Portland's 25 favorite coffee and tea places, according to Yelp

Maybe it is the rainy weather, but Portland loves coffeeshops. A Yelp search for Portland area coffee and tea businesses lists 3,107 results.

But not all coffee places are created equal.

Yelp provided the Business Journal a list of the top-rated businesses in the coffee and tea category, not including national chains, in Portland based on user ratings and the number of reviews posted. The top-rated places on the list have solid five-star ratings based on hundreds of reviews.

It is a brewing debate among coffee aficionados which place pours the best cup. The average Joe has good grounds for his personal preference, and it would be a steep challenge to try all of the town's java joints to decide the best. Readers can use their beans and let the results percolate. For the 25 businesses on the list, to be considered the best is an honor that is urned.