Portland, Oregon is home to a zillion fantastic coffee shops.  Portlanders in general love enjoying a morning coffee and pastry.  My favorite place to do this is at a pair of shops at SW Stark and 10^th in downtown Portland.  Stumptown Coffee Roasters is known as one of the greats on the Portland coffee scene.  The people who work there are helpful, friendly coffee-loving folk.  One of Stumptown’s smallest shops can be found on Stark, right next to Kenny & Zuke’s Jewish Deli.

The doors of the shops are about 15 feet apart making them a great pairing for an on-the-go breakfast.  I go first to Stumptown to pick up a creamy, nutty cappuccino and then swing into the deli counter at Kenny and Zuke’s for a garlic bagel with scallion cream cheese.  Divine.  Alone, each shop is special.  Together, they’re awesome.