| Tōv Coffee | |
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.jpg) The coffee shop's exterior, 2025 | |
 Interactive map of Tōv Coffee | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | August 2015 (2015-08) |
| Owner | Joseph Nazir |
| Location | 3639 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard,Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97214, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′44″N122°37′34″W / 45.5122°N 122.6260°W /45.5122; -122.6260 |
| Website | tovcoffee |
Tōv Coffee is acoffee shop inPortland, Oregon, United States.[1] Established in 2015, the business operated from adouble-decker bus before moving into abrick and mortar shop onHawthorne Boulevard insoutheast Portland'sSunnyside neighborhood in 2023. Tōv serves Egyptian-, Turkish-, and American-style coffee and tea drinks. The business has garnered a positive reception and has been featured on theNetflix seriesSomebody Feed Phil.
Tōv Coffee is acoffee company inPortland, Oregon. The business operated from a reddouble-decker bus[2][3] with Middle Eastern and Turkish decor,[4] before moving into abrick and mortar shop onHawthorne Boulevard insoutheast Portland'sSunnyside neighborhood.[5][6] Tōv's interior has couches and cushions with ornate embroidery.[7] The business serves Egyptian-, Turkish-, and American-style coffee (includingespresso) and tea drinks,[8][9][10] and makes its own syrups.[11] Food options include pastries such as ba'alawa and cheeseknafeh.[10]
Drinks include a cardamomAmericano, a cardamom-caramellatte, and a rosemocha.[7] The Chocolate Jesus is acappuccino withchocolate milk.[3] The Cozy Yum Yum has chai, rose, caramel andapple cider, and the Sounds Like Trouble with the Cops is a latte with a vanilla rum syrup. The Mint Thing is acold brew coffee with mint syrup.[8]
Owner Joseph Nazir began operating Tōv from the bus on Hawthorne Boulevard in August 2015.[2][6] He later asked artists Travis Czekalski and Jon Stommel of Rather Severe to create amural and other art for the double-decker bus. According toWillamette Week, "They decided to honor Nazir's [Egyptian] culture, with anthropomorphic characters like a sphinx holding a coffee cup and a pyramid smiling bashfully. In the process, Rather Severe managed to cover up some racist graffiti that had been previously been[sic] written there."[12]
Nazir has canned the Mint Thing with coffee, mint, oat milk, and raw cane sugar.[8] The business moved from the bus to the brick and mortar shop in late 2023. Nazir put the bus up for sale in January 2025.[6][13]
Tōv has been featured on theNetflix travel documentary seriesSomebody Feed Phil.[14]
Tōv was included inWillamette Week's 2015 list of Portland's ten best new coffee shops.[15] Ben Waterhouse included the business inThe Oregonian's 2017 list of Portland's five "most innovative" coffee shops.[16] Lindsay D. Mattison ranked Tōv number eight inTasting Table's 2023 list of Portland's fifteen best coffee shops. She called the business "one of the most unique coffee shops on this list" and wrote, "The combination of the space's eclectic decor and the drink presentation on gold-plated, brightly decorated platters will transport you to another country."[3]
In 2023, Thom Hilton and Michelle DeVona included Tōv inEater Portland's overview of recommended restaurants in the Hawthorne District,[17] and the website's Katrina Yentch and Nathan Williams included the business in a list of 21 "distinctive" cafes in the city that roast their own coffee.[10] In 2024, Tōv was included inEater Portland's list of the city's best coffee shops,[7] as well asNoms Magazine's overview of Portland's twelve best coffee shops.[18]Portland Monthly has described Tōv as the city's "most exotic" coffee shop.[19][20]
Portland is chock full of coffee shops, including ToV Coffee & Tea, located in a double-decker bus. Owner Joe Nazir serves up Egyptian and Turkish coffee along with teas and espresso drinks.
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