Huber's Cafe
American restaurant · Downtown
411 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97204
Highlights
Classic American eatery known for its famous tableside Spanish coffee
Classic American eatery known for its famous tableside Spanish coffee
"Portland’s oldest restaurant, Huber’s, is known for year-round turkey dinners with all the trimmings and flaming Spanish coffee prepared tableside with a theatrical flourish. That odd combo attracts a mix of visitors soaking in the local lore and regulars who know to skip the uninspiring front dining room and head straight for the back bar, where the magic happens. The soaring space showcases mahogany woodwork, high arches, stained-glass skylights, and big booths, and is guaranteed to make you want to linger for another round or two." - Krista Garcia
"Portland’s oldest restaurant is likely most famous for popularizing the Spanish Coffee, a rum-and-coffee drink bolstered by pyrotechnics. Servers donning vests will prepare the drink tableside, shaking nutmeg like glitter and letting the flame caramelize the sugar against the rim of the glass. The drink often precedes plates of turkey or ham, the most common food orders at this old-school stalwart." - Ben Coleman
"One of the city’s oldest restaurants, Huber’s retains its old-school charm and its nationally famous hot cocktail — the Spanish Coffee. Servers flame rum tableside, with plenty of pyrotechnics from the dustings of nutmeg and cinnamon, before quenching it with Kahlua, triple sec, and coffee; the drink is finished, of course, with a dose of whipped cream. It’s one of several warm cocktails served at Huber’s, which range from a Calvados toddy to the Shakespeare, a rich, creamy concoction of Grand Marnier, Baileys, Frangelico, and coffee garnished with shaved chocolate." - Ben Coleman
"Roast turkey is a century-long tradition at Portland’s oldest restaurant, which sports a warm, old-school energy amid dark wood paneling and grand arches. Along with those succulent slices, you’ll find all the traditional fixings and one of the best Spanish coffees in town, made by servers in vests and ties." - Carrie Uffindell
"Portland’s oldest restaurant is likely most famous for popularizing the Spanish Coffee, a rum-and-coffee drink bolstered by pyrotechnics. Servers donning vests will prepare the drink tableside, shaking nutmeg like glitter and letting the flame caramelize the sugar against the rim of the glass. The drink often precedes plates of turkey or ham, the most common food orders at this old-school stalwart." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
