Water Avenue Coffee

Arguably my favorite coffee spot in Portland. Consistently great espresso pulls, actually the single best espresso I've ever had was here. The staff is really friendly and the place is always clean and inviting.

My sister lives in Portland; I don't even live in OR. I've been here, and the coffee and food are good (although they have very little sugar free syrup options for lattes. Tons of dairy free options, but sugar free is unheard of apparently...).

But I just tried to buy a gift certificate for my sister's birthday and they wanted to charge me $9.50 in shipping to mail it to her. A piece of paper. Via UPS. That's just ridiculous...

Cute little coffee shop to meet in or sit for a nice coffee. The place is super cozy and modern industrial. Little loud so can be hard to focus when working but I would still recommend this place and the service has always been great. They have cute benches to sit at outside in the summer as well.

The store layout is annoying and confusing to queue and place your order.

The egg avocado spicy is so goooooood and the lattes too! 🥑 🌶 😋

I am updating my review, previously I left a 3 star explaining some bad experiences I had here.

While I've had a few pretty bad experiences here, it's been made clear to me that this coffee shop is very concerned about quality.

I gave the shop another chance and while I was expecting to be greeted coldly like many snobby coffee shops in town, the lady in the front was extremely kind and helpful. The coffee was incredible just as I've remembered it to be and I completely forgot about the bad experiences I've had in the past. They've won me over.

What a nice view of the city when sitting outside. And a cozy feeling when sitting inside. Wife and I did a bump and run here, and didn't familiarize ourselves too much. A complex line up of roasts sit atop shelves for your specific tastes. Ethiopian, or Sumatran, to mention a few. We choose a bag for home, and ordered two houses.Great friendly service. Neat hangout. I'll tell you, I am no coffee connoisseur, but I did like the flavor of the house coffee. Not too bitter. Menu overhead and printed for breakfasts and lunches.

Great coffee! Staff a bit too preoccupied with being cool and stuff - didn't give me a number, forgot my food order, made the coffee to go instead of to have here (even though he did clarify that at the start.) Flavour of everything was great though!! A little bit let down on the service experience.... real "coolness" only comes when your overall provision is seamless and above average.

Now these guys really know coffee--my 16 oz latte was perfect....a rich, bold roast, with the perfect consistency. The temperature was spot on and accompanied my almond croissant ($3.00) perfectly! With the industrial sounds around you, and the window of hustle and bustle, this place will let you relax while you enjoy that morning break. I will defly return again!

Love this little coffee shop. Excellent espresso drinks and featured coffees. Today I had the sarsaparilla and cardamom cold brew and it was AH-MAZING. The place was packed but we still got served quickly. My only critique is that they only had dairy-based creamer at the coffee prep station. For a place as progressive and environmentally-conscious as PDX it is super important to have dairy alternatives for those of us who abstain from animal by- products. Hopefully in the future they will have that available.