Best Independent Coffee Roasters in Hood River, Oregon (2026)
Hood River is the Columbia Gorge's coffee anchor — a town built on wind, fruit, and outdoor recreation that quietly punches above its weight on coffee. Here are the 5 independent roasters making it work.
Hood River sits an hour east of Portland on the Columbia River, with Mount Hood looming to the south and the Gorge wind tunnel running through it. The town is known for windsurfing, kiteboarding, orchard fruit, and craft beer — and a coffee scene that's developed alongside the recreation economy. We mapped 5 independent roasters here.
For broader context, see our Portland by neighborhood guide and the Bend + central Oregon guide — Hood River sits roughly equidistant between them and benefits from being on the way.
The Town Anchors
Hood River Coffee Roasters
Hood River Coffee Roasters wears the town name and runs the namesake program. Light-and-medium roast, locally embedded, and the operation we'd point first-time visitors to if they want the most direct expression of what Hood River coffee culture has become.
Stoked Roasters
Stoked holds organic certification and runs a medium-roast program with the kind of outdoors-and-action brand identity that fits Hood River's recreation character. The cafe-and-roastery model is straightforward, and the certification is real.
Specialty and Origin-Focused
Pacific Rim Coffee Roasters
Pacific Rim telegraphs its sourcing identity in the name — a Pacific-Rim origin program in a Columbia Gorge town. Medium roast, specialty-leaning.
Ground Coffee
Ground leans light-and-medium with a clean name and a focus on the cafe experience. Worth a stop if you're already in town for the river or the orchards.
10 Speed Coffee
10 Speed Coffee (the Hood River location) leans into the cycling identity that the town also supports. Medium-roast, locally focused.
A Hood River Coffee Day
Five operations in a small town is dense — most are walkable from one another or a short drive. Reasonable order: start at Hood River Coffee Roasters for the most embedded local experience, move to Stoked for the organic-certified comparison, then choose between Pacific Rim (for origin-focused), Ground (for newer specialty), and 10 Speed (for the recreation tie-in).
If you're using Roast Local for the first time, the taste profile quiz will narrow the 5 to whichever match your roast and brew style.
FAQ
How many independent coffee roasters are in Hood River, Oregon? We track 5 independent roasters operating in Hood River as of 2026 — Hood River Coffee Roasters, Stoked Roasters, Pacific Rim Coffee Roasters, Ground Coffee, and 10 Speed Coffee.
Which Hood River roaster is organic-certified? Stoked Roasters carries organic certification. Other Hood River roasters incorporate sustainable sourcing to varying degrees; profile pages list current certifications where present.
Is Hood River worth a stop on a Portland-to-Bend coffee road trip? Yes — Hood River sits roughly halfway and adds 5 indie roasters to a route that otherwise jumps from Portland's 46 to Bend's 9. See our Portland by neighborhood guide and Bend + central Oregon guide for the bookend cities.
Are these Hood River roasters open year-round? All 5 operate year-round. Hood River has a year-round resident population that supports the scene outside of windsurf-and-orchard season; summer is a peak rather than the only season.
Last updated: April 2026