justice Mission, a non-profit organization that helps combat slavery around the world. Ardent is open every day but Sunday and offers batch brew, pour overs, iced coffee, and espresso.

Originally located within Adored Vintage, Keeper Coffee’s cafe off Holgate looks like something out of Kinfolk, with marble cafe tables and vintage wooden chairs. Here the coffee menu is quite straightforward, showcasing single-origin offerings from Coava and seasonal lattes infused with things like lilac. The pastries in the counter case, however, are dynamic and all made in-house. Expect things like peach hand pies, rose pistachio shortbread, and lemon lavender loafs. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available at the new cafe.

East County’s newest specialty coffee shop is located in the center of downtown Gresham and aims to become a hub for the local community. Legacy’s space feels like a cozy living room, equipped with lots of board games and plenty of open seating to hang out. While Intent is the main coffee roaster on bar here, Legacy also serves a monthly rotating roaster. These guest roaster coffee beans range from local to international, and are Legacy’s way of keeping things interesting. Currently on is East One out of Brooklyn, which can be ordered as a pour-over.