Coffee Shops and Internet Cafes – Portland, Oregon, USA

Anna Bannanas
Location: 1214 NW 21st Ave
Phone: (503) 274-2559
Hours: Weekdays and Saturdays 6:30 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Sundays 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Weird name, very nice place. This coffee shop is housed in a huge, Victorian-style home that has become a city landmark. Besides the great atmosphere, it has a diverse menu – much more than just coffees — the muffins are legendary. Check them out online as well.

Backspace
Location: 115 NW 5th (Chinatown)
Phone: (503) 248-2900
Website:
www.backspace.bz
Hours: Weekdays 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Sundays 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Free Wireless
$6/hour for non-members; $3/hour for members ($2/hr for additional controller)
Membership Fee: $30/year (50% off standard prices)
Day Pass: $25; After 4 p.m.: $18

With the Internet becoming more readily available at hotels and hostels, finding a good Internet café in Portland can be a challenge. Boasting as downtown Portland’s only Internet café, Backspace has combined email and web surfing with a coffee bar, art gallery, arcade and gaming station to create a relaxed space for friends to meet in either the real world or cyberspace. Drink a latte and munch on tasty pastries while perusing Backspace’s collection of edgy artwork. Or join other gamers at one of the 20 computers with T1 connections or in a console room set up for multiple players. Backspace features a library of both newly released and older games for X-Box, Playstation 2 and Nintendo Game Cube. Or wax nostalgic with old school arcade games like Ms. Pac Man and Tron. Events ranging from break dancing to fire dancing and even *gulp* human body suspension are staged here on a regular basis. Check out their website for more details.

Coffee People
Location: 3500 S.E. Hawthorne Boulevard
Phone: (503) 235 1383
Hours: Weekdays 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays 6:30 a.m. to 7p.m.
Sunday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

There are a few Coffee People shops in town. But if you only have time to hit one, this is it! Located on Portland’s hippest street, Hawthorne Boulevard, this coffee shop is always full and they serve up a mean mocha.

Coffee Time
Location: 712 NW 21st Ave
Phone: (503) 497 1090
Hours: Weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Weekends 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.

At Coffee Time, the conversation is as important as the coffee. This young hangout is unavoidably interactive. The venue is small and trendy. Rooms are sectioned off with hanging beads, and there’s a secret poker game room in the back. People play games, discuss issues or just chat and, if they have time, drink coffee.

FedEx Kinko’s
Location: 221 SW Alder Street
Phone: (503) 224-6550
Hours: Open 24 hours
Rates: $0.20/hour

Kinko’s is purely functional. Go in, read and send e-mails, pay, leave.

Fireside Coffee Lodge
Location: 1223 SE Powell Blvd
Phone: (503) 230-8987
Hours: Open 24 hours/7 days a week
Website: http://www.firesidecoffeelodge.com
Free unlimited Internet service with a $2.50 minimum purchase.

This café serves coffee in a rustic, lodge-style setting that will make you think you are miles from the city. They serve a variety of hot and iced coffees, smoothies, sandwiches, salads and pastries. And they offer free Internet service for customers. Saturday afternoon, customers are treated to live music by the fireplace.

Portland Roasting Company
Location: 237 NE 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (800) 949-3898
Hours: Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Website: www.portlandroasting.com

This is the place for Coffee Purists. Not the coolest place just to hang out (they mostly ship coffee), but if you’re really picky about you beans, you’ll find their fresh, home-ground coffee irresistible. Check them out online as well.

Starbucks – Pioneer Courthouse Square
Location: 720 SW Broadway
Phone: (503) 223-2488
Hours: Sunday thru Thursday 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 5 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Starbucks can be found on almost every corner in Pacific Northwest cities. But despite its reputation for being too mainstream for a coffee house, Starbucks does serve a good cup of Joe. The location at Pioneer Courthouse Square makes this java branch a popular fill station for Portlanders. Grab a mocha or a chai tea and relax in the red-bricked square among the fountains. When weather permits, you’ll find students studying, religious and political zealots preaching, couples chatting and more. And most of them will be knocking back some of Starbucks’ finest.

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