A Coffee Crawl Down Main Street
6 stops · about 3 hours · Updated October 6, 2026
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Coffee and baked goods frame this Portage, MI lineup, beginning with small-batch roasting and ending with bread, breakfast goods, and pastries. Start with Ron's Beans Retail Center at 830 W Centre Ave, where coffee is hand-roasted to order and each coffee is roasted individually to bring out its intended flavor. Next comes Coffee Rescue at 8127 Portage Rd #2, a women-owned shop offering dine-in service and takeout, with wheelchair-accessible seating. Chocolatea follows at 7642 S Westnedge Ave, bringing coffee, tea, and desserts together with indoor and outdoor seating. Its breakfast, lunch, and vegan options expand the choices beyond sweets. Fourth, Brushtail Coffee at 7839 S Sprinkle Rd takes the lineup online through coffee subscriptions with free shipping and a manual small-batch roasting process. Sugah Shack at 9029 West End Dr adds gluten-free baking, dairy-free options, and a focus on pre-ordered goods. Finish the list with Sam's Club Bakery at 7021 S Westnedge Ave, whose selection includes pastries, desserts, buns, bread, and rolls.
Coffee stops
morning
Stop 1
Ron's Beans Retail Center
4.9(48)Portage
Ron's Beans Retail Center earns its place with coffee hand-roasted to order in small batches, individually roasted to emphasize each coffee's intended flavor.
Stop 2
Coffee Rescue
4.6(43)Portage
Coffee Rescue adds a women-owned coffee shop with dine-in and takeout service, LGBTQ-welcoming identification, and wheelchair-accessible entrance, seating, and restroom.
Stop 3
Chocolatea
4.7(1062)Portage
Chocolatea brings coffee, tea, and desserts into one stop, with outdoor seating, vegan options, and a quiet setting with Wi-Fi.
Stop 4
Brushtail Coffee
5.0(1)Portage
Brushtail Coffee contributes an online subscription option with free shipping and manual small-batch roasting using a metal drum and gas grill.
Pastries along the way
morning
Stop 5
Sugah Shack
5.0(2)Portage
Sugah Shack earns its place through gluten-free baking and dairy-free options, with a business model centered on pre-ordered baked goods.
Stop 6
Sam's Club Bakery
4.6(5)Portage
Sam's Club Bakery rounds out the selection with pastries, breakfast baked goods, desserts, bread, buns, rolls, and refrigerated dough for home baking.
Map of the route
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