Engaging and Awakening Community.
By design, our coffee is a catalyst for positive change and solidarity.
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COFFEEHOUSES
Our two coffeehouses in Portland, Maine, serve as buzzy, inclusive community hubs where everyone is welcome, and everyone feels at home.
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Shop Online
Everyone is welcome at our table. Shop online to conveniently bring our beans, brew gear, and other sundries home to yours.
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Wholesale
Our wholesale partners comprise a wide range of businesses, sharing our handcrafted coffee throughout the state of Maine and beyond.
Featured Product
Coffee By Design
Coffee By Design
Chilled
1994 Blend
Our complex, flavorful 1994 Blend is a melange of African coffees, known for their strong fruit notes and wine-like acidity. Brewed hot for peak quality and chilled for a cool, convenient, anytime pick-me-up.
Welcome from Mary Allen Lindemann
When we opened our doors in downtown Portland, in 1994, the city was in the thick of a recession, and storefronts on Congress Street had a 40% vacancy rate. Many thought we would not survive, but there were those who believed we offered something special. That was the start of an extraordinary journey, defining what it truly means to call ourselves a “community coffee company.”
Shop Our Favorite
Beans and Brew Gear
Upcoming
Events and Partnerships
November 28-29th
Annual Customer Appreciation Sale
Online and In-Store
For two full days, take 20% off almost everything in-store and online, including retails items and bulk coffee.
November 15th - December 10th
“White” by
James Ijames
A modern Frankenstein story with a dash of Mahogany, and Pygmalion to keep it gay and light. Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "Fat Ham," James Ijames, this will be the Maine premiere of White.
November 28th, 7pm
DakhaBrakha
Co-Presented by Portland Ovations and StateTheatre. Direct from Kyiv, DakhaBrakha returns to Ovations with its self-described “ethno chaos” of folk-pop punk. Sponsored by CBD.
December 14th, 5:30 pm
Jazzy Jingle & Mingle
This fundraising event supports the work of the Portland Jazz Orchestra to nurture emerging talent. Reception sponsored by CBD in memory of Cissie.
December 1st, 11AM-4:30PM
World AIDS Day
Join the Frannie Peabody Center at Coffee By Design's Diamond and India Street coffeehouses. Information, condoms, and home test kits available.
(Image is Ryan Adams painting World AIDS Day mural at Diamond Street in 2020)
December 9-10th
Christmas with Renaissance Voices
Music for the season by William Byrd, Heinrich Isaac, Igor Stravinsky, Franz Biebl, a new work by Harold Stover, and more. St. Luke’s Cathedral. Sponsored by CBD.
November 28-29th
Annual Customer Appreciation Sale
Online and In-Store
For two full days, take 20% off almost everything in-store and online, including retails items and bulk coffee.
November 15th - December 10th
“White” by
James IjamesA modern Frankenstein story with a dash of Mahogany, and Pygmalion to keep it gay and light. Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "Fat Ham," James Ijames, this will be the Maine premiere of White.
November 28th, 7pm
DakhaBrakha
Co-Presented by Portland Ovations and StateTheatre. Direct from Kyiv, DakhaBrakha returns to Ovations with its self-described “ethno chaos” of folk-pop punk. Sponsored by CBD.
December 14th, 5:30 pm
Jazzy Jingle & Mingle
This fundraising event supports the work of the Portland Jazz Orchestra to nurture emerging talent. Reception sponsored by CBD in memory of Cissie.
December 1st, 11AM-4:30PM
World AIDS Day
Join the Frannie Peabody Center at Coffee By Design's Diamond and India Street coffeehouses. Information, condoms, and home test kits available.
(Image is Ryan Adams painting World AIDS Day mural at Diamond Street in 2020)
December 9-10th
Christmas with Renaissance Voices
Music for the season by William Byrd, Heinrich Isaac, Igor Stravinsky, Franz Biebl, a new work by Harold Stover, and more. St. Luke’s Cathedral. Sponsored by CBD.
