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Coffee shop in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Tōv Coffee
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The coffee shop's exterior, 2025
Restaurant information
EstablishedAugust 2015 (2015-08)
Owner(s)Joseph Nazir
Street address3639 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°30′44″N 122°37′34″W / 45.5122°N 122.6260°W / 45.5122; -122.6260
Websitetovcoffee.com

Tōv Coffee is a coffee shop in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in 2015, the business operated from a double-decker bus before moving into a brick and mortar shop on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Sunnyside 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 the Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil.

Description

Tōv Coffee is a coffee company in Portland, Oregon. The business operated from a red double-decker bus with Middle Eastern and Turkish decor, before moving into a brick and mortar shop on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood. Tōv's interior has couches and cushions with ornate embroidery. The business serves Egyptian-, Turkish-, and American-style coffee (including espresso) and tea drinks, and makes its own syrups. Food options include pastries such as ba'alawa and cheese knafeh.

Drinks include a cardamom Americano, a cardamom-caramel latte, and a rose mocha. The Chocolate Jesus is a cappuccino with chocolate milk. The Cozy Yum Yum has chai, rose, caramel and apple cider, and the Sounds Like Trouble with the Cops is a latte with a vanilla rum syrup. The Mint Thing is a cold brew coffee with mint syrup.

History

Owner Joseph Nazir began operating Tōv from the bus on Hawthorne Boulevard in August 2015. He later asked artists Travis Czekalski and Jon Stommel of Rather Severe to create a mural and other art for the double-decker bus. According to Willamette Week, "They decided to honor Nazir's 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 written there."

Nazir has canned the Mint Thing with coffee, mint, oat milk, and raw cane sugar. 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.

Tōv has been featured on the Netflix travel documentary series Somebody Feed Phil.

Reception

Tōv was included in Willamette Week's 20215 list of Portland's ten best new coffee shops. Ben Waterhouse included the business in The Oregonian's 2017 list of Portland's five "most innovative" coffee shops. Lindsay D. Mattison ranked Tōv number eight in Tasting 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."

In 2023, Thom Hilton and Michelle DeVona included Tōv in Eater Portland's overview of recommended restaurants in the Hawthorne District, 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. In 2024, Tōv was included in Eater Portland's list of the city's best coffee shops, as well as Noms Magazine's overview of Portland's twelve best coffee shops. Portland Monthly has described Tōv as the city's "most exotic" coffee shop.

References

  1. Konen, Brett (2016-02-29). "Coffee & Questions With Joe Nazir of Tov, Portland's Double-Decker Coffee Bus". Sip Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. ^ Elise, Ayo (2022-05-24). "TOV Coffee has it's own spin on Egyptian coffee". KPTV. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. ^ Mattison, Lindsay D. (2023-06-13). "15 Best Coffee Shops In Portland, Ranked". Tasting Table. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  4. "Tov, Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon, United States - Coffee Shop Review". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  5. Harrigan, Annie (2015-05-04). "Three Perfect Days in the Weirdest City on the West Coast". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  6. ^ "Portland coffee shop selling iconic double-decker bus it once operated in". KOIN.com. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  7. ^ "The Best Coffee Shops in Portland". Eater Portland. 2015-02-24. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  8. Bass, Penelope (2020-05-22). "Drink of the Week: Tōv Coffee Mint Thing". Imbibe Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  9. McKay, Gretchen (March 20, 2017). "In Portland, it's best to go with the flow". Houston Chronicle. 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.
  10. ^ Yentch, Katrina (2021-06-14). "21 Distinctive Portland Cafes That Roast Their Own Coffee". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  11. "Kohr Explores: Tov Coffee & Tea with Egyptian flare". KOIN.com. 2022-04-26. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  12. ^ Bass, Penelope (2020-05-22). "Drink of the Week: Tōv Coffee Mint Thing". Imbibe Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  13. "This Portland Duo Covered Racist Graffiti With a Crazy Mural". Willamette Week. 2018-07-11. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  14. Cheadle, Harry (2025-01-29). "You Can Have This Double-Decker 'Coffee Bus' for Just $50,000". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  15. "13 Portland businesses featured on Netflix's 'Somebody Feed Phil'". KOIN.com. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  16. "The 10 Best New Coffee Shops in Portland". Willamette Week. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  17. Waterhouse, Ben (2017-03-03). "Portland's 5 most innovative new coffee shops". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  18. Hilton, Thom (2017-07-18). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Hawthorne District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  19. "12 Best Coffee Shops in Portland & What To Order (2024)". Noms Magazine. 2022-12-03. Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  20. "Tōv". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  21. "16 Places in Portland to Drink Coffee Right Now". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-01-29.

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