Category Archives: North

With lots of members on vacation, two stalwarts visited our group’s 126th independently owned shop on N. Williams at Mason. We find ourselves drawn to unusual settings, and Frice fits meets that standard in that it shares its retail and … Continue reading →

Our group of four suffered some snafus this morning on our way to visit Stash Tea on Mississippi.  First, T, whose birthday it was, had lent his bike out to his son, not expecting son M wouldn’t come home Sat. … Continue reading →

Albina Press was an early, successful pioneer in the world of coffee houses.  For us, however, it wasn’t always a successful hang-out due its limited size vs. popularity.   We theorize the twin dynamics of seemingly less popularity -(possibly due over … Continue reading →

The Red E Cafe has all the hallmarks of what an above average shop needs in order to be successful in Portland.   Though on the longer, narrow side, there’s good lighting throughout in addition to the plate glass windows facing … Continue reading →

After initially stumbling on whether the rendez-vous route was Mason or Skidmore – (thank the cosmos for cell phones!) – four happy members biked to N. Mississippi on a hazy, chilly morning to revisit the old victorian that houses this … Continue reading →

One year after five of us had to bike through some snow flurries at the end of our five mile trip to Kenton, three decided to take the longer 8 mile scenic route via Willamette Blvd. and Portsmouth on another … Continue reading →

This three month-old shop took the seven of us by surprise.    With great lights and windows, the latter possibly reclaimed, a definitely reclaimed barn door, bright yellow stool seats made out of wood stumps, brightly colored striped murals, a lending … Continue reading →

Had totally underestimated how comfortable Coffeehouse-Five’s interior would be to hang out in; otherwise we would have visited a lot earlier.   With its impressive molded concrete counter, great window space plus bright fixtures, some seating variety, and bright abstract … Continue reading →

On this brisk fall morning, three of us took the exhilarating 8+ mile ride to St. Johns to experience this attractive cafe.  On Lombard it’s just a block from the similarly named James John Cafe which we visited in May. … Continue reading →

A milestone day for us as Cup Coffee was the 100th separate shop we’ve visited over the past 3+ years.   Cup took over a ho-hum shop in January and is striving to make it a community center.   We found an … Continue reading →