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Monday, May 14, 2007

Portland Yes, We’re Open

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Mon, May 14 at 9:25 PM

Two weeks ago, I complained that I had a helluva time finding a decent place to hunker down for a bit over a cup of coffee past 9 pm.

Readers pointed out a few westside options, but this SE’er doesn’t want to cross the river every time she wants to stay out past her bedtime and catch up on email.

Tonight, I’m at Legare’s, a new SE PDX spot that’s just about perfect. Open until 11. Tables just the right size for conversation or doing some work. Good coffee. Adorable old-school storefront vibe, at SE 16th and Clinton. They could use some normal chocolate chip cookiesI’m really not in the mood for “durian cake,” but I have to admit the guava cookies on the sample plate were delish. That’s my only quibble.

(And four out of five tables, plus one seat at the window counter, are full.)

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Comments

This is just a trick to get us to divulge the names and locations of our favorite late-night coffee shops, isn't it? So that the nice, quiet, friendly places become overrun with hipsters and those who would follow them, turning our favorite places into a crowded neo-Doug Fir, all flashy and fashionable, huh, huh?

(Have I accused you of that before? I can't remember.

(Also, stay away from Sellwood. Thank you.)

PS: Love the new look for the blog.

I can smell the durian cake from the Pearl.

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