Island Grinds Coffee, Smoothie & Juice Bar

Island Grinds Coffee, Smoothie & Juice Bar in Cannon Beach also goes by Open Oasis, depending on which sign you read. The Google listing has been inconsistent. Worth knowing before you go looking for it, because the name confusion has tripped up customers trying to find the place on a phone map.

The theme is tropical. The shop is small, with a handful of seats outside and limited indoor space, and customers describe it as cute and warm. The coffee shares the menu with smoothies, acai bowls, cold-pressed juices, ice cream, and milkshakes, and the kitchen runs vegan milk and dairy-free whipped cream options across the entire menu. That last detail matters in a town that doesn't have a deep bench of dairy-free options near the water.

The acai bowl with almond butter is the order. A smoothie bowl if you want a slightly different angle on the same idea. A cold-pressed juice for the road. An ice cream sundae if it's late afternoon and you're walking back from the beach with sand still in your shoes.

On the coffee itself, the read is honestly split. One customer flagged burned coffee. Others praised it. Manage expectations if coffee is your priority for the visit, and use the broader menu to your advantage if it isn't. The shop is doing a lot of things on a small footprint, and the things that aren't coffee are getting more consistent feedback than the things that are.

This works best for beach visitors looking for a healthier breakfast or snack option in a stretch of Cannon Beach that otherwise leans toward heavier comfort food. It works especially well for vegan and dairy-free customers who can't always find a friendly menu near the water. Come for the bowl and the smoothie. Treat the coffee as a side, not a centerpiece.