The Best Coffee Shops in Portland, Oregon | Eater Portland

"Cà phê is the word for coffee in Vietnam, whose traditionally dark robusta-bean roasts, paired with sugar, often get overlooked by coffee connoisseurs — at least until Portland Cà Phê began opening local sippers’ eyes in 2021. Owner Kim Dam started roasting beans from Vietnam for her family’s restaurant House of Banh Mi before supplying other Vietnamese businesses in Portland. There’s a wide menu of banh mi and Vietnamese coffee, served in classic espresso-drip options, traditional Vietnamese iced coffee made with a phin (traditional Vietnamese coffee filter), and lattes with flavor additions like ginger syrup and house ube puree. Dam recently teamed up with Chef Richard Le (Matta) and pastry chef Lisa Nguyen (Heyday) to open Vietnamese American cafe, Mémoire Cà Phê." - Paolo Bicchieri