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Cafés in Buckman & Kerns

Heart’s Probat roaster on East Burnside, motorcycle coffee at One Moto on NE Sandy, Crema on SE Ankeny and boiled bagels on NE 19th.

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Buckman runs from the Willamette to SE 28th Avenue between East Burnside Street and Hawthorne Boulevard. It was the center of East Portland before that city merged with Portland and is named for Cyrus Buckman, a 19th-century orchardist. Lone Fir Cemetery dates from 1855, and Ota Tofu is called the oldest existing tofu shop in the United States.1 The Burnside, Morrison and Hawthorne bridges link it to downtown, and much of the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade along its riverbank opened in 2001.1

Kerns lies to the north, between the Lloyd District and Laurelhurst, and is named for William Kerns, its first homesteader, who cleared a 320-acre claim in the 1850s. Sandy Boulevard, its main road, follows a route Native Americans used between the Willamette and Sandy rivers, and NE 28th Avenue is a restaurant row near the Art Deco Laurelhurst Theater.2 Bialy Bird at 1412 SE Morrison Street and La Lucha Coffee at 1416 SE Stark sit on the Buckman side.

Local tip: Heart on East Burnside closes at 15:00; for an afternoon coffee, Crema on SE Ankeny and Roseline on NE Davis both stay open until 18:00.

At a glance

30Cafés listed
12With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Crema, from 06:30 (Daily 06:30–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Cafe Yaffe, until 21:00 (Mon Closed · Tue–Thu 07:00–16:00 · Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Most listed streets: East Burnside Street (4), NE Oregon St (3), Northeast Holladay Street (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (17%), outdoor seating (13%), bakery café (13%).

Cafe Yaffe

  • 111 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
  • Mon Closed · Tue–Thu 07:00–16:00 · Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 08:00–20:00
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Coffee chains in Buckman & Kerns

East Burnside Street

Wille and Rebekah Yli-Luoma founded Heart Coffee Roasters in 2009, and their Eastside Cafe at 2211 East Burnside, in Kerns, is built around a working black Probat roaster; reviewers recommend its Chemex and AeroPress pour-overs.3 It serves daily 08:00–15:00.

No Preference at 2327 East Burnside opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends, and Shroom Coffee Bar at 1300 East Burnside serves daily 08:00–17:00. Khora Coffeehouse is at 15 NE 18th Avenue.

One Moto on NE Sandy Boulevard

Thor Drake started See See Motor Coffee Co. on Sandy Boulevard in 2009, with art shows and motorcycle gatherings. After the See See flagship closed over unpaid rent in May 2024, Drake took over the lease and opened One Moto Cafe in the same building at 1642 NE Sandy that July.4 It pours Puff Coffee, a brand founded by Stumptown's founder Duane Sorenson, and sells pastries from Jen's Bakery, next to an adjoining merchandise store.4

Further out, Seven Virtues Coffee is at 2737 NE Sandy Boulevard. Closer to the river, Portland Coffee Roasters runs a café at 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and toward the Lloyd District, J Cafe at 533 NE Holladay serves 07:00–13:30 and Green Bridge Coffee at 650 NE Holladay 07:00–13:00, both on weekdays only.

SE Ankeny, SE 12th and the bagel shops

Crema at 2728 SE Ankeny Street opens daily at 06:30 and stays until 18:00. Good Coffee at 1150 SE 12th Avenue serves from 07:00 on weekdays, Old Friends at 2502 SE Belmont Street daily 08:00–15:00, and Roseline Coffee at 321 NE Davis Street daily 07:00–18:00.

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels is at 523 NE 19th Avenue, and Mikiko Mochi Donuts at 300 NE 28th Avenue stays open until 20:00 from Monday to Saturday. Cafe Yaffe at 111 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard keeps evening hours, until 21:00 on Friday and Saturday, and is closed on Monday.

Sources

  1. Buckman, Portland, Oregon, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Kerns, Portland, Oregon, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Heart Coffee Roasters, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. One Moto Cafe Puts Thor Drake Back in the Motorcycle Coffee Shop Lane, Willamette Week (July 30, 2024), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Buckman & Kerns cafés: questions

Where is Heart Coffee's original café in Portland?

Heart Coffee Roasters' Eastside Cafe is at 2211 East Burnside Street in the Kerns neighborhood. Wille and Rebekah Yli-Luoma founded the company in 2009 and built the café around a working black Probat roaster; reviewers recommend its Chemex and AeroPress pour-overs. It serves daily 08:00–15:00.

What is One Moto Cafe on NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland?

One Moto Cafe at 1642 NE Sandy Boulevard opened in July 2024 in the building where Thor Drake started See See Motor Coffee Co. in 2009. It pours Puff Coffee, from Stumptown founder Duane Sorenson, sells pastries from Jen's Bakery and shares the building with a merchandise store.

Which cafés in Portland's Buckman and Kerns neighborhoods stay open late?

Most cafés in Buckman and Kerns close by mid-afternoon. Crema at 2728 SE Ankeny Street and Roseline Coffee at 321 NE Davis Street stay open until 18:00, Mikiko Mochi Donuts at 300 NE 28th Avenue until 20:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Cafe Yaffe on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard until 21:00 on Friday and Saturday.

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