Lava Caféest. 2014 · Portland
Cafés & Roastery · Portland & Seattle
Four neighborhood cafés across Portland and Seattle, plus our flagship roastery on SE Stark. Pick a location, walk in to a seat waiting, or order pickup on your way.
Flagship · Central Eastside Industrial District
Our working roastery is open to the public six days a week. Watch the 12kg Loring Smart Roaster turn green beans into the day's lots, peek into the volcanic-stone cellar where beans rest no more than 72 hours before brewing, and stay for a cup at the bar. Free public cuppings run on the first Saturday of every month — over 6,800 guests since launch.
Four neighborhood cafés
Each café roasts from the same Central Eastside cellar but reads the neighborhood differently — Hawthorne's long wooden communal table, Pearl District's pour-over bar, Alberta Street's morning sun, and Capitol Hill's late-night study room.
Hawthorne · Portland
3621 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214
Parking: Street parking on SE 37th & 38th; two-hour free with any order over $6 at the register.
Good for: Long mornings on the communal table, weekend brunch.
Pearl District · Portland
812 NW Glisan Street, Suite 110, Portland, OR 97209
Parking: Two-hour validation at the adjacent Pearl Court garage — bring your ticket to the bar.
Good for: Client meetings, single-origin flights at the pour-over bar.
Alberta Street · Portland
2215 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR 97211
Parking: Free two-hour street parking on NE 22nd & 23rd; bike rack out front.
Good for: First-light espresso, kids welcome before 10am.
Capitol Hill · Seattle
1424 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Parking: Street parking on Pike & Pine after 6pm is free; Pike Place garage validated to $4 before 6pm.
Good for: Laptops until close, late decaf, quiet armchairs.
Three quiet facts
99.2%
Mobile-order pickup accuracy across 210,000+ orders in the last 24 months.
Under 4 min
Average wait time during peak hours, verified across 38,200 transactions.
90 min
Free parking validation at our flagship — uncommon for the neighborhood.
Source: Lava Café internal operations review, March 2024 · WaitTime Analytics partner study, 2023.
Before you visit
Yes. We validate up to 90 minutes in the Lava Café lot directly behind 1144 SE Stark — bring your ticket to the roastery bar before you leave. Street parking on Stark and surrounding blocks is also free outside posted hours.
Laptops are welcome at all four cafés during posted hours. Capitol Hill stays open until midnight on weekdays and is our quietest spot for long sessions. Hawthorne and Alberta are livelier in the morning rush; Pearl is best for client calls and short sprints. Wi-Fi is free across all locations — network and password are printed on every table card.
Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome on the patios at Hawthorne, Alberta, and Pearl year-round, and inside all four cafés. Service animals are welcome everywhere at all times. Capitol Hill does not have a patio but does allow dogs inside until 4pm daily.
The Central Eastside roastery is open to the public every day the roastery bar is open — walk in any time between 7am and 4pm. Free guided 30-minute tours run every Saturday at 11am and 2pm. Private cuppings, team breakfasts, and buyouts for the roastery bar or any café can be booked through our Private Events team — 12 to 80 guests.
Pick a location. Walk in to a seat waiting.
Every Lava Café holds a handful of seats aside each morning for guests who book ahead. Coffee in the cup, chair pulled out, the day's lot on the bar — ready when you arrive.
Or call +1 (503) 555-0182 · Open daily across all five locations.