Albina Press

the tea program here deserves more attention than it usually gets. most people come for the specialty coffee, which is fine, the coffee is genuinely good, but if you're someone who rotates between coffee and tea depending on the hour or the mood, albina press handles both with the kind of seriousness that's still relatively rare. it sits on n albina ave in the portsmouth neighborhood, a stretch of north portland that rewards slowing down. the regulars clearly feel it too, which is why the place carries the reputation it does without needing to shout about it. if you're going solo, this is a comfortable spot for that, no pressure, just you and whatever's in your cup. start with the coffee, then circle back to tea.