Good Coffee
Yeezus. I have been to a good amount of coffee shops in my time and I have to say that Good Coffee is my top shop in Portland. A new and great company filled with slick design, good company and even better coffee. Don't let the name fool you. Good Coffee has amazing coffee. Carrying some of the best beans in town.
The interior design just makes me want to cry its so dam good looking. Out of the two shops they have I have to say that Division St. is my favorite. Its a hard to pick but the openness of the shop sucks me in. When you feel like you are in a photograph you know that the interior design is that good. Make sure you don't get sucked into the couch. If you do you will not move because it is do darn comfy.
The smallest things make all the difference in design. The wood shelves above the couch have the best little knick knacks. From tea pots to a old scale to the cheeky little green plants.
In the center of the shop they sell beans from all of there roasters along with the best basics of coffee making. Coffee these days has become a destination place instead of the old fashion homemade. Practicing homemade coffee is amazing in understanding what actually goes into making black gold. Best practices are best understood by doing.
Throw out that lame old coffee maker and pick up a Chemex and hand grinder. It will change your life and force mindfulness into what you are putting into your body.
Third wave coffee is what the cool kids are calling it these days. But really we are starting to understand quality and appreciating the work that goes into the exotic beans that have dominated our lives. Just think about how exotic the coffee bean is and how much work it takes to get from one part of the world to another. Think about how many hard working hands it has gone through to arrive at your lips. Portland knows quality.
Every barista that works here at Good Coffee has a huge back story filled with experience. All coming together to make the perfection that is Good Coffee. You can tell that the people that work here have a eye for cleanliness. After working in the restaurant business for a quite a while there is one lesson I learned that these guys follow through with. Staying busy. I haven't seen these guys stand still for a second. Always making coffee, talking to customers and cleaning. Maybe they are just caffeinated out the ass.
Good Coffee is truly everything I have ever wanted in a coffee shop. Some top shops have everything but something. Always thinking about about how to improve places that I go. More of this, less of that. Not here. Here I feel at home.
When in Portland next check this place. Come chill on the comfy blue couch or sit out side and enjoy the blazing hot summer and cool off with some iced caffeine. Tell them I sent you and don't leave until you get the coffee shakes. Learn more about Good Coffee and what they are all about.
https://instagram.com/goodcoffeepdx
Stay caffeinated my friends.
Bric Bain
