Café Zamora — Restaurant in Portland

This place is awesome! I came in when Hector was promoting Bloodworks Northwest Free Bite Friday. I was offered a drink and food on the house! Nice! I got the coffee soda with an Oreo flavored baked good (forgot the name..Sorry!)

Even though I got my order on the house, the food prices were extremely fair. Much better than Starbucks. He outsources his coffee from Guatemala, so the flavor is nice and rich. Hector also sells a lot of cool, little trinkets from Guatemala as well. Those are a little pricier, but they're coming from a different company so I understand.

Overall, this place is great. My coffee soda had a unique flavor that was both interesting and refreshing. He uses Topo Chico for the recipe which is my favorite! It almost tastes like a creamy Italian soda.The Oreo cake was good too. On top of all that, Hector is extremely kind and personable. You can come here before/after you grab a bite to eat with the food trucks and Chipotle being right next door. Or you can come here after a session at the gym. I had a really good experience, and...

Insanely good coffee with balance. I had a Vanilla chagaccino. The flavor was fantastic, and the sweetness was perfect. It was enough sweetness to enhance the overall flavor, but I did not feel like I was drinking tons of sugar like Starbucks. The coffee also didn't cause me indigestion like most coffee does because the acidity was much lower. The person working (not sure if owner) was kind and provided excellent service. The shop had a lot of space that wasn't utilized. They did have a couch and some chairs to use, and books for children. Also had a chair and table combo near the door. Several plants throughout the shop. Overall, an absolute slam dunk. Will be returning and avoiding Starbucks or other similar places. Oh, and the prices are ridiculously affordable. Wishlist: Would love to see them utilize this space better, if only to give me more excuses to come hang out. Also, give me a 32oz size option for iced drinks, or just IV bags of your coffee so I can get it mainlined...

This place is really picking up! I love it!! And I'm so happy the owner is getting more business than last year.

A bagel shop moved in under the same roof, and now there are more food options readily available, when you go here to get coffee or other beverage.

The decor is pretty cool, not boring hum-drum at allll. The atmosphere allows for friendliness among strangers. ❤️

Prices are...competitive. And they have alt-milk options including coconut (which is at some places not...