These are the coffee shops that deserve a detour:

Coava Coffee Roasters — We love the vanilla oat milk latte at their soaring converted bamboo mill on SE Grand (the flagship), where single-origin pours are precise and the space itself is Instagram-worthy.

Barista — This neighborhood institution remembers regulars by name and order; get the hazelnut oat milk latte and pick your location — Pearl District flagship, NE Alberta, downtown, or NW 23rd.

Good Coffee — Scandinavian-inspired light roasts across three Portland spots (Slabtown, SE Division, SE 12th); the vanilla oat latte is the move.

Coava Public Brew Bar — Same roaster, different vibe — SE Main location with a dedicated brew bar program if you want to geek out on coffee technique.

Tov Coffee — An Egyptian-style coffee shop that started as a red double-decker bus on SE Hawthorne; order the Mint Thing cold brew with in-house mint syrup and oat milk.