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Readers’ Choice Awards
they realized their attraction to
opening a small cafe. Thinking
they’d set up shop in Berlin,
they forged a relationship with
Stumptown Coffee Roasters of
Portland, becoming the compa-
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selling fresh coffee from a stand
at the Berlin farmers market. At
the same time, they searched for
real estate that could accommo-
date their dream; unfortunately,
it wasn’t to be found.
At least not in Berlin.
“I was searching coffee
blogs one day, and there it was,”
Micha says. “The title of the
blog was literally, ‘You should
buy this awesome coffee shop.’
And that’s what we did. Being
from Portland, Jennifer knew
Photo by Lynette Rae McAdams
and loved it here already, so it
Street 14 Cafe is located at the corner of Commercial and 14th streets in Astoria.
felt right. Almost immediately,
we left Germany to buy Street
feinated hats to Street 14 Café.
BEST COFFEE
Owned by Micha and Jen- 14 and live in Astoria, and we
nifer Cameron-Lattek, this haven’t looked back.”
Today, their busy shop offers
downtown shop blends old-
world style with innovation, the same Stumptown roasts they
making perfect sense: He’s a fell in love with while abroad,
German with a master’s degree and the couple is pleased to of-
Astoria, Oregon
in American studies, and she’s fer hand-crafted coffees from a
an American who holds a doc- company that prides itself on
Runner-up: 3 Cups
torate in German literature. To- building Direct Trade relation-
Coffee House, Astoria
Honorable Mention: Astoria JHWKHUWKH\DGG(XURSHDQÀDLU ships with growers all over the
to Astoria’s ride on the wave of world — a practice that aligns
Coffeehouse & Bistro
perfectly with Street 14’s com-
New American cuisine.
“We were living in Berlin mitment to responsibly-sourced
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at the time,” Micah says, “and coffee and cuisine.
In a region practically awash we discovered that neither of us
with great coffee, it’s an excep- liked the long-term prospects Street 14 Café is open 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily for coffee, breakfast, lunch and
tional thing to be singled out as of working in academia — we
the best; this year, Coast Week- were really wanting something pastries. Thursday through Saturday, the
café also offers dinner from 5 to 9 p.m.
end readers tip their highly caf- different.” More and more,
BEST HIKING TRAIL
Fort to
Sea Trail
Fort Clatsop
to Sunset Beach
Runner-up: Discovery Trail,
Long Beach Peninsula
Honorable Mention:
Saddle Mountain
The Fort to Sea Trail offers hikers several terrains to enjoy: forest, pasture, beach and more.
The Fort to Sea Trail is a 6.5-
mile hiking trail that connects
Lewis and Clark National Histor-
ic Park’s Fort Clatsop to the Sun-
set Beach State Recreation Site.
The easy-to-moderate trail
travels through a succession of
different terrains: forest, bogs,
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the gentle dunes of the beach.
Photos by Rebecca Sedlak
Two miles into the hike,
the view from Clatsop Ridge
offers a glimpse of the ocean.
Later, hikers cross under U.S.
Highway 101 via a tunnel.
BEST TOURIST
ATTRACTION
Street 14
Café
Astoria
Column
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: The Beach
Honorable Mention:
Astoria Trolley
The Astoria Column, a 125-
foot pillar whose spiraling mural
depicts the city’s early history,
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ration in 20 years in 2015. A res-
toration team removed biologi-
cal growth, repaired the cupola
Photo by Joshua Bessex
Visiting the Astoria Column itself is free, but there is a $5 annual parking pass.
and repainted the 1926 frieze.
Even though the landmark
on Coxcomb Hill was closed to
visitors from June to October,
it still took home Best Tourist
Attraction by more than 20
votes in this year’s Readers’
Choice contest.
W e at
T. Pa u l’s S u pper Clu b
are gratefu l for receivin g to p
reco gn itio n in the follow in g categories:
• K ATR IN A D AW SO N
(O N E OF YOU R FAVORITE BARTEN DERS )
• B EST F IN E D IN IN G
• B EST H A P P Y H O U R
• B EST C U STO M ER S ER V ICE
T’Pau l’s Su pper Clu b
360 12th St., Astoria
5 03-325 -25 4 5
w w w .tpaulssupperclub.com
Lunch and dinner served daily at
both locations • M on - Thurs 11 am -
9 pm • Fri an d Sat 11 am - 10 pm
Th a n k yo u
to our com m un ity
for votin g
T.Pa u l’s U rba n Ca fe
your favorite
Lu n ch Spo t !
T’Pau l’s U rban Cafe
1119 Com m ercial St., Astoria
5 03-338-5 133
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