Oui Presse

The coffee shop, bakery, and newsstand Oui Presse operated on Hawthorne Boulevard in the Ladd's Addition part of southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-02-07 |title=Pressed for success: Self-employed by necessity, a divorced mother of two says failure isn't an option |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/02/southeast_portland.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122214108/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/02/southeast_portland.html |archive-date=2022-01-22 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=The Oregonian |publisher=Advance Publications |language=en |issn=8750-1317 |oclc=985410693}}{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Katherine Chew |date=2017-07-18 |title=17 Essential Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes in Portland’s Hawthorne District |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/hawthorne-neighborhood-best-restaurants-portland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110065626/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/hawthorne-neighborhood-best-restaurants-portland |archive-date=2022-01-10 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Eater Portland |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Guzman |first=Dianne de |date=2025-06-18 |title=The Saddest Restaurant Closures to Know in Portland, June 2025 |url=https://pdx.eater.com/closings/104395/portland-restaurant-bar-closings-june-2025 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Eater Portland |publisher= |language=en-US}} The interior had a magazine rack and outside was a patio. The shop had large windows and lots of natural light. Jingle bells hung above the front door and inside there was a high ceiling as well as stainless steel tables and chairs. Kitchen Table Magazine said the interior had a "warm" color scheme and a "well-balanced, uncluttered" design. There was also a blinking metal sign and a display with vintage scoops and thermoses.{{Cite web |title=Best Cake Ever |url=https://www.kitchentablemagazine.com/stories/best-cake-ever |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Kitchen Table Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526032346/https://www.kitchentablemagazine.com/stories/best-cake-ever |url-status=live }}

Condé Nast Traveler described Oui Presse as "cheery and feminine, with lights strung around and the smell of freshly baked cookies emanating from the kitchen".{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Hannah |date=2018-12-19 |title=14 Best Coffee Shops in Portland, OR |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-coffee-shops-in-portland-oregon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615105951/https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-coffee-shops-in-portland-oregon |archive-date=2025-06-15 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |publisher=Condé Nast |language=en-US |issn=0893-9683}} Similarly, Portland Monthly called the shop "a cozy, light-strung space stacked like an old-school newsstand with titles from The Art of Eating to Seventeen".{{Cite web |title=Oui Presse Puts the Coffee Back in Coffee Cake |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2017/02/oui-presse-puts-the-coffee-back-in-coffee-cake |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |issn=}} Willamette Week described the business as "part bakery and cafe, part magazine stand" with publications like Vogue Italia and Lucky Peach.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-22 |title=Hawthorne |url=https://www.wweek.com/finder-2016/2016/08/22/hawthorne/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}} The shop also stocked Diner Journal and Remedy Quarter.

In addition to coffee and espresso drinks made using Stumptown,{{Cite web |last=DeJesus |first=Erin |date=2013-07-01 |title=A Guide to Portland Coffeeshops with Air Conditioning |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/a-guide-to-portland-coffeeshops-with-air-conditioning |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Eater Portland |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323075433/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/a-guide-to-portland-coffeeshops-with-air-conditioning |url-status=live }} the menu included ice cream and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (PB&J) called the PB&J Royale.{{Cite web |title=The Best PB&J, Ever. Really. |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2013/05/the-best-pb-and-j-ever-really-may-2013 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US |issn=1546-2765}}{{Cite web |date=2014-03-03 |editor-last=Brooks |editor-first=Karen |editor-link=Karen Brooks (food critic) |title=Five Portland Sandwiches Made with Killer Bread |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2014/03/bread-elementary-rules-of-usage |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}} Baguettes and toast were served with butter and jam. Oui Presse also served pot pie with chicken,{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Nathan |date=2022-12-14 |title=Where to Dine and Drink in and Around Ladd’s Addition |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/ladds-addition-restaurants-bars-cafes |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Eater Portland |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302211750/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/ladds-addition-restaurants-bars-cafes |url-status=live }} soups, coffee cake, and other baked goods such as chocolate chip cookies.{{Cite web |title=Oui Presse |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/businesses/oui-presse |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}}

Ice cream was made in small batches and caramel was the most popular flavor in 2012, according to Willamette Week.{{Cite web |date=2012-07-28 |title=Scoops' out for Summer: Day 28 |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-28969-scoops-out-for-summer-day-28.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}} Other varieties included butterscotch pudding and crème fraiche.{{Cite web |title=Summer Scoops |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2011/07/summer-scoops-july-2011 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}} The coffee cake was made with butter, buttermilk, espresso, and sour cream, with a crumb made from brown sugar, hazelnut, and leftover batter.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-02 |title=A Survey of Portland’s Best Coffee Cake |url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/01/02/a-survey-of-portlands-best-coffee-cake/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}} Pistachio was among cake varieties and lentil was among soup options. The chocolate chip cookies had chocolate chips from Belgium. Oui Presse's hot chocolate was made using dark chocolate and Belgian milk.{{Cite web |last=Politzer |first=Kerry |date=2015-12-23 |title=Hot Chocolate in Portland and Eugene, too |url=https://orjewishlife.com/hot-chocolate-in-portland-and-eugene-too/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Oregon Jewish Life |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813154605/https://orjewishlife.com/hot-chocolate-in-portland-and-eugene-too/ |url-status=live }} The shop made its own chocolate base for mochas and caramel for lattes and macchiatos.{{Cite web |last=McClow |first=Anna |title=Five Trendy Portland Coffee Shops That You Have To Check Out |url=https://lasallefalconer.com/2019/02/five-trendy-portland-coffee-shops-that-you-have-to-check-out/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=The La Salle Falconer |publisher=La Salle High School}} Americanos and cappuccinos were among other coffee options on the drink menu.

Owner Shawna McKeown opened Oui Presse on December 23, 2010, after signing a lease for the storefront in October. The space had previously been a cafe and a clothing shop. In January 2011, Oui Presse carried approximately 50 publications and McKeown planned to expand the selection to 150 titles.{{Cite web |last=Hallman Jr. |first=Tom |date=2011-01-06 |title=Southeast Portland: Oui Presse, a new coffee shop that also sells magazines opens on Hawthorne Boulevard |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/01/southeast_portland_oui_presse.html |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}

As of 2014, Kurt Heilemann of the restaurant Davenport hosted a monthly pop-up supper club at Oui Presse.{{Cite web |last=Centoni |first=Danielle |date=2014-12-05 |title=Special Dinners to Plan Your Week Around |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/12/5/7323011/special-dinners-to-plan-your-week-around |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Eater Portland |language=en-US}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, Oui Presse offered socially distanced indoor dining and required face masks at times.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-01 |title=Calling Restaurants & Retailers |url=https://www.wweek.com/special/2020/05/22/is-it-open/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527070658/https://www.wweek.com/special/2020/05/22/is-it-open/ |url-status=live }}

The business closed permanently on May 31, 2025. McKeown sold the business and Rose City Pour is slated to move into the space.

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Michael Russell included Oui Presse in The Oregonian{{'s}} 2017 overview of the city's best PB&Js. He called the business "charming" and said the PB&J Royale "is what PB&Js must have seemed like when we were kids".{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2017-04-04 |title=Portland's best PB&J sandwiches |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/portlands_best_pbjs.html |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2025-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428010827/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/portlands_best_pbjs.html |url-status=live }} Hannah Wallace included the business in Condé Nast Traveler{{'s}} 2018 list of Portland's fourteen best coffee shops. She opined, "The coffee here is perfectly adequate, but it won't impress coffee nerds—really, people are coming for the homey ambiance, the relative quiet, and the baked goods. Oh, and the amazing PB&J, which along with a hazelnut espresso coffee cake, comprises the very limited (but very delicious) food menu."{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Oui Presse, Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon, United States - Coffee Shop Review |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/bars/portland/oui-presse |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519225720/https://www.cntraveler.com/bars/portland/oui-presse |url-status=live }}

Penelope Bass of Willamette Week called Oui Presse "really cute" and wrote, "In fact, it's so downright adorable I expected to see Zooey Deschanel behind the counter serving cupcakes with a wink." Bass also called the ice cream "delicious" and said McKeown "has attracted a loyal following of fans with her tasty treats, delightful kitsch and collection of semi-obscure knitting magazines". The newspaper's Jason Cohen included Oui Presse in a 2019 survey of Portland's best coffee cake.

In 2011, Benjamin Tepler of Portland Monthly called the butterscotch pudding ice cream "fantastically creamy" and said the crème fraiche variety "brings a surprising tang, a delicious acid that cuts through the heavy dairy". In 2017, he called Oui Presse "a neighborhood favorite" and "our dream Portland coffee shop". Tepler said the coffee cake was among the city's best and "proof that you can have your coffee and eat it, too". Eater Portland{{'s}} Erin DeJesus called the ice cream "killer" in 2013. In the website's 2022 overview of recommended restaurants near Ladd's Addition, Nathan Williams said "there's little wonder [Oui Presse is] a Ladd's favorite". Katherine Chew Hamilton also described Oui Presse as "charming" and recommended the French press in the website's 2025 list of the best restaurants and bars in the Hawthorne District.

Kerry Politzer of Oregon Jewish Life called Oui Presse "beloved" in 2015. Anna McClow of The La Salle Falconer, a student publication for La Salle High School in Milwaukie, included the business in a 2019 list of five "trendy" coffee shops in Portland. She complimented the coffee and inviting staff, and said the shop had a "homey, 'stay in on a rainy day' feel". Kitchen Table called the pistachio cake "the best cake ever" and said Oui Presse's cakes are "moist without being puddingy, sweet but not cloying, with a perfectly crumbly mouthfeel and just the right amount of thick, creamy frosting".

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