The Best Portland Coffee Shops, According to the Owner of Deadstock Coffee | Eater Portland

"Owner Ian Williams has a story so hard to believe it’s been told many times over: he was a janitor at Nike, pitched a shoe design inspired by the wet floor sign, and moved up the ladder. His Chinatown coffee shop debuted in 2015 after a few years as a cart, opening its doors when Williams was ready to take his nerdy, obsessive talent from sneakers to lattes. Its popularity was almost overwhelming at times, but it has become a mainstay in the area; Williams even opened a splashy, huge flagship in Beaverton in fall 2024. With his hectic work schedule, he takes a lot of meetings at, understandably, coffee shops." - Paolo Bicchieri