South Waterfront, Portland

Specialty Coffee, Zero Waste

La Marzocco espresso. Ace Run Roasting beans. House-made syrups. All served in returnable jars — adjacent to the community garden.

La MarzoccoAce Run RoastingReturnable Jars
Find Us The Jar Program
Espresso being pulled on the La Marzocco machine at Our Spot
  1. Espresso

    Pulled on a La Marzocco. Beans from Ace Run Roasting. Precise, consistent, worth the trip.

  2. Matcha & Tea

    Sourced with the same attention as the coffee. Clean, unfussy, served in your jar or for here.

  3. House-Made Syrups

    Made in small batches behind the bar. Seasonal flavors — ask what's fresh.

  4. Plant-Based Pastries

    Local. Plant-based. Baked nearby and delivered without excess packaging.

Drink served in a returnable glass jar at Our Spot

How the Jars Work

Every drink leaves in a returnable jar. Bring it back on your next visit. We clean it thoroughly — commercial-grade sanitizing, the same care we put into every pull on the La Marzocco. It goes back into circulation. No single-use cups. No waste stream. Just a cycle that makes structural sense.

Stop By & Start a Jar
"
Sprudge, the coffee industry's publication of record, covered Our Spot.
— Sprudge
Matthew Cada behind the bar he built at Our Spot

Matthew Cada

15 years in coffee. He built the bar himself — not as a story to tell, but because every element of Our Spot deserved hands-on intention. The zero-waste commitment is structural, not decorative. The beans come from Ace Run. The pastries are local and plant-based. The jars return. Matthew's name isn't on the door, but his fingerprints are on everything behind it.

Find Us

Address 1816 S River Dr
Portland, OR 97201
Adjacent to the community garden · South Waterfront
Hours [Owner to provide]
Phone [Owner to provide]

Hours & phone confirmed by owner — update before pitch.