01 Β· The pour
Hand-pulled espresso
A rotating single origin on espresso β light enough to taste the origin, sweet enough to drink black.
Bean There is a neighborhood cafe on Maple Street. We roast small lots of single-origin beans, bake our croissants at dawn, and keep a stool open for anyone walking in tired.
6:30
Opens daily
11
Origins on rotation
2014
Pouring since
What's on the bar
Every drink and pastry is made the slow way β small batches, real ingredients, and the kind of care that doesn't show up on a receipt.
01 Β· The pour
A rotating single origin on espresso β light enough to taste the origin, sweet enough to drink black.
02 Β· The craft
Steamed whole milk, soft microfoam, a rosetta on top. Poured by people who've done it ten thousand times.
03 Β· The bake
Laminated overnight, baked at 6am. Still warm when the first regular walks through the door.
2014
First pour on Maple Street
Our story
Bean There started in a 240-square-foot storefront with a single espresso machine, a hand-crank grinder, and a stubborn idea: a cup of coffee should taste like somewhere.
Ten years on, we still buy green coffee by the bag, roast it in the back room every Tuesday and Friday, and write the day's brew on a chalkboard by the door. The croissants come from Maren, who has been laminating dough since 5am for as long as anyone can remember.
We don't have Wi-Fi passwords printed on cups. We do have a long wooden table, a stack of newspapers, and a barista who will remember your name.
11
Origins on rotation this year
1,240
Lbs roasted on site each month
6:30
AM, when the oven clicks on
Come by
Address
218 Maple Street
Portland, OR 97214
Hours
Phone
(503) 555-0118Drop us a line