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# The 3 Best Coffee Shops in Camas & East Vancouver, WA (All Local Roasters, No Chains)

By Peter Cutile, Mdern Realty · Updated November 2026

If you're looking for the best coffee shops in Camas, WA and East Vancouver, you're asking the same question every one of my relocation clients asks. It's never about the schools or the commute first. It's, "Okay — but where's the good coffee?"

So I went and answered it properly. Three shops. All three roast their own beans. Zero chains. And I paid for every drink, so nobody's getting a nice review because they comped a latte.

## The short answer

1. Compass Coffee Roasting (Mill Plain & 192nd, East Vancouver) — best cup and best pastries

2. Hidden River Coffee Roasters (downtown Camas) — best place to sit for two hours and feel like a local

3. Daily Paper Coffee Roasters (north Camas, at the Lacamas Lake roundabout) — best drive-thru, and the only drive-thru I'd put on a list like this

They sit on a straight line from 192nd Avenue to Lacamas Lake, about ten minutes apart, which is more or less the whole pitch for living out here. Details, hours, and what to order are below.

## 1. Compass Coffee Roasting — East Vancouver (Mill Plain & 192nd)

Compass has been roasting in Vancouver since 2007. They were the city's first specialty roaster, and they still import, roast, and serve their own coffee — downtown, at the St. Johns roastery, in Washougal, and now on the east side.

This location is the one to know about. In 2026 Compass took over the old Baron Patisserie space at Mill Plain and 192nd. If you knew Baron, you know those were some of the best pastries in Clark County. Compass turned that kitchen into their own bakery, Boulangerie Boussole ("compass bakery" in French), and now the laminated croissants for all of their cafés come out of this building. You are, quite literally, at the source.

It doesn't feel like a strip mall inside, either. Marble bar, emerald stools, worn wood booths, green palm-frond wallpaper. It's a room you actually want to open a laptop in.

### What to order at Compass

Their Golden Hour espresso blend won gold for best espresso blend at the Golden Bean competition, so order a cortado or a cappuccino and let it speak for itself. Add a croissant from the bakery. Not a purist? The banana pudding matcha and the cold brew lemonade both have a following.

### Good to know

Address: 19171 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Ste 106, Vancouver, WA 98683

Instagram: @compasscoffee

Best for: the best straight cup on the list, pastries, working remotely

Realtor's note: this corner is the front door to Fisher's Landing and the Camas border. When I'm touring homes off 192nd, this is where we meet.

## 2. Hidden River Coffee Roasters — Downtown Camas

If an out-of-towner asked me for one coffee shop in Camas, I'd send them here first.

Hidden River is family-owned, roasts its beans daily on site, and lives in a house that's more than a hundred years old on NE 5th Avenue, right next to the Camas library. The renovation kept the soul: creaky floors, a front porch, chairs on the lawn under umbrellas, and a patio out back among the bamboo.

Everything in the pastry case is baked in-house, including gluten-free options, and if you're not a coffee person, they carry one of the deepest loose-leaf tea lists on this side of the river. There's a walk-up window for the mornings you can't stop.

### What to order at Hidden River

A cappuccino on whatever single origin they're pouring (they source direct and fair trade), plus the Bacon Me Crazy breakfast sandwich. The seasonal latte menu rotates, so ask what's new.

### Good to know

Address: 536 NE 5th Ave, Camas, WA 98607

Hours: Mon–Fri 6:30 am–5 pm · Sat 7 am–5 pm · Sun 8 am–3 pm · open 5–8 pm for Downtown Camas First Friday After Dark

Instagram: @hiddenriverroasters

Best for: lingering, the porch, tea drinkers, First Fridays

Realtor's note: this is walkable downtown Camas. Craftsman homes up the hill, Lacamas Park trails at the end of the street, and this porch is where the neighborhood actually runs into each other.

## 3. Daily Paper Coffee Roasters — North Camas (Lacamas Lake roundabout)

Here's the best story on the list. Ben and Anita Mikhalets grew up in Camas — high school sweethearts. She trained at a Kona coffee roaster in Hawaii; he's been roasting since 2018 and learned the craft at Buckman Coffee Factory in Portland. They came home, and in 2024 they opened Daily Paper right at the Lake–Everett roundabout, the turn-in for Lacamas Lake, next to the Camas Market & Bakery that Ben's parents own.

The name is a nod to the Camas High Papermakers. The house blend is called MillTown. This place is Camas in a cup.

What it is: a drive-thru with a walk-up window, attached to its own roastery. Beans roasted on site, weekly. Shots pulled by hand. Sandwiches made to order. And the pastries come from the family bakery next door — Eastern European style, sweet and savory, which you will not find at any other coffee window in the county.

There's a sign in the drive-thru that says "Quality takes time." They mean it. Budget two extra minutes versus a fast-food window. It's worth every one of them.

### What to order at Daily Paper

A cortado on MillTown if you're a purist. The vanilla bourbon cold brew or the matcha with the vanilla bean soft top if you're not. Grab a bag of beans on the way out — they ship.

### Good to know

Address: 3016 NE Everett St, Camas, WA 98607

Hours: Mon–Fri 6 am–6 pm · Sat 7 am–6 pm · Sun 8 am–4 pm (the latest close of the three)

Instagram: @dailypapercoffee

Best for: drive-thru mornings, post-hike coffee, dogs (pets welcome, outdoor seating with a fire pit)

Realtor's note: everyone on the north side of Camas drives through this roundabout — Lacamas Hills, the Heritage Trail, Lacamas Park, The Enclave. This is where they stop.

## Which Camas coffee shop is right for you?

Best cup, best pastries, best place to work: Compass Coffee

Best place to sit for two hours and feel like you already live here: Hidden River

Best drive-thru and best post-hike stop: Daily Paper

Open latest: Daily Paper (6 pm weekdays)

Open earliest: Daily Paper (6 am weekdays), then Hidden River (6:30 am)

Best with kids: Daily Paper (pastries next door, outdoor seating, fast)

Best for a first date: Hidden River (the porch)

Honest answer? I rotate.

## The Camas and East Vancouver coffee crawl

If you want to do all three in a morning, go west to east:

1. Compass Coffee at Mill Plain & 192nd — cortado and a croissant

2. Hidden River in downtown Camas, about ten minutes east — walk 4th Avenue, check the Liberty Theatre marquee

3. Daily Paper, five minutes up Everett Street — grab a cold brew and keep going to Heritage Park on Lacamas Lake

Total drive time: about twenty minutes. You'll end the morning at the water, which is the right way to end a morning in Camas.

## Frequently asked questions

Does Camas, WA have good coffee shops?

Yes. Camas and East Vancouver have at least three locally owned roasters within ten minutes of each other: Compass Coffee Roasting (East Vancouver), Hidden River Coffee Roasters (downtown Camas), and Daily Paper Coffee Roasters (north Camas). All three roast their own beans on site or in their own roastery.

Which coffee shop in Camas has a drive-thru?

Daily Paper Coffee Roasters at 3016 NE Everett St has a drive-thru and a walk-up window. Hidden River has a walk-up window but no drive-thru.

Which Camas coffee shops are open on Sunday?

All three. Hidden River opens Sundays 8 am–3 pm, Daily Paper 8 am–4 pm, and Compass [CONFIRM Sunday hours].

Where can I work remotely in Camas or East Vancouver?

Compass Coffee's East Vancouver location at Mill Plain & 192nd has the most indoor seating and the best setup for a laptop morning. Hidden River's porch and lawn are better for a meeting than a spreadsheet.

Is there a coffee shop near Lacamas Lake?

Daily Paper Coffee Roasters sits at the Lake–Everett roundabout, about a minute from Heritage Park and the Lacamas Heritage Trail.

## Thinking about moving to Camas or East Vancouver?

Coffee is how I usually start the conversation, because it tells you more about a place than a spreadsheet does. If you're considering a move to Camas, Washougal, or the East Vancouver neighborhoods along 192nd, I'd love to help.

Did I miss a shop? Email me or drop it in the comments on the video. I'm building the list, and I'll go try it.

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