Artisan breads and pastries displayed on a wooden counter

Artisan Bakery & Grocer · Vancouver, WA

We bake the sourdough
Vancouver has been waiting for.

Hand-fermented loaves, flaky pastries, and a carefully curated pantry — all made or selected with the same attention to ingredient and process.

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Our Story

Bread that takes time.
Goods that take care.

Cool Beans started with a simple conviction: that a neighborhood bakery should be a place where the bread is worth showing up for, and the rest of the pantry is worth staying for.

Every loaf is hand-formed and wild-fermented. Every item on our shelves is something we'd keep in our own kitchen. We source from local mills and small producers wherever we can, and we don't cut corners on time, technique, or ingredients.

Located on NE 65th Avenue, we're a gathering place — for a morning croissant, a weekend picnic spread, or the kind of Tuesday-night dinner that doesn't require a recipe.

Baker shaping sourdough loaves on a floured work surface

What We Do

From the oven,
the shelf, and the source.

Freshly baked sourdough loaf with a golden crust

Sourdough & Lean Breads

72-hour wild-fermented loaves — country, olive, seeded, and seasonal variations. Baked every morning.

Assorted buttery pastries in a glass display case Daily

Butter & Laminated Goods

Croissants, pain au chocolat, Danish — made from scratch each morning with European-style butter.

Curated pantry items and grocery goods on wooden shelves

Curated Grocer

Oils, vinegars, preserves, flours, and pantry staples from regional and national producers we trust.

Pour-over coffee being prepared at a café counter

Coffee & Café

Single-origin pour-overs and espresso drinks paired with fresh pastry — the way a morning should start.

Our Standards

The things we
won't compromise on.

01

Time as an ingredient

Long fermentation. Slow proofing. We let bread do what bread needs to do — no shortcuts, no rush.

02

Local first, always

When it comes from the Willamette Valley or the Pacific Northwest, we make room for it on our shelves.

03

Fewer things, done well

We'd rather make ten things right than a hundred things adequately. Same goes for what we sell.

04

A place to belong

A bakery is more than a transaction. We want ours to be a part of your Tuesday and your Sunday alike.

Visit Us

Come bake
something real.

We're on NE 65th Avenue, easy to find and easy to linger at. Stop by for a loaf, a coffee, or both.

Address 2500 NE 65th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98661-6812
Hours Mon–Fri: 7am – 4pm
Sat–Sun: 7am – 3pm
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Storefront and interior of Cool Beans bakery in Vancouver
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