There I am, a coffeehouse miner in the dark cave of Portland, toiling away to find the hidden gems of coffeehouses long forgotten. And after weeks and weeks of running around the same ol' tunnels, lo' and behold there is a coffeehouse that has apparently been around since 2004, right there in plain sight on NW 21st. It's Coffeetime!
I don't know how I managed to overlook this one, but here it is.
This place has so much working against it, aesthetically speaking. Not-so-great decor, downright ugly murals, cigarette smoke wafting in from the tables outside. But it is what cannot be designed or forced that drew me in and had me sticking around for a couple of hours.
It's that over-used cliche, "community", that makes this place so homey and inviting. People both seem to know each other and leave each other alone.
Somehow it seems that a city will not function if not for these small spaces that serve coffee at all hours. We need more.
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3 comments:
Coffee time was around when I moved here in 1999 so they go back way farther than 2004
ya much farther back. ..and the cig smoke is a plus for a lot of people as well. If you really dont like it, move further in. Those tables go WAY back. :0
Coffee Time theoretically goes back to when the north west was bohemian - i.e. late 70s or something. At least, that's what I've heard. When I lived on 18th I'd hang out there all the time, and yeah, definitely cool community in the place.
Digging the blog, I'll be adding you to my blogroll.
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