Café Zamora

coffee shops on powell boulevard come and go, but café zamora has that rare quality that keeps people coming back twice a week instead of twice a year. the beans here taste like someone actually cares about them. you can smell it when you walk in, that clean, bright scent of recently roasted coffee that hasn't been sitting around gathering dust. the 4.9 rating from 176 google reviews isn't an accident. these folks know the difference between coffee and really good coffee. your americano arrives hot enough to warm your hands through the ceramic, with that satisfying layer of crema that tells you the beans were treated right. no burnt edges, no bitter aftertaste that makes you reach for sugar. southeast portland has plenty of options, but zamora feels different. unhurried. the kind of place where your barista remembers your order and actually means it when they ask about your…