The Best Portland Coffeeshops for Meeting and Coworking

I am often asked for good places to work in NYC that offer wifi, power, etc. I am a big fan of the Cosi chain as they offer about a dozen locations around NYC,  free wi-fi, have a good selection of reasonably priced food ($3 breakfast, $6 lunch) and usually have plenty of tables to work at. The one thing I’ve noticed is that a power outlet is hard to come by. Two of the locations I frequent offer no power outlets anywhere near the seating area.

Rick Turoczy who runs the Portland-based Silicon Florist blog has put together a list of the top 10 coffee shops that are perfect for working, coworking and meeting. Rick takes a look at places that are open 24 hours, locations that offer lots of options for food and connections, coffee ratings, and which locations have the best seats.

I’d love to see a worldwide directory with data similar to what Rick has put together for Portland. A coffee shop database directory would allow all of us to find great places to work, meet and eat as we travel to conferences or for vacations. The directory would work well as a mobile app as well with the GPS functions built into many mobile phones today. Coffee shops would be able to list events and it could be a great way for each location to gain more visibility and business. Ideally people could note when they plan to be at a specific location – like a Yelp + Meeup combination.