Roasted out back
Our 5-kilo drum roaster runs three mornings a week. Beans go from green to your cup inside a fortnight — never a day over.
Alberta Arts District · Portland, OR
Coffee worth
slowing down for.
We roast in small batches over the back counter, pull espresso on a lever machine, and bake the morning's pastries before the sun clears the Cascades. Pull up a chair — the oak table seats strangers and friends alike.
- Roasted
- In-house
- Since
- 2016
- Seats
- 42 + patio
Today's roast
Ember House Blend
Small-batch roasted
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Scratch pastries daily
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Direct-trade beans
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Oat · almond · whole
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Dog-friendly patio
Why Ember & Oak
A proper corner café, built on three things.
Baked at dawn
Laminated croissants, sourdough morning buns, and gluten-free banana bread — all made here, never frozen, gone by afternoon.
Built to linger
Real mugs, fast Wi-Fi, outlets at every seat, and a 12-foot oak community table. Stay for one cup or the whole afternoon.
Our Story
Named for the fire and the table.
Ember & Oak began in 2016 when Mara and Deacon Flores hauled a secondhand drum roaster into a drafty storefront on NE Alberta. The ember is the roast; the oak is the long table Deacon built from a felled tree on his grandparents' farm in the Willamette Valley.
Nine years on, that table still anchors the room. We buy green coffee direct from growers we visit each harvest, roast it a few feet from where you'll drink it, and bake everything in the little kitchen out back. No syrupy shortcuts, no second location — just one corner café doing the whole thing properly.
9
years on
the block
the block
12
farms we
buy direct
buy direct
1
very good
café dog
café dog
Kind Words
Loved by the neighborhood
★★★★★"The cortado is the best in Portland, full stop. And they actually remember my order. This is my second living room."
★★★★★"I came for the almond croissant and stayed four hours writing. Fast Wi-Fi, no side-eye for the long stay. Rare and wonderful."
★★★★★"You can taste that the beans are fresh. I buy a bag every week and my pour-overs at home finally taste like theirs."
Visit Us
Find us on Alberta
Hours
- Monday
- 7:00 — 6:00
- Tuesday
- 7:00 — 6:00
- Wednesday
- 7:00 — 6:00
- Thursday
- 7:00 — 7:00
- Friday
- 7:00 — 7:00
- Saturday
- 8:00 — 7:00
- Sunday
- 8:00 — 5:00
Checking hours…
Where
1847 NE Alberta StreetPortland, OR 97211
Getting here
Steps from the #72 bus. Free 2-hour street parking on Alberta and NE 19th. Bike corral out front.Say Hello
Book the room, cater an event, or just ask us anything.
We host after-hours tastings, cater office drop-offs, and set aside the oak table for small gatherings. Drop us a line and we'll reply within one business day — usually with coffee on the brain.
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Email
hello@emberandoak.coffee -
Phone
(503) 555-0192 -
Private events
Thursdays & Sundays after 5pm · up to 30 guests
The Monday roast list
Each Monday we email what we're roasting, pouring, and baking that week. No spam, just coffee.
You're on the list — see you Monday!