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    Burundi Star Coffee

    4.9 (58 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    A little mid-morning treat of iced coffee, avocado toast, and coffee to take home.
    Steff D.

    If you're looking for the best avocado toast in town, look no further! Burundi is serving up substantial wedges for (as of writing this) $6.50 for one piece/half serving and $10 for two pieces/full serving. They use butter for toasting, but if you're vegan you can specifically request to have olive oil used instead. Toppings include red pepper flakes and cilantro; egg, too, if you want (for an additional charge). The layer of mashed avocado is plentiful, and the bread - while thick - is just soft enough that biting into it is a pleasant sensation. Like others have said, a little more salt would be nice, but overall for the price, portion, and quality... it doesn't get better than this in Portland. The space is bright, there's plenty of tables, ordering online is easy, and on street parking is abundant. For me, though, the coffee is too acidic. I've tried drip, iced, cold brew, I've even bought a bag of beans to make at home, but it's just way too sour (which I know isn't necessarily related to the acidity of a coffee bean) for my personal liking.

    Small cappuccino decaf oat milk

    Very kind and sweet service. I like that I got a small cup with a single cappuccino. Just as it should be. Also I do not put caps on my cups. Burundi handed me a cup of coffee without a lid which is exactly how I want it. Plastic lids change the flavor of the coffee. I did not ask to have it served that way That's just how it came.

    Cappuccino
    Lah L.

    This small coffee shop was packed with a lot of flavor, it was really cute inside, the employees were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The panini I got was ham & turkey with spinach and pesto !! I ordered the cappuccino, it was freshly made with the perfect foam ratio. I'm telling you it was delicious So if you're visiting Maine and looking for a little cultural experience definitely recommend !! -Black Owned.

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    Emma G.

    I rolled in at 7:10 in the morning on a Tuesday and was impressed with the clean, artsy atmosphere of this shop. They had only opened 10 minutes before, which may be why the barista didn't seem too pleased to see me. She didn't greet me or ask for my order, so I just had to offer it up, but I will chalk that up to her being tired and busy, which is so relatable. My coffee was an iced vanilla latte with almond milk. It was refreshing, delicious, and the perfect level of strength. Again, the coffee in Portland continues to surprise me with how pricey it is, but this was definitely my favorite caffeinated beverage I have tried while here. Definitely stop by this place for a delicious drink. I am rounding up from 4.5 stars because I came in so early.

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    Laura M.

    Had such a great experience here! The owner, Jocelyne, is very sweet! Her story is amazing as well. The sambousa, is crisp on the outside and the beef filling is perfectly spiced! The avocado toast is superb! The bread is crunchy and soft... so good! The avocado has a little kick, but not too much. Generous amount too! I ordered the iced chai latte and my sister got the hot. I know it's not coffee, but I am going to bring a bag home! All of the beans are sourced by the owners family in Burundi! I am excited to try! It's the perfect environment to sit and work on a laptop with good light and low relaxing music playing. I will definitely be back!

    Cute interior -- love the murual!
    Dewi A.

    I'm from Los Angeles and absolutely love finding hidden gems when I travel and supporting local mom n pops. This Burundi cafe is one of them. Upon entering, you can't help but notice the beautiful mural. It makes the space feel bright and welcoming. There are a few tables and high top bar seating. Both food & drink menus are simple, but I often find less is more. Offer a few things and do them well vs. offering everything under the sun and end up being just mediocre. What's special about this shop is the coffee beans come directly from Burundi and it's delicious! I ordered a medium drip (generous!), a beef sambousa (think samosa aka fried pastry with savory filling), and a full avocado toast. The beef sambousa served with chili lime sauce is SO GOOD! It was so tasty in fact, I ordered four more to go! As for the avocado toast, contrary to what others have said on here, I thought it was just OK. I got the full size and added an egg on it, but should have gotten the half size as the bread the avocado sits on is fairly thick and large. Half of the plate would have been sufficient for me unless I was sharing with someone. I also thought the crust was a tad too toasty/crunchy for my taste -- I could hardly cut with a knife or bite into it. The avocado itself also needed a pinch of salt. Overall, the toast was good, but not a wow factor. And once again, I live in LA where avocado toast is on all coffee shop menus. Just FYI: the avocado toast comes with diced red onions in it. If you don't like onions, definitely let them know. Staff is kind. Service is efficient. Prices are very reasonable. If I'm back in Portland, I'd order the beef sambousas again and try the savory banana stew, which is something you don't see on menus! Go support local biz!

    Avocado toast
    Diana T.

    We stumbled across Burundi after looking for breakfast near our hotel. They had the best avocado toast I've ever had. Friendly service and great coffee as well, highly recommend!

    Avocado Toast
    Sarah C.

    Hands down the best avocodo toast I've ever had. The bread was thick but light and perfectly toasted. We watched the owner hull the avocado and add fresh chipped onion, lemon, and salt--then sprinkled with hot pepper flakes. While we waited we enjoyed amazing coffee and a delicious chai latte. After trying to get in to all the other local favorites with an hour wait, we ended up here and we didn't regret it! We will be back and you should make it a regular stop as well. So good!

    Avocado Toast & Large coffee
    Peggy D.

    The toast, the flavorful avocado spread. Perfection! Stopped based on a review of the avocado toast and it did not disappoint! Worth a stop in!

    12oz latte...extra hot

    Just ordered a 12oz hot latte extra hot, barista was friendly, well groomed and the latte was best I've had anywhere, including all of Western Europe. It was delish! And the shop is very cool!

    A humble storefront can't hide the warmth - and great coffee and snacks - within!
    Will V.

    I grew up in Maine and always wished that it would have greater diversity to match its incredible natural beauty. Portland now has a sizable African (mostly Eastern and Central) community and I was excited to make Burundi Star Coffee our first stop after arriving in Portland. I had a terrific iced coffee - made from the sustainably sourced coffee the café serves from the owners' home nation of Burundi. It was excellent, strong and smooth, and kept me buzzing through a visit to see my very busy little nephews! I also ordered a berry smoothie, which was tasty and, thankfully, natural tasting and not oversweetened as so many other smoothies can be. The wait for freshly made meat sambousas was a bit longer than the time we had, so we tried a spicy potato sambousa instead and it was excellent, very good tasting with a kick of spice (but not too much), a good little snack to sustain us after a few hours of driving. The pain viande meat pastry was also tasty. Social distancing in a time of COVID-19 is well handled here, we felt safe and all staff and customers wore masks. There was even hand sanitizer on every table. Also, we picked up an affordable souvenir from Maine while here: a Burundi Star Coffee face mask! This is a great entry to the local community and I would much rather spend my coffee budget here - supporting a local business owned by people who came a long way to make Maine their home - than at Starbucks or Dunkin'.

    Avocado toast- house made avocado spread on thick cut Standard baking Co. bread. Huge portions and absolutely delicious, highly recommended!

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    Excellent coffee and Avocado toast with egg. My husband and I split a full order and it was the perfect amount

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    Wonderful coffee and personal service. I wish we lived in the area so we could enjoy this spot often!

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    2 years ago

    Great coffee - looking forward to going back and trying their food menu soon! Wide variety of food on the small menu!

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    This place is fantastic! They're super friendly and the avocado toast is delicious! Looking forward to working our way through the menu.

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    2 years ago

    Great beans, great hospitality. The americano is A-1. The perfect pick me up - will be returning.

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    Great place to get unique coffee and the owner is very nice! Happy to support local businesses!

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    Really good coffee and samosas. We all agreed they were perfectly spiced. Hope to come back for the banana soup soon

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    Amazing coffee and food. I had the avocado toast. That was the best avocado toast I ever had. Definitely a great find in the Portland area!

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    We only stopped by for the pastries and didn't try their drinks. The service was normal for the…read morecafe area; can't say too much about it. The miso scallion scone was S++ tier, very good. The kimchi cheddar corn soufflé was also very good but not as good as the scone so would give it S tier. The matcha and black sesame butter mochi tasted very good but I think I still prefer the more savory options so would give it an A+ tier. The texture reminds me of Malaysian kuih and flavor was good. The service with the grocery mart area was friendly and helpful for asking questions. We got a fancy soy sauce here to sushi later and it was pretty good. They didn't up charge the soy sauce too much either. Would come back again even though the selection was small.

    This was a cute place. It's a narrow building. If you enter from the street entrance you will find…read morea bit of retail items, food items for sale, and a few places to sit to eat. I was thrilled at the chop stick holders and the sauces that were available. Local and foreign. If you keep walking through, there are stairs and you can go up to where they make and sell some pastries and matcha, and I believe coffee. I came for the treats. I grabbed a scallion miso scone with a chili smear on top. It was nice, the texture was good. The flavors weren't as strong as I had hoped for, but texture carried the weight. I also had a sourdough cookie, but it wasn't anything too fabulous. It was a good cookie. Stop in for the creative tastes. The counter person was nice. It was a very brief interaction.

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