Category Archives: Northwest

The layout for Barista Pearl is quirky as the shop is located in a small cutout just after entering the Gadsby Building, with most of its seating and tables aligning the corridor that leads to the elevator.   Thus, there aren’t … Continue reading →

Though most of us had individually been to the Pearl Bakery before, we hadn’t visited as a bike group.  Our impetus today was its recent ranking as the 10th best bakery in the country.  Hang-out wise, its strengths are the … Continue reading →

Ken’s continues to create top end bakery goods at a location that would benefit from more space and more homey qualities, (though admittedly many bakeries want the quicker turnover of patrons than coffee shops.)     338 NE 21st     … Continue reading →

So glad that E. was able to spend 90 early morning minutes with us on his 42nd birthday, before meeting his family at Lower Macleay Park in NW, we revisited a favorite that’s not too far away to the trailhead. … Continue reading →

World Cup is a fine neighborhood residential shop two blocks from I-405 and the commercial Pearl District. Books and games, a TV to watch soccer, big corner windows to watch the streetscape, and a mixture of chairs are all invite … Continue reading →

One of the few hangouts we visited that’s in a brand new building. With primarily stools for sitting around a common table or along the windows, the feel is part European, though we recognize Lovejoy’s interior design can be easily … Continue reading →

An out-of-the-way discovery in the NW industrial district, whose delightful layout made us question some of our hang out assumptions. No, there’s not many seating options, nor any reading material, nor bike parking, et. al;  still, the perfect siting of … Continue reading →

Situated in a triangular shaped space in a former light industrial, cinder block building on 14th in the Pearl, the shop has lots of light, a variety of seating options, and what would seem like the ingredients for attracting a … Continue reading →