Amazing find driving through. Beautiful avocado toast, coffee, smoothies…. And baskets and T’s and hats with a Gorgeously designed logo. Awesome spot 🙌

Burundi Star you are a STAR! What a pleasant surprise to have some excellent coffee from a family-run biz. Loved the flavorful brewed coffee enough to buy a bag to take home. The stuff packs a punch fo real! Saw another customer having avocado toast and it looked 🧨!

Friendly owners and staff. Usually a nice atmosphere. The coffee is top notch, and theres usually very good pastries on offer. Its an unpretentious but high quality place. Its always perfectly clean inside. Although the parking situation isnt perfect, you can usually find a spot fairly close.

Stumbled upon this little gem while driving through Portland this morning & needed a coffee. Excellent cappuccino, but I was so excited for the sambousas! I had two beef ones for a late breakfast & they were spicy & delicious! Didn’t manage to get any photos before I devoured them, but will definitely go back for more!

I had a latte... it was 100x better than any Dunkin’ latte ever... I had the avocado toast and it was a nice thick piece of sourdough and tons of avacado.... amazing!!! And the beef sambousas were very good too!! Would definitely recommend. Will be returning!

Better than starbucks! Super friendly staff. I loved their mocha latte, and every treat I tried was delicious!!! Huge shout out to an awesome coffee shop with fabulous service 😊 Thank you

Excellent authentic food: sambousa and latte were great. Avocado toast was rich with a heap of avocado. Owners are from Barundi and very welcoming and friendly

Woman owned with a wonderful purpose: helping local farmers in her home country (Burundi in central Africa). Coffee is rich and flavorful, lots of fancy drink options. Avocado toast is AMAZING. Also on offer are locally made baskets (beautiful, great gifts) and beans. Comfortable cafe area, very pandemic safe and clean and lovely owners. Please support local businesses - and have great coffee in the process! A win-win!

Far and away the best coffee shop in Portland. The coffee is 10/10, they have great food, and so warm and friendly that I do not get coffee anywhere else!

Amazing, high-quality coffee! Wonderful people as well. Andre was so helpful and told us their inspiring story around how they are working to highlight the delicious coffees of Burundi. Highly recommend, check it out while youre in town!

Had the cold brew and a beef n veggie sambusa....as great as the person who served it!

Enjoying a really fresh mocha caramel latte while looking out onto the Western Prom.Perfect amount of sweetness and really bold fresh flavor from the beans. My barista was incredibly friendly and efficient in preparing my order.I look forward to continue giving them my patronage!

Went here for coffee and ended up trying their savory banana soup. Excellent and very friendly owners.

Smoothies, coffee, and ethnic foods. Clean, friendly. good service. I recommend the sambousas, which seem basically to be samosas. The veg ones were very tasty, a nice bit of spice in them. Wish I lived in the area so i could sample the other offerings.

Best coffee for a great price! Friendly folks and great service! A hidden gem!

Coffee was the best we had during our visit to Portland. We also got a chocolate croissant and a sambusa and they were absolutely delicious. Its a little unassuming from the front but what they produce is stunning. Plus you cant beat the prices!

Finally found the best avocado toast in Portland! So hearty and creamy and perfectly seasoned. Lots of avocado and soft but crunchy toast. Can’t wait to have again. 10/10 recommend

Coffee is amazing here and the owner is incredibly friendly. Stop in and support them if youre in the area.

An excellent cup of coffee. The cafe is simple, clean, and unpretentious, the owner is friendly, and best of all the coffee is great. Highly recommend.

Go, go go...Best BURUNDI brunch in Maine...Thanks guys, MURAKOZ

Just finished the bag of truly amazing, smooth coffee (the medium roast) I bought from them over a month ago. I should’ve bought more bags :(

Best avocado toast in town! My coffee was delicious too.

What a great find in Portland. Excellent caramel latte for dad, delicious mango smoothie for our teen, and the beef sambusas were exceptional. Skip the lines at Portland’s “cool” coffee places and enjoy the real thing at BSC. I know we’ll be back!

Enjoyed the drip coffee and tried the veg & beef sambusas - all delicious! Staff were super friendly and it was an enjoyable place to sit and relax for a bit.

Great and fairly priced coffee. Portland has a lot of great coffee spots but this is the one that seems African country specific. Friendly service, the latte espresso was strong, and even the drip was tasty.

This place is amazing. The food is really good and the service is amazing. I would recommend 1000% . Will definitely go back

This coffee shop has approximately zero appeal ... until you cross the threshold. Inside, it is bright, clean, and spacious. There were several tables scattered about at very safe distances. The staff was warm and friendly and helpful. I will definitely go back.They have little meaty hand pies, a few confections, and they have whole bean coffee plus a bit of swag for sale.

My husband, daughter and I come here at least once a week. The owners are hardworking angels! Joceline is great with Zahra and always takes the time to interact with her. Not to mention she cooks a bomb sambusa! Spicy and delicious. Banana soup is also a fav. You gotta check them out.

Great food, service. Unusual items and paninis! Really great baked goods.

The owner is welcoming and friendly. I asked if he had real maple syrup for my coffee and he replied “of course!” The coffee is delicious and hot. Very tasty. I also tried a little triangular empanada-like pocket of spicy beef (not too spicy). It was delicious! Go here!!!!!

Came to Portland for a day and found ourselves in this quaint little coffee shop. The workers were very friendly and the coffee and tea (mocha latte & Chai Latte) were delicious! If I ever find myself back in Portland I’ll be sure to come back.

Really might be the best coffee in Portland. The beans have so much flavor. And the avocado toast is delicious.

Extremely friendly and welcoming place with delicious coffee, tea, and inexpensive fuss-free snacks. Try the sambousas and the potage. An understated and comfortable place to get some work done or catch up with a friend. A perfect neighborhood hangout spot, warm vibes all around.

Coffees were so good, glad we got 2! Going back, food looks really good

My fiance and I were visiting Portland for the weekend, and we stopped into Burundi for a quick drip coffee. It was one of the best drip coffees Ive ever had, and I drink a LOT of different coffee. Well be back!

Great place for coffee, ask for a flat white!

Really good coffee and avocado toast. Will be back to try everything else!

Love this place, Jocelyne and Andrea are so welcoming and friendly! The cold brew and pastries I’ve tried have been very delicious. They also sell some African cuisine like sambousa and banana soup, which I can’t wait to try.Welcome to the neighborhood Burundi Star!EDIT: stopped by on my way to work today and grabbed the avocado toast. Thick cut slices of bread, amazingly crispy exterior, and super soft inside. That house made avocado spread is perfect, too. Huge portion, all for only $6.50, highly recommended!

Burundi Star Coffee has the best-tasting latte and the friendliest staff in Portland! This is also a wonderful way to support the community. I would encourage you all to go ahead and read about the story and philosophy of the Burundi Star Coffee on their website.

Visited early Sunday morning. Great service, Great coffee. Highly recommend!

Stopped here twice during our visit to Portland. My husband and I both loved the lattes. The avocado toast and the fruit tart we got were delicious. Staff was friendly too!

Girlfriend lives the coffee here and it always smells great inside. Their sambusas are excellent.

This a terrific spot in the West End. The coffee is excellent. I had no idea Burundi coffee beans were so good. And they are roasted beautifully for this shop. I usually get a cold brew. The smells of the food being cooked there are always tempting. Ive had the meat sabousa which was delicious. There is also a good assortment of pastries there. The owners and staff are warm and friendly. They are observing safe social distancing practices. The cafe is on the ground floor and is accessible by wheel chair. The whole place has a great community feel to it. What a great addition to the West End neighborhood.

The panini was amazing and the coffee delicious

One of the best tasting coffees in Portland. I stop in whenever Im in the area.

Went over for my first time this morning, and the first thing I noticed was how nice the owners are! I got a mocha which was amazing, and avocado toast that was the best I’ve ever had! Will definitely be making this my go-to morning spot from now on.

Great service and good coffee and paninis.

This place is a new favorite. The drip coffee and cold brew are great. The meat sambousas are a tasty snack. The owners are incredibly friendly and are driven by their mission to direct more money back to the coffee farmers in Burundi.

Burundi Star Coffee is a welcome addition to St. John St. neighborhood. The owners & staff are consistently friendly, helpful, & welcoming when my busy toddler & I drop in for coffee & snacks. The coffee is perfect, the sambusas are a delicious second breakfast/midmorning snack, & Norimoto Bakery pastries never disappoint. Were slowly and happily working our way through their menu.

Cold brew was incredible. Jocelyn is so friendly and kind - it was great to chat with her a bit and learn about the story behind the Burundi coffee at the shop. We will be back soon!

Delicious coffee. Great pastry, if limited selection. Glad I stopped by.

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Stopped in this weekend for some coffee and sombousas and was not disappointed! Had a cold brew with their Burundi Star Coffee which has nice refreshing sweet notes which is perfect for the heat. Sambousa was delicious and had just a hint of heat that left me wanting another (or several!).

Amazing coffee & really friendly service! Stopped by when my greyhound bus from Bangor to Boston was rolling through, we had 15 minutes and Im so glad I spotted this shop!

Excellent coffee, friendly staff and their avocado toast is out of this world and HUGE.

Wonderful people running an excellent shop with amazing breakfast foods and coffee. A staple of the community.

Meh...just a basic coffee shop with no personality or character.

Delicious iced coffee with friendly and considerate service. Highly recommend! 😊

Great latte!

Great service, excellent coffee and tasty food. The avocado toast in particular is delicious.

Coffee is delicious and the Avocado Toast is the best in the city! Try the Chai with a shot of espresso.

I just finished this awesome four real fruit smoothie and I can’t wait to get another!

The owners are really nice and they make great drinks! The sambusas looked really good too!

Cold brew is awesome!! We also got the veggie sambousa- soo delicious! Very friendly service, a great addition to portland! We will be back very soon

Excellent coffee and wonderful service. Highly recommended!

Just Amazing! If you go there, you should try sambusas! I will certainly come back!

Best avocado and excellent cold brew coffee. Will be back.

Such friendly people, and such a delicious latte--and extra delicious sambousas! We were also very tempted by the avocado toast that someone else ordered, which was the most beautiful avocado toast Ive ever seen.It was an extra perk to be able to pick up soba snickerdoodles from Norimoto Bakery. Cant wait to come back and visit again!

Service was amazing and workers were pleasant and friendly

Great coffee and wonderful service directly from the owner

Amazing coffee

Rich, delicious coffee and lovely staff.

Delicious iced coffee and avocado toast!

Friendly staff and great food and drinks!

Nice family owned business.

I am officially obsessed with their samosas :)

Best coffee in the city

Has a lot of potential.

Excellent and friendly service