La Perlita
Coffee shop · Overlook
5610 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Highlights
Award-winning Mexican Mocha, cortaditos, conchas, & pastries.
Award-winning Mexican Mocha, cortaditos, conchas, & pastries.
"After years as a stop-and-go coffee shop in the Ecotrust building, La Perlita has a location in North Portland where customers can spread out and stay a while. Coffee on the menu comes from owner Angel Medina’s Reforma Coffee Roasters, which ends up in espresso drinks like La Perlita’s lovely spiced Mexican mocha." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Tucked away in a corner of the Ecotrust Building lobby, La Perlita makes its chocolate beverages using Australia’s Somage Kali premium drinking chocolate. The West African cocoa produces a well-balanced hot chocolate that’s not overly sweet. For a sweet-ish option with a caffeine kick, try the True Mexican mocha with rich chocolate, steamed milk, and freeze-dried raspberries." - Rebecca Roland
"La Perlita founder Angel Medina is responsible for several Portland coffee businesses that launched prior to La Perlita, like Kiosko, Con Leche, and Smalltime Roasters. In early 2020 Medina rebranded Smalltime as Reforma Roasters, which now supplies the coffee for La Perlita. Reforma is the namesake of the Mexico City barrio that Medina once lived in, and many of his coffee beans are sourced from Mexico. Expect beverages like cortaditos, con leches, and the True Mexican, a mocha sprinkled with cayenne, cinnamon, and freeze-dried raspberry crumbles. (Medina notably went on to found the celebrated República and its growing family of restaurants)." - Eater Staff
"After years as a stop-and-go coffee shop in the Ecotrust building, La Perlita has a new location in North Portland where customers can spread out and stay a while. Coffee on the menu comes from owner Angel Medina’s Reforma Coffee Roasters, which ends up in espresso drinks like La Perlita’s lovely spiced Mexican mocha." - Rebecca Roland, Asia Alvarez
"La Perlita founder Angel Medina is responsible for several Portland coffee businesses that launched prior to La Perlita, like Kiosko, Con Leche, and Smalltime Roasters. In early 2020 Medina rebranded Smalltime as Reforma Roasters, which now supplies the coffee for additional cafes that have opened since, including Esperanza Trading Co. and Electrica. Reforma is the namesake of the Mexico City barrio that Medina once inhabited, and many of his coffee beans are sourced from Mexico for beverages like cortaditos, con leches, and the True Mexican, a mocha sprinkled with cayenne, cinnamon, and freeze-dried raspberry crumbles. (Medina notably went on to found the celebrated República and its growing family of restaurants)." - Katrina Yentch, Nathan Williams
