Spella Caffe

Some people in coffee become more than colleagues or fellow coffee people. They become family. ☕️🫶🏼✨

For us at Spella, JJ at JVEINCAFFE is one of those people.

JJ was part of the Spella family years ago, working behind the bar and as a roaster, and we’re so grateful that our friendship has continued all these years. Today, he’s serving exquisite espresso from his vintage Spartan trailer at Rose City Food Park — and doing it in a way that is unmistakably JJ.

Beautifully crafted drinks on a Rancilio. Thoughtful, intentional showmanship. And, perhaps most importantly, genuine hospitality and meaningful conversation with every person who comes to his spartan espresso bar.

JJ has a gift for making people feel seen. Every drink is carefully crafted soul-soothing gift. Every interaction matters to him. And you can feel the love he has for coffee and for the people who gather around it.

We could never say enough good things about him, his craft, or the friendship we’ve shared together over the years.

We’re proud to call him Spella family. ❤️☕️

Go find JJ, have something beautiful, sip and savor the joy, stay awhile or leave a little lighter!

Open everyday 7-3… wonderful spot to enjoy your favorite espresso on the weekends. ✨

🍯 GOOD COFFEE GROWS FROM GOOD PARTNERSHIPS. 🐝

One of the things we love most about being part of the Oregon food community is getting to work alongside people who care deeply about what they do — and our friends at Bee Way Honey Pollination are exactly that kind of partner.

Family-owned and operated in Damascus since 1993, Bee Way’s story began with founder Leonid Zaytsev, who first discovered beekeeping while growing food in his backyard in Ukraine. What began as a way to improve pollination in his garden grew into a lifelong vocation — and eventually into the family business that helps pollinate farms throughout the Pacific Northwest and produces beautiful raw, natural honey from Oregon and Washington. 🐝🌲

We’re grateful to bring a little of that work into the caffè.

Their honey is a beloved ingredient in our house-made chai, Hot Honey Lattes, and our Caffè con Miel — where honey and espresso come together in one of our favorite simple combinations.

For us, this is what partnership is about: knowing the people behind the ingredients, supporting the work happening in our own region, and creating something together that our community gets to enjoy.

So the next time you stir a little honey into your coffee, take a moment to think about the thousands of tiny workers — and the people who care for them — that helped make it possible. 🍯

Thank you, Bee Way Honey Pollination Pollination, for being part of the Spella family and for the sweet work you do for Oregon agriculture.

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Exquisite espresso and warm hospitality are the foundation but it’s all the intentional small acts of service that build an environment and community that people return to for 20 years! Free sparkling water to cleanse your palate before you partake. Demitasse ceramic cups to sip at the al banco while sharing meaningful conversation. Community crossword dazzled with customer doodles while savoring a quiet moment away from work. Regulars who feel cared for daily and offer genuine gratitude in return. Aesthetics that tell a story. Being known by name and having pieces of your life remembered by baristas who listen and serve with great care. Thank you for all the small little ways this community fills our hearts and for letting us love on you when you’re with us!☕️🫶🏼

There are places that simply serve food and coffee—and then there are places that make you think a little differently about where those things come from.

That’s what we love about The Ground in Carlton, Oregon.

The Ground is an ecosystem built around a simple, beautiful idea: everything is connected. What begins in the soil at Tabula Rasa Farms makes its way to the table, into the kitchen, into the guest experience, and back into the land. It’s regenerative farming, thoughtful food, deeply considered hospitality, and a genuine invitation to slow down and pay attention.

That story takes many forms—from the fields and pastures of Tabula Rasa Farms, to The Pub and Grounded Table in nearby McMinnville, and Inn the Ground where guests can wake up surrounded by the land, where the farm’s bounty becomes beautifully thoughtful, seasonal food on the table.

Spella Caffè is proud to be part of that story through coffee.

At Spella, we’ve always believed that great coffee is about more than what’s in the cup. It’s about the hands that grow it, the people who roast it, the care that goes into preparing it, and the people you share it with. We roast in small batches, work closely with coffee farms and cooperatives, and stay rooted in the traditions of Italian espresso while bringing our own Oregon perspective to our Spella Caffè craft.

So partnering with The Ground feels less like putting our coffee into the hands of another partnership, and more like joining a conversation we already care deeply about.

Land. Food. Coffee. People. Craft. Hospitality.

Different pieces of the same table.

We’re grateful to the people at The Ground for the care they put into every part of what they’re building—and especially for making room for Spella Caffè at the table.

Here’s to good coffee, good food, healthy soil, and the people who believe that taking care of one thing means taking care of all of it. ☕️🌱