Portrait Coffee exists to reimagine the world of coffee. While coffee was first discovered by Africans, their faces have largely been forgotten, even as the drink became one of the most consumed beverages globally. The company's name reflects a desire to change that picture. Founded in 2019 in Atlanta's historic West End neighborhood, Portrait Coffee has become a cornerstone of the local community. Their mission centers on pouring a new narrative by making specialty coffee more accessible and reimagining its history through the lens of Black excellence. The company is dedicated to creating opportunities in their community, particularly supporting Black and Brown entrepreneurs in an area rich in entrepreneurship and culture that is experiencing revitalization. Portrait Coffee bridges the past, present, and future of coffee by connecting producers, consumers, and roasters. Through initiatives like the Young Producers Program with Unblended Coffee, they help emerging farmers develop their profiles risk-free. They work directly with producers, learning from them and honoring their stories in every cup they serve. Since launching, Portrait Coffee has been featured on Good Morning America, won awards including the Google Black Founders Fund and Sprudge's Most Notable Roaster, and has been recognized by publications like Food and Wine, CBS News, Atlanta Eater, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Their commitment to community, quality, and reimagining coffee's narrative continues to make them a significant presence in Atlanta's specialty coffee scene.
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Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$25.00 · $2.29/oz
Peach • Brown Sugar • Sweet Tea
ATLiens Coffee is Portrait Coffee's limited-edition collaboration with Outkast, celebrating 30 years of the album. A peach co-fermented Colombian from Sebastian Ramirez, medium roasted, with peaches, brown sugar, and sweet tea. Try it as drip, pour-over, or espresso.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$16.75 · $1.52/oz
Varieties
Cherry • Brown Sugar • Green Apple
BARRY is Portrait Coffee's medium roast named for filmmaker Barry Jenkins. This season it's Rwanda Humure: washed Red Bourbon with crisp cherry, brown sugar, and green apple, roasted to order in Atlanta.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$20.00 · $1.83/oz
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Caramel • Dried Cherry
COLOMBIA SUGARCANE DECAF is Portrait Coffee's Valle del Cauca Excelso, decaffeinated in Colombia with sugarcane ethyl acetate. Caramel and dried cherry in a sugary, approachable cup that still drinks like coffee.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$16.75 · $1.53/oz
Varieties
Toasted Nuts • Dark Chocolate
DARKER THE CHERRY is Portrait Coffee's dark roast from Brazil's Cerrado Mineiro. Natural-processed Catuai with toasted nuts and rich dark chocolate — plenty dark, still sweet, roasted to order in Atlanta.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$19.25 · $1.76/oz
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Brown Sugar • Light Cherry
DOUBLE DOUBLE is Portrait Coffee's medium washed Colombia from Unblended's UVI young-farmer lots in Andes and Montebello. Brown sugar and light cherry, built for espresso and still smooth as drip.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$22.00 · $2.01/oz
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Cherry • Floral • Lemon
Ethiopia Genji Challa is Portrait Coffee's light washed community lot from smallholders near Agaro in western Ethiopia. Cherry, floral, and lemon in a bright cup from landrace varieties grown above 2,100 meters.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$24.00 · $2.19/oz
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Pear • Green Tea • Cane Sugar
Ethiopia Metu Illubabor is a clean, classic washed coffee from smallholders in Ethiopia's western highlands, roasted light to medium by Portrait Coffee in Atlanta. Crisp pear, cane sugar, and a green tea finish; lovely as pour-over or drip.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$24.00 · $2.19/oz
Varieties
Blueberry • Caramel • Bubblegum
Ethiopia Yabitu Koba Natural comes from smallholders in Koba, a remote kebele in Guji's Uraga district, roasted light to medium by Portrait Coffee in Atlanta. Sun-dried whole, it brings blueberry, caramel, and a lingering bubblegum sweetness.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$16.75 · $1.52/oz
Milk Chocolate • Lemon • Soft Fruit
FOUNDERS is Portrait Coffee's daily drinker from Atlanta, a washed single-origin Colombia that rotates producers. Milk chocolate lands first, then lemon and soft fruit as the cup cools — the smooth, juicy cup they built the roastery on.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$16.75 · $1.53/oz
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Smokey Hazelnut • Caramel
STACEY is Portrait Coffee's medium-dark roast named for Stacey Abrams. This season it's washed Colombia Nariño from the Buesaco community: smokey hazelnut and caramel in a rich cup that lingers.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$25.00 · $2.29/oz
Green Apple • Strawberry • Brown Sugar
Stankonia Coffee is Portrait Coffee's limited Outkast collaboration, a medium roast blending Rwanda and Colombia for 25 years of the album. Green apple, strawberry, and brown sugar in a bright, layered Atlanta cup.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$16.75 · $1.52/oz
Dark Chocolate • Hazelnut • Plum
TONI is Portrait Coffee's unapologetically chocolate medium-dark roast, named for Toni Morrison. The current Honduras lot is washed, with dark chocolate, hazelnut, and plum in a sticky-sweet cup built to pass across the table.
Portrait Coffee • Atlanta, GA
$24.00 · $2.19/oz
Varieties
Strawberry • Cherry • Lime
TRIPLE DOUBLE is Portrait Coffee's natural Colombia from young producers in Andes, Antioquia, a Unblended development lot. Strawberry, cherry, and lime in a light-to-medium cup that extends the Double Double idea.