Kainos Editor’s Pick

Image: Stuart Mullenberg
Type
Coffee
Features
Child Friendly, Coffee, Conversation, Counter Service
Price Scale
$
Description
Northeast’s Roseway hood was a coffee wasteland until BFFs Marten Boyden and Austin Roberts opened this bright, spartan café in 2016. Now neighbors clamor for the chatty pair’s exuberant yet balanced roasts—consumed via drip, via pour-over, or prepped on the café’s Rocket R9 (plus, heady, bittersweet affogato with dark chocolate ice cream). “This tastes like ‘fruity-berry-yum,’” explains Boyden, as he hands over a cup of house blend. “It’s named Freakin’ Yum.” Damned if he doesn’t nail it. Bonus: the café’s committed to good works—21 percent of proceeds benefit impoverished kids in the Philippines.
Kainos
6633 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, 97213
Roseway
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541-980-9832
Sun-Thu: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.