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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Portland
Food
Feel
Price
6.1
8.0
$15
Baked goods, Sandwiches, Vegefusion, Coffee
Café

Hours
Mon–Fri 7:30am–6:00pm
Sat–Sun 8:00am–6:00pm

Features Outdoor dining, veg-friendly, Wi-Fi
Bar Beer
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx

Downtown
923 SW Oak St.
Portland, OR
(503) 222-4495
Crowsenberg’s Half & Half
A famous coffeeshop that’s not as good as it thinks it is

Crowsenberg’s Half & Half is a green little spot for coffee and sandwiches with a totally skinny-jeans-indie vibe. The whole block feels terrifically Portland, especially for this otherwise buttoned-up part of downtown. A little sparrow silhouette—part of the nature-as-silhouettes movement denoting hipster status—is stamped on every to-go cup, and latte…

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