Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

Plenty of new coffee shops have opened in Portland in recent years, including Heart West, Barista 3 and 4, and Coava 2, but Good Coffee is the first all-new coffee company the city has seen in a long while. Founded by brothers Nick and Sam Purvis and their friend and business partner Dustin Evans, the aptly named shop will offer good coffee to its neighborhood, no pretense attached.

Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

The cafรฉ sits on the corner of Southeast 48th Avenue and Division Street, a few steps away from the heart of Restaurant Wonderland. The Woodsman Tavern and the original Stumptown cafรฉ are nearly next-door neighbors, and Ava Geneโ€™s, Roman Candle, Salt and Straw, Pok Pok, and Whiskey Soda Lounge are just down the road. When I stopped in to chat with Nick the day before they opened, a steady stream of curious passersby wandered in through the rolled-up garage door, eager for the cafรฉ to open. Nick already knew many of the visitors by name, thanks to months of running their walk-up espresso cart out of the space while it was still being builtโ€”an excellent way to get a jump start in befriending neighbors and developing a customer base.

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Inside, the space is lovelyโ€”these guys have really achieved the ideal balance between a minimal Scandinavian and woodsy Pacific Northwestern aesthetic. Sparkling white tiles and light wood floors are mixed with walnut shelves and cozy cowhide rugs, and a variety of plants add a bit of greenery to the mostly white space. The furniture includes industrial chairs from The Good Mod, hanging lamps from Schoolhouse Electric, and a handsome sofa from Los Angeles-based designer Stephen Kenn. โ€œIโ€™m already imagining the day a little kid sits down and spills a drink or smooshes a croissant right into that seat,โ€ laughs Nick, โ€œbut the fabric is super durable so it should all age really well.โ€

Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

An attractive, fully customized white La Marzocco Linea Classic espresso machine and a white powder-coated Mahlkรถnig EK-43 grinder sit atop a cool lacquered marble countertop. Americanos, filter coffee (brewed on a Fetco), and tea (from the relatively new but already highly respected Song Tea & Ceramics) are served in VitrifiedStudio ceramic mugs, while espresso drinks are presented in simple notNeutral cups.

Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

The menu showcases cofffes from Heart, Coava, Roseline, and MadCap. Sweet treats are from the fairly newย Frice Pastry, andย Lardoย sandwiches will eventually be added to the mix. โ€œWe’ve chosen products that inspire others to live great stories,โ€ Nick explains. โ€œQuality is a must, but once we open the doors, the space belongs to the community and the people who exist inside.โ€

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The shop is unofficially open this week from 7am-2pm, and a grand opening date will be announced soon. Finishing touches are underway in the meantime: A standing bar and bench seating will soon be installed, and more products will be available for sale as part of a retail component of the cafรฉ, including waxed canvas aprons and tote bags from Seattle-based Hardmill, Vitrifiedstudio ceramics, and Schoolhouse Electric lamps.

Good Coffee Portland Sprudge

In further exciting news for coffee enthusiasts in Portland, a second, smaller Good Coffee location is already slated to open this December, right on a busy cycling route at Southeast 12th and Salmon. Itโ€™s been awhile since Iโ€™ve been this excited about a new cafรฉ in Portland, and I look forward to seeing what Good Coffee brings to the city!

Joanna Han is a contributing editor at Kinfolk Magazine, and a Sprudge contributor based in Portland, Oregon. Read moreย Joanna Han on Sprudge.

All photos by Joanna Han for Sprudge.com

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