Heart Coffee Roasters
{{Short description|Coffee chain in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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Heart Coffee Roasters is a small specialty coffee roasting company with cafes in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was established in 2009 by Wille and Rebekah Yli-Luoma.
Description and history
Wille and Rebekah Yli-Luoma opened Heart in 2009.{{cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Emily|title=20 of the Best Coffee Shops in Portland, 2016|url=http://pdx.eater.com/maps/20-great-portland-coffee-shops|website=Eater|accessdate=July 15, 2016|date=February 19, 2016|archive-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708001331/http://pdx.eater.com/maps/20-great-portland-coffee-shops|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|title=Coffee and Doughnuts: Cafe Heart|url=http://www.cntraveler.com/destinations/portland-oregon/list/cheatsheet/coffee-and-doughnuts/restaurants/portland/heart|accessdate=July 15, 2016|work=Condé Nast Traveler|publisher=Condé Nast|issn=0893-9683|journal=|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917102757/http://www.cntraveler.com/destinations/portland-oregon/list/cheatsheet/coffee-and-doughnuts/restaurants/portland/heart|url-status=live}} Heart's original location, known as the Eastside Cafe, is located at 2211 East Burnside Street in Portland's Kerns neighborhood. Its second location, known as the Westside Cafe, opened in 2013 and is located at 537 Southwest 12th Avenue in downtown Portland's West End.{{cite web|title=Heart Coffee – Downtown|url=https://www.travelportland.com/directory/heart-coffee-roasters-downtown/|publisher=Travel Portland|accessdate=July 15, 2016|archive-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815214107/https://www.travelportland.com/directory/heart-coffee-roasters-downtown/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Locations|url=http://www.heartroasters.com/pages/contact|publisher=Heart Coffee Roasters|accessdate=July 15, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819020418/http://www.heartroasters.com/pages/contact|url-status=live}} Another location operates in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood.{{Cite web |title=Portland’s Best Indie Coffee Shops |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-coffee-shops-cafes-portland |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}}
Reception
File:Barista (Heart Roasters).jpg preparing a cappuccino]]
Condé Nast Traveler called Heart's drinks "uncommonly clean and complex and said, "Chemex- and Aeropress-brewed 'pour-over' coffees are perhaps the best way to sample the results, though espresso drinks are excellent here, too."
In 2013, Dan Gentile of Thrillist included Heart in his list of "The Top 10 Coffee Roasters in the Nation, as Voted by Super-Serious Coffee Nerds".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-coffee-roasters-in-america|title=The top 10 coffee roasters in the nation, as voted by super-serious coffee nerds|last=Gentile|first=Dan|date=2013-10-27|website=Thrillist|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127212220/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-coffee-roasters-in-america|url-status=live}} He also included Heart in his 2016 list of "The 21 Best Coffee Roasters in the Country", writing: "Portland isn't in short supply of sleekly designed coffee shops, but in addition to a design sense that would make a Scandinavian proud, Heart's coffee shop is literally built around a functioning black Probat roaster that fills the space with the smell of not-too-light, and definitely not-too-dark coffees."{{cite web|last=Gentile|first=Dan|title=The 21 Best Coffee Roasters in the Country|url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-21-best-coffee-roasters-in-the-country|website=Thrillist|publisher=Thrillist Media Group|accessdate=July 15, 2016|date=January 31, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528175215/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-21-best-coffee-roasters-in-the-country|url-status=live}}
In 2016, Eater.com's Emily McIntyre included Heart on her list of the "20 of the Best Coffee Shops in Portland". She wrote: {{Blockquote|Few cafes have such a strong aesthetic and presentation as Heart on Burnside. Enter and think yourself lucky, because the rare espresso machine (currently Kees van der Westen), the expansive, simple menu, the beast of a vintage coffee roaster, and the 'do not touch signs' have the effect of creating an exclusive experience... While I recommend any seasonal drink here (and the summertime paleo affogato is delicious), my go-to at Heart is a cup of drip coffee.}}
See also
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External links
{{Commons category|Heart Roasters}}
- {{Official website|http://www.heartroasters.com}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/travel/portlands-purist-coffee-scene.html?_r=0|title=In Portland, Ore., a D.I.Y. Coffee Culture|date=February 10, 2012|work=The New York Times|first=Oliver|last=Strand}}
- {{Cite journal|url=http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/7/1/heart-coffee-roasters-acid-test-july-2013|title= Heart Coffee Roasters' Acid Test: Local coffee obsessives master the science of a brighter bean.|date=July 1, 2013|first=Hanna|last=Neuschwander|work=Portland Monthly}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://blog.williams-sonoma.com/qa-with-willie-rebekah-yli-luoma-of-heart-roasters/|title=Q&A with Wille & Rebekah Yli-Luoma of Heart Roasters|date=April 25, 2014|publisher=Williams Sonoma}}
{{Coffee in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Kerns, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Woodstock, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Portal bar|Coffee|Companies|Oregon}}
Category:2009 establishments in Oregon
Category:Coffeehouses and cafés in Portland, Oregon
Category:Food and drink companies based in Portland, Oregon
Category:Restaurants established in 2009
Category:Restaurants in Kerns, Portland, Oregon