Ø rim 7.5 cm H 10.7 cm 0 5 cm
Fig. 1 — Morning cup No. 214, exterior and section

Coffee, poured into cups we fired this week.

A coffee bar inside a working pottery studio on Alder Lane. Pick your cup from the shelf; every one was thrown here.

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No. 214
Morning cup, 2026
Stoneware, tenmoku glaze
Thrown by Mara Okafor, fired to 1,240 °C
Holds the house flat white

Firing No. 112. Cone 10 · 1,240 °C. Loaded Thursday 21:00. Unloaded Friday 07:40. 38 pieces in, 36 out. Next firing Thursday night. Broken cups go back to the clay

Four drinks, each poured into the piece it was made for. The full menu changes with the seasons and the shelf.

See the full menu
  1. A flat white with latte art on a wooden table

    Flat white

    Double ristretto, steamed whole milk.

    Served in No. 214

    $4.75

  2. Cold brew coffee over ice

    Cold brew

    Steeped eighteen hours, poured over one large cube.

    Served in No. 187

    $5.25

  3. Milk being poured into a latte

    Honey oat latte

    Wildflower honey, oat milk, a pinch of salt.

    Served in No. 221

    $5.50

  4. Water being poured over a coffee filter

    Pour-over

    A rotating single origin, brewed to order for two.

    Served in No. 96

    $6.00

The kiln is in the back room.

Mara Okafor opened the studio in 2019 and put the espresso machine in the front window a year later, so people would have a reason to stay while their pieces cooled.

Everything you drink from was thrown at the wheels behind the counter. The kiln fires every Thursday night; the shelf restocks on Friday morning.

Cups that crack go back into the clay bin. Nothing leaves the studio as waste.

Read the story
0° 600° 1,200° 0h6h12h18h24h Reduction begins Cone 10 down · 1,240 °C Cooling, door stays shut
Firing No. 112, temperature over 24 hours

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14 Alder LanePortland, OR 97205

Opening hours

Opening hours

Monday today
Closed
Tuesday today
08:00–18:00
Wednesday today
08:00–18:00
Thursday today
08:00–21:00
Friday today
08:00–18:00
Saturday today
09:00–17:00
Sunday today
09:00–15:00

Thursday we stay open late while the kiln is loaded.