Feb 2025 · Sourcing
Meet Finca La Esperanza, our newest partner farm
Three generations, 1,800 meters up in Huila, and the sweetest washed Caturra we've ever cupped.
Neighborhood & good coffee
Rooted in community.
Since 2016 we've poured our hearts (and a lot of espresso) into being Portland's warmest corner — a place where good coffee, friendly faces, and thoughtful details create space for connection.
How it started
One cart. One corner. One very good dog.
Ember & Oak started as a coffee cart on Oak Street in 2016 — two friends, a secondhand espresso machine, and Juniper, the leaping shop dog you'll still find on our cups. Nine years later we roast our own beans, bake our own pastries, and run three cafés within walking distance of each other.
The idea never changed: coffee should bring people together. Everything else — the small-batch roasting, the handwritten stickers, the free dog treats — grew from that.
Sourced with care
Better beans. Better world.
We buy directly from twelve farms across Colombia, Ethiopia, and Guatemala, paying 40–60% above fair-trade minimums. Every bag is roasted in small batches at our Oak Street roastery, never more than a week before it hits the bar.
- Direct relationships with 12 partner farms
- Roasted weekly, in batches under 15 kg
- 100% compostable cups and packaging
Visit us
Three cafés. One neighborhood.
Oak Street — The Original
123 Oak Street, Portland, OR 97201
Mon–Fri 6:30a–6p · Sat–Sun 7a–5p
home of the roastery
Ember Corner
48 NW Birch Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
Daily 7a–4p
best morning light
The Kiosk at Alder Park
Alder Park Loop, Portland, OR 97205
Daily 8a–2p, weather permitting
dogs get free treats
From the journal
notes from the bar
Jan 2025 · Recipes
How we dial in the Ember Espresso every morning
18 grams in, 36 out, 28 seconds — and why we taste every third shot before the doors open.
Dec 2024 · Community
Juniper's guide to the neighborhood's best walks
Our shop dog rates five loops from the café — all ending, naturally, back at the treat jar.
Wholesale
Let's brew something together.
We supply beans, training, and equipment guidance to cafés, restaurants, and offices across Portland. Tell us about your space and we'll set up a cupping.
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