Category Archives: North

Feeling pleased with last week’s visit to Nurvei in NW, today’s bicyclists wanted to compare it with a NE patisserie that has been receiving high praise since opening last spring.  According to the media, Jinju was founded by two Korean … Continue reading →

St. Johns’ Two Stroke Coffee Co. was a wonderful find for the four of us on this  overcast Sunday morning. After nine years and 180+ shops it’s always a thrill to discover a gem we didn’t know existed.  The coffee … Continue reading →

  Stacks Coffeehouse on N. Killingsworth also serves as a Community Library whose shelves are filled to the ceiling with books for loan.  Attracted to outside-the-box efforts that build community, we admired the efforts the owners undertook to donate their … Continue reading →

H+M like the unorthodox in coffee shops – such as the one in the lobby of a newly rehabilitated hotel downtown, or the one in an alcove of a home furnishings store in industrial NW, or the one in a … Continue reading →

  Today’s ride to Kenton was exhilarating, and it reminded us once again how far the health of this N. PDX neighborhood has improved.  Admittedly it’s been improving for more than five years, but today’s group of four remembered how … Continue reading →

== On this overcast summer morning two bikers rode to N. Portland to revisit Madrona Hill Cafe.  Despite its being spiffied up for 5 years or more, today’s riders remember when its seating options were few, and its customer service … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since we’ve visited this section of N. Portland – N. Lombard at Haven – and we five reveled pedaling on Willamette Blvd.’s bikeway this crisp, clear spring day.  Willamette’s End is a relatively new shop.  We … Continue reading →

On this wintry morning, two stalwarts willing to pedal through some slush, revisited the Red E Cafe, one of the first 25 coffee shops in Portland.  Spinning off from Albina Press it captures the elements that pioneering shops found essential … Continue reading →

In order to take advantage of last Sunday’s dry weather, and reduced traffic due to the daylight savings time change, we took the long – back and forth on Willamette Blvd – way to our Madrona Hill destination.   And like … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago we went to Marigold Coffee in SE and were drenched.  On this outing, though the weather threatened a downpour,  the three of us lucked out and reached home before the heavy rains began.  What was also reminiscent … Continue reading →