Oregon's coffee scene in brief
Oregon has 178 independent coffee roasters by the count of the Roast Local directory, pulled in September 2026. They are spread from Astoria to Ashland and from Cannon Beach to Baker City, with the biggest cluster in Portland and strong pockets in Bend, Eugene and the Willamette Valley.
Multnomah Coffee Club lists 18 of them with a full profile. They roast in Portland, Hillsboro, Newberg, Eugene, Bend, Sisters, Ashland and Cannon Beach. Every box we send carries a bag from a different independent Oregon roaster, roasted to order and shipped in the roaster's own bag. The Oregon roasters list has each profile: history, coffees, cafes and address. A listing means we like the coffee. It does not make the roaster part of the club.
This page is the map. Each region below has its own page, and the towns with enough roasters and enough documented history have a page of their own.
A short, sourced history
In February 2012 The New York Times reported that Portland had more than 30 coffee roasters. That same year the Specialty Coffee Association of America held its annual convention, billed as the largest coffee industry gathering in the world, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
The trade has its own institutions here. Matt Milletto, co-founder of Water Avenue Coffee, is a past president of the Oregon Coffee Board. In 2018 the U.S. Small Business Administration named Coava's founder, Matt Higgins, its Oregon Small Business Person of the Year.
The rest of the state's history lives on the city and region pages below. Each one carries the oldest roasters and local firsts we could confirm, with a source for every one. Where we could not find a source, we left the claim out.
The regions of Oregon coffee
Portland suburbs
Tigard, Wilsonville, West Linn, Forest Grove, Lake Oswego, Sandy and Government Camp. Roast Local lists roasters in several of these towns, and Portland's roasters are close by. Trailhead, one of those Portland roasters, has its label art painted by Portland artist Penelope Benavidez. Portland suburbs coffee.
Willamette Valley
Salem, Newberg, Springfield, Silverton, Lebanon and the smaller valley towns, with Eugene and Corvallis on their own pages. Eugene's Wandering Goat gives its wholesale customers barista training, menu consulting and free local delivery. Willamette Valley coffee.
Southern Oregon
Medford, Grants Pass, Roseburg, Klamath Falls, Jacksonville and Central Point, with Ashland on its own page. Noble in Ashland roasts a single origin espresso from Mexico, Ki-Saya, alongside its World Tour and Pompadour espresso blends. Southern Oregon coffee.
Oregon Coast
From Astoria and Cannon Beach down through Lincoln City, Newport and Florence to Coos Bay, Bandon, Gold Beach and Brookings. A single roaster serves most coast towns. Sleepy Monk in Cannon Beach sells a seasonal Java Jingle blend alongside its year-round dark roasts. Oregon Coast coffee.
Central Oregon
Sisters, Redmond and Madras, with Bend on its own page. Sisters Coffee has bought from the Villatoro family in Guatemala for 21 years and from the Nyampinga cooperative in Rwanda for 11. Central Oregon coffee.
Columbia Gorge and Eastern Oregon
Hood River, Mosier, The Dalles and Maupin in the Gorge and along the Deschutes, then Pendleton, Heppner, Boardman, La Grande and Baker City to the east. Most of these towns have one roaster each. Columbia Gorge and Eastern Oregon coffee.
City pages
- Portland: nine roasters we list, from Roseline to Water Avenue, and the city's coffee history.
- Bend: roasters on the river, downtown and in the public library.
- Eugene: organic, co-op and wind-powered roasting.
- Corvallis: a cafe that turned roaster and a teenager's roastery.
- Hillsboro: an early organic roaster and a competition winner.
- Ashland: Noble's roastery in the Railroad District.
Salem, Medford, Redmond and Hood River are covered on their region pages.
| Region | City pages | Towns where our listed roasters roast |
|---|---|---|
| Portland and suburbs | Portland, Hillsboro, Beaverton | Portland, Hillsboro |
| Willamette Valley | Eugene, Corvallis, Albany, McMinnville | Eugene, Newberg |
| Southern Oregon | Ashland | Ashland |
| Oregon Coast | none | Cannon Beach |
| Central Oregon | Bend | Bend, Sisters |
| Columbia Gorge and Eastern Oregon | none | none on our list |
Why buy from Oregon roasters
A bag from an Oregon roaster pays Oregon wages: roasting, packing and cafe jobs in Portland, Bend, Eugene and the small towns in between. It travels a shorter way to your cup, and you know who roasted it. Many of these roasters are small family businesses, and they stay open because people nearby buy their coffee. When a bag from Sisters or Cannon Beach wins you over, buy the next one from that roaster directly. We wrote more on why local roasters matter.
Oregon coffee questions
How many coffee roasters are there in Oregon?
Oregon has 178 independent coffee roasters by the count of the Roast Local directory, pulled in September 2026.
When did Portland host the Specialty Coffee Association of America convention?
In 2012. The association held its annual convention at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland that year.
How many roasters did Portland have in 2012?
More than 30, according to a February 2012 report in The New York Times.
Where are Oregon's coffee roasters outside Portland?
All over the state. Roast Local lists roasters in Bend, Eugene, Salem, Corvallis, Medford, Ashland, Hood River and dozens of smaller towns, from Astoria and Gold Beach on the coast to Pendleton and Baker City in the east. Our region pages list them town by town.
Which Oregon towns do the club's listed roasters roast in?
Portland, Hillsboro, Newberg, Eugene, Bend, Sisters, Ashland and Cannon Beach. Each roaster has a profile on our Oregon roasters list.
Sources
- Coffee in Portland, Oregon, Wikipedia
- Roast Local, roasters by state
- Roast Local, Oregon roasters
- Water Avenue, Coava, Trailhead, Wandering Goat, Noble, Sleepy Monk and Sisters Coffee details come from each roaster's own published pages, read on 2026-09-27, and from our roaster profiles.