Best Coffee Shops in Portland, ME (5 Verified)

Best coffee shops in Portland

Our guide to specialty coffee in Portland: 5 verified shops, including Bard Coffee, Burundi Star Coffee and Coffee By Design. Portland's coffee scene runs deep for a small city, with several shops roasting their own beans and pouring single origins. The Old Port, Arts District, and East Bayside neighborhoods anchor most of the cafes.

5 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

Listed A to ZHow we rank

Old Port$$
Bard Coffee
A sit-down cafe in the Old Port that roasts its own coffee and pours single origins.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Libbytown$$
Burundi Star Coffee
A family-run cafe on St John Street with a focus on coffee from the owners' home country of Burundi.
- espresso
- drip
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
East Bayside$$
Coffee By Design
A long-running Portland roaster whose Diamond Street spot houses its cafe, roastery, and cupping room.
- espresso
- pour-over
- drip
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Arts District$$
Speckled Ax
A downtown roaster and cafe known for roasting its coffee over a wood fire.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
East Bayside$$
Tandem Coffee Roasters
A roastery and cafe in East Bayside that also runs a second coffee-and-bakery spot in a converted gas station on Congress Street.
- espresso
- pour-over
- drip
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026

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Best coffee shops in Portland

Bard Coffee

Burundi Star Coffee

Coffee By Design

Speckled Ax

Tandem Coffee Roasters