What Are the Best Coffee Shops on the North Oregon Coast? A Town-by-Town Guide for 2026
Quick answer: If you only stop once on the north Oregon Coast, make it Sleeper Coffee in Astoria (1 12th St, Suite 101), Sea + Level in Cannon Beach, or Manzanita News & Espresso. If you want the whole coast, the strongest coffee towns right now are Astoria, Cannon Beach and Manzanita, with excellent single-shop stops in Gearhart (By The Way), Wheeler (The Roost), Garibaldi (Pacific Edge Espresso), Netarts (Seaworthy Coffee) and Pacific City (Stimulus Coffee + Bakery).
Here is the thing nobody tells you about coast coffee: it is the fastest way to understand a town. Fifteen minutes in a local shop on a Tuesday morning in February will tell you more about a place than any listing photo. Who lives here year round? Is there a remote-work crowd? Do people know each other's names? I have had buyers decide on a town over a latte.
And 2026 has been a big year for north coast coffee. The Sleepy Monk shop in Cannon Beach, arguably the most famous coffee stop on this coast, closed its doors for good on December 29, 2025 after fifteen years. A family-run shop called Kith + Keel opened in that same Hemlock Street space in February 2026. Which means most of the coffee guides you will find online are already out of date.
Everything below is current as of July 2026, running from Astoria south to Pacific City, with addresses so you can actually find these places. Coast hours shift hard with the season, so check before you drive.
Astoria and Warrenton: the deepest coffee bench on the coast
Astoria punches way above its size here. A town of about 10,000 people supports a genuine specialty coffee scene, a working roastery, and a half dozen shops locals argue about. If you are a coffee person deciding between coast towns, this is the one.
Sleeper Coffee — 1 12th St, Suite 101, Astoria
My first recommendation on the whole coast. Owner-operated by Pete and Roxy, tucked into Pier 12 right off the Astoria Riverwalk, open 7 AM to 6 PM seven days a week, and rated 4.8 across roughly 350 reviews. Genuine specialty coffee, not coast-town coffee with an asterisk.
Coffee Girl — 100 39th St (Pier 39), Astoria
The view stop. Coffee Girl sits out on Pier 39 in the old Bumble Bee cannery, so you are drinking your coffee directly over the Columbia River watching ship traffic. 4.7 stars across about 1,400 reviews. Bring someone you are trying to impress.
Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe — 1493 Duane St, Astoria
A worker-owned cooperative bakery and cafe that has been an Astoria institution for years. Organic baked goods, big communal room, 4.5 stars over roughly 1,200 reviews. This is where you go when you want a real breakfast attached to your coffee.
Cambium Gallery + Coffee Bar — 1030 Duane St, Astoria
The highest-rated coffee spot in Astoria at 4.9 stars, though on a smaller review count. An art gallery with a coffee bar in it, which is an extremely Astoria thing to exist.
Rusty Cup — 1213 Commercial St, Astoria
Downtown espresso bar on Commercial Street, 4.6 stars over about 230 reviews. Good baked goods, easy walk-in, no scene required.
Columbia River Coffee Roaster — 279 W Marine Dr, Astoria
The roaster. If you want beans to take home rather than a drink to walk with, this is your stop, and it is the reason so many north coast cafes can serve genuinely fresh coffee.
Journey's End Espresso — 55 Basin St, Astoria
4.7 stars over roughly 300 reviews, out by the Basin Street marina area. A locals' drive-up-and-go rather than a sit-and-linger, and the menu is bigger than you expect.
Balancero — 30-95 37th St, Astoria
A newer entry near the east end of town holding a 5.0 rating on a surprisingly large review count. Worth the detour if you are already headed toward Pier 39.
Mé Latte Espresso — 33495 W Lake Rd, Warrenton
Warrenton is mostly a drive-through coffee town, and this is the standout at 4.7 stars. Reviewers keep saying the same thing, which is that it tastes like coffee rather than syrup.
The Nest by Dough Dough — 33223 Sunset Beach Ln, Warrenton
4.9 stars, technically a bakery, but the coffee is good and the pastries are the reason people drive out Sunset Beach Lane. A great stop on the way to Fort Stevens.
Gearhart and Seaside
By The Way — 564 Pacific Way, Gearhart
My favorite small stop on the north coast. It is a coffee bar and gift shop in one, on the little Pacific Way block, holding around 4.8 stars, open roughly 7:30 AM to 4 PM. They pour Sleepy Monk coffee, which makes this one of the easiest places to still drink the Cannon Beach roast.
King Tide Bakery — 609 Pacific Way, Gearhart
4.8 stars, 8 AM to 2 PM, right across the way. Worth knowing that Lisa Allen, who used to own the old Pacific Way Bakery, is a co-owner here, so there is real continuity with Gearhart's bakery history even though Pacific Way itself closed permanently in early 2026.
Seaside Coffee Roasters — 5 N Holladay Dr, Seaside
Seaside's own roaster, at the north end of Holladay, 4.5 stars over roughly 600 reviews. Locally roasted beans in a town where a lot of the coffee is aimed at day-trippers.
Controversial Coffee — 111 Broadway St, Suite 7, Seaside
Right on Broadway in the thick of the arcade-and-taffy stretch, 4.6 stars over about 460 reviews. Better than its address suggests.
Brew 22 Coffee — 1260 S Holladay Dr, Seaside
The drive-through locals actually use, 4.7 stars over roughly 500 reviews. Fast, cheap, consistent.
Osprey Café — 2281 Beach Dr, Suite 5117, Seaside
More of a full breakfast cafe than a coffee shop, 4.6 stars over about 1,200 reviews, and a genuine local favorite. Go for brunch, stay for a second cup.
Cannon Beach: life after Sleepy Monk
This is the section that has changed the most. For fifteen years, the answer to "where do I get coffee in Cannon Beach" was Sleepy Monk, full stop, with a line down the sidewalk on summer mornings. The shop closed permanently on December 29, 2025. The good news is that the roastery is still running, it is just closed to the public, so the beans are still available online and through cafes, grocery stores and hotels up and down the coast.
Kith + Keel Coffee — 1235 S Hemlock St, Cannon Beach
The new chapter, in the same building Sleepy Monk occupied. Locally owned, family run, and here is the part people are relieved to hear: they serve Sleepy Monk coffee. Open Friday through Monday roughly 8 AM to 3 PM plus a shorter Tuesday morning, so check before you make the drive.
Sea Level Bakery + Coffee — 3116 S Hemlock St, Cannon Beach
Down in the Tolovana end, 4.6 stars over roughly 870 reviews. Excellent bread and pastry program attached to good coffee. If you are househunting in Tolovana, this is your neighborhood shop.
Elk Creek Coffee — 159 3rd St, Cannon Beach
4.9 stars and the highest-rated coffee in town right now, just off Hemlock on 3rd. Small, friendly, and the one locals send you to.
Insomnia Coffee Co. — 139 W 2nd St, Cannon Beach
4.7 stars over about 1,200 reviews, opens at 7 AM, free Wi-Fi and actual tables. This is the remote-work and people-watching option.
Bald Eagle Coffee House — 1064 S Hemlock St, Cannon Beach
4.7 stars over roughly 320 reviews, midtown Hemlock. Consistently kind service, which counts for a lot in July.
Cannon Beach Chocolate Cafe — 232 N Spruce St, Cannon Beach
Not a coffee shop first, but the mochas and hot chocolate are the reason it shows up on every rainy-day list. 4.7 stars over about 440 reviews.
Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler
Four blocks of Laneda Avenue in Manzanita hold more good coffee than towns ten times its size. This is my pick for the most pleasant coffee walk on the coast, because you can do all of it on foot with the ocean at the end of the street.
Manzanita Coffee Co. — 60 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
Closest to the beach end of Laneda, 4.5 stars over roughly 400 reviews, and the breakfast sandwiches are legitimately good. Start here.
Manzanita News & Espresso — 500 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
The old soul of the street. Newspapers, local art on the walls, cheap espresso, 4.3 stars over about 430 reviews. Order a double and sit for twenty minutes.
Offshore Grill and Coffee House — 154 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
Coffee house and restaurant in one, 4.6 stars over roughly 1,100 reviews, with indoor and outdoor seating. The most reliable all-day option in town.
The Spinn Cafe — 114 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
Smaller and newer, and reviewers single out the matcha. Good if the other Laneda spots are jammed, which in August they will be.
Wanda's Cafe + Bakery — 12880 H St, Nehalem
4.8 stars over more than 2,000 reviews, which on this coast is remarkable. It is a breakfast-and-lunch place rather than a cafe, but the coffee is part of the ritual and the line out front is part of Nehalem.
The Roost — 92 Rorvik St, Wheeler
Wheeler is tiny and easy to blow past on 101. Do not. The Roost holds 4.7 stars over roughly 200 reviews, does savory breakfast plus good sweets, and sits a short walk from Nehalem Bay.
Rockaway Beach, Garibaldi and Tillamook
Beach Bakeshop — 108 N Highway 101, Rockaway Beach
4.6 stars over roughly 490 reviews. Pastries first, coffee second, but both are solid and it is right on the main drag.
R & R Espresso — 610 US-101, Rockaway Beach
The workhorse. 4.6 stars over about 400 reviews, strong coffee, friendly, quick.
Pacific Edge Espresso — 225 Garibaldi Ave, Garibaldi
Five Rivers Coffee Roasters — 3670 Oregon Coast Highway, Tillamook
A roaster with a proper cafe, 4.7 stars over about 630 reviews, and they open at 6 AM, which matters if you are chasing a sunrise or a ferry-schedule-shaped day. Indoor and outdoor seating.
Hygge Kitchen — 110 Stillwell Ave, Suite F, Tillamook
4.7 stars, downtown Tillamook, and the rare coast spot where the food is genuinely healthy without being sad. Coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Netarts, Oceanside and Pacific City
Seaworthy Coffee & Gifts — 1355 Phelps St, Suite 4, Netarts
In the Sunset Pier complex, 4.7 stars over roughly 130 reviews. Small, cheap, and the kind of place where the owner will talk to you for ten minutes. Netarts has almost no commercial core, which makes this stop count.
Blue Agate Cafe — 1610 Pacific Ave, Oceanside
4.6 stars over about 470 reviews, across from the beach, with a dog-friendly patio out back and real vegetarian options. Breakfast and lunch only.
Stimulus Coffee + Bakery — 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr, Pacific City
The view play. You are looking at Cape Kiwanda and Haystack Rock from the deck. 4.2 stars over roughly 640 reviews, which is a summer-crowds rating more than a coffee rating.
Cold Water & Coffee — 34950 Brooten Rd, Suite B-3, Pacific City
4.7 stars over about 180 reviews, on the Brooten Road side of town where the locals are. Faster and cheaper than the Cape Kiwanda strip.
PC Pour — 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr, Pacific City
4.8 stars over roughly 150 reviews, right in the Cape Kiwanda cluster. The better-coffee option if you want the location without the wait.
Three coffee crawls, depending on how much time you have
Half a day, Clatsop County. Sleeper Coffee in Astoria, By The Way in Gearhart, then Kith + Keel in Cannon Beach. About 45 minutes of driving total and three completely different vibes.
A full day, Astoria to Manzanita. Add Coffee Girl for the river view, Blue Scorcher for lunch, and finish walking Laneda Avenue in Manzanita with the ocean at the end of the street.
The whole north coast, one long Saturday. Astoria, Gearhart, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Wheeler, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Netarts, Pacific City. Roughly three hours of driving if you never stop, which you will.
Things I wish everyone knew about coffee on the north coast
Winter hours are real hours. Between October and May, plenty of these shops cut days or close early. A shop that is open seven days in August may be open four days in February. Always check before you drive.
The 4.2-star view spot is not worse coffee. Ratings on the coast get dragged down by August lines, not by the espresso. Read the recent reviews, not the average.
Sleepy Monk beans are still everywhere. The shop is gone but the roastery is running. You can order online or find the bags in cafes, hotels and grocery stores from Astoria to Tillamook, and Kith + Keel and By The Way both pour it.
Cash is not usually an issue anymore, but signal is. Card readers are standard now. Cell service in the little gaps between towns is not.
Summer mornings, go before 9 or after 11. The 9 to 11 window in Cannon Beach and Manzanita in July is genuinely rough.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best coffee shop on the north Oregon Coast?
Sleeper Coffee in Astoria (1 12th St, Suite 101) is the best straight-up specialty coffee shop on the north Oregon Coast. It is owner-operated, open 7 AM to 6 PM daily, and rated 4.8 stars. If you want the best coffee with a view instead, Coffee Girl on Pier 39 in Astoria sits directly over the Columbia River.
Did Sleepy Monk in Cannon Beach close?
Yes. The Sleepy Monk coffee shop in Cannon Beach closed permanently on December 29, 2025 after fifteen years. The Sleepy Monk roastery is still fully operating but is closed to the public.
Where can I still get Sleepy Monk coffee?
You can order Sleepy Monk beans from their online store, and you can find the coffee at wholesale locations up and down the coast including cafes, hotels and grocery stores. Two easy places to drink it are Kith + Keel Coffee at 1235 S Hemlock St in Cannon Beach, which now occupies the former Sleepy Monk space, and By The Way at 564 Pacific Way in Gearhart.
What opened in the old Sleepy Monk building?
Kith + Keel Coffee, a locally owned, family-run shop, opened in the former Sleepy Monk space at 1235 S Hemlock St in Cannon Beach in February 2026. It serves Sleepy Monk coffee and is generally open Friday through Monday, roughly 8 AM to 3 PM, plus a shorter Tuesday morning.
Which north Oregon Coast coffee shop has the best view?
Coffee Girl at 100 39th St in Astoria, out on Pier 39, gives you the Columbia River and passing ship traffic. Stimulus Coffee + Bakery at 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr in Pacific City gives you Cape Kiwanda and Haystack Rock. Those are the two view stops worth planning around.
Are there coffee roasters on the north Oregon Coast?
Yes, several. Columbia River Coffee Roaster is at 279 W Marine Dr in Astoria, Seaside Coffee Roasters is at 5 N Holladay Dr in Seaside, Five Rivers Coffee Roasters is at 3670 Oregon Coast Highway in Tillamook, and Sleepy Monk still roasts in Cannon Beach although its retail shop is closed.
Which coast coffee shops open earliest?
Five Rivers Coffee Roasters in Tillamook opens at 6 AM. Sleeper Coffee in Astoria and Insomnia Coffee in Cannon Beach both open at 7 AM. Most cafes and bakeries on this coast do not open until 8 AM.
Which north coast town has the best coffee scene overall?
Astoria, by a wide margin. It has the most shops, the widest range of styles, a working roastery and a real year-round customer base. Manzanita is the best coffee walk, since four good options sit within a few blocks of each other on Laneda Avenue.
What a town's coffee shop tells me as a Realtor
I am only half joking when I say I evaluate towns by their coffee. A shop that is open year round, five or six days a week, in January, is a shop with a year-round customer base. That means full-time residents, not just August renters. It usually means a school, a grocery store, some remote workers, a couple of trades businesses. It means the town still works when the tourists leave.
That is genuinely useful if you are deciding where to buy. Astoria and Tillamook have deep year-round economies. Cannon Beach and Manzanita are gorgeous and have real communities, but a much larger share of the housing stock is second homes and vacation rentals. Wheeler, Garibaldi and Netarts are quieter, cheaper, and if you want to be able to get a good latte within five minutes of your front door, you should know exactly which block you are buying on.
So if you spent a weekend on the coast, fell for a town over a cortado, and are now wondering whether you could actually live there, that is the conversation I have every week. I know these towns block by block, I know which streets flood and which ones have the view you think they have, and I know what is realistic at your number.
Marly
Oregon Coast Collective
Real Broker
971.227.5140
A note on this list: Nobody paid to be here and I have no financial relationship with any of these businesses. Ratings, addresses and hours were verified in July 2026 from public listings, and coast hours change constantly, so please confirm directly before you drive. If I got something wrong or missed your favorite, tell me and I will update it.
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