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Anna Bannanas Cafe
Exterior of the Alberta Street restaurant in northeast Portland
Restaurant information
Established	1994 (1994)
Closed	January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07)
Street address	1214 Northwest 21st Avenue
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97209
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′54″N 122°41′40″W / 45.5316°N 122.6944°W / 45.5316; -122.6944

Anna Bannanas Cafe, or simply Anna Bannanas, was a coffee shop with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon, United States. In addition to the original location on 21st Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District, the business had outposts in north and northeast Portland.

Description and history

There were three locations: the original restaurant on 21st Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District, another in north Portland's St. Johns neighborhood, and another on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood. The original shop opened in 1994, and the St. Johns location opened in 2006. The Alberta location closed in 2014.

The business ended operations on January 7, 2025.

Reception

In 2015, Pete Cottell of Willamette Week included Anna Bannanas in the "dive" category of "Where to Coffice in Portland". Jordan Michelman included the cafe in the newspaper's 2016 list of "Five Essential Old-School Portland Cafes". Willamette Week also included Anna Bannanas in a 2017 list of "The Best Secret Nooks and Hidey-Holes in Portland Cafes".

See also

• List of coffeehouse chains
• List of restaurant chains in the United States

References

1. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-01-15). "Mississippi Seafood Favorite Olympia Oyster Bar Is Now Closed". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
2. Navas, Melissa (2011-04-22). "St. Johns owners of Anna Bannanas Cafe in Northwest Portland celebrate 6,000 consecutive days in operation". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
3. Harbarger, Molly (2019-10-13). "Longtime St. Johns cafe Anna Bannanas says new lease will force closure". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
4. "Historic Portland coffeehouse closes last location". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
5. Guzman, Dianne de (2025-01-09). "5 Portland Restaurant and Bar Closures to Know in January". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
6. Cottell, Pete (2015-10-10). "Where to Coffice in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
7. Michelman, Jordan (2016-11-08). "Five Essential Old-School Portland Cafes". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
8. "The Best Secret Nooks and Hidey-Holes in Portland Cafes". Willamette Week. 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

External links

• Media related to Anna Bannanas Cafe at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

• 1994 establishments in Oregon
• 2025 disestablishments in Oregon
• Defunct coffeehouses and cafés in Portland, Oregon
• Defunct restaurant chains in the United States
• Defunct restaurants in Northwest District, Portland, Oregon
• Defunct restaurants in Vernon, Portland, Oregon
• Regional restaurant chains in the United States
• Restaurants disestablished in 2025
• Restaurants established in 1994
• Restaurants in St. Johns, Portland, Oregon