Category Archives: Southeast

On two threatening but thankfully dry December days, we biked to Seven Corners on SE Division to visit this relatively new outlet for Brazilian and other exotic coffees.  Nossa Familia began its Portland presence some 15 years ago; interestingly the … Continue reading →

The day looked ominous at 8:00 a.m. so only two bicyclist ventured out today.  Thankfully it was dry all the way to today’s Buckman destination, rained pretty hard once we were inside, and was a moderate shower for the ride … Continue reading →

Fairlane Coffee in Westmoreland is one of six newer shops we visited twice in 2018 because we were so surprised and pleased with them.  One trip was in late comfortable summer, the other in cooler December.  (Admittedly, the route interchange … Continue reading →

Alert and aware that many of the newer shops we’ve visited recently are on the cozy, small side, it was a good change of pace to return to what felt like the wide open spaces at the Elevator Commons site … Continue reading →

Sandino at the Mercado is a no frills shop with stools in the shop, plus lots of indoor seats in the central arcade, plus access to outdoor picnic tables and benches.   Usually the interior arcade on Sunday mornings is pretty … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since we’ve visited Water Avenue and were pleased with the tweaks that’s made it visually more interesting, increased its bike parking, and increased its seating capacity.  The stools are not any softer, but grabbing the big … Continue reading →

This Sellwood teashop caboose and its attachments, is a favorite destination for its unique variety of interesting, out-of-the mainstream, seating options: in a railroad car, or a comfy parlor, or an atrium.    They always seem to aid in making … Continue reading →

On a clear, crisp spring morning three of us sought out this newly opened shop on SE Foster, which a few years back used to be severely lacking in meeting places for its residents.  So it’s heartening that the owner … Continue reading →

On a great spring morning for biking, our sextet descended on this recently opened Seven Virtues shop after first navigating through the pre-opening bustle of Saturday Market and Cinco de Mayo vendors, plus an organized run along the downtown waterfront.   … Continue reading →

Though some of us have frequented the Tiny’s on MLK many times, this is the first time any of our bicycle group has been in the Hawthorne flagship, founded 16 years ago.  A former automotive shop with cinder block walls, … Continue reading →