Double Great Opens Sunday

Double Great Coffee (websiteinstagram) is set to launch Sunday morning at 6:30 am. The new Munjoy Hill coffee shop is at 100 Congress Street in the storefront formerly occupied by Hilltop Coffee (which closed in late 2022).

Double Great will be a multi-roaster coffee shop serving coffee from Verve in Santa Cruz and Passenger from Lancaster, Pennsylvania with a special focus on coffees from Central and South America. Double Great also have a range of green, black and herbal teas including chamomile, herbal chai, star bright peppermint, china breakfast and sencha.

They will be exclusively be sourcing their baked goods from chef Ilma Lopez at Ugly Duckling, providing Hill residents easy access to pastries like their wonderful Pastel de Natas (Portuguese egg custard tarts).

As you can seen, the space has been renovated with a design and build out by Joiya Studios, the same firm that produced several other Portland restaurant interiors including Quanto Basta, Cong Tu Bot, and Maine & Loire. It includes window seating, and banquets in the the center and along the right wall of the room. Also in the corner is a children’s table and play space.

Double Great is being launched by Carolyn and Michael Force (shown below), the co-owners of Portland Dry Goods with Amanda Foreman from Abura Skincare.

The coffee shop will be open 6:30 am – 2 pm seven days a week.