We took a last-morning stroll through downtown Portland and, on the walk back to our hotel, realized we wanted something warm and a short pause. That's how we ended up at Courier Coffee Roasters and it turned out to be the perfect pit stop. The shop itself is small and unassuming, but the moment we walked in it felt inviting and calm. The staff was genuinely wonderful. My partner ordered an Americano and was asked which cup he preferred, two different styles. He asked if they were the same size, and that simple question turned into the most endearing moment. Since the barista didn't know, she checked the bottoms of the cups for size markings (no luck), then filled one with water to see if it would pour evenly into the other, and finally put them on the scale. Verdict: same size. The curiosity and genuine desire to give us a real answer was just lovely. I ordered a hojicha tea, which was very well prepared and hit the spot. My partner said his coffee was smooth and really good. We also grabbed a pear muffin, nicely done, with generous chunks of pear (skin on, which I loved). My partner ordered a chocolate chunk cookie, which disappeared quickly. There was a record player on the counter with a mellow morning album playing, adding to the relaxed feel. The whole space and everyone working there felt warm, friendly, and welcoming. If you live nearby or are visiting like we were, this is a great place to slow down, warm up, and enjoy genuinely good coffee, tea, and hospitality. read more

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This is a lovely coffee shop with some Japanese flare! They roast their own beans, so coffee is super fresh! The Japanese-style food is delicious with rice balls. My kids were particular fascinated by the working record player at the counter. The staff was super nice and even explained to my kids how the record player worked. It blew their minds how a song would be one this one giant disc! And it's fitting to have Powells bookstore a block away. read more

Courier Coffee Roasters - A real record player actively playing! - Coffee Roasteries Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Courier has became a favorite coffee shop over the years. It's tiny and they're always busy. I love the Japanese food menu - kakigori shaved ice for the summers and they're always doing norimaki, inari and Onigiri. It's the perfect snack to go along with some of their great tea or coffee. I don't love coffee black normally, but I like theirs on its own. Seating is limited but if you can snag a seat inside, you can hear their music - they have a record player and my mom loved the jpop old album from the 70s/80s that they had on today. Staff is awesome and friendly. I love this spot and wish they had longer hours in the afternoon for shaved ice. read more

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The place itself is pretty small but the muffin and cortado were good. Service was nice! There is limited seating inside. The yogurt oat muffin was nice and warm, super tasty! read more

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I think the other reviews covered a lot of the basics so I'll just add a little here. Courier is an excellent spot for coffee lovers. I think they really nail the espresso grind. The inside cafe is small but the intimate atmosphere and vinyl records playing are super comforting. The shop was very to the point and had some awesome postcards and stickers for sale. Staff are nice but you better know what you want! read more

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I loved this Coffee shop. The goal was to go to Powell City of Books but we were a bit early this morning. So we decided to find a coffee shop nearby and stumbled upon Courier Coffee. It was a small and charming place with music that slapped. I wasn't really wanting to be cracked out at that moment so I decided to take the nostalgia route. Now let me first say it wasn't really sweet but boy was it good. It definitely tasted like some really pure cocoa goodness. Man it was a great time. We just played cards and enjoyed the vibe. As we smelled the aroma of coffee wafting all around the shop, we admired all the locals coming in and getting their usuals. The people working here were so chill too. We might have to come back and make it a tradition anytime we come out to Portland. read more

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This is my favorite coffee spot in Portland. The first time I visited, I asked if they could explain what a cortado was. I recieved a whole breakdown, a little history, and what to expect. I ordered one, and it was one of the best cortados I've ever had. My partner loved it so much, it even inspired him to get his own espresso machine to start learning how to make cortados. Every time we come we are extremely happy and impressed with the quality of coffee delivered. Their matcha latte is delicious. Super rich and flavorful. The food is fantastic. I've tried the miso soup and salmon onigiri. Both passed my expectations. You can tell the quality of the ingredients and level of expertise that goes into everything they make. The space is very small, and seating is limited, but I've seen them bring people chairs outside when there's no space left. Very nice people. read more

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Quick Summary: - Indoor and outdoor seating (Not many seats inside) - Air conditioning is strong, if you sit near the table with the air conditioning, so not ideal place to eat shaved ice - Coffee is sour - Took nearly an hour to get our shaved iced order Visited in the summer of Portland, so it was the perfect time for having shaved ice. We looked around yelp, and we found this one: Courier Coffee. We chose one of the hotter days of our week in Portland, so we can enjoy the icy dessert. This cafe is located near Powell bookstore. This area has some good stores to walk around and browse, it wasn't really my ideal place to eat outside because of how hot it was outside. Inside we ordered a coffee and the shaved ice, matcha kintoki style. Inside vaguely I remember 3 tables in total. Two were on the right side, when viewed from the entrance, and the other is on the left. The left was occupied, so we chose the table on the right. This table was close to the wall, where the air conditioning was. Something to note for myself in the future, if we're planning to order shaved ice, it's best to not eat near this cooler; it is too cold. It quickly grew unbearable, os we moved to the other table where the window was. This drastically made sitting in the cafe better overall. In the case for ordering; the coffee arrived first and then the shaved ice came afterwards. We were initially expecting we were going to eat the shaved ice and balance out the cold by drinking hot coffee, but the expectations didn't match. The coffee, unfortunately, was sour. My relative thought it was one of the sourest coffees we have tried at Portland (I voted for another). The milk or cream that was added was not enough to soften up the sourness. ...generally all coffee in Portland makes my mouth want to pucker up on how sour it is. It wasn't a great coffee experience. Generally, I noticed that the ordering to food delivery time in Portland takes more time than where I am used to. I treated this gentle waiting time a different experience from home. However, for this case I would like to leave a note that the wait time for our shaved ice took much longer with even this waiver in mind. Maybe it was 45 minutes, but it felt like an hour. It was a hot day, so I was expecting shaved ice to be a popular menu item, so everyone who entered ordered one. The staff was making these in consecutive order, but all was done on one machine. By the time our order arrived, we have finished our coffee and my relative was physically shivering from the cold air conditioning. This shaved ice melts very fast so we ate as fast as we could. Moving away from the air conditioning really worked to make this a better experience. The flavor was good, and while the ice was fast on melting, we were able to eat more than half of the ice. read more

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Been coming here for ages, have always found friendly service, good pour-overs, the best in-house quenelles and salted chocolate chip cookies in Portland, great local art for sale hanging on the wall, and then also something... a little special. The owner always has been a bit of a Japanophile IMHO and had interests in fun foods like shave ice before it was cool (haha see what I did there?). He married an absolutely wonderful Japanese woman and their little girl is starting to get bigger every day. And what does that have to do with anything? As his family has expanded, so have his offerings of Japanese comfort foods! Look at the picture! Wow, this is SO wonderful! All the hand foods of my dreams! I highly recommend everything on the menu! Miso soup will warm you up perfectly on a chilly, rainy day and noraki and Imari will give you the carbo boost you need to keep the fires burning. And..., dango...? Oh, yes, please! Oishi!!! read more

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I work near by and always enjoy their latte's and assorted sushi. Everything is high quality and fresh. I love the vibe and the employees are always kind and accommodating. read more

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I work above this cafe and can safely say it's one of the best amenities in the building- and, really, the best cafe in Portland. The ambiance is lush and quint in a 2012-Portland Chic sort of way, the coffee is always perfect whether you're getting a cafe au lait or a cappuccino or a latte or a specialty brewed tea. The food is incredible as well- when I visited Paris in the Summer, I never thought I'd get the chance to have real canalé again until I returned. That is to say, their pastries are superb. But if you go for lunch, they've got a rotating selection of Japanese comfort dishes: fresh made dango, different varieties of onigiri, days of curry and days of katsu- really, you can never guess what they'll offer, but you can hedge your bets it'll delight. The service is incredible and friendly, as well- the sort of cast of characters that makes you wonder if you're still "hip", but always make you feel at-home and welcome. read more

If you happen to be walking downtown, this is a fun break for the caffeine jolt. However ~ very cramped inside, a couple small, small tables outside. Ice piled high, condensed milk not saturated all the way through. Three mini mochi, not stuck into the mound and two of them easily fell off onto the ground :( A bit nerve racking trying to enjoy the treat outside while quietly watching riffraff causing a raucous passing by. Just in and out unpersonable service. read more

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Wow, the coffee was amazing. Got myself an Americano and it may have been one for the smoothest I've ever had. Thus a good rating. Not to the not so great... We came about 5 minutes after open. We were told they needed another 5 min. That's ok. But then it ended up taking close to 15 more minutes with groups of people starting to line up waiting with us. Then when we got in they were still not really set up. I was the first to order and my drink still took another 10 minutes. Also, we were excited to try pastries but they only had cookies ready when we got there. When we left around 10 they were just pulling out muffins. The canele we did order once we saw it pulled out they said would need to cool down to really enjoy. Personally I think they should have baked it off earlier so that customers can enjoy it right away. read more

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I came here on a sunny day with a friend and it was the perfect decision to have some ice drinks and kakigori (Japanese shaved ice). I've seen this place before on social media (their shaved ice was everywhere, so I really wanted to give it a try). The inside of the shop is quite small and there's limited seating both inside and outside (only 4-5 small tables total?), so we had to wait for a bit to get seating. Their menu has quite a few interesting drinks and it is definitely heavily influenced by Japanese cuisine/culture, but that's what it super fun. My friend and I got the kakigori and two drinks. Both of the drinks were delicious, but if I had to recommend one, I would recommend their sparkling drinks. The highlight was the kakigori though. It was light, and delicious, and so nice to enjoy on a sunny day. Highly recommend. read more

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The baristas were friendly and knowledgeable and I felt welcomed. The most impressive thing is not their coffee but canele. I'd go there just for them. Also I tried canele at Ken's bakery not far from them and Courier Coffee's canele I liked more! The space is pretty small so it's more of grab and go type of place. read more

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An Uber driver highly recommended this place, and it was worth a visit. It's nearby Powell's Bookstore, so you can hit two spots in one trip. Needless to say, their coffee is so good that we bought a pound of Rwanda Rusizi to bring home. read more

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This place has some really good shaved ice! It's a small counter located in Courier Coffee. They also have small snacks to eat. We got the Hojicha Kokuto Kinaco shaved ice, and it was pretty good. I liked the hojicha flavor and the combo with sweet adzuki beans. It's a pleasant dessert that's not too heavy. It's definitely worth a try. read more

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My favorite coffee stop in Portland. Small, quirky, vinyl spinning spot. The canele pastry is amazing! Other spots have these but Courier makes the best. read more

This small coffee and tea shop is easy to miss. But don't. We came here for the summertime shaved ice but got tempted into getting cafe beverages and caneles. The cantelope kakigori was fruity, addicting, and very refreshing. The yuzu mint was not overwhelming so it's fine even if you're not a mint lover. The canele pastries were custardy on the inside with a caramelized crust on the outside. They go well with black coffee or espresso beverages. I had mine with a mocha which they made with grated dark chocolate. The bitterness paired well with the sweet treats. Overall, everything was tasty here so my only regret is not getting to try more. The food can run out and they're only open until 3pm so come early if you want the goods. read more

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This was by far the worst matcha I've ever had in my life. I really hate to say this but starbucks matcha would have been better. And the shop was soooo dirty. The tables were all filthy and sticky, not wiped down. And I don't understand the concept of selling maki but leaving them out on a table covered in just one layer saran wrap. I mean at least wrap them individually... Is this not a health code violation in Portland? Anyways, the oat milk wasn't even shaken well so there were white particles floating around and the matcha was very weak. We tossed it out right away. At least it wasn't like an $8 matcha read more

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Watch out for extremely rude customers and unhelpful staff. I was with a pregnant woman and others and she had sat down at the table next to the counter while literally placing our order. Another customer and her partner came out of left field and began berating us and kicked us off of the table, so they could sit down. I'm not sure if it's Portland, customers, or Asian hate, but it was extremely distasteful and disheartening that staff said nothing at all. Was forced to sit outside at the neighboring restaurants. Other then that, the japanese shaved ice from Soen was fine. I don't really see the appeal of water/ice imported from Japan. Seems like a waste of carbon for them to ship that out here but I digress. Because of customer base and staff - I absolutely wouldn't return. read more

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I asked my colleague who lives in PDX for a list of good coffee shops, and she did not disappoint! Courier was on the list and it's a gem. Fortunately for me, it was a quick and easy walk from my hotel. The space is small, but there's ample outdoor seating. I wasn't planning on dining, just a drink to go. I ordered my go-to, oat milk latte with honey and cinnamon. That day, they offered canelés and I couldn't resist, so I got one, too. My only regret is not getting more. The canelé was incredible! The caramelized crust, the soft center... wow. Love at first bite! It was my first time trying one, and I have not stopped thinking about it since (and it's been four months now). The coffee was smooth and strong. It was a great way to start my morning in PDX! read more

In a city with a whole lot of great coffee, Courier is my absolute favorite. They are the definition of a hole in the wall, with mismatched seating and what appears to be chaos behind the counter. But the coffee and pastries are fantastic, and the staff is universally lovely. They're only open limited days, but they're absolutely worth a stop. read more

Walking into this shop felt like walking into a Miyazaki film. It was small and cozy, the music on the record player was very nice, and the 3 women working were so sweet and seemed to be having such a good time making pastries. The pastries were BEAUTIFUL and soooo delicious. We had the canapé and the muffin. Delicious coffee too! read more

I spent the last few hours of a work trip here, waiting until my flight was a bit closer to departure. I ordered a cappuccino and a matcha latte while I read and people watched. Both were delicious. The staff were very friendly and gave me info on their roasts. I would definitely come back when in Portland again. read more

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Got an iced oat latte and my partner got a cortado. Both were so delicious!! The space is a bit small so keep that in mind. read more

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I liked the coffee, but what I really liked were the pastries. I really, really, really, really liked the pastries. Mostly the muffins. The first time I went I got this apple one. Today I got a strawberry one. Unless I'm misremembering, they've gotta be the two best muffins I've had in my life by far. The outsides had a sort of dark, slightly crisp, nutty type of feel to em. And the insides were really interesting. This might sound weird, but it almost felt like rice pudding? That's an exaggeration, I'm just not sure how to describe it. It felt wet to me, but in a good way. The chocolate chip cookies are also really good. They're small, but rich. The inside is a little underdone, which I personally really like. Kinda like cookie dough. They also have these little salt flakes on top. That might sound weird, but it's really good. On the other hand, there's not really much in terms of seating. There's one small table that seats two inside, two of those tables outside, and two chairs with no tables you could also use outside. Today when we went all of those were taken, so we had to go walk somewhere else to find seating. And the hours are also very restrictive too, only being from 9-2. I think part of what you're looking for in a coffee shop is being a comfortable place to sit down and hang out, either to talk or to do some work on your laptop. Courier kinda fails at that. But those darn muffins. They're so good that I still feel like they deserve five stars. read more

Causal and laid back coffee shop across the street from Powell Book Store. Small place with a two servers who seem to know most of their customers. I ordered a latte and my husband got a pour over. My latte was a bit bitter but overall good. Bathroom in the back. read more

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Great service and hospitality in this cute little coffee shop but unfortunately there's not much room to sit, but there is room for two tables and seating outside. The drinks are great, and they don't have too many syrupy drinks which is good it's all natural at all local. The great thing about this place is they specialize, and what it seems, Japanese style desserts, and may be a few drinks which makes this place stand out as I didn't know it was Japanese if I'm not mistaken? But the owners really nice and so is the team that works find them over the counter. read more

I really liked this coffee shop's vibe. It was slow, laid back and with the vinyls playing, felt like to trip back in time to when life didn't move so fast. Ordered a mocha and was delighted at the sight of my barista melting actual chocolate in my cup. It was delish. read more

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Excellent coffee with a simple menu but delicious food. All the essentials for a coffee lover! read more

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Passed on Stumptown in Old Town since the parking meter was up. Migrated to that part of downtown Portland bordering both West End and Pearl District, Courier Coffee Roasters was a pleasant indie cafe find (9/26/19). Minimalist signage, spare counter/table seating inside and bright exterior seating. Constant traffic for coffee to go, chat with regulars, or sit for a bit. I opted for the latter at the counter. There are roasted coffee beans for sale pkus assorted other beverages and food items. What caught my eye were caneles on a cooling rack. Okay a definite park it and hangout mode, especially at one of three counter stools. I got to see cold brew prep, pour overs, and other beverage preps like mocha, macchiato, and cold brew with a giant ice cube. My mocha was a perfect balance of coffee and chocolate, just wished it was a bit hotter temperature wise. The canele was really the star for me ($9.60 mocha and canele total). As two other customers there exclaimed to me, I have to concur. Enjoyed also the brief chat with one of the baristas at the end of her shift. She is originally from Guadalajara and now makes Portland her home. I was revisiting the Rose City after an extended hiatus, it was nice to hear her perspective. Definitely a notable stop for caffeine and quality treats! read more

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Love this place and the vibe. It's quaint and people are super chill. You just feel like you're a guest in their home. The coffee is super smooth and the snacks they offer are just as good. They always run out of the cookies, which happened during this last visit. We've spoken with the owner who roasts the coffee himself and he's so down to earth. I get a couple bags of coffee each time I'm here because we go through it fast and we like to try all the different ones they have. So far I have not been disappointed at all. read more

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Best shaved ice I've ever had, best cappuccino I ever had. Inside is cozy and beautifully homey. Dishware is pretty as well. My only regret is that I ate lunch elsewhere, and only saw they offered food while I was reading the coffee menu. Amazing place and I hope to visit again on this same weekend trip. read more

This is like legit the best shaved ice I've had thats not in Hawaii. I ordered the strawberry anko mochi shaved ice. It was such good flavor combo and the mochi is really soft and chewy. As for the shaved ice itself, it was actually really fine and good, almost on par with Hawaii shaved ice. The flavor compared to Hawaii was a lot more natural using strawberry's and red bean, but hawaii had more flavor options. Only thing I didn't like was how they only put the flavor at the top, so when we got all the way down there was no flavor left. For the coffee, I myself am not a big fan of coffee in general at all so I took one sip and called it quits haha. read more

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One of my brother's best friends said Courier was the best place for coffee in Portland. One gripe: there are no outlets. Second gripe: I ordered the ginger and milk my second time here instead of coffee. The barista said the ginger and milk tasted like chai but honestly to me it tasted like milk with added ginger, and not in a good way. I have #ragrets over that order, but did really like my latte which I had the day before. Service is extremely good and warm and friendly, and I like how cozy it is. Courier has a great location near Powell's, but other than that, I think I prefer Stumptown in terms of coffee. read more

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All around not a good experience Affordable but no space to sit and the beans were severely over roasted and burnt read more

The Chocolate Chip Cookie was good, not too sweet but with plenty of dark chocolate chip. I love the slightly crispy exterior and gooey center, as well as the flaky salt on top. However, it definitely could have been bigger for its price and maybe warmer. The coffee ground was also good. The guy working on the day was one-maning everything and he did a great job. read more

Great little coffee roaster located downtown. I needed to buy some ground coffee and we found this place wandering around. I can see how some people will call it a hipster hang-out. There were two gentlemen that fit that description inside, and some obnoxious girls ordering, but the young man who helped me was able to describe each of the three roasts they had. I bought the one from Guatemala. Brewed it the next day and it was delicious! The inside is cozy and there's some chairs out in front. Not whole heartedly pretentious, but I can see it being that a peak times. read more

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An absolute hidden gem in the heart of downtown Portland!! The most incredible cold brew i've ever had! Joel is usually always on site to help with coffee selections and his skilled baristas to whip something up quickly! Extremely good canelles as well read more