Kochere
$21Washed · Light roast
Jasmine, white peach and a finish like iced tea. Our most requested filter coffee.
Floral
Stone fruit
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Est. 2014 · Portland, Oregon
Coffee that tastes like somewhere.
We roast small lots from growers we know by name, then brew them slow in a room that smells like toasted sugar and pine. No shortcuts, no secret syrups — just coffee with a place attached to it.
- Roasting since
- 2014
- Neighborhood cafés
- 04
- Farm partners
- 38
Today's pour
Kochere · Ethiopia
Roasted
every Tuesday
"The best flat white in the city — and I've done the research."
On the shelf
Three beans we can't
stop brewing.
La Esperanza
$19Honey · Medium roast
Red apple, panela sugar and cocoa nib. The cup we reach for every single morning.
Sweet
Cocoa
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Nyeri AA
$23Washed · Medium-light
Blackcurrant, grapefruit zest and cane sugar. Bright enough to wake up the whole block.
Juicy
Citrus
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38
farms, nine countries
Why we do this
A roastery built on long relationships.
In 2014 we bought a second-hand 5kg drum roaster and started selling bags out of a bike trailer. Twelve years and four cafés later, the recipe hasn't changed: pay well above the market, buy whole harvests, and roast to the bean instead of the calendar.
- Direct relationships with every farm we buy from
- Roasted in 12kg batches, never more than a week ahead
- Compostable bags, reusable tins, and a cup-loan program
From cherry to cup
Three weeks of patience, twenty minutes of roasting.
01
Sourced by hand
Our green buyer tastes every lot at origin before we commit — and we commit to the whole harvest, not the pretty beans.
02
Roasted to profile
Every origin gets its own curve on the drum. We cup three times after each roast and adjust before the next batch.
03
Rested, then brewed
Beans rest four days before they hit the bar. Water at 93°C, 1:16 ratio, and a barista who'll talk your ear off.
Kind words from the neighborhood.
4.9 average · 1,240 reviews
"I came in for a bag of beans and stayed for an hour talking about fermentation. The Kochere is unreal."
Maya K.
Regular since 2019
"The cardamom bun alone is worth the trip. Add a cortado and it's a perfect Saturday morning."
Devon R.
Alberta Arts neighbor
"I ship a bag to my sister in Chicago every month. Their subscription packaging is genuinely lovely."
Jules T.
Subscriber
Doors open at seven
Come sit with us a while.
Four cafés around Portland, all with the same bar, the same beans, and a stool with your name on it.