Albina Press

Reception

Rachel Dresbeck's Insiders' Guide to Portland Oregon calls Albina Press an irresistible cafe for writing, reading, or chatting for an hour or two or six. Peter Meehan of The New York Times described the chain as celebrated in 2006. Willamette Week named it among Portland's best coffee establishments in 2008. Hannah Wallace included the business in Condé Nast Traveler's 2018 list of Portland's best coffee shops.

Kelly Clarke recommended Albina Press in Portland Monthly's 2017 guide to eateries in the North Mississippi/Williams area, and also placed it in a 2017 roundup of nine neighborhood coffee shops the magazine loves. Karen Brooks and other writers, in Portland Monthly's 2023 definitive guide to the city's independent coffee shops, called Albina Press a leader in Portland's third-wave coffee scene. Meira Gebel, writing for Axios Portland in 2023, listed it among the best coffee shops for work-from-home days, noting that if Friends had been filmed in Portland, this is where the gang would hang out, with comfy couches making it more homey than hip.

Paolo Bicchieri included Albina Press in Eater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best coffee shops and also in a list of best cafes with Wi-Fi for remote working. The Portland Mercury has praised its gorgeous atmosphere and the rotating work of hot local artists on the walls. The business took second place in the U.S. Barista Championship in 2005 and the Northwest Regional Barista Competition in 2009.

Did You Know?

• Billy Wilson has also been a co-owner of the chain.